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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Gnomes!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged everyday stuff, Liam, pictures, Waldorf on April 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sure Sign of Spring
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged everyday stuff, parenthood, pictures, Seasons 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 [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, Kieran, parenthood, pictures on February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s a lousy picture, I know, but I got it on the fly with my cell phone. Kieran had been asleep before dinner, and he was cranky and angry all through dinner because we woke him up to eat (and also to keep him from sleeping through the evening and getting up for the day [...]
Snowmageddon!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged pictures, weather on February 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Or at least that’s what President Obama has named the storm that hit our area overnight. We ended up with maybe 10-12 inches here, but just a few miles south, the towns saw two feet, and in Delaware and west, three feet. We have had two of the five largest snowstorms ever to hit the [...]
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, pictures on December 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
We had a wonderful, peaceful Christmas here at the Menagerie House. As we went through the various holiday rituals and traditions, I was reminded again and again how blessed Kevin and I are to be together for all these years now, and how blessed we are by having our beautiful, playful, and kind boys to [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, Kieran, Liam, pictures on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yes, we had Liam’s sixth birthday party here this weekend. It was a lot of fun with friends and family spread all across the house for most of the afternoon. As soon as I’ve managed to post more pictures I’ll show you some from the party, but in the meantime, here’s a bit of Thanksgiving [...]
Halloween
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, Kieran, Liam, pictures on November 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Two little boys have been very excited about Halloween for the last week or so. Liam’s teacher has been telling the Kindergarteners a story about a hobgoblin who came to town and played tricks on people. And on the last day of school before Halloween, it just so happened that a hobgoblin passed by Liam’s [...]
Back In Action
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged illness, Kevin, Kieran, Liam, pictures on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been sick the last couple of weeks, so that’s behind the lack of cute kid stories over here. But I’m well and back to posting now, and hoping that the next bug gives us a bit of breathing room before invading. Nothing like back-to-back attacks of bronchitis to knock one out of everyday life [...]
He’s So Big!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cute conversations, everyday stuff, Kieran, pictures 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 [...]
Whimsical Wednesday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Kieran, Liam, pictures on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I got this quick shot of Liam and Kieran today. They were waiting out a summer thunderstorm while eating Popsicles and watching the cars splash by in the street. Ah, the joys of childhood summers…
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