We are having an unseasonably cold August here in Minnesota.It’s not fair.But it’s true.The temps were in the 50’s this evening and the girls were three shivering little bundles when they came in from the backyard. “Go run a bath, Cate,” I directed them, “And all of you hop in.”When I stopped by ten minutes later, they were playing noisily. “How’s … [Read more...]
How’d he do, you’re wondering?
He did fine.He brought home a buttload of homework* but he did fine.Ancient history, calligraphy, stargazing, pre-Algebra…such was the stuff of his evening. He also memorized a score of prepositions, though his former English teacher mom was thinking, do you not just know these? Proper English grammar is the equivalent of breathing, in my … [Read more...]
On Letting Go and Eating Little Schoolboys
“Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb?” (Is 49:15) The following picture will tell you almost everything you need to know about my oldest child—easy-to-smile and easygoing, cheerful, helpful, outgoing, eager. He is a homeschooling mom’s dream child. And he left for school this morning. (If you … [Read more...]
Humor Break
…because we’re easing back into a “schedule” this week and need to take lots of them. (The barbaric yawp is our favorite part.)AMDG, … [Read more...]
Bound for Glory
I first saw this idea at Cheryl’s blog, Time Really Does Fly, and I very nearly drove to Louisiana to give her a great big hug & kiss.That’s how happy she has made us.If you’re a Seton curriculum user, I highly recommend getting your workbooks spiral bound. They lay open so nice and flat! I had these done at Office Max and used their in-house … [Read more...]
Head Trauma
~ For Suzanne ~There are some family accidents that you never forget.When Jem was a baby, just two months old, we were living in Natick, Massachusetts. Our starter home was a little Cape Cod—emphasis on the word “little”—but it was home and we loved it.I was such a young mom back then.One day Jem was exceedingly fussy. Nothing I did seemed to … [Read more...]
Summer’s (Almost) End
Subtitled: An All-Too-Short Stay at the St. Croix St. ParkSurprise! I did go camping after all, having driven up to meet my family after my meeting on Saturday morning.This is how I felt when I arrived:It was heavenly to be back with my family and to spend the rest of the weekend in the buggy great outdoors.Only three of us got stung by a bee! We … [Read more...]
A Cyclist’s Moment of Reckoning
“The only thing I like about my training wheels is that they keep my bike up.”Felicity, Age 6AMDG, … [Read more...]
The Perfect Remedy for a Lonely Heart
You’ve seen the movie Return to Me, haven’t you?I’ve watched it, oh, maybe a dozen times. It helps me cope when I’m feeling lonely and makes me laugh when I’m feeling sad.“Grace has Bob’s dead wife’s heart!”(That’s the plot summary, yes, but it’s also one of my favorite lines from the film.)Do rent the movie if you haven’t yet. Let me know if you … [Read more...]
A Broken Break
…because the truth is, I just can’t do it.(Oh come on, stop rolling your eyes. I made it four days! I’m doing well!)Besides, I am breaking my blog fast for good reason. The rest of my family (minus the baby) has just pulled out of the driveway without me.*Sniff. *They are going camping, you see, but because I have a “New Parents” orientation at … [Read more...]
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