Posted in Highlights on Aug 27th, 2008 4 Comments »
My occasional Daybook.
Adventures in Recent Past and Future:
We took Liam back to college on Sunday.
We may get a new van. New indeed! It has 111K on it, but is in good shape and comes with a warranty.
Hey, how many rural families of nine do you know that have gotten by for 10 years […]
Posted in Nature on Aug 21st, 2008 Comments Off
I told Kieron about the 100 Species Challenge and he liked the idea of it. I have been wanting to take the children on more regular nature walks so I thought this might be a good focus. Paddy was excited about “hunting for animals” so yesterday was our first venture. […]
Posted in Journal on Aug 20th, 2008 Comments Off
“This was one of those perfect …days in late summer where the spirit of autumn takes a first stealing flight, like a spy,…. and, with feigned sympathy for those who droop with August heat, puts her cool cloak of bracing air about leaf and flower and human shoulders.”Sarah Orne Jewett
So yes, it was cool today; […]
Posted in Links on Aug 18th, 2008 4 Comments »
My favorite elusive blogger and thinker Steph nominated me for a Brillante award. (I loved Rosie’s “hide and seek” description : ). Steph is one of the most thoughtful writers and faithful commenters that I know. I am so surprised and honored that she likes my writing […]
Posted in Highlights on Aug 18th, 2008 3 Comments »
My occasional Daybook.
Adventures in Recent Past and Future:
Yesterday Sean and Kevin went with Grandpa to a City College football dinner.
Next week Liam goes back to college.
Where Everyone Is:
Clare just woke up, I hear. Aidan is getting his morning minutes on the NIntendo (he plays when everyone is still asleep, […]
Posted in Journal on Aug 17th, 2008 Comments Off
These are Paddy’s old friends. Most of them used to belong to Sean, who at age 5 carried them everywhere for months, but they have had the happy destiny of becoming loved anew after a period of exile in the toy-box. I think when Paddy has gone on to new things, […]
Posted in Transition Years, Books on Aug 16th, 2008 3 Comments »
You know, I said I had requested Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior from the library. But I was mistaken. It was Kevin who requested it from my card. I couldn’t remember where I had heard the book mentioned, so I knew I recognized the title but was puzzled […]
Posted in Journal on Aug 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
takes almost as long as homeschool. This is about 10 pm.
I guess the Olympics in the background didn’t help much ;-).
Posted in Journal on Aug 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
Today we saw Sean off for his first regular day of school (yesterday was the frosh orientation, so not a “real” day of school) and then I brought Clare down to town for her orthodontist appointment (Aidan calls this the ‘orca-dentist’). Then we had a girls’ shopping trip, something that happens approximately four […]
Posted in Transition Years, Journal on Aug 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
Last night, it seemed like no one was ever going to go to sleep. Some of them were watching the Olympics; Clare and Liam were looking through a Sister Wendy art book; Sean was talking to a friend on the phone, and then even though he went to bed, he couldn’t sleep. […]
