Happy, handsome homeschooling dads? Or a couple of local politicians? Fun-loving, free-spirited homeschooling mom? Or a random heckler? Be back with a re-cap later! If you could say a prayer for the success of this conference, and for Catholic homeschooling parents everywhere, that would be much appreciated. AMDG, … [Read more...]
Up & Coming
Okay, so these are two rather late-night announcements, but we had a birthday today and this is how I roll. First, the Minnesota Catholic Homeschool Conference starts tomorrow. Are you going? Please say you are! I will be hosting the Homeschooling Bloggers’ Chat at 4:30 p.m.on Friday. If you’re around at that time and have a blog or want a blog … [Read more...]
A Little Light Writing for Monday
Okay, so, if you’re anything like me… ~ In the Press Booth at Target Field ~ (You can see that I’ve traded my pen & pad for something much, much better.) This past weekend pretty much knocked you out. I swear, sometimes it’s like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend! This is not to say that we worked yesterday—on the … [Read more...]
Upcoming Events
It’s almost time for the annual Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference! Have you reserved your spot yet? The deadline for pre-registration is this Wednesday, May 9th. After that, ticket prices go up by $10.00. Here is a link to their registration page: MCHEC Registration. Name that host couple! Name that key note speaker! The … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The Flower Children Edition {Pretty} Flower hair clips. Aren't they sweet? Here's the thing. We have one short week until Angela makes her First Communion--one short week for her to master the concept of "transubstantiation." Um, yes. Have I mastered the concept of transubstantiation? Still, she needs to know what it is, anyway--as per … [Read more...]
Charlotte’s Sac
This is so cool!The girls and I were cleaning off the deck this afternoon—making ready for the Minnesota winter, dontcha know—when I flipped over a rug and saw a giant spider.“Kids, come quick!” I was so excited. “It’s a mommy spider and her egg sac!”The girls came over to take a look and just as quickly backed away.“Oh, for heaven’s sake,” I … [Read more...]
Saints and Scholars
The 2011 EditionPoster Credit: Mary Anne & Chris(Those two are amazing!) Here’s the thing.I didn’t plan on doing Saints & Scholars this year—didn’t think I had the time to write all those speeches and assemble all those costumes and practice the children’s lines ad nauseum…From left to right: St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Teresa of Avila, St. … [Read more...]
Freaky Fursday
Often the girls and I will linger over breakfast while I read them a story from this book. We had read Devotional Stories for Little Folks a few years back but I’ll tell ya, it’s a decidedly different experience with an (almost) all-girl audience.If you know what I mean.Today we read about their new little girl Rebecca, who was adopted from foster … [Read more...]
Letting Go of Life’s Little Imperfections
The Homeschooling EditionNot a lot of time for blogging today—thus the title of this post—but I wanted to share with you an area of my life where I could use much improvement.Because I am just that humble.If you ask your six-year-old to go get you the print-out, you may need to be okaywith your letter being crumpled. Are you okay with that?It’s … [Read more...]
The First Day of School
In Photos So I lied when I said we were going to start school on Labor Day, because on Labor Day we were here. Actually, I didn't lie. I changed my mind, (which is my prerogative), having decided on Friday that I wanted to go home on Sunday. Home as in my beloved hometown. Home as in where my heart is. Those boards are … [Read more...]
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