Caroline has a small bulletin board in her room. It is on the wall opposite the end of her bed. She can see it clearly but it is far enough away that there is no way she can reach it or even be tempted to reach it. I’ve been hanging pictures on there, cards she …
I was thinking this evening about how much of our life I don’t blog about. There are so many things I would like to write about, questions I would like to ask, etc. but don’t feel the freedom to do so. However. Two year molar… What is the word for it? Oh, yes. H E …
This is going to be a very round about way to get to my point so bear with me! I’ve mentioned before that I am a member of a sorority. My sorority has a private side to their website where we can connect with other Tri Deltas from around the world. Kind of like a …
Caroline’s big Christmas present this year was a Melissa and Doug easel. (Read more about that here.) It has a chalkboard on one side and a whiteboard on the other. She uses it every day and enjoys it. Most mornings when she comes down she has a message waiting for her. Sometime it is just …
While I don’t hold out much hope for what Obama will accomplish politically, I do have some sincere hopes for the next four years. I sincerely hope that his daughters have a good experience with their father as president, that they are kept safe, and that they do not suffer personally throughout their lives because …
So everyone does Facebook. Or at least 150 million people do. I looked at it once and thought, “The last thing I need is one more thing to do online.” Honestly, some days I’d like to disconnect from the internet completely. And there was something about it that creeped me out. It felt different to …
Caroline enjoys Goodnight Moon and I was excited to find some fun Goodnight Moon activities we can use with the large board book we already have. I found both a Goodnight Moon lapbook and a Goodnight Moon puzzle that she is enjoying! Goodnight Moon Lapbook Today we (David and I) made a Goodnight Moon lapbook …
I got your attention with that title, didn’t I? Truth be told, Caroline doesn’t watch any network TV. She does watch DVDs. She enjoys Baby Einstein DVDs and the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice). But her current obsession – and I do mean obsession – is watching DVDs of herself. David copies all our home videos …
I am a perfectionist, mostly recovered, but still one. The biggest reason I know I’m still a perfectionist? I’m also a procrastinator. Perfectionists are notorious procrastinators. I have two favorite quotes related to this. Thanks to Tammy I will be adding a third. The first is simply the well-known saying promoted by Elisabeth Elliot: Do …
I hope you all had a nice Christmas. Ours was rather up and down. I won’t get into the details, but it wasn’t what we had planned. David and I both woke up feeling rather depressed Christmas Eve morning, but managed to get ourselves in hand and devise a few ways to rescue the holiday. …
I want to preface this post by saying something about these questions I’m throwing out while we’re in the Christmas busyness. As with the question about educational items and gift giving, there is no way for me to address all of the finer points of these topics as I throw the question out. Sometimes I …
So here’s a question I’ve been contemplating: Do you differentiate between educational needs versus wants as it pertains to gift giving? A huge part of parenting is looking out for the child’s education. Since I was a teacher and (God willing) plan on homeschooling, I am already “teaching” Caroline. I think of it as part …
