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11/14/10

beach combing

We took advantage of the very late unseasonable weather to have one last walk in search of agates and fossils....it was 63 degrees, warm for this time of year, but a chilly breeze off the lake.


fossilized coral


the girls found a few agates.
heading back to town for piano lessons


Sunrise over Lake Pepin




11/12/10

Both of my girls LOVE these books
math

heading to the library


I don't have a lock for my bike, so I have Mary Emma park
in front of me.

Mary E in the directors office working on next weeks topic

Mary E helping a parent navigate the Internet.



Home school group at the library.

11/10/10

Hiking and agate hunting

Hiking Sand Point Trail


checking out the binoculars


On the raised trail






We could not reach the point as the water was too high.









feeding the fishies


Lots of water on the trail







A True Bug



















Margaret's awesome agate

11/7/10

Bierocks

Making the filling
the dough and the filling

with a little help from Margaret


Filling and rolling



Brush with egg white




11/4/10

Math, Rocks, & Writing

The girls are participating in National Novel Writing Month. They have a young adult program. http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
Some of Mary Emma's agates

Some of Marge's agates, shells, and fossilized shark teeth


Moo Shu sloppy joes! They turned out great and everyone loved them!

Plowing through Saxon math....lesson 55!