My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
If you peek behind my Dad and my dog, in this 1979 photo, you can see the harvest gold wing back chair that was about to be moved to my bedroom: Mom had decided it was mine. My parents moved Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real} upholstry edition
Well, there is little use being shy of self promotion on a blog. My comments got read on the Paper Clipping Roundtable, from about 7:30 to 13:00 min. And Izzy used my comment to name this Digi show post. The Continue reading My comments got read!
Amy Herzog of Stash Knit Repeat and Fit to Flatter fame is giving a class at the North Attleboro Library today – I’ve been signed up since February or so. One slightly ‘gulp’ aspect of this class if that I Continue reading Taking a Knitting Class today
I don’t get much exercise there, besides making sure K stays out of the volley ball area. M has been playing 4-square, K has been Mommy-ing an 18 month old as much as he will tolerate, and B has been Continue reading Hanging out in the Gym in Testing
I was so pleased with how this turned out, especially since I learned how to install (and make!) GIMP brushes in the process. I love a manual with index – especially when the authors do not believe that everything in Continue reading My “Scraplifted” Mother’s Day Card
There are some beautiful (free) digital downloads at be AUDacious with blog hop links to more. Mom, play dumb: I’m going to use these for a Mother’s Day card.
Unless I need to write down my ideas to figure out what I think. The first co-op is this Friday. I’m not ready to teach my class yet – I haven’t finished writing the curricula yet. Meanwhile I’m getting so Continue reading I may be Taking a blog holiday this week
I made myself some flannel pajama bottoms yesterday, rubbing off a pattern like Annie did for her kids, only I think I should not have used jeans as the base -they are a bit tight where I am fluffy. I Continue reading What I’m doing while not homeschooling
Maureen at Homeschool Mo awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award. Award Rules: 1. Thank the person who gave you this award 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Pass the award along to 10 bloggers who you have recently discovered Continue reading Well, I was looking for another blogging project
Before we had kids, DH and I would babysit as a ministry so the couples could go out. One lady said she’d rather we came by during the day so she could go on a date with herself. I didn’t Continue reading How do I get time for myself (and homeschool)
So that’s how the costumes turned out. I forgot to fit M’s mask on over his coat – turns out he needs a bigger coat anyway – so the fit wouldn’t have worked, and it is top heavy. K doesn’t Continue reading Trick or Treat
A few years ago, while researching cheap costumes for a co-op theater class, I came across Paper Mask Making by Michael Grater at the library, I used it so much, DH bought me a copy from Dover for my birthday Continue reading Mask Making