Wit-lash
Wit-lash: noun; a mental condition caused by rapid, unannounced topic shifts in conversation. DH made this up. And that makes me what sort of conversation partner?
Author Archives: Christinethecurious
Where are your SHOES!?
Yesterday, as we got ready to go to the fire station for a tour, I told the boys to put their shoes on. A few minutes later, I gave them charge of K, and took a shower. Once I was Continue reading Where are your SHOES!?
Our Flower Garden Today
Rosa Rugosa partly Swiss Cheesed by something that makes webs out of the young leaves. But the sparrows love to eat the pests, so we see a lot of them in the garden. Chickidees too. Asian Lily Beatles on the Continue reading Our Flower Garden Today
Grammar, Pokemon Style
B, during Grammar Recitation said, "That sentence is an imperative one, Imperative, it evolves from the Latin Imperator." in his best Pokedex voice.
Annalysing the Annalysis week – B’s surprising take
Last week I buckled down to the kitchen table. I got an hour of school in with M, then one with B, each day. I didn’t update the blog while they did chores, look to see if anyone had downloaded Continue reading Annalysing the Annalysis week – B’s surprising take
B, my first Venture Capitalist
I was mentioning to DH how tangled my brain is about starting the business: – do I need to file the DBA if I don’t know if I’ll earn more than $400 this year or not? Should the business have Continue reading B, my first Venture Capitalist
Oh, That’s why she was so quiet
Butter painting
It’s time to COUNT THINGS
I studied chemistry at Houghton College. By some miracle, I did pass analytical chem, so at one time, I dried a crucible in a kiln, and weighted it to make sure it was completely clean and dry, after it cooled Continue reading It’s time to COUNT THINGS
If you also have a pencil throw-er
The Well Trained Mind Blog is starting a three part guest series on dysgraphia. – The student she is describing sounds like me. And my boys, K isn’t old enough to loose her temper over writing yet, she looses it Continue reading If you also have a pencil throw-er
Another family uses pocket charts
So, we aren’t the only ones who use pocket charts to get organized. K is singing in her crib, DH took the guys to Target, their pockets were burning with allowance money. I am about to go dig out the Continue reading Another family uses pocket charts
Pattern Grading Process
I did set up a spreadsheet with sizes, gauge, and approximate stitch count, but since the mittens have a mix of stitches, those numbers are only so helpful. I took the mitten that is so big it fits my husband, Continue reading Pattern Grading Process
Trying Facebook Again as Me
I got teased enough – I set up my own account on Facebook, instead of pirating DH’s and writing "Ignore the headshot, this is Chris writing." It was amusing this morning, trying to find the place on facebook to indicate Continue reading Trying Facebook Again as Me