2020 Reading Challenge: June Recap
This summer is just flying by! I’m pretty sure I’m going to blink, and July will be over and we’ll be starting school again. I admit, I thought I was going to accomplish a lot more blogging and writing over […]
2020 Reading Challenge: May Recap
Wow, I just get later and later at posting this as the year goes on. So much for summer being less busy! Despite my lateness, May wasn’t a bad reading month. I finished 14 books which has me officially over […]
2020 Reading Goals: April Recap
I think this is the latest I’ve done one of my reading updates, but this month has been crazy already! We’re almost done with school though, so I’m hoping I’ll get to be back to some regular posting through the […]
Sophia Louise, Age 8
Somehow, and I don’t know quite how it happened, I’ve been a mother for 8 years. The girl who made me a mama is still the greatest ray of sunshine to us. She is brilliant, funny, helpful, sweet and responsible. […]
Klaus Daniel, Age 6
Klaus turned six yesterday. I don’t know how that happened. It seems like just yesterday he was a curly-hair toddler, or a chunky baby winning all of our hearts. Somehow now, he’s a tall, skinny child that talks a lot […]
2020 Reading Goals: March Recap
Boy, did March ever throw me and my reading for a loop! Ironically, I think I was reading more than ever. Unfortunately, a heavy majority of it was excessive consumption of the news. Not great for my mental health or […]
5 Good Things
Well, I missed a week of my 5 Good Things post. I have struggled to keep up with what day it actually is, and what posts I need to be writing. All the days really run together without our regularly […]
Socially Distant Diaries ~ Week 1
For most people, the past 7-10 days have been a roller coaster. Lots of warnings, closings, and being socially distant. General admonitions to just stay home, official admonitions to just stay home. And news. So many news updates! Some people […]
5 Good Things.
I’ve been wanting to start a gratitude series on Fridays, and if ever there was a week for it, this is it! I’m sure we’re all equally tired of the headlines and the exhaustion of trying to keep up with […]
The Case for Loop Reading
I read a lot. You might have learned that about me by now 😉 As a home-educating mother, I take my own continuing education seriously. I think it’s important to pursue a variety of subjects that will be mentally stimulating […]