Enjoying the Chaos

  K is for Kangaroo We love the zoo. It is our go-to we need a day off lets make it a field trip day. We have an annual pass as we go SO often, at least once a month as a rule. We all have our favorites. I have blogged about the elephants and their painting skills here . Little J always requests a visit to the Tigers, they are Daddy's favorite too. Boo's is the Red Pandas and Sea lions (I think it will be the Penguins as soon as the new exhibit opens) Jam has too many to count, he thinks the Meerkats, Rhinos, Polar Bears, and Tigers, well basically anything.) I personally love the Kangaroos. They have a huge area at our zoo and are not confined at all.  When we ride the train we go right past them, and there is a really nice shady area with large rocks to sit on where you can watch them - and eat your lunch. Over the years we have spent a lot of time with these kangaroos. I LOVE them. Last time we went the zookeepers had some kangaroo fur so the kids could

My children LOVE to paint, they never turn down an opportunity to get out our paints and brushes. When I was offered a chance to review a DVD art lesson by the company See The Light I jumped at the chance. Dave and Pat Holt are the driving force behind this company, they are joined by an excellent group of artists and musicians to share biblical principals and art in a way that complement each other perfectly. We were lucky enough to receive our first choice Repeated Sweets I chose this topic because I wanted to do this with both my son Jam (12) and daughter Boo (10) and of course sweets, cakes, donuts and ice cream would appeal to both of them. My children were very excited for this review, this excitement increase the day my husband brought home a dozen decorated doughnuts for the kids to use as props. Unfortunately they were all eaten before they were drawn and so my husband 'had' to bring more home. I think he enjoyed this part of the project the most. Rep

  RANDOM FIVE  1. I am running my first giveaway check it out  here . 2. I am SO sick of rain, thunder storms and tornado watches. 3. My niece is coming to stay next week. Her mom and sisters are off to girls camp. Little J said "she is staying for nearly a whole week. Isn't it AWESOME" (to my English relatives - Yes he is a cowboy boot wearing, 'awesome' saying, Red White and Blue American boy) Don't you LOVE it when cousins are BEST friends.  4.  I am gearing myself up to cut Mojo's hair today - since it is raining AGAIN and we can't go to the water park - I am grumpy about the rain today. 5. Mojo's favorite toy is a duck. Check out what others are saying today here. ©2011-2013 Chickensbunniesandhomeschool. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author Chickensbunniesandhomeschool.blogspot.com

  I was recently given the chance to review an amazing ergonomic pen . Well when I say I got the chance to review the pen it is a little bit of a joke. As I haven't had much chance to use it at all. My oldest son Jam was waiting anxiously for these pens to arrive. We are currently working on another review for a well know writing program. During the first lesson the instructor mentioned that he prefers his students to use pen instead of pencil. How can I argue with that... So the instant the UGLee pen arrived my son and daughter grabbed one each. I must say the few times I have used it I LOVE IT, my children LOVE it too. They have refused to use any other pen since these have arrived. The only negative thing I have to say is that, when I threw one of my pens in my bag (yes...hiding from the 4 year old) the squishy grip did pick up little bits of fluff but other than that we loved it! The UGLee pen was invented by Dr. James Lee (and named after him - not it's look

1. I need to stop play Candy Crush. 2. I am SO ready for a long weekend. I love it when we have an extra day together. Little J asks Dad every night "Is tomorrow a holiday or do you have to work?" He is SO excited that Daddy will be home for three whole days. 3. We are using IEW and TWSS from Excellence in Writing the Jam, Boo and I are LOVING it. Grandma, Grandpa and Dad are enjoying the emails from Jam and Boo that contain little paragraphs practicing their new writing techniques. (review to come in early July) 4. Little J has learned that after May comes June. This fact has been memorized because he is SO excited that we have a English visitor (my niece) arriving in June. He walks around the house saying "It's May now but next is June and that's when my cousin arrives" they met for the first time last January (the kids first trip to England) and he loved her instantly. 5. Talking about our trip to England last year I have to tell you about the

Our table is definitely a gathering place. Little J and his Play-Doh and Jam and Life of Fred. I love that they can work so closely.

