We had a random act of kindness happen, homeschool-style, happen to us the other day. Remember how I told you that I had found a homeschoolin’ mentor earlier this year? Well, the other day we arrived home after a crazy day to find an unmarked manila envelope tucked in our front door. When we opened it,…
T.H.I.N.K.-ing about Thumper
If you can’t say something nice…don’t say nothing at all. ~Thumper Folks, I’ve been T.H.I.N.K.-ing about Thumper lately. I loved the scene in Bambi in which Thumper’s mom asks him to remember what his father had told him that morning, to which Thumper replies, “If you can’t say something nice… don’t say nothing at all.”…
Black Friday isn’t so black after all
It’s a true Black Friday here, folks. We lost power Wednesday afternoon and have yet to get it back. This is not unusual for our neck of the woods here in New England. The first couple times it happened, Schizz and I were childless. The outages were fun, memorable, romantic even. We’d play board games…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We have so much to be thankful for this year, including you guys! This time last year, I was up to my eyeballs in reading material, trying to figure out how to get Leo’s needs met. This year, the only worry we have is whether we will be healthy enough to consume mass…
Too sensitive?
Lately I’ve been wondering, is there such a thing as too sensitive? I’m sure you guys have all heard of Momastery. I’ve been a Momastery follower for several years now. Her writing speaks to me, not just as a mom, but as a human being. If you haven’t read anything by Glennon yet, please be sure…
My leaky bucket
This morning was one of those days. I only managed to get two [interrupted] hours of sleep. I am a lifelong insomniac so I’m pretty good at rolling with the whole sleep deprivation thing with the exception of when I’ve had close to no sleep and then interrupted sleep. Last night was one of those no sleep +…
