Because it’s fun to mark through things
On any Wednesday afternoon, I am easily found. Just find Henry and you’ll find me. Like two old souls, we’re usually watching a biographical documentary together on the couch. Today we learned about Usain Bolt and his remarkable feats. There are no snacks. No phones. No tablets. Nothing to distract from this togetherness. We rush […]
Happy Hump Day! It’s all downhill from here. I’m on Day 3 of this weeklong vlogging streak and I’m happy to say that I LOVE it so far! I’m sitting down (with no prep work, no makeup, no caring about much of anything), talking to the camera about topics I enjoy and then posting them […]
Welcome to 2015! Are you ready for another year? Did you make resolutions? I welcome each new year with open arms. You know that feeling you get when snow first falls and it’s perfect and untouched. You don’t want for anything to mess up this perfect, white blanket, full of promises. January has this feeling […]
There are a million little pieces of white paper on my kitchen floor. This gives me goosebumps. If you know me, you know that floors are my thing. My crazy comes out. They must be clean. I think every woman (person) has their own kind of crazy. Maybe yours is that you can’t stand having […]
I’d estimate that Henry spends an hour (or two) playing with Legos each and every day. The way that I homeschool allows for free play at various times throughout the day (read: we school for 20, play for 10) and Henry’s preferred “play” is Legos. I’ve yet to break it to him that he’s actually […]
The process of teaching a child to read is …. interesting. A struggle at times but with THE BEST rewards for both mama and child. The foundations are laid loooong before the child ever reads his or her first word. I’m already teaching Porter to read. That may seem silly but studies show that children […]