NotSoSAHM

Of cracks and sags and potty dances

So yesterday we made the three-hour long drive down to Pensacola. I, as the only adult, have driven alone with the girls plenty of times. Why have I not found a legal way to sedate them yet? When Reagan was a traveling toddler she would sleep for about two hours at a stretch, which would give meContinue reading “Of cracks and sags and potty dances”

Party like it’s 1773!

The mainstream media, so I hear–I don’t watch it, is downplaying the birth of the latest grassroots movement: the new revolution. In 1773, colonists who were tired of being taxed without being represented decided to take matters into their own hands by dumping English Tea into the Boston Harbor. Unwelcome taxes had been being leviedContinue reading “Party like it’s 1773!”

Good Friday revisited

I wrote this post last year and after rereading it I realize I couldn’t say it much better this year. *********************************************************** Spring is in the air and we can’t wait to dive right in. The grass is starting to hint at it’s natural color. Robins are back searching the thawing earth for sustenance. The airContinue reading “Good Friday revisited”

Curriculum, curricula

(I had a post all written up last night about the curricula we’re going to use and WordPress kindly enough did not auto save it for me. So when I went to save it it disappeared. I cried a little.) I’m already learning Latin without having to crack open a book. Why can’t they just addContinue reading “Curriculum, curricula”

Homeschooling Changes

We’re a homeschooling family with a seven year old daughter who is doing a mix of first, second and third grade work. I love the idea of a Classical Christian Education, but I haven’t been good at adhering to that philosophy. I am a product of public education and that method of teaching is the only methodContinue reading “Homeschooling Changes”

If only money grew on trees and I had a green thumb

I have a picture of my dream house. I ripped it out of a magazine and have it safely tucked away for when the time is right…retirement. It’s white, two story with a wrap-around porch; symetrical but not square; black shutters and a porch swing; roundings on the house and porch that create the perfectContinue reading “If only money grew on trees and I had a green thumb”