Me: Do you want to read a book?Her: No.Me: Do you want to do a puzzle?Her: No.Me: Do you want to play outside?Her: No. Can I play PBS Kids on the computer?Me: No.Her: [silence]Me: Do you want to play with dish soap in a shallow pan?Her: Yes! Yes! Yes!I think, given the general mood of the average Minnesotan right now, it was purely by chance that I … [Read more...]
Going to the Zoo Zoo Zoo
Alternately Titled: Different Strokes for Different FolksThe kids and I went to the zoo last Friday.It was actually our second trip to the zoo last week—the first being on Tuesday—but the behavior on Tuesday was such that we were obliged to return home early. (Some of my children were being stinks, if you must know.) The offending persons received … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart.This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one … [Read more...]
Memories of Ellie
“A dog doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.”-- Marley and MeIt’s hard to believe that just one short week ago today, our Golden Retriever was still alive.Better not to think about it…and yet, think about it I do.Memories of Ellie are everywhere.Anthony & … [Read more...]
Maggie’s Quick Picks
Cate is at a birthday party across town this afternoon--a long birthday party, from noon to 5:00. (She's ecstatic.) Because the rest of the kids have choir at 5:15 and because the birthday party (providentially) is right by the church where we have choir...We are hanging out a local library for the duration.(Believe it or not, one of my children … [Read more...]
Extended Leave
I was giving my 7-year-old a spelling test and she was really struggling.“This is too hard!” Felicity set her pencil down and frowned at me. It was the word “use” that was tripping her up. She had written y-u-s-e and it just didn’t look right.For good reason.“Well,” I suggested, reading the warning signal in her reddened eyes. “Why don’t we come … [Read more...]
2/21/71
You do the math!My husband keeps saying that he’s getting OLD.Because I am and will always be 4 ½ years older, I resent that. How could he be old when clearly, I am not?No girlfriends! Phew!Mathematically it’s impossible.Still.His cake does appear to be groaning under the weight of all those candles.And get a load out of Baby Anthony’s eyes!He’s … [Read more...]
An Unexpected Fare Thee Well
This is not an easy post to write.On Thursday we left for a long-anticipated family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells. John had taken the children there once before, leaving me home to organize the classroom. The children were so happy to have their momma along this time! I was, too. It is good for Minnesotans to get away in February--it is good to … [Read more...]
Obedience Training
A Lenten Reflection for both Dogs and HumansThis is our dog Ellie.Yes, she has a tater tot on her nose.“Leave it” is one of Ellie’s most popular tricks. The premise is simple but impressive: we put a tasty morsel on her nose and she will sit there, long-suffering but patient, until we give the word for her to eat her treat.Leave it...Leave … [Read more...]
Conference Talks
Following Alicia’s lead, I’m posting the titles of my talks for the Minnesota Catholic Homeschooling conference this May.I’ve been going to this conference since before I was a homeschooler. My oldest was, um, I think four when I started going. It was held on the grounds of a church in the outer suburbs back then and now it’s held on a college … [Read more...]
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