Coconut –Paul Hostovsky From Bird in the Hand Bear with me I want to tell you something about happiness it’s hard to get at but the thing is I wasn’t looking I was looking somewhere else when my son found…
From Katie: Learning by Doing
An awesome article by Seed magazine (my current favorite magazine!) about learning by doing. Apparently, that’s how we learn best. When we learn by doing, we retain the information we’ve learned much better than if it’s presented to us in…
I’m a Student! But Still a Crip, Too
Well, I’m officially in school and off to a running limping start. I made it to my statistics class on Tuesday, but only after a nasty fall. I was only about 20 minutes late, and the professor was more than…
Spain bans unhealthily thin models
In a very unpopular move, Spain has banned appearances by fashion models who’s body mass index is too low. Italy is considering following suit. The language in the legislation makes it clear that the purpose of the ban is to…
Traveling Tips
I had to share this excellent post on Surviving Travel and Conference from Indie Guzman-Cooper, RN writing at WebMD. She provides a great checklist of things she did to prepare for the trip, as well as other bits of wisdom,…
The Myth About Homework
As the days go by, Katie’s time gets more and more precious. I’m not the only one who is missing lazy days of cuddling up to do our lessons together at our own pace, doing as much as is needed…
Heroine alert!
A real live heroine was born on this day. I hope it was a great one, ginamariewade!
Happy Birthday!
To walkingbear, an intelligent, cuddlesome man who is talented in many ways. May you have many more!
“School Days, School Days, Good Old Golden Rule Days”
Is that how the lyric goes? I know, I can Google it. I should be in bed. If I get anywhere near a lyric archive, I’ll get sucked in and there’s no promise that I’ll get any sleep at all!…
Kyoshi – with flowers!
As you can see, he enjoys the finer things in life, like flowers. Especially if he’s permitted to maul them.