"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 18th, 2019
Interview with Our Boys Name: Alex, age 16 Favorite thing to do? Make movies and play video games and travel. Those are my top three. Favorite thing to eat? Still 100% sushi. Any form of sushi, sashimi, poke, or raw oysters. That’s where the flavor’s at. Favorite thing to wear? I like to wear black […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 18th, 2018
This is an annual conference that student leaders from California attend. Schools nominate student leaders to represent their schools. The boys and I volunteer for the Coalition for Placer Youth and because of our service, we were invited to attend the conference, all expenses paid. They covered our train trip from Sacramento to Santa Clara, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jun 23rd, 2018
Ryan was not interested in attending, but Alex wanted to go, and ended up serving as the lights and sound guy for the event. This is a special end of the year party we have where we invite family and friends to come an see what we’ve been doing all year. Displays are made and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 4th, 2018
Our homeschool group went on a field trip in Sacramento. The Museum of Medical History. The docents were retired doctors who happily answered questions and enjoyed pointing out the gory items in the cases. They also has a question and answer sheet for the kids to find the answers throughout the exhibits.
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 8th, 2017
You might have noticed our little blog/homeschool is no longer called ‘Riverbend Prep.’ We lovingly bid adieu to the name that identified our homeschool through elementary and middle school years. Â Riverbend was the neighborhood we lived in when we were in Washington state. The boys go into 9th grade this year and everything changes. Everything […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jun 1st, 2017
Our homeschool network coordinated an overnight trip with the Rock-N-Water Christian Camp. They host an adventure that takes you back to the pioneer/gold rush days. The guides are dressed in period wear and speak the way they would have back then, never breaking character. We started at the Hangtown Gold Bug Park in Placerville. After […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 25th, 2017
I was inspired to take up painting while on Maui and when we returned, I went to the store to pickup supplies. I wanted to get the boys into something creative. ‘A’ decided to try calligraphy and ‘R’ wanted to paint. Here is ‘A’ watching a tutorial and following a book. ‘R’ finished project of […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 25th, 2016
I will let the photos speak for themselves. The boys loved it! When we sliced open our frog’s stomach, he had three undigested beetles inside. It was quite the exciting discovery! The boys named him ‘Slippy’. A friend of the boys. Not a fan of this class…. 😉 Â
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 23rd, 2016
Our homeschool network annual family BBQ! It was a terrific turnout and we had such fun! The boys had to leave for martial arts. They were very creative and had their friends come over and beg, negotiate, plead to let them stay. It did not work, but I appreciate the effort.
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 13th, 2016
On their way to their one day a week classes! This semester…Lego Engineering, American History, Literature, Pre-Algebra, and Physical Science. The teachers assign a weeks worth of homework.