Would you like to take a glimpse into our lives at the moment? Come on in, relax, pour yourself some hot cocoa. (We do quite a bit with our new Cocomotion machine.) (Seriously, a whole separate appliance. For making hot chocolate. I know.)
Miraculous, if a bit Bizarre
First up, a lovely gem from two-year-old [...]
Filed in: child development • cuteness • family • home education • parenting | February 10, 2009
My kids begin helping me in the kitchen before they can even stand properly–pouring ingredients and mixing recipes from the comfort of the sling.
I let them do whatever they’re comfortable doing, even stirring stuff on the stove or cutting with sharp knives (which 2-year-old Jade has yet to want to do. Sarah has gone [...]
Filed in: child development • family • home education | January 25, 2009
Today was a pretty good day. I was consciously trying to do a few particular things right, and I think I succeeded.
I spent most of the day sewing but tried hard to pull myself away for things like making meals–on time, BEFORE people start getting their panties in a wad, and helping with sibling [...]
Filed in: family • home education • parenting • self-reflection | January 21, 2009
(This is a continuation of the previous entry.)
It is evening now and we’re making cookies. I made the dough a few nights ago, thinking I could bake them for the people who came to help us move in, but it turns out I couldn’t even get to the kitchen stuff, so Matt just brought home [...]
Filed in: family • home education | December 3, 2008
We’re sitting in the living room this morning. The Hymns are being played over the surround sound speaker thingie. I just finished reading scriptures and now I’m journaling. The girls were dancing, but now they’re talking on the other couch. I overhear Sarah saying things like “four plus four equals 6″ and “five plus five [...]
Filed in: child development • family • home education | December 3, 2008