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hello out there.
There’s just the one topic right now – right? With all the places and all the things cancelled and postponed, I keep thinking I should end up with time on my hands. My calendar is completely full of white out and yet – I haven’t caught up on any of the things. Not really. It’s been a scramble instead. A…
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Weekend Ramble: Les Mis, A Kitten & Daylight Savings Time
The Weekend Ramble
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five finds friday. (do you know what else starts with the letter f? flu.)
Four people in my house have had or do currently have the flu this week. Six of us live here. Those odds are not in my favor. funny If you wake up in the morning and see this reminder from the night before on your bedside table, was that a successful evening or a sad evening? fashionable Well – the…
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Should I Stop Homeschooling?
For years I’ve said a handful of absolutes about my homeschooling experience. (I do like to speak in absolutes, although I am working hard to remove them from my vernacular. I know they are not helpful, generally speaking.) Two of those absolutes are this: I will make a decision for each homeschool year for each kid on a case by…
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Five Finds Friday (Cadbury eggs & impulsive purchases)
I’m supposed to be asleep right now. I’m breaking my own self-imposed rule. But I’ve done a great job every night this week in getting to bed on time. So I’ll type these SUPER fast! funny Apparently it’s a thing with teenagers to pretend that they are all related to everyone in their friend group. London created this family tree…
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WWII Graphic Novels: A Timberdoodle Review
This is a sponsored post. I received this item from Timberdoodle in exchange for an honest review. These thoughts and words and opinions are, as always on this page and in real and regular life, all completely and totally my own. _________________________ It was a quick and easy yes when Timberdoodle presented two graphic novels as a review option. As…
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an apology/not an apology
I wish I had more time to write here. I wish I had more time to undertake creative endeavors. Why has it been harder to write blog posts for the past six months or so? Overseeing the education of five people requires a LOT of effort. The teenage years provide a plethora of fodder for blog posts but so very…
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Noonday: Tonight!
When your daughter asks you to host a Noonday party with her, you just say yes. I mean, any reason to look at beautiful jewelry that helps give women in third world countries honorable work to do is an easy yes. If you’re in the area and would like to come over to my house and join us tonight –…
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Taking Them on an Adventure: The Literature Odyssey
If any current job of mine fades away, I’ve got a pocketful of other ventures I’d love to take on. Full time writer.Lost Valley Ranch Staff.Professional Trip Planner.Font Developer.Product Tester. I don’t even know if most of those are actual jobs. But if there was a job where I could plan trips for people, I’d be all in. I’d theme…
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making music (and art) accessible
I’m tone deaf. It’s true. And it’s almost tragic. Just tonight, after leaving church, I asked the kids, “If you had to pick to be really great at singing or at acting, which would you prefer?” I think I’d pick singing. Because, even if no one else ever enjoyed it, you could entertain yourself. Wouldn’t it be great to be…
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five finds friday (lemon trees, Noonday parties, toasters, homemade mittens)
Every single week IT’S THE SAME STORY. How is it already Friday? WHERE ARE MY DAYS GOING? Why are my to do lists so long? When will I ever be caught up? Why doesn’t anyone EVER hang up their jackets at this house? But seriously, am I the only one who knows how to load the dishwasher? funny Almost a…
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Five Finds Friday (meatballs, Scrabble, really odd names for kids)
Am I still here? Do Fridays still exist without this list? Well, yeah. They do. All of life feels just rapid speed and kind of slow motion simultaneously. But we’re all still here. Trudging through the two worst months of homeschool every year – January and February. funny This week I received this text from my oldest daughter. fashionable I…
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two decades. the last was the growing up. the next will be the growing out.
Because I’m an extensive note taker, journal writer, daily recorder of stuff, I am frequently aware of how many months something has been happening or what day such and such an event occurred or what we were all doing thirteen years ago on January 23. (Of course, pair this with the fact that I frequently forget where my phone is…
