Posts in Bedtime, Books, Kids, Motherhood

Bedtime

May 15th, 2012 — Bedtime, Books, Kids, Motherhood

Fiona’s bedtime is a bittersweet experience for me, every single day. On one hand, it will be the end of all the chasing, the shooing her out of the dog’s water bowl, the Hot. Hot. Hot! warnings near the stove, the reading of the same 5 books over and over until I’m sure my eyes… Continue reading →

Homebodies

December 13th, 2011 — Books, Family, Motherhood, Stay-At-Home, The Homestead

I’m not normally one to brag, but this is just too good not to share. Today, I left the house. With all 3 kids. Impressed? Well, maybe you’re not, but I am. I haven’t accomplished this feat in weeks. I’ve had some serious conditional agoraphobia. The condition being that I would only leave the house alone…. Continue reading →

Reading, reading, reading

November 15th, 2011 — Books, Kids

And then more reading. That’s what today was like. And while my throat kind of despises me right now, my heart is happy and so are my kids. We read a lot by default every day, since our curriculum, as I’ve said, is very literature based. However, I’ve been wanting to add in more reading,… Continue reading →

Goodwill = Heaven on Earth

November 14th, 2011 — Ambleside Online, Books, Homeschool

As an avid book reader from way back, I’ve always had a bit of a problem with books. Namely, buying them, often brand new, and for no reason other than they are pretty and make me happy. This caught up with me at one point, and I ended up selling many of them off. But… Continue reading →

Book Reviews – Coming Soon!

April 18th, 2011 — Book Reviews, Books

I have found myself in the unique position of being able to read a LOT lately. There are many stretches of time when I have no choice but to hold my baby and nurse her (oh the torture!) while she sleeps. I have one hour everyday during which I express milk for Fiona at work…. Continue reading →