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Updates to Life
Three years ago I wrote a chronological timeline of our journey of home education. Here's the original timeline updated to this year. Hang in there. In the midst of a sea of belly button shirts and...
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West Coast Weekend photo essay
Saturday, Emandare winery, DuncanWines tasting budsThe vineyardAnother kind of budsSaturday night, Birthday Barbecue in the back yardFood and soccerSunday, Ice cream at the wharf, Cowichan...
View ArticleA Life of Sacrifice
Who knew that waiting to become a grandmother was going to be SUCH a burden on me. Who knew?Take yesterday, for example. It is necessary, in the game of waiting for babies, to create pleasant...
View ArticleComplain to Blogger
In the bottom right hand corner of my blog posting page,which I think is called a dashboard, there is a button that I've just noticed. It's says "Complain to Blogger."Okay. I will.Blogger, thanks for...
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Becoming a Grandmother
Sunday afternoon, May 16th, 2016 I became a grandmother. My baby had a baby. If I'm thinking rationally, I know that it is possible, and, not only possible - but the only way the human race will...
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About Time
Yesterday we were all sitting around the living room watching me drink coffee because they are too young and impressionable. We were discussing Important Things like how long the radishes will take to...
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Like Manna from Heaven
A lot of babies are coming into our lives these days. The most significant of these are, of course, our newly born grandson Edwin and our about to be born grand-something due this very week. At the...
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Coasties
There's s lot of beautiful country here. I hope y'all don't mind if I like my little corner best.Truly, it's all lovely-mountains, prairie, foothills, prairie, lake country, prairie, city, prairie,...
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Perks of being a Grandmother
Of course you know all the classic perks.All the fun and joy of children without the physical and emotional weight of parenthood. And getting to sleep through the night. But there are even perks to...
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The Grotto
In the middle of suburbia, merely three minutes from Scout's house is a lovely Marian grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. We prayed there and watched baby chipmunks. Who knew what delights Ottawa...
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Isn't coffee the best?
The best part of travelling anywhere is the opportunity to eek out new and interesting and yummy coffee shops. Such as that is, we found a delightful opportunity, right here in Vanier. It's called Red...
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Labour Inducing Gelato, who knew?
Yesterday we got talking about gelato, as we often do. Once the conversation rolls around to food, well, gelato is fundamental to the conversation. Scout says, "Apparently there is a gelato shoppe in...
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Thanks Again, Dr. Hahn
Twenty-five years ago, at the age of twenty-seven I came into the Catholic Church. I was a new convert and an innocent and fledgling Christian. Thinking I would be eager to hear a conversion story,...
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Pleasant Dreams
Edwin is spending a lot of time dreaming about meeting his new cousin. Who isn't quite done yet. New cousin is just letting us all know who's in charge around here.In the meanwhile, Edwin can dream and...
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Baby number two...Exhibit B
Deep breath.Haaaaaaaaaaaah. Siiiiiiiiiiiiigh.Scout had a baby. He's Perfect. Woody Allen once said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up."She showed up. He showed up.When that baby showed up,...
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And baby makes ten
There's been a lot of baby-happening around here as you already know.And here's some very big news...our baby, our OWN baby,our BABY - turns ten years old today.She is lovely, wise, sophisticated. She...
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Adorable, Fun and Restful
Dear People,This year is my summer of rest. That means I do a lot, but I do it more slowly and only when I want to. And it's been good. Just a couple of glimpses of some of the nice things I have...
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Reasons to not Homeschool, amended
Fall has descended on my household. And on my lawn. Life has picked up it's predictable rhythm and flow and it's comforting. It's been eighteen months of little routine. I'm grateful. Over the...
View ArticleReason not to homeschool #1 - I won't have enough time for all the children
Let's be honest. Not like usual. Homeschoolers are fecund. Not every homeschooler on the planet will have numerous offspring, but I think it's safe to say that we reproduce on the high side of...
View ArticleReasons to not homeschool #2 - I won't be able to keep on top of the housework
This is a major concern. Living in squalor is DEPRESSING. A couple of thoughts on this. If you would like to homeschool, but keeping some order and tidiness in your life has been the primary reason to...
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Reasons to not homeschool #3 - I won't have enough patience with the kids.
I wish this was funny. I really do. This is the most frequently heard reason for not homeschooling that I have personally ever heard. Ladies, NONE of us have enough patience to homeschool. Or to...
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Reasons to not homeschool # 4 - I won't know what to do at each grade level...
OR What do I do and when?Here is the very good news. There is SCADS and I mean LOTS of resources telling you exactly what do and when to do it and even giving you checklists to do it with. If you are...
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Reasons to not homeschool # 5 - maintaining authority
Maintaining authority in our homes is pretty fundamental to the success of teaching our own kids. It's pretty fundamental to raising children in general. When it comes right down to it, maintaining...
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Reasons to not homeschool # 6 - butting heads with the kids
I can't even tell you, if I wrote pages and pages, how much I hate conflict with my kids. And how much I hate conflict with each other in my household. It makes me insane. It's one of life's very...
View ArticleReasons to not homeschool # 7 - having enough time for oneself
Picture this. You are home all day with your children. They are small so it's hard to get out of the house. And it's also quite difficult. And time consuming, so it's easier to just stay home. But...
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