Smellyann Strikes Again: Sweet Pea Academy

125 entries categorized "Sweet Pea Academy"

16 September 2016

Art Projects: String Art

This next project I want to showcase will have us caught up on Art for now, though the girls are working on another one that I'm hoping they'll finish by the weekend. If you're anything like my girls, you spend... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 16 September 2016 at 12:32 AM in Sweet Pea Academy, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (2)

15 September 2016

Art Projects: Paper Polyhedra

Hi again, y'all. The next Art project I'm going to showcase is a little more mathematical, the Paper Polyhedron. I wanted Jack to participate in this one, much to his chagrin, partly because I felt like he could use the... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 15 September 2016 at 11:38 PM in Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (0)

Art Projects: 3D Hand

Another Art project we did at the end of August/beginning of September this school year: the 3D Hand. You can see lots more examples of this project here. We have a ton of high-lighter markers. Where did they all come... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 15 September 2016 at 06:51 AM in Sweet Pea Academy, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (0)

28 February 2016

Sunday Stealing: How Are Ya Today?

Hey there, folks. Link up here if you're playing along today! Cheers to all of us thieves!!! How Are Ya Today Meme Stolen from: Love me some surveys ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Okay, here we go. How are ya today? This was me... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 28 February 2016 at 04:54 PM in Bereavement, Foodie Delights, Freakin' Jerks, Funny $h!+, Horsing Around: MIRC, Kitchen's Callin', Memes, etc., Organically Yours, Photography Amateur, Screw You, Flu, Sunday Stealing, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette | Permalink | Comments (0)

26 December 2015

Sunday Stealing: The 2015 Year-End Meme

Stealing today? Link up here to join the rest of us! *~*~*~*~~ The 2015 Year End Meme From the archives! * What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before? In October, when we went up to Missouri... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 26 December 2015 at 08:57 PM in Bienvenidos a Miami, Book It, Christmas Bells Are Ringing, Come Sail Away, Freakin' Jerks, Funny $h!+, Horsing Around: MIRC, Knitting Pretty, Memes, etc., Sunday Stealing, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Traveling Broad, WTF | Permalink | Comments (9)

23 September 2015

Wordless Wednesday: Animal Shelter Donations

I had the children write a Summer Bucket List for this past break, and one of the items on their list was to visit the animal shelter and donate some food to the kitties and poochies. Well, we visited the... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 23 September 2015 at 08:17 PM in Bienvenidos a Miami, Furry Friends, Memes, etc., Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Trips Afield, Wordless Wednesday | Permalink | Comments (0)

17 September 2015

Field Trip: Everglades Outpost

On Tuesday, we used a Living Social voucher to go visit the nearby Everglades Outpost Wildlife Refuge for a school field trip. We had the place nearly to ourselves, and Jenny was happy to give us an insider's tour to... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 17 September 2015 at 01:44 AM in Because Science., Bienvenidos a Miami, Fun Times, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Trips Afield | Permalink | Comments (0)

11 June 2015

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday: Ernest Hemingway House

Link up here with 5 Minutes for Mom if you were any degree of wordless, uh, yesterday! ;) (Oops, I didn't get a chance to finish the post yesterday. Forgive me.) Last week, we went on a field trip overnight... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 11 June 2015 at 01:53 PM in Attitude of Gratitude, Freebies & Deals, Memes, etc., Sweet Pea Academy, Traveling Broad, Trips Afield, Wordless Wednesday | Permalink | Comments (1)

09 May 2015

Saturday 9: Harper Valley PTA

Link up here if you're playing along this weekend! Saturday 9: Harper Valley PTA (1968) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) This week's featured artist uses her middle initial (C. for Carolyn) all the time. Do you... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 09 May 2015 at 03:58 PM in Bereavement, Bienvenidos a Miami, Furry Friends, Jafra, Mama Mia, Memes, etc., Mystery Shops, Saturday 9, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Television | Permalink | Comments (2)

08 May 2015

Friday Fragments: Episode 5.8.15

♫ "Another day, another dollar, another war, another tower went up where the homeless had their homes..." ♫ Oh, hi, there! Sorry, I guess a little Jewel needed to bust out of me instead of what I meant to write.... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 08 May 2015 at 06:12 AM in As Your Garden Grows, Because Science., Bienvenidos a Miami, Current Affairs, Friday Fragments, Furry Friends, Memes, etc., Mystery Shops, Organically Yours, Raging Environmentalism, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, There's a Rumor it's a Tumor | Permalink | Comments (4)

01 May 2015

Friday Fragments: Episode 5.1.15

Look at me, fragmentin' three weeks in a row! Link up with Mrs. 4444 here if you have to brain-dump today, too. ☼ Welp, Hubs has been hospitalized yet again, this time for surgery to remove an abscess that grew... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 01 May 2015 at 03:36 AM in Friday Fragments, Knitting Pretty, Memes, etc., Sweet Pea Academy, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (3)

