11.10.08
When I lived in Indonesia, I witnessed quite a few people, especially little kids, going barefoot. That's not such a big deal if you have nice soft grass to walk in, but this was the city, with it's dirt, garbage, open sewers and all-around grime. I mean, big rats were ...
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8.26.08
A Year in the World (Journeys of a Passionate Traveler) by Francis Mayes. Heavy on the food and history descriptions. I'm still in the first few chapters (Spain) with Mayes; not the most exciting read.
I'm enjoying Tales of a Female Nomad (Living at Large in the World) by children's ...
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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 »
7.17.08
And the lesson was learned by me.
Yesterday, as I packed the things I would need for the Vacation Bible School I was going to today, my eldest, Susan, asked to tag along.
At first, I didn't think it a good idea.
I didn't want to be a mom on duty, I just ...
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6.9.08
A reader left this comment on my post regarding Eat, Pray, Love: One Womans Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. Let me put the comment in context so you don't have to follow a link to my original post and wade through all the ...
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5.30.08
I like shoes. Strappy sandals, kitten heels, flats and worn-in sneakers. It's all good. So off to the mall I went (without kids!) to scope out the spring selections. I walked through Bloomingdale's, hoping for a great sale. But what I found I didn't expect.
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5.23.08
I'm at Relief Journal again today with the continuing saga of life in Indonesia. And it's a saga, my Internet peeps. Today's post has a smidgen of soap opera, which is scary because I never watch that nonsense. Except for a tiny lapse in judgment in high school when I ...
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