A Little House On the Prairie

Art Show

My husband's brother is a watercolor artist in Vermont.   I always feature one of his paintings in the header of my blog.  Here are some of my favorite summer paintings he has done.  Some of them are so detailed and precise, they look more like photographs.   We're proud of his national recognition in recent years!  Keep up the awesome work, "Bro".......

Robert J. O'Brien AWS, NWS 

Visit his website!

 We haven't seen many signs of this talent running in the family yet! 

Related Tags: artists, watercolors, summer, Vermont

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Our Little House On the Prairie News:    

Your kids will enjoy all the animal information and photos and you will benefit from a wealth of experience and wisdom from other homeschoolers at the 20th Carnival of Homeschooling.   If you haven't been there yet, you are about the ONLY ONE who hasn't!   Get with the program here,  moms.  Admission is FREE.

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Our Little House On the Prairie News:   My kids claim the kittens want to stay with us!

CARNIVAL OF HOMESCHOOLING RETURNS!

Our Little House On the Prairie News:  

The 17th Carnival of Homeschooling is HERE!

Want a sneak peak at some of the topics?

• children blooming on schedule ?
• a sample lesson plan from a mom using Konos
• developing a family philosophy of education
• making a Book of Centuries
• the power and real goal of critical thinking
• ten tips for coping when feeling burned out
• raising independent kids
• recognizing your hidden curriculum
• and more!

Pull up your chair and enjoy the 17th Carnival of Homeschooling .

Carnival of Homeschooling - #15 is here!

Our Little House On the Prairie News: 

Visit the 15th Carnival of Homeschooling today!

You'll find a collection of great reading about homeschooling issues.

One of my contributions about investing in our children is included.

Laurie Bluedorn of Trivium Pursuit shares her favorite read alouds.

Some of my favorite bloggers have shared their poignant experiences.

Treat yourself to the Carnival!

I have walked 11 miles -- 22% of my goal of 50 miles!!

Egg Cam Ready to Record Hatching

The 4-H Egg Cam is set up and the eggs are set to hatch April 13th.  You may want to mark your calendars and tune in for the hatch by egg cam.  We hatched chicks for several years....it is a fascinating process, but one that requires patience.  It can take hours for a chick to struggle out of its shell.  As an observer, you just want to "help them along" a bit.  But if you manually assists in the hatch, the chick often dies sometime in the first week.  It is the struggle itself which strengthens them for their future life.  For this reason alone, sit down with your kids to watch the chicks hatch...God allows our struggles to strengthen us.  Our kids need to know that we allow them to struggle for the very same reason.

One of our little chicks.

I have walked 9 miles -- 18% of my goal of 50 miles!!

New Kittens At Our House

Our Little House On the Prairie News:   Three new kittens arrived two weeks ago.  Naming them is a big deal at our house and the children are still in serious deliberations.

Growing Up Silkie-Style

Our Little House On the Prairie News:   We raised White Silkies to show for a few years.

Marshmallow won a state fair title:   Best of Breed.

Spring Has Not Sprung

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