In Service Day
Today I let the kids watch videos and vege while I wrote out our educational goals for this month and put as many books as the library would allow on reserve on my card. Coffee break here – I just Continue reading In Service Day
Month: May 2011
Carnival of Homeschooling is up
At Why Homeschool. Lots of links to homeschooling blogs.
What I’ve read aloud since last September
Biography “Seeker of Knowledge,” by James Rumford Poetry Selections from Amblside Online Non-Fiction “The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells,” by Jackie Posner “It’s Disgusting and we ate it,” by James Solheim “Beneath the streets of Boston,” by Continue reading What I’ve read aloud since last September
In the Mail
The sample sweater is in the mail. My first ever finished magazine commission. As I drove home from the post office, K and I stopped at the bank to leave a thank you note for Chanthy, the bank officer who Continue reading In the Mail
Gargoyles
It took me a little longer to clean K up than I thought it would, so when I returned to the porch for school, my boys had turned into gargoyles. The nice thing about having your children turned into stone, Continue reading Gargoyles
Phew
The sample sweater is crocheted. I’m wet blocking it, but today is so foggy that I’m going to set up a fan on the drying rack. Once it’s dry, I’ll have some more seaming to do – I didn’t want Continue reading Phew
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
Pretty Happy: finding the set lunch table taken over for crafts – because I didn’t know that K could cut out motifs yet – and she can. and she and M were sharing so nicely. I give them my scrap Continue reading {pretty, happy, funny, real}
Coffee and fog
At 1:54AM K kicked off her blankets. I tucked her in again, she wailed, “But I want my Dora blanket!” “This is your Dora Blanket.” no response, immediately soothed, she fell asleep. At 3:37AM K woke afraid that the neighbors Continue reading Coffee and fog
Keeping my Carpal Tunnels happy
I crocheted two skeins of yarn yesterday. My hands feel twangy today. I’m going to try to work in short bursts today, wear my rather worn out splints in the mean time, and hold the crochet hook in different positions Continue reading Keeping my Carpal Tunnels happy
Ambitions of the Day (with interruptions)
This is the peaceful time of day, when it’s easy to drift. I’ve read my e-mail, checked facebook, had breakfast, B has checked our library accounts (I have one overdue, I’m two steps nearer to getting a movie, he has Continue reading Ambitions of the Day (with interruptions)
Fun Weekend – though I forgot my camera
I didn’t have to cook dinner on Friday or Sunday – see, it was already great! Friday night a Jr FIRST LEGO League family had us over for dinner, and took us canoeing on their pond. Getting on water always Continue reading Fun Weekend – though I forgot my camera
Did you find Me?
Well, I’ve moved, welcome! Setting up a wordpress blog with me as administrator means I haven’t been blogging much – we’ll see how that goes. I must say I’m enjoying the power – when I’m not backtracking, deleting, looking things Continue reading Did you find Me?