parenting
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Birthdays & Babies (that are no longer babies)
Chosen turned four years old today. All day long as we celebrated her birthday my mind kept drifting back to the day she was born. I tend to do this whenever one of my “babies” turns another year older. I… Continue reading
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Catalogs & Chaos
A friend recently asked me if homeschooling is hard, and because this friend is NOT currently homeschooling his kids but would also love to convince his wife to do so, I found myself telling him that it’s not hard at… Continue reading
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Mom Fails & Manor Houses
My plan was simple. Morning seat work, lunch, afternoon lessons and one on one times, read aloud, chores, dinner, done. A pretty typical day. But around lunch time the sun shown bright, and the Michigan version of spring temperatures flirted… Continue reading
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Mondays & Mana
I sank into my favorite chair in my favorite corner of the house and felt my whole body relax as if heaving a great sigh of relief felt from the top of my head to the tip of my toes… Continue reading
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Christmas Letters & Callings
Over the holidays I recently sent out a Christmas (okay, by the time I mailed it New Year’s) letter updating friends and family of the highlights of our year. As a homeschooling project, when we do a year end letter,… Continue reading
Fairytales & Flannel 