Am I safe in assuming that because I’ve been too busy to write, you (in turn) have been too busy to read? It’s an unspoken agreement we’ve reached, I think, and yet…not a very satisfying one. Goodness, though, have I been busy. Let’s talk yesterday. Hey, yesterday! Remember me? I’m the gal that you ran ragged. Yes, that one. You know. The one … [Read more...]
Thought (and Project) for the Day
My husband took the kids camping for the weekend so that I could get our classroom ready. Yes, I know. He’s a good, good man. However, being a highly distracted, ADD-type, I need to take the occasional break. Enter Meryl Streep’s amazing performance as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the film, The Iron Lady. (Good, good movie—highly … [Read more...]
Pure Conjecture
If you tell your four children that the reason Mom started weeping at lunch is that she’s way overtired and needs a nap and that they MUST stay quiet and keep the 3-year-old happy… If you say this to them and your sweet 9-year-old daughter still comes up…and proceeds to stand at your bedside silently and stare at you with one of her hands on your … [Read more...]
Our Journey East cont.
Part II: Coastal Camping (Read Part I: Close Friends here.) It all started with a state study last fall. My daughters and I were learning about the Eastern regions and I said, “What do you know? Delaware was the first state!” And then I added, “We should go there.” It was a novel suggestion, really, although I did wonder if people … [Read more...]
Our Journey East
Part I: Close Friends Here we go! I do apologize for taking so long in talking about our trip. With our boys starting back to school last week and our girls starting up next Tuesday, it seems that I have less and less time for…well, for all the fun stuff. (This is not to say that cleaning one’s classroom and making sure one’s teenagers are doing … [Read more...]
The Trip
A Guest Post by Minnesota Dad Over the years my lovely, talented, and charming wife has had many guest posters, but out of an abundance of good sense she has never let me post on her blog. She took the kids to the park this afternoon though, and I've managed to sneak onto her computer. We just took a wonderful family vacation, and I … [Read more...]
Good News/Bad News/Getting Beeped At
So which of those title items would you like to hear about first? My call? Okay dokee, I’ll start with the good news, which is that my husband has been following through on a couple of job leads—please keep praying!—and hasn’t had a chance to do his guest post. The bad news is…because I promised him “first post honors,” I am stuck in limbo … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The Back-to-School Edition Ed. Note: For a real study in contrasts, compare the Joe in the above photo to the Joe in this one. What a difference three years make! … [Read more...]
A Capitol Vacation
So here’s the thing. I decided that I couldn’t possibly do all those iBook reviews at home…in Minnesota…with the days of summer dwindling and a great big world just a’waitin’ my discovery. So I packed up the iPad… (and the family and the van) ...and left. For a week. Stay tuned. If you wish. Ed. Note: I promised my husband that … [Read more...]
Taking an iBreak
Do you remember when I asked if you'd work really hard for a month to earn an iPad? (It was one of the "takes" in my last "7 Quick Takes" post. I'd link to it but I'm lazy.) Well, this is is the month and I'm going to go for it. I've been asked to review five iBooks by a local company that's produced them. They are engaging books but HARD--we're … [Read more...]
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