I woke up really early; I sat on the couch and stared out the window; I must have fallen back to sleep. I dreamed about you. I dreamed that I was on the sidelines of a soccer game. Madeline had just run over to give me her earrings, which is weird because the holes in…
My very last homeschooler has her second-to-last first day of school. Or something like that.
First day of school pictures aren’t a thing around here because we’re usually in our PJs, and this year was no exception. And also, I completely didn’t think of it. Monday, our first official day of the 2019/2020 homeschool year, Madeline was up before the sun to log in to her online class, so we…
A snapshot of joy
As I ran, storms threatened and the sky darkened. I kept my worried eyes trained on the greying sky. The clouds pressed down and made me feel hurried and agitated. At the halfway point, I turned around. I remember a “WOW!” escaping as I exhaled. The blue of the sky caught me by surprise. Fluffy…
Sometimes you’re just not the right reader.
*If you want to read The Sun Also Rises with an open mind, unfettered by the strong opinions I share, read the book first, then come back. Justified or not, I have high expectations for a classic book. It’s weathered the test of time and it still sells. People still choose to read it, and…
The pre-service tip. Thoughts.
Ack. I’m feeling a little salty. Maybe you guys can help me. There’s this newish thing, and I just don’t get it. You may have had this experience, if not, imagine with me: You go into a fast food restaurant, and after standing in line behind a couple families, you make your way to the…
The Schedule Olympiad
One day after successfully executing a complicated scheduling maneuver involving multiple families, siblings, transportation, food, tests, equipment, you name it… my friend looked me in my exhausted eyes and said, “you know, if they awarded medals to moms for scheduling, we’d have just earned gold!” That’s when the idea was born: competitive scheduling. We could…
Do what you love and you’ll never have to work?
I write math formulas, grammar tips, Bible verses, and advice in the form of inspirational quotes on our bathroom mirror. I don’t have a ton of inspirational quotes memorized, so I’m always on the lookout for those. One of the most common quotes I run across is “Do what you love.” Every time I see…
Hi there! Have a latte.
Hi! It’s been so long. I’ve almost forgotten how to write anything but to-do lists. Last year my blog’s host notified me that the price to have this tiny space in the cybersphere was going up. The price went from one latte a month to about five lattes a month. (I measure all things in…
My blog is lost in space
Just sitting here thinking about my phone
In our family, the kids don’t get their own cell phones until they get their driver’s licenses. Sammy got his license a few weeks ago, but we decided to wait a bit before getting him his own phone. We told him he was getting one in September when Verizon rolls out a new plan. (To…
Dirt Road Diary 