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The Silent Swan
The Silent Swan by Lex Keating (AltWit Press, 2013) Having found myself in the vicinity of Stephan's Kindle, I could not resist...
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Do Something Challenge #4
Do something – anything – large or small. Small is all I have time for at the moment. Then share! I wrote a...
Daniel Reflection: 9 Months
In a cruel trick of fate the babysitter arrived 10 minutes after Vivienne fell asleep and 5 minutes after Daniel fell asleep and at a...
The Men's Mother's Day Gift
Sunday, May 11, 2014 The men of our choir, plus a few others from the church, took over for the women in honor of Mother's...
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Sunday, May 4, 2014 One of our favorites. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Gustav Holst, Galaxy, 1.5019)...
Anthony Esolen vs. the Common Core
I still have not read Anthony Esolen's Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child , recommended to me by a knowing friend,...
7 Quick Thanks Friday #17
Fridays sure come around quickly. Stephan comes home early for the month of May! Still healthy kids How the kids...
More FBAR Nonsense
Sorry, I can’t resist. Notice the bold I highlighted from the IRS site. 4. Submit copies of filed FBARs for the...
Celebrating Success: The Right Tool is Worth the Money
I’ve been up to my years in taxes, FBAR, summer planning, science exhibitions and our homeschool application, but I don’t...
If You Leave Your Ladder Outside
At about 4:30 Friday afternoon, I became aware of some rustling in the bushes outside my office window. Normally this is just the...
Snapshot in Words: Science Exhibit at the Emmen Center
On to something more uplifting than crime networks and paperwork . . . There’s a science museum exhibition ( Technorama ) at...
Holy Week
I've said before that I love going to a church that has services every single day between Palm Sunday and Easter , and I love even more...
My Dealings with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Why, as an upstanding citizen of the United States do I have to report to a crime network? Because I have made the baffling...
Joseph Reflection: 3 Years and 10 Months
Oh where to start? He’s growing so fast! Maturing, learning to be patient, calm himself down, use calm words, pick up toys...
Do Something Challenge #3: Defy the Perfect Score
Jesus was the only one with a perfect score. We won’t achieve that on earth. So why is everyone obsessed with it?...
Bullet Journal S-S-S-Start
One great aspect of the Bullet Journal is that you don’t have to decide on a pre-made structure. You just start and it...
Seven Quick Thanks Friday – 16
My Dad! Happy Birthday! The step in requesting permission to homeschool is off in the mail Doing the music for the Easter...
High Expectations
I'm always complaining that we—and by "we" I especially mean our schools—do not expect enough of our young people. ...
Snapshot in Words #3: Independent Dressing
The other day we had to go shopping, so I told the kids to get ready. I have enough to do getting myself, my bags, and Daniel...
TimezAttack by BigBrainz
My son loves it . I regret the day I showed it to him because a three-year-old shouldn’t be addicted to video games, but...
Do Something. Then Stop
Back by popular demand, I present a second “Do Something” challenge. It can be hard to get moving on a project. It...
Vivienne Reflection: 2 Years and 3 Months
It’s fun having a girl around. She likes pink and purple and dressing up, but not too much. She is social and imitates...
Christ is Risen!
We aren't as fancy, but we're singing this for Easter. I love having a hand in the music so I can pick great songs like this, even...
What I’ve been reading: The Secrets of Happy Families...
I’ve been devouring my birthday present, a Kindle version of The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler. Instead of a list of...
Plus Ça Change ...
Fifty years makes no difference in the susceptibility to parody of elementary mathematics education in America. Elementary school...