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September 2011

September 13, 2011

Family Affair

"Sissy, it's so annoying that you have to go to school now." This was Ezra's...

September 10, 2011

Servant?

Throat hurts, body hurts, head hurts. Could be the flu. Could just be exhaustion from...

September 08, 2011

Joy

Today is our ten year anniversary. People keep asking us what we're going to do...

September 08, 2011

In Praise Of Having A Governess

Have you ever felt like you were the lady or lord of an English manor...

September 07, 2011

Ballet Man

The Eastern European drill sergeant threw a seven-year-old boy out in the first ten minutes....

September 06, 2011

Keepies

Marbles have been around since ancient Egyptian times. And as long as there have been...

September 03, 2011

Hearing From God

I'm quitting my job. Not today. Possibly not until a year from now. But Jeff...

September 02, 2011

Oh My Gosh

Oh my gosh, I forgot to plan for school this year. We've been having such...

September 01, 2011

No Objective Left Behind

The No Child Left Behind policy attempts to hold teachers and schools, rather than children,...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Worth It?

I just finished Patricia Stacey's memoir, The Boy Who Loved Windows, about her journey to...

August 30, 2011

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

It's 12:30 am, an hour past our bedtime. But we just got home from Virginia...

August 27, 2011

In Control. NOT.

The nice thing about a natural disaster is - Okay, that's not the most sensitive...

August 25, 2011

Stop And Take The Ferry

When I leave the house, I want nothing more than to get to Point B....

August 24, 2011

If The Feds Come Knocking

Are you one of the women who spends hours making beautiful baby books for your...

August 23, 2011

Fried

I just read an article in the NY Times about decision fatigue. It turns out...

August 19, 2011

The next post

"Why, Ez? Why have you been insubordinate the last few days?" "I dunno." "Ezra, you're...

August 18, 2011

Big Love

Kathiana, our au pair, leaves on the 27th of September, after which I will be...

August 17, 2011

Imagine That

"Mom, is God a boy or a girl?" Ezra asked on the ride home from...

August 16, 2011

My Little Triathletes

I was always more of a mathlete than an athlete. My one memory of childhood...

August 13, 2011

Perhaps

I'm too tired tonight to write a coherent blog. Instead, I'll post random thoughts on...

August 09, 2011

Tradition!

Let's begin with a shout out for Tevye. He rocks. Next, another shout out for...

August 06, 2011

On Cloud Nine

Here's a question: Why do we let people who are math-phobic and functionally innumerate teach...

August 05, 2011

A Whole Lotta Prayer

This week, I've been writing about what I am calling The Practice. Practices are those rhythms...

August 04, 2011

Breakfast for Dinner

When I came home tonight, Ezra was crying. "We missed breakfast for dinner two weeks...

August 03, 2011

The Practice

I don't remember what they were talking about tonight, but the conversation ended with Jeff...

August 02, 2011

“Let’s Rock This, Bro!”

Waiting anxiously at the starting line, Ezra turned to hive five Zach. Then, with a...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

In Need of Inspiration

We're coming up on a year. A year of homeschooling my babies. A year of...

July 29, 2011

So, So Lame

I just finished two days of training in the Lindamood Bell curriculum, Visualizing and Verbalizing....

July 28, 2011

Tactile Support

I'm a sucker for anything that promises to help our homeschooling endeavor. Knowing I'm a...

July 27, 2011

We Love VBS

The following was this evening's debrief of VBS. (VBS stands for Vacation Bible School, which is...

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