Posted in Journal on Apr 19th, 2008 2 Comments »
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. Heraclitus.
There are more quotes about play here.
Yesterday was another day of basic 3Rs for Sean and mostly playing for Kieron and the younger ones. Kieron did do a math sheet. The bulk of their time […]
Posted in Journal on Apr 17th, 2008 2 Comments »
The title is from Alice Walker. I’ve never read anything of hers, but I like that phrase. The whole poem is Expect Nothing.
Yesterday I got Kieron’s help to move the dining room table so I could straighten the big carpet underneath.
Then of course I had to […]
Posted in Living and learning on Apr 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. Emily Dickinson
I noticed yesterday while I was digging under the bed for lost dusty items, vacuum hose conveniently at hand, the difference between my […]
Posted in Journal on Apr 15th, 2008 Comments Off
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. ~Henry Van Dyke
Sean and Kevin just got back from the football playing field down at the high school. Paddy and Kieron are outside. Aidan […]
Posted in Books on Apr 13th, 2008 Comments Off
It’s been quite a while since I did a “What We’re Reading” so I thought I’d do one now.
I have been reading quite a bit recently. On Sunday when we traveled to Thomas Aquinas College I read Last Man Down — one of the dime library rack grabs […]
Posted in Journal on Apr 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
To explain the title, it is a Wallace Stevens quote. I have such a difficult time thinking up titles for these journal-y blog posts that I decided hunt for random bits of poetry that sort of fit the occasion, and perhaps further my mental treasurehouse of phrases to think over when I am […]
Posted in Visual Spatial Learners on Apr 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
I did one of these personality tests a while back at my other blog but Cindy at Apple Stars had a Multiple Intelligence graph on hers so here is my complete one : ).
Interesting! On my other blog I mentioned that on some tests I come out with the Feeling side higher […]
Posted in Journal on Apr 10th, 2008 3 Comments »
Paddy contemplating a flower last Sunday at his older brother’s college campus. Photo credit goes to his sister Clare
Mind Games seems to be reading MY mind since the blogger put a link to this Unplug your Kids site. What have my kids been doing as an alternative to screen time? […]
Posted in Journal on Apr 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
Like Faith, I find myself turning to journal the day in order to discover order in chaos. As she wrote it:
I keep having these urges to journal the day because as the day goes on it seems so chaotic. So it really helps me to document things so I can see beyond the chaos.
So, […]
Posted in Journal on Apr 8th, 2008 Comments Off
More testing today for Aidan — this got more interesting since I gained some ideas for things to do with Aidan.
First, rhyming words — we haven’t worked much with these but with his musical ear it might be another avenue to work with. There is this Rhymes and Rimes site which I used […]
