http://www.unschoolradical.org Unschooling in Surburbia Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:21:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Was a LONG weekend. My mom -invaded- came for a visit this weekend. She stays at a hotel nearby because she smokes and no smoking allowed in our home. I was talking about a friend of mine who has annoying habit of telling how much something costs or implying it ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/06/29/sort-of-shallow/ I am getting more and more dubious about suncreen , Not whether they are effective or not but maybe they cause more problems than they solve. I am suspicious enough in the first place because some one is making a ton of money off all these sunscreen product- which are not ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/06/25/alternative-to-sunscreen/ I don't know what is going on at my house. I have a little bit of self-diagnosed OCD the revolves around broken things or things not working properly. So for example if sound is not right coming from TV or washing machine is making a funny noise I will spend ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/06/18/breaking-everything/ The heat has been unreal. I have been a bit of a mole lately living in the basement- which is actually quite chilly.... I came up for some sunlight and fresh air and went outside and was hit hard by WALL of heat. I had no idea it was that ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/06/13/sun-and-swimming-today-joys-of-skinny-dipping/ Had a real unschooling moment last night with my 4 year old son. I went over to my computer and saw that "IDIANA JONES" had been typed into my address bar in browser. Huh? I also saw case for his new PlayStation game- the Lego Indiana Jone for PlayStation ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/06/12/unschooling-in-action-moment-learning-to-read-and-write/ This month we are trying a ton of new things. Our homeschool group is really thriving and lots to do. We have an an influx of disenchanted Christians because of the hardcore nature of the local homeschool Christian groups. The one Christians that have joined have been open minded and ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/06/05/trying-new-things-tolerance/ According this article in Canada's Globe and Mail based on testing done by CTV television- Many cans used for food - including baby formula- contain twice the levels of estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A . The hidden chemical in cans High levels of bisphenol A prompted many consumers to toss water and baby ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/05/30/cans-no-longer-safe/ Details here May 30th edition: What would you be doing right now if you didn’t have kids? This tougher than it sounds. I cant imagine what path my life would have taken. I felt like I had "come home" with the birth of my first daughter. If I think really hard and go ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/05/29/mays-thinking-parent-wiki-topic/ Well, I mentioned in earlier posts that we are in the midst of a financial revolution in our home and trying cut back- WAY back and change the way we think about money and get rid of some debts. One of the things I m doing is looking at our ... http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/05/26/group-cooking-the-big-freeze/ Pissed that I missed this all Dyson vaccuum for "all floors" It is exactly what i wanted. Refurbished Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor Vacuum, for $279.99 + $5 shipping.. even on sale amazon has it for 398.00. *sigh*. http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2267954 http://www.unschoolradical.org/2008/05/26/missed-this-cheap-dyson-vaccum-on-wootcom/