Seth and Zoe have me all to themselves now that the two older ones are going to public school. We are having fun! On day one of our third year of homeschooling, we drove out to our friends’ house in (what we call) the country. The Alders expanded their chicken coop and have new [...]
Posted on September 8th, 2011 by trish
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Our back-to-school date is always September 1. It’s the magic time when all video game playing ceases and Harry gets back on the Hogwarts Express. Magic, I tell you, because my kids automatically know that it’s time to hit the books. This year will be a little bit different. We decided during registration that Zack [...]
Posted on September 5th, 2011 by trish
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“Sometimes we let our thoughts of tomorrow take up too much of today. Daydreaming of the past and longing for the future may provide comfort but will not take the place of living in the present. This is the day of our opportunity, and we must grasp it.” -Thomas S. Monson Zoe got invited to [...]
Posted on March 15th, 2011 by trish
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Cracking, shifting plates Destruction follows Swooshing, sucking water In, over Earth’s wounds Enourmous, indestructable force Pure power pushing, claiming land Barely a warning All shores fear Cruel Merciless Almighty Leaving nothing Save those who quake and tremble with terror No room, no time For sick fascination This moment, nothing’s sweeter than life Move Out Of [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2011 by trish
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Seth and Zack are fascinated by poop. I attribute their love of toilet humor to their being boys. It’s just funny to them. After I decreed that Captain Underpants, Pokemon and other manga books were no longer acceptable forms of reading, Seth came home from the library with this book, Jurassic Poop. He thought it [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2010 by trish
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I bought a jar of Nutella in the international aisle of HEB early last week. I made a double batch of rolls and I figured we could go European and eat chocolate for breakfast. The kids were out of their minds with happiness, dying and going to heaven every morning. And now the jar is [...]
Posted on October 24th, 2010 by trish
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It’s our second year of homeschooling and the picture above is from our second day. The boys are getting a spelling test and Zoe is just happy to have her own pencil, paper and clipboard. Sarah is at band, so we have an hour to do a bit of spelling and then play at the [...]
Posted on September 5th, 2010 by trish
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I Googled “jello toast” for recipes, but could only find one. I figure I can forgive myself for never having heard of it until last month on a friend’s blog. It seemed pretty straight forward… buttered bread with jello on it, bake it, and eat. Right? I was dubious, “So… just put pour the powder [...]
Posted on September 5th, 2010 by trish
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Going to Grandma’s house is almost a given every summer. At least, in the kids’ eyes. It’s not a matter of “if,” but “when”. A definite highlight is going to the beach. Another highlight is getting to go to the beach again. I forgot to bring my camera the first time we went on an [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by trish
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Last night we played the telephone game. You know that game where someone starts by whispering something into someone’s ear. That person gets only one listen and then must repeat it as accurately as possible to the next person in line. And it continues down the line until the last person says aloud what was [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2010 by trish
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