Last week a friend and I took our children to the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. We were interested in seeing the touring Lewis and Clark exhibit. My girls and I also spent some time exploring the first floor of the museum. Highlights included sitting in at least two covered wagons, including one drawn […]
Entries from August 2004
This exhibit must go!
August 6th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Tags: places
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Home
August 6th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Looking through a homeschooling catalog I found 13 pages on language arts materials but then 2 for math. 8 pages for history and then 3 pages on science (mostly biology). Why is it so disproportional for math and science? What I want to find is a kit that we can use to learn about circuits, […]
Tags: homeschool
The heart of generosity
August 5th, 2004 · 3 Comments
Through the week I’ve been thinking about the truth in Chip Gibbons’ piece on generosity. Generosity requires a free choice for there to be a gift. A gift implies something that is given. When generosity is mandated by law their is no gift because nothing is given. Everything is taken. The use of force erradicates […]
Tags: journal
How to keep cool in the summer
August 5th, 2004 · Comments Off on How to keep cool in the summer
with the luxury of fresh lychees….
Tags: food
Slow. Stop. Yield.
August 5th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Last Thursday I lost it. Or I came close to losing it. And as I was losing, I was finding… Ted was in Portland at OSCON. Abigail was ill with a fever but we had made reservations and spent money for the weekend in Astoria already. Also Ted was depending on us for his ride […]
Tags: faith
