More Ups and Downs

A little dip in general morale around here. It’s periodic. First, we’re all enthusiastic and trying hard. Then there’s a slow but perceptible waning of enthusiasm from you know who. Which I notice, and try to fix by making things better, more exciting, more…..I don’t know. I ramp it up, and start taking the responsibility [...]

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Some Days….

….are harder than others. Today was one of the harder ones. No real reason, nothing dramatic happened, but I found myself riding the edge of irritability all day long. Parenting 24 hours a day is a real challenge for me. I think what happens is that all of the little things add up, and every [...]

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Almost There

I think we have finally reached critical mass for ballpoint pens. It doesn’t matter where I am in the house, if I need to write something down, I just look around, and presto! there’s a pen. On the couch, under the coffee table, at the computer desk, at the kitchen table, scattered on the rug. [...]

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Mood Swings

The Pleasant Surprise Unbelievable! Tee actually elected to write more on his Aztec report after supper. On his own time. A homeschool mother’s dream! The blurring of “school” and life. Life is school. Learning can happen anytime. And to make the evening even more perfect….the two Littles fought over the leftover salad at supper. I [...]

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