Our school year ended this spring with a Nature Study that the kids both loved and talked about all the time. In an effort to keep their interest alive, I thought it would be fun to study Botany for science this year. There have been a lot of big science words this time around, and […]
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Tiny Talk
The song “Toes” by Zac Brown Band is one of the ringtones on my cell phone. If you aren’t familiar with the song, the refrain goes like this: “Got my toes in the water, a$$ in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand…life is good today…yeah, life is […]
Tiny Talk Continues…
Last Sunday night after the kids were fast asleep, I went up to their rooms to decorate their doors for Valentine’s Day. I have a friend who does stuff like that for her kids but I never have. I knew mine would love it! I found a bunch of gaudy Valentine’s Day decorations on sale […]
Tiny Talk
I’ve been reading this really, really awesome book called “Sarah’s Key”. It flip flops back and forth between a present day journalist and a Jewish child during the holocaust. Despite its sadness, the story is incredibly moving and very hard to put down. One night as I read on the couch, Savannah asks, “Mom, will […]
Tiny Talk
We’re eating dinner tonight and the conversation turns to Santa Claus. The kids are talking about what they think he’s bringing this year and whether or not Santa will know where to deliver our gifts. Suddenly Savannah says, “My friend told me that he’s not real. She said my parents are Santa Claus.” Jeremy and […]