Well, it’s happened. My two older sons have gone back to school after a four-week break. The reason they had such a long vacation, by the way and because I know you are aching to know, is because the last week of break is “project week”.Seven days devoted to industry. Not once did the boys stray from their assigned task—not once were they … [Read more...]
Kooky for Cookies
Ed. Note: Thank you, everyone, for your kind participation in the “Gift of Self” discussion below. I will continue the series with Part II soon. This past Saturday was a day of culinary reckoning. Low-carb diet notwithstanding, I simply had to start making our Christmas goodies because—apart from the sugar cookies we baked on St. Nicholas Day—I … [Read more...]
Aargh.
Updated to Add: Phew, it's fixed! I chipped away at a Thanksgiving post all morning and when I finally went to hit "publish"...Blogger posted the rough draft that I started out with.I feel defeated. All my hard work is gone.(Ironically, the post was titled "No Regrets". ) … [Read more...]
The Face of “Fall Back”
(Otherwise known as “Nap Displacement”) … [Read more...]
Math Madness
You would think, wouldn't you, that after ten-plus years of home educating my children, I would have settled--gosh darn it--on a math curriculum. Do you remember this post? Problem still not solved. Why do I belabor this issue?! Why? Because I am a type-A Artistic Type and that is the very worst kind of person to have choose and then--gasp! Not … [Read more...]
NOT what I wanted to hear…
…after a very full day at the home education conference.“Mom! George threw one of your plants into the bathtub!”“There’s dirt EVERYWHERE!” (This, incidentally, was during his sisters’ bath.)(His comedic timing is impeccable.) … [Read more...]
Meet My Angela
She’s an imp.Perhaps you recall her from previous posts?Like her “Revelation.”Or “What She Said.”Or perhaps her infamous “Like a pig” remark.Look again—closely—at the above photo. See the dimple? See the glint?That’s my girl.She keeps me young.She keeps me young by driving me to drink.Kidding!Kind of.I do need coffee to keep up with her, though, … [Read more...]
Guinea Pig Dreams
“I think I’ve been reading Calvin and Hobbes too much,” Angela announced at breakfast.I hid my smirk behind my coffee mug. For a girl like Angela to be reading Calvin at all…Well, it’s a bit like giving a book on bank robbery to the 6-year-old Jesse James.“Why is that?” I continued to hide my smirk, all innocent query and parental concern.She … [Read more...]
More Monday Monday
I went to see my doctor today because I’ve been feeling very tired.(This could have something to do with the fact that I’ve got six kids and one of them, an Angela.)(I dunno. It’s tough to say.) They drew several vials of my blood (Hooray! Instant weight loss!) and are going to check my levels for vitamin D, vitamin B12, thyroid hormone and Easter … [Read more...]
Minnesota Winters: How We Cope
Part III 1/2Yes, of course I went in my son’s fort.What kind of a blogger would I be if I didn’t?A safe and warm one, that’s what kind.Here’s the view as I army crawled inside, feeling pretty darn nervous about that plywood. I was certain that it’d collapse on me, in which case my blog would get a new name.“Flat Margaret.”Coming soon to a computer … [Read more...]
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