July 7, 2014
I started this particular blog topic some time ago, in direct opposition to the proliferation of crack I see displayed out in public lately. I’m so […]
January 21, 2014
My Mother is an anomaly. She makes beautiful quilts by hand — pre-machine style. She’s not unusual because she quilts… or crochets… Not because she embroidered bluebirds […]
April 23, 2013
So, if you have a failing school (based on test scores) and you want to fix that… what do you do? Let’s pretend like this is […]
March 8, 2010
A couple weeks ago my 12-year-old (who, coincidentally, reads on a late high school/early college level) brought home a permission slip from the local public middle […]
July 29, 2009
The economy sucks. It’s horrible out there. People are losing jobs in record numbers. The “basics” cost more now — a LOT more — than they […]
May 19, 2009
You have heard the old query… “If you had 24 hours to live, how would you spend them?” And I’m sure that thinking about this semi-regularly […]
January 7, 2009
Every year, every January 1st, I have this great hope that the upcoming year will be a bright and beautiful one. For years, I’ve been less […]
November 25, 2008
I know, it’s an old topic with me, but I can’t help it… The holidays bring out the worst in me where the public school system […]
November 12, 2008
You would think, by now, I’d be old enough to know better… Sometimes, I expect the world to be fair and for other people to observe […]
November 10, 2008
I went to a mother-daughter conference this weekend with my daughter. Silly me, I thought it would be time we spent together — rather than time […]
November 5, 2008
To say I’m pleased with the election results would be a lie. I’m deeply concerned about this country, probably more so than I have ever been […]
September 8, 2008
I’d like to address this to the lovely woman (and her understandably quiet, seemingly embarrassed husband) who took little screaming Junior to Wild Oats in Lexington, […]
July 5, 2008
The concert yesterday was a great way to spend July 4th. My daughter got to experience her first concert (she’s been clamoring for that) and she […]
March 6, 2008
Recent news out of California may threaten all homeschooling parents. The appellate court recently ruled that parents aren’t the appropriate teachers for their own children. Apparently, […]
November 26, 2007
My son has now been diagnosed with mono to go with the strep he’s just recently had. So now, he’s off school for an additional two […]
October 16, 2007
Alex, my nine-year old, has been pretty sick for the past few days. She tried to attend school yesterday, but didn’t make it long before I […]