Comments on: Planning a new school year

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:40:56 +0000

How sad – we’re about to hand over exorbitant amounts of money for cucumbers to pickle. I should really try growing some next year…

By: B

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:03:04 +0000

On our way home from vacation today there was a basket of cukes at the gas station-free for the taking. My son loved the one we picked up.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:41:04 +0000

Mary,
Inspiring as usual! I’ve just ordered your new book from amazon and it said only 4 copies left in stock! Way to go!! We start school in 2 weeks and I’ve still got to get my orders in!

By: angela michelle

angela michelle — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:19:50 +0000

Love your plans! We’re working on a new system of weekly responsibilities for this year. It’s a lot of work to get it organized, but it’s also kind of fun to imagine all the industrious little children.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:55:20 +0000

Spot cleaning the kitchen floor – brilliant! My whole main level is hardwood and that is the perfect job for my 5, 4, and 2 year olds. They certainly can’t make it any worse : ). “Sink job” (wiping counter/sink and changing towel) and emptying garbage are also jobs the littler ones can do quite well.

Now, back to homeschool planning . . .

By: kate

kate — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:56:29 +0000

I need to get a chore chart up and running soon. With the older kids being 3 & 5, there won’t be a ton that they can do, but any little bit will help me!

By: rrmama

rrmama — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:14:59 +0000

I can not seem to get it together! We start school next week and I’m more lost this year than ever before. Maybe turning 40 this year had something to do with it.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:41:02 +0000

We’ll take some pickles! I can’t seem to make enough for my kids, and my mutant tomatoes blocked out all the sun from my cukes. Good ideas with chores – very inspiring. My kids are 3, 4, and 7, and right now they sort laundry, fold socks, underwear, & napkins, wipe down kitchen and bathroom floors, and make their beds. It’s good to know what other people’s kids can do!

By: Cheri

Cheri — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:42:25 +0000

I too would love some cucumbers. Mine looked like little mutant things and I think we could only eat one or two. I thought I did something horribly wrong (it’s our first garden at a newly built house) but the farm market guy up the street had the same type of issues!

By: Mrs. Pear

Mrs. Pear — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:29:09 +0000

Thanks for sharing ideas for school and chores!

I would love some cucumbers!

Might I recommend making some relish? I have an excellent and easy recipe here:
http://mrspear.blogspot.com/2009/07/million-dollar-relish.html