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Toddlers have this unique ability of compressing infinite amounts of joy within their little selves.

Anyone who has parented, or hung out with the little tikes knows what I'm talkin' about.

Today my daughter, who I am now dubbing MiniMe* begged me to leave off making dinner to play Duck, Duck, Goose with her. Never mind that there were just two of us. That's not a problem for a toddler.

So I sat on the floor of our very messy family room among the duplos and books whil… Continue

I post directly to my blog, and try to copy to here - but look at the results!

Do you ever hear what you say to your kids like it is someone else talking to them? I do. The balanced, healthy part of me thinks, "Wow! That mom isn't being very attentive or kind." The frazzled, brain dead, I just wanna read a book or watch a movie now part of me thinks, "Leave me alone!" Once in a while, usually late afternoon, I hit a place when I just can't process much more. My mind, nerves an… Continue

I love summer.
I love it even more after 7 years of homeschooling my kids. It's a time of freedom. Of relaxation. Of staying in pajamas all day.

Waking up and thinking, "I don't HAVE to do anything today" is delicious. Laying in bed for an extra half hour because I can spare the time is luxurious. Drinking my Peets at leisure while checking email and blogs....mmmmmm....

To be honest, it is the absence of the normal "school" things that makes summer so nice. Yes, warm… Continue

Blogging is fun. But it is more fun when people actually read my posts.

So, on the advice of a blogging goddess, and thanks to extra hours of summer (no school!) free time, I am steppin' out more into the blogosphere.

I am jumping into the NaBloPoMo pool of bloggers. That's right, starting today I will endeavor to post every day for a month. The theme for June is Home, which should be convenient for me.… Continue