So… we officially started homeschooling on Monday. I thought I’d do a first week wrap-up. In all honesty, the only real difference (so far) between this week and last week is that we are recording what we do each day. I had originally planned to be the sole recorder but Leo received a journal with space…
Learning to Read and Happy Tears
My sweet T is learning to read. “Mum!! Do you know what?! I have happy tears in my eyes right now. Wanna know why?? Because when I look at the book, I can read a bunch of the words now. I have happy reading tears.” ~ T Me too, T. Is there anything more exciting to watch than a…
Under-arming out of public places
This may sound silly, but sometimes I feel like articles and books find their way to me at the absolute most perfect moment. As if they somehow knew that I needed them. Yesterday, I attended a robotics lecture and demonstration with the kids. They loved it! The three sat, mesmerized, for the entire lecture. Leo…
Squeaky Wheels (The world needs more Ts in it)
It’s often said that squeaky wheels get the oil and it’s absolutely true. The question is, is it fair?? In our family, there one child who is so intense, so persistent, so over-the-top, so busy, that he demands a lot of our attention. I am forever feeling guilty about the amount of time and energy spent…
On Sensitivity- TV Phobia Anyone?
At the risk of appearing pathological, here goes nothing… Leo is afraid of the television [and I may be to blame]. Leo was born busy. He’s spirited. He has spunk. Actually, Leo was a mover and a shaker even before he entered the world, but that can be a story for another day. As an…
Farewell, double-story g!
You know how sometimes your kids will do something so completely adorable or quirky or just so them for what seems like forever and then, one day, you realize it’s gone? That they’ve grown up a bit and you didn’t even notice when it happened? There are so many bittersweet parenting moments like this. T used…
