2006

Your Child's Room Through the Years

10.26.06

I was cleaning the other day and I stopped to lean in the doorway of my daughter’s pretty little toddler room, wondering what the room might look like in 5 or 10 years. Different color paint? Posters and pre-teen paraphernalia on the walls? Different furniture? I pictured my room as a teenager and realized that [...]

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My Day

10.20.06

Today PHAT Daddy took the kids out for the day so I could get some things done. And I got tons done. Cleaned the whole house thoroughly, de-cluttered and put a bunch of stuff away, put summer clothes in the cedar chest and got out some winter things, changed sheets, did all the laundry, scrubbed [...]

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Birth Control Pills? Check.

10.18.06

As mentioned in a previous post, I just spent four days caring for my 2 month old nephew, in addition to my 8 yo and 2 yo. To anyone who has two children under the age of three – you are freakin SUPERMOM (or SUPERDAD). Seriously. Go buy yourself some flowers or something. How does [...]

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Carnival of Homeschooling 42: The Answer to Everything

10.18.06

This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling is posted on my other blog, Homeschool Hacks. Please check it out!

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Homeschoolers Succeed in College – Imagine That!

10.9.06

With homeschooling on the rise in the U.S., colleges and universities are gaining a better understanding of home education and actively recruiting homeschoolers. In this short article from Family.org, Chris Klicka with the Home School Foundation says “homeschoolers are very self-disciplined and they have mastered the tools of learning – reading, writing and arithmetic so [...]

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This Says It All

10.6.06
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Homeschooling Day in the Life

10.4.06

6:13 am: C wakes up. Crying, as usual. My kids are so NOT morning people. I get her some cereal and OJ and turn on the Backyardigans. I doze on the couch. 6:32: Backyardigans is over, so I turn on Barney. Who’s that new orange dinosaur? Riff? OK, he looks very odd. His face looks [...]

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It's Either the Nut-House or a Pedestal

9.29.06

I just read an awesome post at the Imperfect Genius blog, where Susan discusses her intrinsic motivations for homeschooling. She ponders how others view homeschooling as something done sacrificially for the children, when in reality there are just as many benefits for the parents. Her post made me think about the various reactions I get [...]

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She'll Be Such a Loving Mommy

9.26.06

As parents, we all have those moments when we look at our children and realize they are very shiny mirrors. They can perfectly – and unnervingly – reflect our own personality traits. And then there are times when you just wonder, “Where DID you learn to act THAT way?” My daughter got a baby doll [...]

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Terribly Adorably Two

9.23.06

To my Dear Little Daughter: This week you turned two years old. Just two short years ago, we brought you home after spending 5 days in the hospital. It took two days to convince you that being born might be a good thing, then it took three days for the hospital to decide that your [...]

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Bordering on Unschooling

9.15.06

When people ask me what my homeschooling philosophy is, I answer that our style is eclectic and we tend toward unschooling. But I never call myself an unschooler. Since many people unfamiliar with homeschooling read my blog, I will explain that unschooling is allowing your children to learn what they want, when they want, and [...]

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Humpty Dumpty Fell In the Pool

9.11.06

I had a lovely afternoon today. Three hours in the ER. Today was a gorgeous day. The kids were playing in the sandbox and I went to the pool to putter around, sweep some leaves, and put the solar cover back on. As I was leaning over to pull the cover, I lost my balance. [...]

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My First Love

8.29.06

This is a photo of me and My First Love (MFL), circa 1982. Aw, aren’t we cute? I loved this boy. Loved loved, as I’m sure no other teenager with raging hormones has ever loved. We would pass notes in school and sit on a park bench during lunch playing this little game that involved [...]

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Failure to Parent

8.28.06

Last week I put up a gate in front of our stairs. A gate. Like, for a dog. Except, not for a dog. For my daughter. I have an odd mindset when it comes to children and certain safety precautions. Maybe it’s because my first child was so easy – he listened when you said [...]

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Vader's Theme Song

8.17.06

Look! My first foray into the world of YouTube! How cool am I? Here are my kids singing Darth Vader’s Theme Song.

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Baby Love

8.15.06

Ok, I’ve seen my new nephew and you will now be subjected to several days of adorable newborn photos. BTW, my sister called back and said L could come for the visit. C stayed home with Dad. L and I are now in a hotel. He is asleep among mounds of puffy pillows. I am [...]

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She Only Looks Like An Angel

8.11.06

This seems like fun! I’ll crumple up some Uno cards and dump my snack all over the floor! See? See? F.U.N!! Hi Mommy! I funny! I a good girl? Hmm… Maybe I’ll chew on the Uno cards now! My brother will LOVE that! I’m so done with this scene. When’s Blues Clues come on?

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