First Day of School (in pictures)

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Morning Walk.

Artist Study

Math

History

Woo hoo! Day 1 of, how many??

I missed pictures of a lot of other things we did today.  I was busy teaching! Oh well, maybe another day?

PS – DO NOT go to bed at night with wet hair. Eee Gad!

Navigating the ‘Mommy Doldrums’

Doldrums:

A period of stagnation or slump.
A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.

I am sailing the doldrums of motherhood today.  Am I the only one who occasionally wonders what happened to my life?  [...]

Rainy Day Geography

The kids got up today and finished all their school work bright and early. This is the 2nd time in a row they have been up, motivated and totally finished by 10:00! Perhaps they have finally realized my wisdom when I say it’s better to get your work done early and then play, [...]

Spring has sprung!

This little sweetie has been under much observation in the backyard this afternoon.  (As seen from our laundry room door)

And on our walk this morning, we discovered this little gem -

I am not sure what bird is building this nest, but my best guess is either Robin or Cardinal. I won’t know until I [...]

Facing the cold, hard, cyber truth.

I am an internet junkie.

I am just letting that sink in for a moment, because I have come to realize that it’s true. It sounds silly, but when I spent my time off-line last week, I could clearly see the affect it was having on my life. I use the internet as a [...]

What would you do if you only had one month to live?

My church kicked off a new series last week (well, a little bit on Easter, but I digress) called – “One Month to Live.” The series is based on the book One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No Regrets Life by Kerry & Chris Shook and they have used it as a [...]

Spring Cleaning Checklist

I have a few things that I want to get accomplished over “spring break.” I decided this morning it will have to be two weeks because there is only one of me, and many, many things that need done.
1.  Clean all the windows, inside and out
2.  Clean my MIL’s stuff in the kitchen cupboards, [...]

Henry and Mudge save the day

Super-boy is a reading fool this week. Ok, relatively speaking. He has read three books this week, and taken the quizzes over at Bookadventure.com. Yipee!!
I have finally found a series of books that he enjoys reading and are right at his level: Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant.
 
They are perfect [...]

Color wheels and geocaching.

We have had a busy, busy week and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. I shouldn’t even be posting as the laundry monster is still in residence on my sofa, but he is nearly tamed and I feel confident that he will be banished by tomorrow.
I have ordered [...]

I’m a total Spaz

I have had way too much coffee today. I typically drink 2-3 cups, but I have had about five this morning. I am sensitive to caffeine and it shows.
I am wildly hyper and completely unmotivated at the same time. I need to be menu planning and grocery shopping. However, all I [...]