Archive for September, 2006

I just read an awesome post at the Imperfect Genius blog, where Susan discusses her intrinsic motivations for homeschooling. She ponders how others view homeschooling as something done sacrificially for the children, when in reality there are just as many benefits for the parents. Her post made me think about the various reactions I get [...]

Sheryl of Paper Napkin initiated a fun blog post meme called A Day in the Life. I’ve recently been thinking how cool this would be if applied to the homeschooling community.
Many people wonder what we DO all day when we homeschool. Some people have a “school room” where they study for a certain [...]

As parents, we all have those moments when we look at our children and realize they are very shiny mirrors. They can perfectly - and unnervingly - reflect our own personality traits. And then there are times when you just wonder, “Where DID you learn to act THAT way?”
My daughter got a baby doll for [...]

Fess up people. Who the HELL voted for Hal Sparks over Jai Rodriguez????? You people are twisted. (Twisted, get it? Twisted Sister, Dee Snider? Ha. Ha-ha.)
I got caught up in Celebrity Duets because I am totally in love with Lucy Lawless. Xena, Warrior Princess was one of my favorite shows, and I saw [...]

To my Dear Little Daughter:
This week you turned two years old.
Just two short years ago, we brought you home after spending 5 days in the hospital. It took two days to convince you that being born might be a good thing, then it took three days for the hospital to decide that your bilirubin [...]