Weekly Photo Challenge: Sky
These are the photos I took in response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I’m not a photographer, but I like taking photos, especially for this type of … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Sky
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Kitchenette Dinners, or Hotel Home-Cooking
As I’ve mentioned, we’re still living in a hotel. It’s a nice extended-stay type hotel with a little kitchenette and reliable wifi, but it’s been almost a month since we … Continue reading Kitchenette Dinners, or Hotel Home-Cooking
Longing, Hope, Despair: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier My rating: 5 of 5 stars I bought this book on a very bad day. I was overwhelmed with our situation—the layoff, the uncertainty, along … Continue reading Longing, Hope, Despair: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Brainwashing in One Easy Step
Daughter: “Mommy! We just passed a playground. Did you see?” Me: “You mean the one at McDonald’s?” Daughter: “Yes, McDonald’s. But we don’t go there because the food is bad … Continue reading Brainwashing in One Easy Step
Double Vision: June Review/July Kickoff
Today I misjudged how long it would take me to get lost and then get back to meet up with a group of moms I was meeting for the first … Continue reading Double Vision: June Review/July Kickoff
Slow Learner
I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t learn any of the lessons I try to teach myself. I would like to just learn a behavior and be done, but … Continue reading Slow Learner
Leadership Learning: A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century by Oliver Van DeMille My rating: 4 of 5 stars I find it somewhat funny that I … Continue reading Leadership Learning: A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
Emote in haste, repent at leisure (Week 46 Review)
“Do you know,” said Anne confidentially, “I’ve made up my mind to enjoy this drive. It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up … Continue reading Emote in haste, repent at leisure (Week 46 Review)
Happiness is…
…the rest of my family (cats included) curled up asleep on the big hotel bed, even though that means there’s no room for me and I need to sleep on … Continue reading Happiness is…
Ask a Stupid Question…
We’ve been somewhat lax on pottying for my nearly two-year-old during the move, what with the 7 hours a day in the car and all, but now that we’re settled … Continue reading Ask a Stupid Question…
Keeping my Sanity by Losing my Mind: Mindful Mama Carnival Post
Welcome to the First Mindful Mama Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the Mindful Mama Blog Carnival hosted by Zoie at TouchstoneZ. Participants are writing posts about what … Continue reading Keeping my Sanity by Losing my Mind: Mindful Mama Carnival Post
Children Should be Seen and Not Heard
We were at craft time in the library today coloring and pasting pictures of animals and geographical features on a cut-out of Africa. One of the animals was a tiger, … Continue reading Children Should be Seen and Not Heard
Imperfect Happiness 