A New Chapter
Written by admin on April 21st, 2008I woke up this morning realizing that life has changed — again. Yesterday was my last day at Whole Foods. I have the next couple of weeks to do some old-fashioned spring cleaning and to finish up the office and then I will start my new job at home. 
It’s a wonderful feeling and it feels like the timing is right. I will miss my coworkers at WF, especially the beautiful friend who bestowed upon me this delectable cake!
I understand now why someone would eat three pieces of this cake.
She and I were the “dream team” and I was told again last night how much we were appreciated there together as “the dream team.” (It’s a long story.)
I wanted to share something we are doing for school right now. Anyone who reads my blog or knows me at all knows that I am a very eclectic homeschooler, and I do see benefits of all the various homeschooling philosophies: unschooling, classical, unit study, boxed curriculum, Charlotte Mason…
We have never chosen to fully adhere to a classical education, but I love the depth of history that’s taught with a classical education. The last time I was at The Homeschool Gathering Place, I purchased this:
It flows. Jim Weiss has a voice like silk — though it’s a deep voice, it’s smooth, clear and engaging. I love the way he reads. We’ve been listening to this as a family while we drive. I can tell you that it’s engaging enough that my youngest remembers it’s in the van and says “put in The Story of the World.” That’s saying something. And it’s not just Jim Weiss’s voice. It’s Susan Wise Bauer’s writing — how she has taken history and created characters that my children can relate to, even though they lived 5000 years ago.
We plan to listen to all the volumes in this fashion, at least once, if not several times. I will be providing cut-outs for our timeline notebook to paste in as we hear the story of historical events.
On a gardening note, I pulled the first radish from my little container garden on the front porch.
It was very good. Yes ma’am.
Lynn
The Hundred Dresses
The Family Under the Bridge
Caddie Woodlawn. With the Wisconsin big woods theme, goes along great with a FIAR study of The Raft.
A Year Down Yonder
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning
Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning: A Story for Mother Culture. Sweet fictional story about a newly homeschooling mother who incorporates nature study.
Nature Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Make With Mother Nature's Help
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Awakening Beauty the Dr. Hauschka Way
A Redbird Christmas: A Novel
The Usborne Internet-Linked Book of Knowledge
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
for you to leave a comment, but you can also e-mail me at lynn AT thehealthyhomeschool.com
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I love a fresh crunchy radish - especially followed by a yummy piece of any cake from W.F. Know they’ll miss you - and you them I’m sure!
Were you in the Raleigh store by chance?
That lady (her name eludes me) who’s been in their bakery for years make fabulous cakes!
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Ooooh….my hubby and I FANTASIZE about a Whole Foods opening up near us…..when we lived in CO there was one right down the road and we loved it…the closest one here is about 45 minutes away…..
Love your lil radish!
Hugs,
Robin
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Mary, I was not in the Raleigh store, but I’ve been in there and I love their whole body section. That cake was scrumptious!
Robin, I have two near me, each one about 15-20 minutes away, of course in totally opposite directions of each other.
I won’t be shopping there as frequently now (a.k.a. almost daily) but I will definitely plan to make one or two significant shopping trips a month there.
Lynn
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I’m sooo adding a few volumes of Story of the World to my list this year. I’m going with those that add to our other studies.
Heather W
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Heather, I think you would really like these CDs. The children learn so much without even really thinking about it! You could put them in for the kids to hear even when they’re playing. (Like you don’t already know all this!!
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Lynn