Whew!  What a week or two. My mother was in town last week and I think we were out every day travelling around Colorado.  Saw some awesome places – between the rain lol!  The prairie has recieved so much rain in recent weeks we actually are growing mushrooms! That latter part was a boon to us since we are smack dab in the middle of a plant unit. Everything is suddenly green for which we are eternally grateful.

We moved the last chick into the coop this week much to her chagrin. She really had no idea what a chicken was, having never seen one. She has bonded with Alannah and does indeed hop on her shoulder like Jen’s sister.  She spent her first night in the coop huddled in a corner only coming out to leap on Alannah when she checked in on her.

Speaking of chickens, Bleu Cheese the rooster has met his maker. : /  He was a beautiful bird by all accounts but he got it into his bird brain to attack the baby.  Can’t have that. So that was the end of him unfortunately. 

My first baby boy turned 20 last week moving us into our third decade of parenting ; o  Of course you now know what a youthful bride I was thanks to dh’s post lolol! I still can’t believe he did that.  But yes, we had our anniversary last week also and thank you for the lovely wishes!  Colin was born the same day the next year.  He is in the thick of prep to leave for Arizona next month. Hopefully his mother can pull herself together by then. How DO people manage that whole thing??  Be prepared for a long sobby note afterwards. : (

One quick link – my friend Genevieve sent the Little City Kids Lesson Plans page to me this week.  What a treasure trove!  They sell Montessori supplies but also have a day program I believe.  They have recently uploaded a couple months worth of daily plans. They are unit studies essentially with Montessori work woven into each day.  They are a great resource if you have multiple aged students.  If you only have younger kids they may be of mixed value. I intend to use them though not as written exactly.  Of course I don’t use ANYthing as written lol!  My impression is that you may not be able to get to a hands on art project each day though these beg to be fit into the schedule some time during the week. Also, the finger plays and action work are very appropriate for little people.  The history and science lessons are sometimes written above their level.  Perfect for a varied age group, less so for strictly preschoolers.  But do take a look and see if they work for you!  I love the layout of the plans and think the template would be very adaptable and useful for homeschool planning. Thanks Gen!

Will leave you with a few pics from the past week of the Cripple Creek Gold mine district, the Renaissance Fest (a bit more Goth than Renaissance : o   )  and the kids’ new caterpiller.  Or maybe I won’t. My computer is on the blink and upload seems to be stuck now too.  It is making a noise similar to the one my son’s car makes.  Considering the computer doesnt have a muffler I am guessing that is a bad sign…..