God is not-so-subtly telling me that we need to have “the talk” soon with Reagan. We went to the zoo today and the only animals that were out were fish and mating frogs. I kid you not. There’s a smaller frog on the back of Big Mama. He’s camouflaged pretty well. So, those last onesContinue reading “Love is in the air”
Category Archives: Around DC
A hint of spring?
Doves have been visiting our backyard the past couple of afternoons. The first day I saw them there were no less than eight back there. Yesterday I saw only one. A pair usually takes up residence in our friends’ backyard. Maybe they’re trying out new digs, or they’ve invited their relatives to move closer toContinue reading “A hint of spring?”
Lucky’s not so lucky
We thought we were going to get lucky today… We met some friends after church for what was supposed to be a quick lunch. Our friends had to get one of their daughters to a Girl Scout meeting and we needed to get home so I could go take more money from JoAnn’s.* TheyContinue reading “Lucky’s not so lucky”
You’ve got to stand for something…
President Obama Makes Hu Jintao Look Good On Rights (the full text of the editorial is below) I don’t believe what is coming out of either of their mouths. In school we’ve been studying WWII and the period directly after it. What struck me when we were reading about Truman wasn’t the fact that heContinue reading “You’ve got to stand for something…”
Thank you, Candace Bushnell and Pentagon City
I homeschool for many reasons. One is the flexibility homeschooling affords on so many different levels. We can “do school” in the car on a trip or on a Saturday to make up for a missed weekday. Or we can even play Scrabble as our spelling lesson for the day. That’s what I chose toContinue reading “Thank you, Candace Bushnell and Pentagon City”
Tax dollars at work
As a woman in her childbearing years certain things happen each month on which I must keep tabs. Keep this in mind. Scene opens: a woman and her two daughters are gayly meandering through a beautiful park in DC. It is a gorgeous day. The girls are happily playing with their Barbies and mom isContinue reading “Tax dollars at work”
Not So SAHM 