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Gnomes!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on April 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Waldorf teachers use the traditional northern European fairy tales as stories in their younger classes. First the children hear them as the teachers speak them, then see them in the form of puppet shows put on by the teachers, and then in the grade school they read the stories for themselves. As a result, we [...]

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Sure Sign of Spring

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »

This morning at school, Kieran came shrieking around a corner… “Mommy, Mommy! Lookie what I found? Spring and muffins!” And he led me to some huge red maples… “Mommy! They are tapping the trees! Mmmmmmmm, maple syrup and muffins!” And he’s correct. Every Spring the 3rd graders tap the numerous campus maple trees for their [...]

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Ccccccooooooooold!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Aaaaahhhhhhh…………..the sweet memories of last summer. We drive past that fountain every morning on our way to drop Liam of at kindergarten, and it has long since been turned off and drained. We have had some very cold days, and an unusually long string of them, too. It did moderate somewhat today when the temperature [...]

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Sex Ed – The Toddler Curriculum

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

One of my favorite things about being a parent is the times when I can listen to my children talk out a problem. I guess it’s the teacher in me that loves to hear exactly how a child fits a newly learned item into his understanding of the world, or just that I love puzzles [...]

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Thursday Morning Drive Time, Sibling Rivalry Edition

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’m  running around trying to get some holiday things done, just like everyone else right now, and so I haven’t had time to finish my Thanksgiving Round-Up post with party pictures and such-hopefully I can get to that this weekend?? Who knows… Anyway, in the meantime, a conversation from the ride to school this morning: [...]

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At Least It’s Not Swine Flu…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »

…but it’s still a pretty nasty bug. I came down with it first, last weekend, and then Liam got it, and then Kiri. Thank goodness Kevin has managed to evade its evil clutches. We were down and out for most of this week – Liam missed four days of school, and Kevin stayed home from [...]

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He’s So Big!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Kevin took Liam and Kieran to the beach this weekend. Even with Labor Day over and done with, the beach is still fun because the kids can still play on the sand, ride the rides, and eat ice cream and pizza, After two years of tears caused by being too small to go on many [...]

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All I Need Is A Spare Week, Childcare, and Some Money…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Truly, I love being a mom at home with my kids. I really like my life and most days I go to bed quite contented and fulfilled. Even so though, I have my dreams, and I have even read that a healthy fantasy life is good for everyone. An invitation to this just landed in [...]

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Nursing Your Baby Is The Normal Thing To Do

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I just found a gift in my inbox. It came from a fellow La Leche League Leader, and I have no idea how she happened upon it. It is a video, and it will surely please many, many people. Whether you are a long-time supporter of breastfeeding, or a pregnant mom who is mulling over [...]

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It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on August 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Or, well, so some marketers would like to have us believe. For several years now as the Christmas catalogs arrive earlier and earlier I’ve been vowing to myself to make note of the arrival date of the first Christmas catalog of the season. Just for kicks, you know, and also so I can complain about [...]

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