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Eeek
Isaac officially begins homeschooling today. In 3 minutes.
This is seriously fun. My oldest boy is in Kindergarten! I have spent four long years planning this -- reading just about everything I could get my hands on to create my own strange homeschooling mix of Charlotte Mason, Waldorff, and Montessori methods, picking out "living books", choosing ( Read more... ) -
I did it AGAIN
I keep dreaming of Oregon ( Read more... ) -
His father's son
This afternoon Isaac -- without my knowledge -- found a screwdriver. A real life screwdriver, not a toy.
While I worked away at the computer on my new LiveJournal layout (do you like it?), Isaac occupied himself quietly in his room disassembling his electronic keyboard, Percy the train (from a Thomas the Tank Engine set), and a couple of ( Read more... ) -
On Romantic Movies
Is it just me, or are the best romance dramas based on classic literature? I know there are a few exceptions to this rule both in the movie adaptation department (some are truly terrible!) and in the typical romance department (some original romances are true gems!), but I find that on the whole (particularly when they model the dialogue after the ( Read more... ) -
With a dreamy far off look, and her nose stuck in a book
It had been a long time since I'd read a truly gripping novel, particularly one that would keep me up reading late into the night. Last night I did just that. I finished the book at 6:57am, put it down, and closed my eyes to get whatever precious little sleep I could. After too many nights of too little sleep, it was a foolish decision. But I ( Read more... ) -
Kids Are So Darn Inquisitive
"Mommy, is today your period day?" Isaac asked ( Read more... ) -
Ah, Wildness and Wet
I feel like the first line of Rebecca -- "Last night I dreamed I went to Manderly again." Except in my case, it's Oregon. Every night for the last few weeks, I've dreamed of moving back.
I miss mountains, rivers, and hikes. Most of all, I feel like I'm cheating myself out of a life and my boys out of their childhood. I know that sounds a bit ( Read more... ) -
New Habits
We got Laying Down The Rails in the mail a couple of weeks ago -- a book compiling Charlotte Mason's thoughts on habits.
I am so amazed and thankful for this book. All you mothers should check it out!
We're starting first with Isaac and working on building the habit of cleanliness. In less than a week, we have seen a HUGE difference. And it's so EASY ( Read more... ) -
There's No Love Song Finer
My God, I love Ella Fitzgerald.
I had some other idea in mind when I began writing this post. Then Ella's voice started singing in my ears through these headphones, and WOW. She drove all other thoughts out of my mind.
"Ev'ry time we say goodbye, I die a little."
So, after being mesmerized by Ella and my glass of Australian Shiraz for a song or two, ( Read more... ) -
On the Joys & Frustrations of Co-Habitation
Our life has been very full recently ( Read more... )