Yu-um
My sweet husband brought home pizza for dinner and brownies for me for Valentine’s Day. I don’t have to share 🙂 Thanks, Jason! I love you! [Sugardaddy’s is the bakery whose brownies beat Bobby Flay on Throwdown.]
Weekly Report: 2/8/10-2/13/10
We have yucky colds here this week, so we didn’t do a lot above and beyond our basic schedule. Our big accomplishment for the week is that R-girl hasn’t been in a diaper/pullup since Sunday nap time and has had only 2 accidents (one at night)! We’re calling her potty trained! Rejoice with me! Tomorrow…
Book Review: The Little Book of Christian Character and Manners by William & Colleen Dedrick
The Little Book of Christian Character and Manners gave me a good solid kick in the pants. Deserved. So much of it makes sense; philosophically and theologically I agree with it. I like the way it was laid out. I need repentance and diligence and trust and consistency. I see some of the negative traits…
Book Review: The Moon by Night by Madeleine L’Engle
I’m pretty certain I don’t completely understand everything L’Engle is trying to say in any book and The Moon By Night is no exception. Vicky, 14, is having a bit of an identity crisis; she isn’t who she’s always been (gangly and angular and plain) and she isn’t sure she fits into her family or…
The Simple Woman’ Daybook for February 8, 2010
FOR TODAY February 8, 2010… Outside my window… the sun is glistening through the frozen trees and reflecting off the snow. I am thinking… about starting school in a bit. I am thankful for… the sun. It is much cheerier. From the learning rooms… We’re studying Chile this week. From the kitchen… Sticky Chicken in…
Snow Ice Cream
Snow Ice Cream was surprisingly tasty. Take a big bowl of snow, add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla, have the children stir: Serve!
Snow Days!
The girls did some sledding with the neighbors across the street. R-girl even carried the sled back up the hill. It is almost as big as she is! 12″ of snow. In 24 hours. Fun stuff! Jason worked hard clearing the front walk and the driveway. He appreciated the neighbor lending his snow blower….
Weekly Report: 2/1/10-2/5/10
Getting into a rhythm. We had a pretty good week. Memory Work: I thought I’d share our Memory Work binder with you for this week. I adapted the idea from Simply Charlotte Mason. Some others have done similar ideas, like Mnemosyne. I took a binder. I used these page dividers: Table of Contents Daily Odd…
That funny N-boy
N-boy calls, “Mommy! R-girl …” Mommy interrupts, “N-boy, you know I don’t want to hear any sentences that begin, ‘R-girl.’” N-boy thinks for a moment, then says, “I was hit by R-girl, Mommy.” I walked out of the room laughing.