Last week I took Abigail to the pool. It was Mommy-and-me time, but I also had a goal in mind. I wanted to see how willing she was to swim. I didn’t care exactly what she remembered from her lessons last fall or what she could or couldn’t do. I wanted to know how willing […]
Entries from June 2004
Sink or swim
June 21st, 2004 · 2 Comments
Tags: journal
My secret selfishness
June 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on My secret selfishness
As I commented on Katherine’s blog the other day, in response to her question, my five favorite fruits are raspberries, raspberries, raspberries…oh, yes, strawberries and blueberries…. In the photo above, the berry appears close to my wedding ring, and although I love Ted more, much more than any fruit, I feel passionate for anything raspberry. […]
Tags: journal
“Better than Comdex”
June 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on “Better than Comdex”
That’s how Eric Mack described attending a home education conference. I can’t agree or disagree with him, since I haven’t been to either Comdex or a homeschooling conference. (Actually, for me, many things might qualify as better than Comdex – unless I got to go to Las Vegas alone with my husband!) But I liked […]
Tags: homeschool
Why I like WordPress blogs
June 21st, 2004 · 4 Comments
This morning I left a comment on Lisa Williams’ blog and I wondered if anyone else would post one too… and how I’d remember to check back later…then I realized that Lisa now has a WordPress blog. Immediately I went to add her comment feed to my aggregator, surprised at myself that I hadn’t already […]
Tags: blog
Literary Daddies
June 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Literary Daddies
The beginning of this Seattle Times article reminded me of our own family…from Saturday’s Seattle author wants parents to reclaim role as teachers and mentors, connect with kids Dr. Jeffrey Lee made his daughter cry the first time he showed her how to throw a ball. Like many parents, he got impatient and expected his […]
Tags: books
