We had such a lovely day today. This week is our skip week from school (we have 1 week off a month, and no long summer vacation), so the girls played this morning while I planned out school for the… Read more ›
It is 2:30 pm. I am drinking ginger ale that is so sharp it burns my throat. The girls are upstairs playing something. We just got  back from a walk that included the post office (mailing off a birthday package),… Read more ›
A few posts ago, when I mentioned Halloween, Brandy asked: “So, I have a youth pastor friend who is very anti Halloween since it is a pagan (if not outright devil worshipping…I haven’t ever pinned him down on that) holiday.… Read more ›
It is 12:09 pm. The sun is shining, but it was pouring about half an hour ago. Now it’s still windy but the sun is out. Â It is currently 84 degrees with 74% humidity. Â We’re hoping it starts raining again.… Read more ›
A friend asked for a list of books that I’ve read with the girls, and I thought it might be useful to someone else too. So I’m posting it here. I tend to go for unabridged versions rather than abridged,… Read more ›
It is 8:18 am. It’s 79 degrees out, and while Yahoo tells me that it feels like 81, I don’t agree at the moment. It’s very pleasant, and I can drink my Bengal Spice tea without wanting to die. (Bengal… Read more ›
I stole this little meme from another blog. Outside my window: It is blue skies and gorgeous fluffy clouds. The roof on the house across from us is such a gorgeous mix of blue and purple, and ripples like fish… Read more ›
It’s 3:51 pm on Sunday. My weather app tells me that it’s 86 degrees but that it feels like 91 degrees. Humidity is 62% and it is mostly cloudy. There’s a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow. The girls are… Read more ›
Brandy asked what we are doing for school, so I shall tell you. I go into this post with the disclaimer that obviously, what is right for us isn’t necessarily right for everyone, and we’re not judging those who make… Read more ›
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Things have been busy! Earlier this week was the culmination of lots of work- I finished a first draft of a 50,000 word novel for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, wherein crazy people attempt… Read more ›
