Archive for the ‘Home schooling’ Category
7.28.08
Did you feel that tremor last week? The lighting, the rolls of thunder, the shifting of the earth under your feet? Two of my favorite subjects – Elizabeth Gilbert and home schooling - collided Friday when my husband brought home the local newspaper.
I was writing a blog post about ...
Posted in Believing, Home schooling, Learning, reading | 13 Comments »
7.22.08
Smiling Sally left this comment the other day:
Children are children. No one looks down on you because you home school. It’s your choice, and I think that it’s a worthy choice! So stand tall and smile at all the people like me (who are grandma-aged!
Thanks for an interesting comment, Sally.
At ...
Posted in Believing, Home schooling, Learning | 5 Comments »
7.19.08
Do other mothers worry like I do when out in public?
Edmund happy to use the store's half shopping cart/half stroller as his personal play toy. Peter chases after Lucy among the racks. Susan laughs at it all. On this Saturday morning, mine the noisiest kids in the uncrowded store. ...
Posted in Home schooling, Living, Thinking | 3 Comments »
7.15.08
Alltop: homeschooling is now live. Thanks to the Alltop team for selecting my blog and a special thanks to Shannon at PHAT Mommy for submitting Paper Bridges.
Posted in Blogging, Home schooling | 1 Comment »
7.14.08
Random thoughts...
Susan is ten years old as of last week. She's growing into a young lady, so blogging about her is tricky territory now. Excellent blog fodder, the potential for humor and witty snark abound. But she knows how to work the Google, and knows mom has this monicabrand.net thing ...
Posted in Blogging, Compassion International, Home schooling, Living, My Girls | No Comments »
7.3.08
Because it's my blog. And I don't feel like going into the house to get my camera.
We don't have a pool. Not a proper, adult sized pool. Just the blow-up kiddie type. But - and I'm sure any mother would agree - kids will play in any size puddle. It's ...
Posted in Home schooling, Living, My Boys, My Girls | 2 Comments »
6.2.08
I woke up Saturday wondering how soon I needed to leave the house to make it to the Raritan Center by 10 am. The 9 am opening lecture not important to me this year; I wasn't thrilled with the speaker. In previous years, I flew down to Edison not wanting ...
Posted in Home schooling, Learning, Living, reading | 2 Comments »
