Posted in Journal on Oct 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Yes, that is the title of a John Denver song, and yes, we did listen to it on the Ipod during the journey. My children seem to be into surveying pop music from the 40’s to, well, the 80’s when Kevin and I basically stopped listening to new artists. […]
Posted in Journal, Photos on Sep 23rd, 2008 2 Comments »
Then I did….I cut my own hair! I was sick of it and yesterday decided that I had a daughter who could help me salvage it if I really messed it up.
But it’s OK… at least, if there’s a bad part in the back, I am happily unaware of it ;-).
Posted in Journal on Sep 6th, 2008 3 Comments »
Thanks to those of you who reassured me about being a good mom. I don’t really suppose I’m the worst mom in the world, but I do know that I have some limitations and sometimes they seem to be magnified out of proportion when they are in contrast to some need in […]
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 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 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. […]
Posted in Journal on Aug 12th, 2008 1 Comment »
Aidan woke us up at some dreadful hour last night…. I did not check the clock, but it was dead dark. He thought it was time to get up, and earnestly pursued the goal of rousing the parents of the household, at least. Kevin went to sleep on the couch. […]
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