We use a great curricula by Pandia Press called “History Odyssey”. This year we are studying the middle ages. One of the books we use is called “Days of Knights and Damsels” . It has all kinds of projects to go with our lessons.
We used plastic milk cartons to make armor and helmets. We also made some falcons for hunting. The kids really enjoy history especially the projects.

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This is another interesting series from Big Ideas That Changed The World. A very interesting look at Consumerism.
Here’s a link to BedZed information too.

I saw a thought provoking article on Yahoo today about the environmental impact of our pets. I don’t know about everyone else but our little Mia is part of our family and I could no more discount her for her environmental impact anymore than I could my children.
I mean I try to be aware of our impact but to not have a pet because of it’s carbon footprint is jut not logical to me.  We buy pet food that is meat based but the meat is free range and we …

We had a very nice Solstice celebration tonight. The kids receive bike an BK got a scooter. They are very excited to try them out tomorrow.
We got the bike gently used but they are still in great condition.
I made a great crock pot pasole and some tamales.
Happy Solistice

I am sorry to admit that I have been a very bad blogger for the last six month.
For those of you who don’t know my husband and I have started an organic gelato company here in Santa Fe.
It has been very time consuming and I have had to let a lot of thing go in order to get all the homeschooling and web design and business administration done.
It is my hope that the blog can become a priority again in the New Year. In the mean time if you are …