Saturday church
September 2, 2007
We met with friends & fellow believers this morning at Bradbury Mountain State Park for hiking and picnic lunch. During our 4 hours together we walked and talked, ate and talked and talked some more. We worked up a sweat, reached a summit with a beautiful view, encouraged each other, ...
Real life science and school
August 31, 2007
Monarch just emerging I'm trying to take a blogging break to plan the upcoming school year. Yes, I'm being more intentional this year about our children's education. Following the same basic philosophy but providing more direction in our children's learning through defined reading lists and building certain habits and skills ...
cheeky kid
August 27, 2007
This morning I was explaining to Laurent why I couldn't go outside yet; I had lots of clean up to do, dishes to wash, laundry etc... His response was "You deserve it by being a mother" I had to laugh! I didn't take it too personally as he didn't say ...
Personality Test
August 22, 2007
Thanks to a friend's blog I took an on-line personality test last night. Not sure that I totally agree with the results. I feel this test did not take into account that I am a stay at home/homeschooling mother. The context of the questions seemed to assume most of my ...
Freeport Summer Night
August 20, 2007
We joined the masses yesterday for an afternoon of shopping and a free evening concert in Freeport. This summer's concert series has been top notch and last night we saw Brandi Carlile opening for the Indigo Girls. I am a big Brandi Carlile fan and I've always liked the Indigo ...
That time of year
August 18, 2007
Willow pond garden & houseYesterday I bought a bag of newly picked apples from the farm. Sigh.... As much as I love the familiar and delicious crunch of a fresh, locally grown apple I am slightly melancholic that it's late summer and fall is just around the corner. Thankfully, we've ...
You may already be there
August 15, 2007
This came into my e-mail inbox today from an e-list I belong to. I thought it was worth sharing. A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. ...
