Handy Man was born on this day in 1971. Poor boy was the only brother smack dab in the middle of 4 sisters. I love when he tells the bathroom stories from his childhood – 7 people, 5 girls, 1 bathroom. Suffice to say he peed outside a lot. Baby Handy Man, circa 1972 Still, [...]
Whole Lotta’ Lot of Two-Year-Olds
July 30, 2007 by at 1:35 pm
That’s how many two-year olds were at my house this weekend – a whole lotta’ lot. After 5 or 6, it all starts to get loud, fuzzy and a LOT of fun. It’s Handy Man’s birthday tomorrow. The old man will be 36. 36! Feels strange because when I met him he was a muscle-y [...]
Narration?
July 24, 2007 by at 8:44 pm
One of the strongly recommended practices from my favorite homeschooling book, The Well-Trained Mind, is narration. Narration, for those of you outside the classical homeschool lingo circle, is basically just the act of the child telling back the story or lesson in his own words. Sounds simple, right? Ridiculously so, I thought. I mean you [...]
Almost 32 Years
July 23, 2007 by at 9:41 am
That’s how long I managed to avoid the whole Star Wars saga. Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure Star Wars is fine theatrical entertainment. I just happened to be born into a mostly-girl family who did mostly girl things. Growing up there were no “boy toys” in my house. Yes, I have brothers – 3 [...]
Summer Lovin’… errr… Lovin’ Summer.
July 21, 2007 by at 11:29 am
So the blogging thing hasn’t been the most dedicated thing I’ve ever done. I’m going to try and be better, in case anyone was actually looking forward to reading about the boybarians. (Hi, mom.) Anyway. Einstein turned 7 back in May. And I look at him and I think, How in the world did that [...]
