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Anybody else's kid going through robot withdrawal now they're bagged and tagged?
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It's my practical skills year, following on a sudden love for sheep to shawl processes I discovered last year. I vowed in January to acquire more hands-on skills. So far this year I've learned to use a pottery wheel to make mugs, bowls and plates, as well as how to glaze, use a kiln, build an open-air kiln, and dig up and process my own clay. I also since January have learned to knit a very simple scarf. Knitting is so much harder than pottery! Socks are my end goal there and I have sworn I will not give up until I am confident that I can knit a sock, even if it's a simple sock. Making soap (from scratch, or more literally from ash, in true homesteading fashion, without storebought stuff) is next, if I ever master the sock. As this progresses for me, I am also assisting my littlest guy with learning to grow herbs and make extracts, tinctures and syrups (and essential oils if we can dig up the time/bravery/money to make our own still). Meanwhile, to keep my vocabulary from rotting while I rejuvenate my finger-smarts, I am thinking of reading through the required reading list published by my church for entry into Unitarian Universalist ministry. With all the hands-on learning going on, though, I feel like it'd be more practical to tackle a booklist that is mostly available on MP3. This year needs a book theme, for sure -- and NOT one related to the homesteady business. -
11yo tried the pottery wheel for the first time today. All the other potters in the room recognized an addict in embryonic stage.
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Lol. May it be a long and healthy addiction that provides much enjoyment and even employment. :)
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Great day from the kids' perspective, full of self-directed (mother-assisted) projects. But how do unschoolers do this all the time?! My brain is fried. I have a solution, though. "Make your own dinner, kids; Mama is running away to spend all evening in the pottery studio."
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Why do they always think of the weirdest things to do after I say, "I need to think my own thoughts for a few minutes please"?
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I may have an education-crush on my kid's fiddle mentor. She's just teaching everything so *perfectly.*
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Must figure out how to integrate 3rd child into schedule. Procrastinating.
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"There once was a student named Fred who followed Descartes and said, 'I think it is clear that I'm not really here for I haven't a thought in my head.'"
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Child's D&D character just entered the stratosphere. Feeling better about never finishing the earth science program.
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Son wants to snuggle and knit and sip tea. Basically, I have the best kid ever.
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That's awesome!
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Finally came round to check out the new site. Overwhelmed but determined to get used to it.
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Hugs to you and your kiddos while you reorganize your family. (((all of yous)))
