Have you seen the commerical for Mastercard (I think)? It is a simple animation of people arriving in cars to a house. Kids are looking out the front windows. Mom is standing at the door. There's a lot of hustle and bustle as the visitors arrive. Then, the door shuts, everything quietens down and as … [Read more…]
I haven't talked too much about Matthew. He's the little guy in the avatar to your right. He's my oldest (19 yr). He's been away at college this semester. He's coming home for the holidays. This is a bitter sweet coming home. He'll be here for 3 weeks. That's great. But, he's going to … [Read more…]
And it really hurt. Yesterday, I slipped on my 2 year old's shoe (that shouldn't've been on the floor in my room) and fell down, hard. Very hard. People my age shouldn't fall that hard. It hurts. All day I was in pain. I took Advil, which helped. I wasn't in so much pain today … [Read more…]
The end of the calendar year marks the midpoint of our school year. It's time to take stock of how things are going. It seems like we are always behind. But, tonight I was talking with the boys and the dad about school. I realized that we weren't as behind as it seemed. With … [Read more…]
I've had the feeling lately that something is down there. As I sit and watch TV, I feel it. As I sit and do school with the kids, I feel it. There's something down there waiting for me. So, tonight I decide is the time to tackle it. I toss off the cushions only to … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I wrote about the beautiful music of children playing together. Tonight there is a new kind of music at our house. It is total silence. The only sounds I hear are the refrigerator running, the tapping of the keyboard, and a truck or 2 driving down the highway. The children are nestled all snug … [Read more…]
As I sit here at my computer, I hear it. My favorite music. It is a beautiful sound. It is the most reassuring sound I know. It could be the thump, thump, thump of the basketball hitting the driveway, or the sound of roller blades, or the sound of a baseball being hit solidly by … [Read more…]
I've decided to move my Bible class blog to blogger. If you are interested in seeing my most recent lesson plans, you can see it at: http://thedowsschoolroom.blogspot.com/.
We run on a pretty tight schedule around here. I don't necessarily mean with the academics, but with every day life. There is so much to do, and not much time to do it in. If we vary from the norm, it knocks me all out of whack. For instance: I've been needing to … [Read more…]
