I'm a little embarrassed to share this... I tried to call in sick today, but there was no one to call. Okay, so I wasn't really sick. I just kind of overdid it yesterday and I'm paying today.But there is no "substitute teacher" in a homeschool.And I'm self-employed.So because there was no one to call, I will just whine a little on this ...
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I have been "tagged" by my friend, Kristen with the "Holiday Edition of: Getting to Know Your Friends." As opposed to other versions, I find this one fascinating. Mostly because the questions are about favorite Christmas traditions. It seems everyone I know is fiercely dedicated to their own traditions and I love that ...
Serendipity
Ok. I knew the minute I posted this picture, we would be so busted. So I am coming clean. Yes. We ditched school yesterday.(even homeschoolers have the urge to ditch at times)But we had a great reason...Our friends, Gene & Pam were visiting from Hanfordand we HAD to go to Disneyland together!So happy to be with our friends.Then Amy joined ...
We go together…
Working on that Christmas video and sorting through my pictures gives me a total "Now and Then" perspective. Because I'm a scrapbooker, I write my journaling stories more about relationships, than I do events. Although, I'm all about chronicling events, too. I love seeing relationships evolve in my photos. I love documenting ...
A picture a day…
I take pictures every day. I know that sounds absurd. What could be so interesting EVERY single day?It is the little things that attract my attention.Because I notice things around me and am always thinking. It's pretty simple to document the BIG events. The birthdays, Christmases, vacations, etc. But I am aware that it is in our most ...
For the love of Bricks.
My mom calls him "Cerebrito" or "Little Brain." He doesn't let anyone, except his immediate family, call him Jon.He prefers Jonathan. He is a thinker of deep thoughts. He has an extraordinary sense of humor. He is intensely focused when he is building with his Legos. We sometimes call him "Captain Distraction." He ...
Y 2 Que?
In 1979, after President Jimmy Carter opened up travel between the U.S. & Cuba, I had a cousin go to Cuba to visit family.She brought back the most amazing treasure for us: A suitcase full of our family pictures. This is going to sound odd to some, but I was 24 years old and had never, before that moment, seen baby pictures of myself. ...
Cat Whisperer
She thinks she owns him. She rides on his shoulders. She sits on his keyboard while he's trying to work. If she is quick enough she can sleep at the foot of our bed. Meet Nefret Darby. Eric's cat. We have 3 cats. Nefret, the cat Bastet, who owns Lucy, and Poseidon, who just tolerates Jonathan. (we were studying ancient civilizations and ...
Where you lead…I will follow.
Tuesdays are sacred. It is a sacred bonding time for my daughters and me. Lucy and I head over to Amy's to watch the Gilmore Girls every Tuesday evening. Sadly, we were thwarted last week because of the Laker game (against the Clippers. Lakers won 105-101). And we were a little upset. This wasn't about the Lakers, it was OUR NIGHT. And ...
Cuban Christmas Math – 12 days plus 3 Kings?
It is the day after Thanksgiving. I know there is a frenzy of activity in many homes already decorating for Christmas. Ours is not one of those. Growing up Cuban means we celebrate Christmas Eve - Noche Buena. In our home, we always waited to put up our tree until December 24th. That was always part of the celebration. We ...
