Keeping It Simple

I won't be posting much this week for our Korea study (we are pretty much done), but I thought I'd share these links that we found useful in our study- A great post from Boston Mamas on Korean Culture for Kids Which led to this Traditional Korean Sam Taeguk fan craft   at 4 Crazy Kings blog + more Korean crafts and games  And this awesome coloring page of traditional clothes  Crayola has country  flag coloring pages  Also from Crayola this craft of the South Gate of Seoul And another fan craft from Crayola too! Some pictures and information from one of our favorite resources, National Geographic Kids We also used YouTube. I mentioned in another post  that we used the picture book K is for Korea for a jumping off point to search some fun videos.

a new card game to get us through the stomach flu! Those who were able to sit up without... you know... played this fun game to help pass the time- Fun stuff! I am thankful for lots of other things too, but right now I am just glad that everyone is up and well!

Jen, from Forever, For Always, No Matter What , invited me to join her and a few other Catholic blogging ladies in an advent project. I was nervous to commit (being a rather casual blogger, I felt way out of my league!), but happy and honored to be asked. I am wowed by what these ladies put together. If you would like to take a look, click on the picture. It will take you to Jen's Advent 2011 post, and her blog will link you to all the other participants. You'll see my contribution linked at "Catholic Baby Steps". 

Monday- Horse lessons. I mention this each week, but it is a large part of what makes our week fun. I confess that I am not super excited to leave the house at 8:15 and be gone all morning (yes, call me a spoiled homeschool mom!), but it is so worth it. Mark and James took a leap in responsibility this week when their teacher asked them to finish cleaning the stall by themselves while she took Paul up for his lesson. This probably means nothing to any country folks out there, but to my city boys, it is big stuff. Paul is also moving toward independence in caring for the horse he rides- he usually unsaddles her, grooms her, and does the care-taking (things like removing the shoes she wears and putting lotion on her hooves) at the end of his lesson on his own. I am not sure where we are going with this, but it has been a wonderful experience for the boys. Tuesday-  Note to self- no doctor appts.in the a.m. when avoidable. Once I leave the house, it is...

Being nearby, we have visited this aquarium many times over the years. We are doubly blessed that free  homeschool days are offered on several days throughout the year!   We arrived in Monterey early and played tourist at this popular eatery.  I have always wanted to eat there!  The kids have no idea who "Forrest" is, but they all had fun stepping in  his shoes and posing for a picture.  There are references to the movie and memorabilia throughout the restaurant  We had this wonderful ocean side table.  I just love this picture of my big boy and the little ones.  At The Aquarium-  Seahorses are just magical!   So, this emptied shell is seriously cool! Lesson on exoskeletons anyone? Love it!!  In addition to the regular displays, there is an education room set up on these special days. With crafts to make.  Things...

I am going to have to stop saying that we are " Galloping the Globe " and maybe say that we are "Sauntering the Globe"! While it may be slow going, we are having fun and getting to have some fun experiences along the way.  Thank you, Patty, for posting the recipe for Maple Syrup  Korean Teriyaki Chicken! It was a hit!  James was our marinade maker. He measured, poured, and then... ...minced the ginger root. The chicken was placed in the marinade for 2 hours.  Mark manned the barbecue. Patty's picture (check link at the top) of this meal is much prettier.  Still, it was delicious! I mean really, really! We also read a little about Korean culture involving food with Eat Your Way Around the World - garlic is a mainstay of Korean foods, and spoons are used (as opposed to chopsticks) to eat rice. Linking to: