The house continues to come together. We need to mount more blinds, but that’s really a two-person job in our two-story entryway, and curiousmay9 is NOT up to it for a while (neither she nor I are allowed on ladders).…
Congrats Katie!
shadowkatt passed her tests to go to the next level in both Wing Chun and Kali Escrima last night (her second milestone in each?). I’m a bit confused because the two use different terms for their levels, but I’m proud…
It’s Wednesday Already?
sambear acted as chauffeur and patient advocate for curiousmay9 all day yesterday. I do mean ALL DAY. They left by 9, I believe, and didn’t get home ’til early evening. Our poor Leo has mononucleosis. She kept pushing herself instead…
Joys of Homeschooling
I cannot describe the marvelous conversations I am privileged to have with shadowkatt. They might happen at any time of the day or night, in the car, over dinner, while watching TV, via LJ or IMs—you name it. Thinking back,…
Awe-inspiring
The Darkest Days “In the spring of 1944, a group of 38 Ukrainian Jews emerged weak and jaundiced from a cave they’d used for nearly a year to escape the horrors of the Holocaust. Nearly fifty years later, one caver…
It’s Just Too Weird Not to Share
hopeevey, think anybody would notice if you started doing this rather than flowers at work? Adult Origami Current Mood: 🙂surprised
Reasons to Do Your Homework?
Some deities don’t mix. No, really. Student drinks lab chemical on a dare. Why did they bother to revive this guy? It would have been a perfect example of evolution in action.
Richard Biggs Dead
He’s the actor who played Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon5 From J. Michael Straczynski executive producer of Babylon-5. From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5) I was awakened today with several phone calls from cast members and Doug to pass along the…
Poetry: Philosophy in Warm Weather
Philosophy in Warm Weather –Jane Kenyon Now all the doors and windows are open, and we move so easily through the rooms. Cats roll on the sunny rugs, and a clumsy wasp climbs the pane, pausing to rub a leg…
Still to Be Done
I’m finding a few things overwhelming, so I need to break them down into smaller pieces. Maybe I should set myself a certain number of boxes to empty each day? Going through the rest of the boxes that are still…