Category Archives: Musings

I dread unstructured days – the boy’s expectations climb higher than a hot air balloon and lead to a lot of hot air too. So I warned them that I plan to have them tidy up the house – find Continue reading Plan for Tomorrow→

Now that co-op is on the back burner for a few months, I’m feeling the freedom, the joy of ‘What Next?’  Susan Wise Bauer just put up a suggestion that more people organize small academic homeschool conventions, as described in Continue reading Intriguing – I’m feeling ambitious→

Happy almost 500th entry to me!  I decided to re-visit old posts and see how things have changed in the little more than 2 years since I started blogging.  I have 7 more posts to go to hit 500, and Continue reading Plans for Then and Now to celebrate the Blog’s nearing 500th post→

In the past, some of B’s friends (mostly younger children in their families) bragged to B about the movies they had seen – the selection of which, if true, made my eyebrows shoot to the sky.  One of these friend’s Continue reading Movies→

My third most embarrassing open secret is that I can be high strung.  I have a dreadful time sleeping once I’m awake, especially if K woke me up while I was dreaming. Last night after getting her back to bed Continue reading Not so bad, sometimes, not to be able to sleep→

K: "See Bubbles?" in bath, while pointing to my new bottle of lavender/chamomile body wash B: "The only good use for zuchini is in chocolate cake." Me: We can discuss the health care bill during break time, we have to Continue reading Recent Quotes→

I woke up today at 5AM because K was fussy.  I settled her back in bed (I’m so glad it’s dark at 5AM these days) but could I settle me back down? No. I got up to write lists and Continue reading I Need Grace this Week→

I’m trying not to think too apocalyptically about tomorrow’s surgery.  I’ve learned how to use my crutches, I need to practice some more today.  DH has been settling K back down to sleep sometimes in the night, so we know Continue reading Odds and Ends before Surgery→

So, what are the things I usually do that no one else has to usually worry about? I need to get them listed because I’m about to pass them over to the other adults in the extended family.  The last Continue reading My chores→