Intro: Jenniffer in Harpers Ferry
Jenniffer Baltzell
Hello all.
I've recently joined your group and wanted to write a short introduction.
I'm Jenniffer, wife to Dan, mom to Jonathan Peter (8), Benjamen David (soon
to be 6) and Nicholas Jacob (soon to be 4). We live in a very rural area of
Harpers Ferry, in a cabin midway down a mountain that has the Shenandoah
snaking around its base. We have one human neighbor on our gravel road and
more animal neighbors than we can count. They help themselves to our garden
and provide the boys with hours of entertainment daily.
My husband works in NOVA, about a 1-1.5 hours away and I stay home with the
boys. We're a single car family, so we're a bit isolated, and not hurting
for it, I think. We're never wanting for things to do.
We went from unschooling to relaxed homeschooling (wherein I convinced
myself that I was following their lead, but really, I was influencing their
decisions in subtle and not-so-subtle ways) and I would like to get back to
unschooling. I see tension creeping into our days and I see myself getting
in the way of the boys' natural love of learning, which is something I never
want to happen. All of the boys taught themselves to nurse, to crawl, to
walk, to talk, to sleep through the night, to use the potty, and more than I
can list, all when they were ready. Jonathan Peter taught himself to read
before his third birthday, Benjamen David was climbing impossible structures
when he was a toddler, and Nicholas Jacob was walking at 7 months old. I
don't know why I thought I could improve on that, but I know my own
insecurities and fears were motivating me.
Today we're deschooling, raking leaves outside, playing in the yard, having
a picnic lunch, blowing bubbles, and taking a walk later on to see what's
blooming on the mountain.
I look forward to getting to know you all and I've already been inspired and
rejuvenated by your posts.
--
Jenniffer in Harpers Ferry
http://octopigarden.blogspot.com/
Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life? ~Mary Oliver
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I've recently joined your group and wanted to write a short introduction.
I'm Jenniffer, wife to Dan, mom to Jonathan Peter (8), Benjamen David (soon
to be 6) and Nicholas Jacob (soon to be 4). We live in a very rural area of
Harpers Ferry, in a cabin midway down a mountain that has the Shenandoah
snaking around its base. We have one human neighbor on our gravel road and
more animal neighbors than we can count. They help themselves to our garden
and provide the boys with hours of entertainment daily.
My husband works in NOVA, about a 1-1.5 hours away and I stay home with the
boys. We're a single car family, so we're a bit isolated, and not hurting
for it, I think. We're never wanting for things to do.
We went from unschooling to relaxed homeschooling (wherein I convinced
myself that I was following their lead, but really, I was influencing their
decisions in subtle and not-so-subtle ways) and I would like to get back to
unschooling. I see tension creeping into our days and I see myself getting
in the way of the boys' natural love of learning, which is something I never
want to happen. All of the boys taught themselves to nurse, to crawl, to
walk, to talk, to sleep through the night, to use the potty, and more than I
can list, all when they were ready. Jonathan Peter taught himself to read
before his third birthday, Benjamen David was climbing impossible structures
when he was a toddler, and Nicholas Jacob was walking at 7 months old. I
don't know why I thought I could improve on that, but I know my own
insecurities and fears were motivating me.
Today we're deschooling, raking leaves outside, playing in the yard, having
a picnic lunch, blowing bubbles, and taking a walk later on to see what's
blooming on the mountain.
I look forward to getting to know you all and I've already been inspired and
rejuvenated by your posts.
--
Jenniffer in Harpers Ferry
http://octopigarden.blogspot.com/
Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life? ~Mary Oliver
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Welcome Jenniffer. You sound like you're in a good place to restart your unschooling journey, both mentally and physically.
--
~Mary
http://zenmommasgarden.blogspot.com/
"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the
green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly
alive."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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From: "Jenniffer Baltzell" <jjfbaltzell@...>
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~Mary
http://zenmommasgarden.blogspot.com/
"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the
green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly
alive."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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From: "Jenniffer Baltzell" <jjfbaltzell@...>
Elissa Jill Cleaveland
I'm Jenniffer, wife to Dan, mom to Jonathan Peter (8), Benjamen David (soon
to be 6) and Nicholas Jacob (soon to be 4).
*****
Thank Goddess!! Unschooling boys in my area!!
I'm Elissa, Momma to Zack 18, Emily 12 and Max almost 7!!
When can Max and I come over?
Elissa in Kearneysville
Elissa Jill
The music in me is a gift from the Universe.
My job is to care for it and use it well; I am its bearer, not its owner.
~Johnny Cash's Moma
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to be 6) and Nicholas Jacob (soon to be 4).
*****
Thank Goddess!! Unschooling boys in my area!!
I'm Elissa, Momma to Zack 18, Emily 12 and Max almost 7!!
When can Max and I come over?
Elissa in Kearneysville
Elissa Jill
The music in me is a gift from the Universe.
My job is to care for it and use it well; I am its bearer, not its owner.
~Johnny Cash's Moma
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