Comings and goings
Lots of comings and goings around these parts late last week. I like it. I don’t like it.
I know! I can’t figure myself out either.
Two invitations to two separate Usborne book parties on the same day. One during the day, many kids converging in my friend’s backyard. Much conversation for me with the other moms. [...]
April 19, 2010
Tags: birthday, books Posted in: A Mom's Journal 
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Just so you know (No. 2)
Library Used Book Sales are the AWESOME.
The End.
April 10, 2010
Tags: books, library Posted in: Educating at home No Comments
I’ve been drinking coffee all day
Fond of these days when Old Man Winter slaps us upside the routine of normal. Joe says home from his away-from-the-house, regular job and is my partner in coffee drinking. Woohoo! Let’s see how fast I can type, shall we?
So, it’s another snow day. I’ve lost count now how many of these storms we’ve had [...]
February 25, 2010
Tags: books, computers, creativity, music, play Posted in: A Mom's Journal One Comment
Discovering the joy of fiction books
The following was originally posted at Paper Bridges (my book blog) last fall. It explores my daughter’s growth as a reader, so I’m re-posting it here.
As a mother, and asВ a lover of fine words and stories, I will never grow weary of watching my children fall in love with reading and books.
This week [...]
February 20, 2010
Tags: books, pressure, reading Posted in: Girls Empowered 2 Comments
New blog, first post
Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges; it should allow you to find values which will be your road map through life; it should make you spiritually rich, a person who loves whatever [...]
February 10, 2010
Tags: books, unschooling Posted in: Educating at home 3 Comments
