Cordelia Schaffer

Hi Jodye!
I'm in Wichita, KS, not too far from Oklahoma, depending on which part we're
talking about!

Original message:


> From: JodyeB1@...
>
> Hi!
> I'm new to the list and I was just skimming through the new posts. I
noticed
> a response to someone who lives in Oklahoma. I'm also in OK and would
love
> to chat with any unschoolers here.
>
> By the way...my kids are 12, 9, 5 and 1. I had the first one at 23 and
the
> fourth one at 34. My fourth child was injured at birth (she has a
brachial
> plexus injury) so I have to say that the past year has been a challenging
> one.
Jodye, what kind of problems does the baby have from the brachial plexus
injury?

Still, in some ways it's easier for me to be a mother now than it was
> 12 years ago. Of course there are other things that were easier when I
was
> 23, but mostly they're physical things. >
I agree with you there. I do find that my patience is what I'm always
having to work on.

We're just starting a combination schooling/unschooling. We're reading
Charlotte's web, and my 5 year old decided to write "Terrific" like
Charlotte does, first with dominoes, then on paper. Pretty interesting,
since he wasn't interested in learning to write his last name 2 days ago.
Oh, and he's writing with all angular lines. (large T, E, F, small r's, i &
c. ) He loves to do numbers with his dad and can tell you what 10 to the
3rd power is from watching "Cosmos" since he was 3 years old! LOL!
Cordelia
mom to Jeff (11-18-94) and Leif (12-8-97)
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Ron and Stephanie

Jodye and Cordelia-
In May, we will be official residents of Elk Falls, 35 miles East of
Witicha! We will be using Charlotte Mason and a bit of Prarie Primer with
the children!
Stephanie
who hopes the gas stays down long enough for the move!