This year the Christmas tree stood unaccosted, the wrapped and trimmed presents safe from harm, and a gingerbread house yet stands. These conditions were not possible lo the many years before but now the baby of the family turned four-years-old on Christmas Eve, and a good little four she is. Infanthood, toddlerhood, all of [...]
Adulthood on the Horizon
January 1st, 2010 · No Comments
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Kill the TV! We did and lived to tell . . .
January 12th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Top 10 reasons I am glad we killed the TV:
10. The librarians know our entire family by name.
9. We have crazy family dance time at least weekly.
8. Family read alouds are the best! (We recommend Fablehaven series and Candy Shop Wars as two favorites!)
7. LESS NOISE!!!
6. No more trying to quick change the channel during [...]
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Happy Earth Day today and tomorrow
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Happy Earth Day. (By saying that am I branding myself a green freak?) I have been green before green was “in”. Back in the 80’s I had bags to reuse before every grocery store sold their own, I petitioned my family to buy brown eggs to support the biodiversity of chickens, I tried to recycle [...]
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