Living and Learning
Sometimes a break is the best thing in the world. I’d much rather keep plowing through something until I’m finished, but I’m slowly realizing that even short breaks really do…
Read moreThese are the Days of Survival
If you ask me how I’m doing and I say, “fine,” there’s an 85% chance I’m lying. 10% of the time, you won’t even have to ask. The other 5%…
Read moreA Place of Rest
The other day I made a quick scroll on facebook and noticed this little blurb was the hot topic of the day. I saw the first two few sentences and…
Read morePumpkin Whoopie Pies
I really, really used to dislike fall. I’m beginning to wonder how much of my love affair with fall is actually about the season and how much of it is…
Read moreBurn Out
It’s Sunday evening and instead of feeling refreshed and ready to charge into a new week, I really just want to crawl under the covers and not emerge for days.…
Read moreAutumn Perfection and a Barn Sale
On Sunday, the temperature was pushing 90 as the sun convinced us summer was still here. It was the perfect day for an afternoon bike ride on the Allegany Passage.…
Read moreFunnies from around the house
I’ve gotten slack about writing down the things the boys say thinking, “Oh, I’ll remember this one.” Unfortunately, by the time David gets home from work, I can’t even remember…
Read moreSummer Photo Recap
Summer went by like a mirage. It’s over. I know this because I baked scones tonight. In 2005 David and I spent almost two months in Ireland. Now, whenever summer…
Read moreRabbit Hunting in the Garden
What are little boys made of, made of? What are little boys made of? Rabbit hunting Camo Bright orange so the other hunters can see them Lying in the dirt…
Read moreSchool Begins
How could I possibly remember so clearly, yet forget so totally how involving and intense it is to homeschool? It’s Day number One and I feel the curtains closing down…
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