For the weekend before my birthday, Chris took me to one of my favorite places on earth: The General Woods Inn. I’m not a Bed and Breakfast person, but yet this and only this Bed and Breakfast has stolen my heart over the past three years. Why? 1. It’s Front Porch 2. Looks out on […]
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Birthday Introspection.
So today is my birthday. 31 years of living on one planet can really make you stop and ponder, can’t it? I had some time to think this weekend… (and wear my first ever pair of red jeans, which can only help the depth of one’s ponderings…) What have I contributed to this world? Why […]
A Day in Our (Home)School.
One of the most common questions I get is “what does your day look like?” And after that, “What curriculum do you use?” This post should answer those questions. At least for this month – I have a feeling that our typical day will continuously change. So, as of right now, this is how it […]
The Dark Side of Education.
Hi! Noah Here. So. A lot of people have been asking The Servant Who Calls Herself Mommy how I’ve been coping while she and Ali do school. Dear Lot of People, You know I’m human too, right? If you have a question, just ask me? Rude. But despite your going behind my back in your […]
Celebrating Fall’s Arrival: Taco Soup.
Fall is my favorite season. I love the exciting crispness in the air after 100 degree summers, I adore the excuse to buy new boots and jeans, and of course I love that it brings about the month of celebration for my birthday. (You celebrate for a month, too, right?) (As an aside, I’ve always […]
The Temptation of Match.
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the Continuum of Match. It housed, if I may say so myself, groundbreaking and perception-changing clarifications of parental types. If I were the Doctoral Candidate type, it might become a significant part of my thesis. Let’s review the categories contained therein. Level 5 Matchers: These parents believe […]
Eat Your Remainders: Teaching Division to Kindergartners.
I’ve been hesitant to blog too much about homeschooling because I know most of you don’t homeschool and probably wouldn’t be interested in my droning on and on about it. However, I’ve come to realize recently how much curiosity is out there about how homeschooling works and why someone would choose it. So I’ve decided […]
Left and Wrong.
I’m not sure whether my Mom exposed herself to too much Aqua Net or drank too much Tab Cola, but I was born with a defect: I have never been able to tell my left from my right. But before you begin to question my intelligence, I have a great sense of direction – I […]
Interview With The Couch.
Rachel: Thank you for sitting down with me today for the purposes of this interview, couch. Couch: Is it really considered “sitting down with you” when you’re sitting on me? Rachel: You know what I mean. Thanks anyway. Clearly, you and I have met many times, and some other people may be familiar with you […]
The 15 Stages of Having Nothing to Blog About.
1. Impending Doom – In thinking through one’s long list of blog post ideas…and realizing that there aren’t any. Not a single one. 2. Optimism – Surely something will come to mind. Something always does. It will be totally fine. 3. Annoyance – Clearly, Mental Mutiny is afoot. 4. Blank Stares – THINK, computer screen!! […]