School is almost back in session so I thought I better get the school house ready to go. I've been doing little things here and there the past couple months on the outside to cheer it up a bit. The outside is obviously not the most important part of the school house, but it's the part I see from my kitchen window so it's the part that has gotten all the attention so far. Here is what it … [Read more...]
Shed to School House Makeover – Rebuild
So this is where we were after the demo had been completed. Walls and floors had been torn out. Ants and mice and their nests had been removed. We were down to the studs and a clean slate. Rebuilding took a lot longer than I imagined it would. I needed a lot of help from Ben. He had work and his own projects going on elsewhere on the property, but he took a couple of weekends to get me … [Read more...]
Shed to School House Makeover – demo
Home schooling my kiddos is very rewarding. Seeing them go from learning their letters and numbers to reading novels and starting to understand algebra makes me so proud. Over all it's pretty gratifying, but the day to day challenges can be quite overwhelming. Watching them struggle with a new concept is hard. I want to jump in and make it easy, but I know that if they work at it, it will … [Read more...]