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August 2015

August 06, 2015

Deep Summer

VBS is carrying along beautifully, as far as I can tell. All I have had...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Rambling Around

This week I'm going to do All the Work. I say that every week but...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Look at me, I’m….

Another bright cheerful hot morning after so much rain. More rain is probably coming, but...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Tuesday, as I vaguely remember it

It's been a long long school year and it's not quite over, although almost, and...

April 24, 2015

7 Longish Takes

One My weather app says that it's cloudy right now, and like 40 degrees. Apparently...

April 23, 2015

Feelings

It's been so dark and gray this week, and chilly. I cleaned the school room...

April 21, 2015

Winning

The modern way of things has lately been a source of irritating frustration for me,...

April 14, 2015

Spring and Stuff

Ah spring. The song of birds, the muddy fields, the occasional moment of sun beating...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Unworthy Servants

Ah, the gentle sound of children screaming at each other over breakfast. Every day I...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Part Two: Will it be ok?

Let me begin by saying that it's completely ridiculous for me to presume to write...

February 24, 2015

An Average Day

Every morning the little girls climb into my bed and ask me if its a...

February 23, 2015

A Good Cold

In a major stupor this morning, not completely unexpected, including a sore throat, hurty ears,...

February 18, 2015

A Holy Lent

Don't worry, I haven't given up blogging for Lent. I'm just in a fog of...

February 14, 2015

Learning Notes?: February 9-14

The question mark is on purpose. Do I even have anything to say about this...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Learning Notes: January 26-30

Meant all week to keep carefullish notes but was interrupted every time I sat down...

January 30, 2015

7 Successful Quick Takes

Occasionally life ticks along In a regular way without crisis or incident and you find...

January 17, 2015

Learning Notes January 12-17

Didn't keep proper notes this week. Struggled to keep on track as one child and...

January 16, 2015

The Fall

Not up to any number of quick takes today. Woke up to find almost a...

January 10, 2015

Learning Notes: January 5-9

Scenes of the Week Did get back into school this week as planned. It's always...

January 07, 2015

Wordy Wednesday

Tree's still up. Shedding needles everywhere. Sparkling in its dry crispy death. Children all horrifically...

January 06, 2015

Reality Strikes

Happy Epiphany! I trust you all have survived the holiday rush and are ready for...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

Fading Sunday Evening

I'm going to have to leap out of bed early to haul my little dog...

December 14, 2014

Learning Notes: December and long ago End of November

It's been understandably hard to carry on with school these last few weeks. The gray...

November 2014

November 14, 2014

7 Longish Takes: I’m So Very “Thankful”

OneA dusting of snow. It is very pretty. I will grant you that. Very picturesque....

November 07, 2014

7QT: “thankful” edition

One Here we are, finally at Friday. How amazing is that. Did some school. Cooked...

October 2014

October 11, 2014

Learning Notes

9/29-10/3 Gone to Texas. Children did school with K who also fed, bathed and corralled...

October 10, 2014

In Which I Grow Up A Little Bit

I wrote a nice long blog post with pictures yesterday, about Matt's birthday, and the...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

7QT: Tralala

OneOur front tree is turning out to be so rich and vibrant this year. None...

September 24, 2014

Reality: It’s Overrated

Discovered yesterday why the house is falling to bits, well, part of the reason. It's...

September 20, 2014

Learning Notes. 9/15-9/19

Monday Went to the doctor. Probably am having allergies, bad ones, for the first time...