Monthly Archives: October 2008
Little Activist
In the evening, grandma and I took D to an Obama rally. Women for Obama sponsored a rally to turn Arizona blue. After some talking at the Arizona State University campus, we walked across the bridge over a major street carrying blue lights. It was an amazing blue river of over a thousand people. D … Continue reading
Having Princesses Over for Tea
 Yesterday the house was full of princesses – and a few princes – for B’s 4th birthday party. It was a princess tea party complete with dressing up, changing outfits repeatedly, the princesses once being chased by a dragon and the whole finger sandwiches kind of tea time. She had a fantastic time dressing … Continue reading
Revelling in Diversity
I recently got talked into joining Facebook. I had thought it was the realm of teenagers and drunken college students, but within minutes I had found people I knew, some of whom I hadn’t spoken to in years. FB allows people to not only chat with each other but to see what others say they … Continue reading
For the Love of Markers
Kids have been feeling very self directed lately. Yesterday they spent a great deal of time making comic books (which daddy is supposed to photograph). C’s was about R2D2 while D made up his own superheroes. Today the kids made political signs for the yard while I ate lunch. They did it all themselves and … Continue reading
Socializing & Reading
Very friend filled day. Started the morning with a play date. A couple of hours spent with an entire family of children. Went straight from there to a Halloween party. Who says homeschooled children don’t have enough socializing? Or is that socialization? Oh well, that’s a whole ‘nother idea. We’ve been very busy reading around … Continue reading
Creative Counting
At one of his homeschool programs, C learned the song: 5 little hot dogs sitting in a pan, the grease got hot, and one went bam! 4 little . . . . Tonight at dinner the variations started. It started with the same theme and worked its way to things like 5 little light sabers … Continue reading
Love, Marriage & Activist Children
I haven’t been posting lately. Not on purpose, just not getting to it. I have thought during the day that I could write about but then in the evening just don’t get them typed. I recently discovered neither my thyroid nor my adrenal glands are working well. It’s the difference between tired and bone weary. … Continue reading
Secondhand Lions
From “What’s secondhand?” to “what’s a will?”, the movie Secondhand Lions took the boys and I about 2.5 hours to watch Wednesday. I’ve never watched a movie holding the remote to pause every few seconds and answer questions. B is at grandma’s for a big girl sleepover and daddy was out leaving the boys and … Continue reading
Rambling and Sprouting
GEOGRAPHY So D decided to put together the USA floor map puzzle again. This time only putting in states he’d been to. While some have been in quite a bit, others have only been driven through. None the less, pretty well traveled by 8, 6 and 4 – especially if you include Ireland and Mexico. … Continue reading
