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In honor of the first day of spring, Sam wrote this poem. You didn’t know that the birds around here said, “Lalala,” did you?

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It was kite-flying day at our weekly homeschooler park meet-up! If this whole computer science-technologist thing doesn’t pan out, AC just might have a career as a kite entertainer. Apparently some of the kids were shouting out letters for him to form, and also invoking various wind gods to keep the winds brisk and …

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Yes, on Saint Patrick’s day we went to see a rendition of the English bard’s Julius Caesar at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton. (Yes, my Irish forebears would not be pleased with me). The production surpassed my expectations. It was not the transcendent experience that was Macbeth at the Globe theater in …

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Made St. Patrick’s Day style from a book Sam had out of the library: Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling.

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with his octagonal head. Sam agrees that geometry is fun.

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Playgroup went to Explore More in Harrisonburg today and the kids spent most of the time putting on plays, complete with sound effects and backdrop curtain changes. In this scene, Sam plays a homeless girl who encounters a witch. Drama ensues!

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A brief moment of quiet while the kids in French Club draw self-portraits.

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This is the thing about having a homeschooled kid who is completely crazy about Harry Potter. You come home from a full afternoon (piano lesson, park, library, gymnastics, errands) and she announces that 1) her name is Hermione Granger, and 2) she has an essay to write, and then asks 3) where is my cape? You find her …

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