The jeep decided to be a pain and have battery problems... silly thing should have had them earlier in the week when it was warm. I don't mind taking the bus, but the walk to the stop and back is a wee bit chilly when it's windy like it was this morning ( Read more... )

Been busy and feeling anti-social, so I apologize for the lack of updates and the lack of comments on friends' journals ( Read more... )

I'm working on some new classics for the boys to read, as they've plowed through the basic list for middle schoolers I had.  Anyone want to give me input on the "To Read" section of whether or not I'd be torturing the poor munchkins or if a book was just one of your youthful favorites?   (I have Jane Austen on there, but considering the boys hated ( Read more... )

Part of me really hopes this homeschooler-to-be I emailed with tips on where to find affordable homeschooling items locally just got confused by the abbreviation and really DOES know there are libraries here... You see the CALS abbreviation in every branch I've been in, so maybe she's having a brainfog day. (For the non-locals, our library system ( Read more... )