Last week my friend from Sagecroft Farms came over. We meet together most weeks to work on science with our children. You can see some of our adventures here . She has been busy making Jam (YUMMY) and brought me some to try. Caramelized Onion Jam It was divine, my husband spread some on a pork roast before we baked it in the oven and I can't describe how Delicious it was. (Both because of the Jam and because I didn't have to cook the meal). The only draw back is that the Jam was opened before I could get a cute picture. Jam (yes that's his nickname) finished it off in a cheese sandwich and he LOVED it! My friend said it is awesome spread on top of cream cheese on a toasted bagel. However it was ALL GONE (thanks to Jam and his sandwiches) before I could try it. My friend has LOADS of different kinds of Jam that she makes on her farm. She will be selling a lot of it at Parkville Farmer's Market near Kansas City this summer. If you live close by you sho

  I have just found out about a new resource I wanted to share with you. schoolhouselibrary.net This is another awesome site brought to us by the  The Old Schoolhouse Magazine if you remember I blogged about this magazine here. This resource looks awesome and is available for a one time purchase of $25.00. For this you get 175 eBooks, audio books specially designed to offer home school support from a variety of  popular home school publishers. There are also study guides, lap books, timelines available. Here's a list of examples... 2 Study Guides from YWAM Draw Write Now Sampler E-Book by Barker Creek Heroines of the Past -Victorian unit study from Amy Puetz Map Trek: Atlas and Outline Maps of World History from Knowledge Quest Teaching Writing E-Book from WriteShop 15 audio E-Books from My Audio School in history and literature A Glimpse at Carnivorous Plants Lapbook from In the Hands of a Child Video from Jessica Hulcy on  “Learning as a Family” Fro

 Blogging through the Alphabet - I is for Ice-cream I am behind...yes it's been one of those weeks.  In our little town we have a little ice-cream shop that opens for the summer only. All year my kids say is it open yet? To tell the truth I hate soft serve ice-cream, give me Ben and Jerry's any day. However apparently it is not summer until my kids have ice-cream at the little store in town. This is where Grandma comes to the rescue.  Yesterday we took out lunch to the park and while we were there Grandma said to the kids she would buy them a Creamy Freeze on the way home. Little J was SO excited (so were the older kids but they control themselves a little more).   Summer has begun Check out more alphabet posts here ©2011-2013 Chickensbunniesandhomeschool. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author Chickensbunnies

1. Today has been another crazy day. I am actually sat in stand still traffic trying to get to my niece's graduation party. 2. Thankfully everyone is behaving and no has said the two worst phrases..."Are we there yet" and "I need the bathroom" 3. My niece has a full swimming scholarship to BYU we are very proud of her, she is awesome. 4. Little J just said "are we there yet?" 5. Boo is enjoying the extra time in the car. Mainly because they are only allowed game boy time while traveling.  

  H It has been a crazy week. We accepted an offer on our house and then have spent a whole week looking at other peoples houses trying to find one we wanted to buy. My husband travels an hour each way to work. I know that may not seem a lot to some people however he is also on call A LOT and if there is a problem - he has to fix it which may mean he has to go in to work. He has been driving for a year and we are ready to stop. The kids are ready to spend more time with Dad too. The one thing I find interesting (while spending so much time in other people's home) is how different we all are. Although basically homes are the same - Walls, Kitchens, Dining Rooms, Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Bathrooms. There is a huge range of tastes. Some people obviously have no problem with letting people walk around their filthy smelly homes. On top of that they feel that someone might want to spend money purchasing said filthy smelly home. I have looked around so many homes in the

My husband and I are originally from England. We never attended an American High School. Now we homeschool our children. So when it comes to preparing my children for College here in the US we are quite clueless. I was recently given the chance to review a book from  College Prep Genius called  High School Prep Genius Price 29.95 - paperback The book was written by Jean and Judah Burk a mother and daughter team. Jean Burk is the author of College Prep Genius and has written articles about the SAT and PST/NMSQT, college prep and scholarship search techniques. She homeschooled both of her children. Judah Burk is the daughter of Jean Burk. She graduated summa cum laude from her University with a B.A. in mass communications and went on to receive a Master's Degree in international relations with a 4.0 in 2012. About the Book This book is designed to be used by the student to help them make choices that will ultimately prepare them to attend college. Each chapter is w