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It’s midnight and I’m sitting on the sofa in the living with very dim lighting listening to the hum of the dishwasher, thinking about a literal midnight snack and crying over a dead fish. Before you deem me a hopeless train wreck, let me explain: In August of 2018 the three of us met myContinue reading “Bumble”

Today started with the love of my life bringing me left over birthday cake with a newly whipped up batch of dairy-free icing… the original had cream cheese icing which was yummy in the tummy but my tummy was not very happy with me for indulging. So C. made a new batch, scraped off theContinue reading “Mother’s Day 2020”

My final thoughts on the first part of Home Education deal with the issue of nutrition, clothing and fresh air.  I am a self-avowed health nut.  We mostly drink water, eat our fruits and veggies and get outside for some daily exercise.  But I have to say I had never considered how digestion affects aContinue reading “Willows and Woollens pt. 2”

Have you heard the one about the engineer who drove his train into a Navy medical boat to prove that it wasn’t really a floating hospital? I wish I were a day late for April Fools but apparently this really happened. The engineer must, of course, been mentally unstable, and at trial will be facingContinue reading “Carpe Diem”

So we have been quarantining ourselves for over two weeks now–not because we are sick but because we are trying to help “flatten the curve” as the popular tagline goes. We have been fine. Even my extrovert son is coping unusually well…though his best friend is struggling with all the changes that have been required.Continue reading “Coronavirus Pandemic 2020”

So today, as usual, I made a to-do list–it had about six things I really wanted to get done today. Writing on this blog wasn’t one of them…I got a grand total of ONE of them done. But the amazing part is that I still had a really fabulous day! Not just a good day,Continue reading “A lovely unscripted day”

I brought this over from my other site because there was so much interest in it… It is not part of my pondering about the volumes, just our experience with this particular curriculum. Some of you will remember that last year, about this time I went to the UK for a conference given by aContinue reading “Reflections on our Year with Mason’s Alveary by CMI”

My final thoughts on first part of Home Education deal with the issue of nutrition, clothing and fresh air.  I am a self-avowed health nut.  We mostly drink water, eat our fruits and veggies and get outside for some daily exercise.  But I have to say I had never considered how digestion affects a child’sContinue reading “Willows and Woollens pt. 2”

Wow.  It’s going to be hard to capture the essence of the first quarter of Home Education in one post.  Remember I’m not usually going to narrate here but marinate.  Discuss. Ponder.  In this first volume, which is written to encourage young mothers in bringing up their form one and younger children (under age 9),Continue reading “Willows and Woollens pt. 1”

  Beware of experts, bloggers and podcasts!  Yes I did just say that, even though I am somewhat of a blogger myself.  We can rely on these things far too much.  They are good. Well some of them are good.  Some of them are very good. Some maybe not so much. But none of themContinue reading “Before we begin…”