Monthly Archives: November 2008

A snow day saved my children.

Just when I thought all was lost I heard a child say, “Mom, can we go outside and play in the snow?” Go outside? Where there can’t be mess made? Where there’s fresh air and fun to be had, while … Continue reading

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Paint me stupid

I have a nursing baby. I have a 2 yr old. I have two kids that I’m homeschooling. I have a busy church responsibility. I have started writing for different newspapers/newsletters/ezines/blogs. I have decided to try a more unschooling approach … Continue reading

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My Laurelyn

I can’t get enough of looking at her. I find myself kissing her chubby cheeks without mercy. I tickle her chubby thighs and laugh out loud when she giggles. I love this tiny creature more than I thought I was … Continue reading

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Tingly hands and twitchy legs

I can remember what productivity feels like. I can remember that tingly feeling my hands get when they have to be doing something and I can no longer control them. My hands must find all things dirty and out of … Continue reading

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Playing dress up

I remember playing dress up as a child. I loved trying on my mom’s dresses and high heels. I believed that I was great at the cat walk from one side of mom’s room to the other side, facing the … Continue reading

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