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What a lovely holiday we had! We had some interesting philosophical conversations around the dinner table, initiated by my sister, who wanted to hear everyone’s take on the story of the birth of Jesus. She’s considering what aspects of the story to bring to her children and looking for what part of it lives most [...]

A little over a week ago I set up an account with Google Analytics, and I just have to rave about it here. It is so cool! Because of this blog tracking service I know that people as far away as India, Norway, and New Zealand have visited my little blog! I know that most of [...]

It seemed to David that he heard voices singing in the wind among the olive trees, as though the trees themselves were singing, voices that sang not to the ear but to the soul. ‘He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them.’
I am reading [...]

Alice asks me at least three times a day how many days until Christmas. I’m not sure if it’s a memory thing (Calvin would attribute it to the brick that the neighbor kid threw at her head when she was 2) or just wanting confirmation that I wasn’t just tricking her the first time I [...]

Tags: baking, blogging, Christmas, holidays, Waldorf education

Ooh, six more days!
Tonight we went to get our tree. I can never get my tree before school gets out, so we always head out the Saturday after school gets out and get it. This usually means that we get a GREAT deal, and this year was no different. We went to a small locally-owned [...]

Today I gave the girls I’m working with a block test. it was challenging, but they did an amazing job. I was quite curious to watch what happened when I gave them their tests back. It seems that having such a small class, the scrutiny that a student feels when being compared to his or [...]

 It’s 6:30am and I’m sitting in my living room, the dog at my feet, the cool glow of the computer screen the only light in the room. Children are sleeping, the house is still warming up, I’m still in glasses and pajamas. I always forget how delicious early mornings are.
Feeling a little under the weather I [...]

Today Alice had day one of her three day visit at school. All new students go through this formal process of visiting the class, the parents interview with the teacher and then a decision is made as to enrollment. I was somewhat surprised that the school wanted Alice to go through this process — we [...]

Well, my birthday was very happy indeed. It was one of those days when everything seemed to go right. Stoplights turned green as I approached; the birds sang when I woke up; even the rain let up for my 45 minute walk with Lula.
Today made me feel so grateful to be a part of a [...]

I had a busy weekend!
Phew! Those before pics were at the top of this blog for WAY too long. I was so happy to finally get the horrible wall of wallpaper completely stripped and painted. It was a bit like peeling after a sunburn — actually kind of fun, except for the ladder and my [...]