24 April 2015

Friday Fragments: Episode 4.24.15

I'm back again! What is this, two weeks in a row? Can you stand it? I know! Link up here if you're fragmenting today! ☼ Silly as it may seem, this might just be my favorite thing from our field... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 24 April 2015 at 02:30 AM in Bienvenidos a Miami, Cinema, Current Affairs, Foodie Delights, Freebies & Deals, Friday Fragments, Fun Times, Memes, etc., Mystery Shops, Organically Yours, Raging Environmentalism, Sweet Pea Academy, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (3)

Trips Afield: Gold Coast Railroad Museum

Wednesday, like every April 22nd for the past ... well, that's up for debate, but read this story if you want to know more ... was Earth Day. We had big earthy, environmentalist plans, but those fell through. Fortunately, we... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 24 April 2015 at 01:43 AM in Attitude of Gratitude, Bienvenidos a Miami, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Trips Afield, US Navy | Permalink | Comments (0)

20 April 2015

Sundays In My City: Chihuly At Fairchild, A Garden Of Glass

Link up with Unknown Mami HERE if you want to play along, and "share your city/town/suburb/you name it! Think of this as a photography carnival or photography meme (with or without words) that not only lets you share your part... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 20 April 2015 at 05:53 AM in As Your Garden Grows, Attitude of Gratitude, Because Science., Bienvenidos a Miami, Current Affairs, Foodie Delights, Fun Times, Memes, etc., Photography Amateur, Raging Environmentalism, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Trips Afield, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (0)

07 March 2015

Sunday Stealing: Threes Meme

Link up here if you're playing along today! Threes Meme From Remember the Stars 1. Three things that scare me: a. Losing another one of my children b. Being laughed at and rejected by people I care about c. Being... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 07 March 2015 at 07:55 PM in Bereavement, Foodie Delights, Funny $h!+, Galaxies > iPhone, Jafra, Knitting Pretty, Memes, etc., Mystery Shops, Sunday Stealing, Sweet Pea Academy, Television, Traveling Broad | Permalink | Comments (5)

01 March 2015

Sunday Stealing: 17 Meme

Hie thee here and link up thusly if you're playing along today! 17 Meme Stolen from: Survey Haven Are you a jealous person? Rarely. It's not a "yes" or "no" question for me, because normally I am not jealous of... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 01 March 2015 at 04:20 PM in Bienvenidos a Miami, Cinema, Crafty Mum, el español y más, Foodie Delights, Fun Times, Galaxies > iPhone, Hey, Crochet, Knitting Pretty, Memes, etc., Music to My Ears, Mystery Shops, Oscar the Pouch, PSA, Sunday Stealing, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Traveling Broad | Permalink | Comments (0)

13 December 2014

#Homeschooling: Minecraft Units by Educents.com & #GeekFamous

A week ago, I was given the opportunity to test out three different Minecraft-themed educational units from the curriculum website, Educents. You can find those here: www.educents.com/minecraft-units.html for only $4.99 for all three! When they heard I was chosen, they... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 13 December 2014 at 12:45 AM in Christmas Bells Are Ringing, Product Review, Sweet Pea Academy | Permalink | Comments (0)

06 December 2014

Sunday Stealing: The "Are You?" Meme

Link up here if you're joining us this weekend! The Are You Meme Stolen from: From My Random Randomness 1) Are you psychic in any way? I don't know what I believe about that sort of thing, but I will... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 06 December 2014 at 03:42 PM in Acting Up, Attitude of Gratitude, Crafty Mum, Funny $h!+, Kitchen's Callin', Memes, etc., Music to My Ears, Sunday Stealing, Sweet Pea Academy, Who Arted? | Permalink | Comments (9)

18 November 2014

Sunday Stealing: Taking Stock Meme

Link up here if you´re playing along today! Taking Stock Meme Stolen from: The Blake Collection Making: Plans for the current week Cooking: Nothing today; we picked up the kids after a long, arduous day, from Fort Lauderdale, and everyone... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 18 November 2014 at 02:05 AM in Current Affairs, Foodie Delights, Fun Times, Furry Friends, Kitchen's Callin', Sunday Stealing, Sweet Pea Academy, Team Odette, Traveling Broad | Permalink | Comments (0)

16 November 2014

saturday 9: All About That Bass

Link up here if you played along this weekend! First, let me say, I´m in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and the keyboard is completely different from what I´m used to... it´s slow-going and frustrating. Gah!! And I can´t seem to... Read more →

Posted by Smellyann on 16 November 2014 at 01:05 PM in Memes, etc., Saturday 9, Sweet Pea Academy, Traveling Broad | Permalink | Comments (2)

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