Since so many of you who read my blog are my friends, and so many of you are asking how our first day of school went, I thought I’d answer you all here instead of retyping it in 12 different emails. :) Ethan (my 3yo) did great at Mother’s Day Out at the church around the [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
At our last visit to the library Kate was disappointed to discover that they didn’t have any ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?’ DVDs on the shelf. (Do you remember that geography-sleuth kids’ gameshow on TV in the late 80s with the catchy intro song by the group, Rockapella? These are the cartoons along [...]
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
We all know the importance of getting our kids out-of-doors. We’ve heard the studies about childhood obesity and ’screen time’ in front of tvs and computers. Of course, in Houston, it’s harder to get outside when temperatures are in high 90s. But, we try occasionally anyways. When I started studying Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy a [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
If you’ve known me for a while, you know that I used to be a school teacher. I taught 8th grade Earth Science in the school district I grew up in, Cy-Fair ISD. While I love teaching, I grew weary of the negative parent interactions, the lack of discipline in most students, and the inherent [...]
What I'm Up to Now... Baby Cheapskate
If you ever wanted to hear someone put a mommy’s day into a song, try this one… (I guarantee you’ll laugh your butt off.)
A little on the political side, but interesting nonetheless…
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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