Well, Here We Are! Re-Dedicating Myself (again) To This Blog!

Another year gone. Wow. We are all just trucking right along. Another year of unschooling. Attempting it as radically/whole life encompassing as we possible. Not as radical as some, way too radical for others. All good.

G-Lo is 12. She has developed a deep appreciation for Dr. Who and Once Upon a Time this Year. Netflix is amazing for immersing yourself in a show. We get our money's worth from our subscription. She spends a lot of time on Polyvore. She has taught herself design. People request that she make design projects for them. It is an amazing creative tool. It also has taught her time-management, customer service, and marketing. Critical skills for a young entrepreneur. Here is here work: Personal Page Her "Business" Projects G-Lo plays volleyball and soccer. She acts in local theater productions and is planning to take guitar lessons so she can write songs. 

S-Boy <still> loves video games. He is a master minecrafter. He has been playing other sandbox and role-playing games via Steam. Roller Coaster Tycoon, Papers Please and Surgery Simulator to name a few. He loves watching youtube videos called "Let's Plays" in which other gamers play a game and provide commentary. He also really enjoys "Top 10" list type videos. He has been inspired to start making his own videos in the same vein. S-Boy Youtuber! Other interests include Pokemon and Magic the Gathering which he plays with friends. He is also a big fan of dub-step music especially Skrillex and DeadMau5. He played baseball in the spring and that continues to be his favorite sport. He is playing flag football now and might take up boxing this fall. 

Baby Lady isn't so much of a baby anymore but since she's my last she'll never NOT be a baby to me! She is still the best unschooler I know. She just loves life. She is always up for anything! She likes to draw, play barbies and babies, go to the park, read, sing, dance...you name it! She recently learned to use the potty very quickly. She took her first gymnastics class and liked it. She is interested in a ballet class as well. She loves Peppa Pig and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. 

We spend time weekly with a group of free learners. Families with beliefs and values similar to ours. I know how difficult this lifestyle can be without others by your side so I am grateful for these families. We are undertaking a huge project together to create a community educational resource center. Life learning at it's best. 

Enough catching up. In my next post I am going to tackle what WE want for our kids vs what THEY want for themselves and what I've learned about that topic.