How many books do you have?
I have over 1500 children’s books. I know because in the late 90s, I was teaching and, imagining the future children I hoped to have, collecting books mostly via the Scholastic book clubs… Read More
Tag Archive: homemaking
new desks!
We have made good progress painting the rooms in our house. The blue room, aka George (as in Weasley*), the room formerly known as the dining room, is pretty much done. Robert really… Read More
Ode to an Apple after 2 days
A long, long time ago, in a former life (when I was somewhere around age 13 perhaps), I came across a little poem — or did I write it? — that went something… Read More
Postaday #37
Could you live without the internet for a week? For a month? Well, I have lived without the internet for week. It was difficult, but I survived. I do have plenty of things… Read More
Improved Chicken & Gravy Over Mashed Potatoes
When I was in elementary school, sometimes I bought lunch. I seem to recall it was 45 cents. What a deal! It was a fun treat to me, something different and therefore special. … Read More
Project 365 Day 15 Which angle?
I’m trying to post this via my Smugmug site. I hope it works. I was indecisive about which angle I like best, so I thought I’d ask you. Which one do you like… Read More
Friday Fill In
#196 So…here we go! 1. One of my strongest beliefs is _that children deserve to be respected, not treated as lesser people_. 2. _We have two spiders decorating our house right now that… Read More
game shelves
I’ve been doing a lot of reorganization in the last couple of weeks. It’s like a bug I caught, that put in me in the mood. I think it’s passing. Today I only… Read More
Friday Fill In #191
#191 And…here we go! 1. You do your thing; I do mine and sometimes _we’ll admire each others work_. 2. _Our new busy schedule_ is what’s been on my mind on and off… Read More
Beginnings
We’re off to a good start for the academic year. First of all, last night I thoroughly cleaned off the table and desk the kids use in the family room. The desk is… Read More
