I wrestled a rude goat.

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-19T20:01:05-06:00January 19th, 2012|Austin Photographer, My Family|

How’s that for an eye catching blog title?

With homeschooling we were able to rearrange Taryn’s therapies to times that are easier, less traffic, better for her stamina and mood. She goes to OT once per week and we started her in Equine therapy about 3 weeks ago. She absolutely LOVES it. She’s such a natural, each person who has worked with her so far has asked how long she’s been riding and are genuinely shocked to hear she’s so new at it. She looks so poised and graceful. And comfortable! She directs the horse and just has the amazing connection to horses, it’s beautiful to watch. And it is so good for her. We are already seeing big gains in […]

take two

Lyndsay Stradtner2019-07-02T01:27:09-05:00January 18th, 2012|Homeschool, My Family|

Day one was awesome, day two, more overwhelming. I underestimated the impact of having two to teach, it was still quiet and easy, just a different dynamic. Duder has been beyond excited about being homeschooled on his days home with us. I’ve been a bit worried because he’s used to having 3 full days of just me and him time. He did good today though, he loved it. He looked so flipping cute standing up with his hand over his heart saying the pledge. When we started he looked at me with big bright eyes and said “Hey, I know this!!!”. I’d say our biggest obstacle today was how much more Taryn got distracted because she was seeing what Teagan […]

Homeschooling Day 1

Lyndsay Stradtner2019-07-02T01:25:04-05:00January 17th, 2012|Homeschool, My Family|

hahaha! Just kidding. Her glare is the result of me taking her photo, not her opinion on homeschooling day 1. We loved it, both of us, absolutely loved it! I’m so thankful to have the first day knocked out. We got a bit of a late start because we overslept but once all our boys were out the door for the day and we got started, it went so smooth. She listened well, I didn’t have to correct behavior or remind her or even redirect. She worked diligently through math, reading, writing, spelling, English, geography, civics, art/music, science, animal sciences and computer. We are still waiting […]

1:06 am

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-17T00:12:50-06:00January 17th, 2012|Homeschool, My Family|

Our curriculum is ready for T’s first day of homeschooling tomorrow, all tucked in to her workbox system. I’m excited to put all the assessments and prep and organizing of the last week to use. Jumping in, two feet first.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really expecting a backlash by posting about our decision to homeschool. Maybe that is because I’ve never personally judged someone for making that decision. Maybe it’s because every homeschooled child I have ever met has been bright, polite, social, kind and very smart. We are deciding what is best for *our* family and those who don’t agree with that decision are certainly welcome to their opinions. But they are just that, their opinions. And they […]

homeschool

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-14T22:32:05-06:00January 14th, 2012|My Family|

Deep breath.

Big decision.

BIG changes.

A decision we haven’t taken lightly. I touched on our issues with the school a few weeks ago. We went through the process of hiring an advocate. We were advised it would be best for us to request a hearing, which is essentially suing the school district. We were advised to hire an attorney to handle the personal injury that was happening with Taryn. Because that is what they said it was, the food exposures to an allergic person, knowingly, again and again, it’s personal injury. We don’t want our daughter to hurt or be in danger. But we also didn’t want to sue anyone. We wanted […]

The view from my desk at approximately 7:22 pm

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-04T22:32:46-06:00January 4th, 2012|Funny Places Taryn Sleeps, My Family|

Tuckered out after getting up at 4:45 am this morning with a bad dream and not going back to sleep. She almost made it to the bathroom to take a bath, the door is *right there*. The arguement as Jase lifted her up, all limp noodle like, and gave her a bath was priceless. She kept fussing at him for keeping her awake in the tub. I could picture the scowl and I wasn’t even in the room. Bless his heart. Surely, at some point, she’ll stop doing this and I can get the book printed. I’ve enjoyed this series of images so much, they make me laugh and I […]