December 14th, 2009 Stephen and I have started on the South Beach Diet. We might as well diet now, or we’re going to “have” to diet later. Diabetes runs in Stephen’s family, although I seem to have more blood-sugar problems than he does.
We’re doing the South Beach Diet. I didn’t think it would be hard. I never [...]
November 19th, 2009 Ares the Clydesdale had his first “job” today. We’d put the harness on him a few times. Today I put it on him and had him pull a singletree and then a gate that I needed move.
He did a GREAT job.
November 19th, 2009 Possum, my beloved tortie cat (1994-2009) passed away this morning at the Wright Veterinary Clinic in Gilmer, Tx. Possum was one of 4 orphaned kittens that I raised on a bottle after they were found abandoned in a hollow tree. She was preceded in death by her 3 brothers: Softy, Simba, and T.R. [...]
November 17th, 2009 We should have seen it coming when Mattel bought out Pleasant Company, the small company that produced the high quality and high priced American Girl Dolls. We should have known that quality and focus on history would soon be sacrificed to quantity and marketing.
I’ve loved what the American Girl dolls stood for since they [...]
November 12th, 2009 No, this isn’t a workout commentary. A few weeks ago we added some calves to our menagerie. They’re little Jersey-Holstein crosses, cute as buttons. The girl is Lena and the boy is David. Sarah’s having a great time bottle-feeding them, although they’ll almost knock you down when they butt for more milk.
Crazy as it sounds, [...]
November 7th, 2009 Have you ever thought about how rare truth is today? It’s almost like it’s gone out of fashion. And I don’t mean just by con artists and other professional liars.
Advertisers stretch the truth, manipulate statistics and out-right LIE to sell products.
Artists “touch up” photos of movie stars and models to make them look better. [...]
October 12th, 2009 Home-schooling ISN’T easy. It’s not for the faint-of-heart. Today has been a good example.
Then I get on the computer and read about a 6 y.o. boy scout who brings a fork, spoon, knife combo to school and is sentenced to alternative education.
No mercy…no common-sense.
I find myself wondering how many teachers and workers [...]
October 12th, 2009 Although it’s politically correct to bash European explorers, condemn them as almost demonic, and blame them for spreading epidemics, real history is much less one-sided.
September 28th, 2009 Leave it to a homeschool family to have an interesting assortment of critters. Today we added another (temporarily, I hope) to our menagerie: a leech. Andrew (who helps us) found it in the pond. It really is a very interesting animal, a good science lesson and very pretty…..but…..
September 21st, 2009 Like most home-school moms, I’ve had to be creative when it comes to teaching. I’m thinking about putting some of my ideas on our website so that they won’t go to waste. I spent too much time creating them.
