Monthly Archives: March 2009

Pardon Me While I Build A Cathedral

March 31, 2009 – 4:14 pm

It is frustrating, you know. Like many careers that leave employees frustrated, Mothering involves many mindless jobs that repeat themselves day after day only to be undone and redone again the next day. Dishes, which we go through three dishwashers full of per day at our house, leap to mind. Laundry, floor sweeping, vacuuming, and [...]

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Pictures of the Kids from School

March 9, 2009 – 10:12 pm

Today Amy emailed me these pictures that she took of the kids at school (Zera Hall) over the last few months. They’re so cute!
Apparently the blue frosting was very blue.

Studying India.

The schoolroom.

Anika being her usual charming self.

Trinity loves school.

Georgie loves Dragons (and school). I think he bought the book from the school store.

Thinking hard.

Thinking [...]

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Kyra’s First Day of School

March 9, 2009 – 3:45 pm

Kyra’s educational voyage began today, and boy was she happy! She’s been asking me to start doing school with her ever since her nap schedule dropped from every day to every other day a few months ago, and as I was browsing through my computer stuff today I discovered a whole stash of old alphabet [...]

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Sick Day

March 4, 2009 – 3:35 pm

Well, this week we are practicing our epidemiology lesson. If, say, a baby boy gets sick and feels so lousy that he wants his Mother to hold and comfort him while he coughs germs all over her face for several days in a row, she will undoubtedly get sick. This was the premise of last [...]

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What? Staying At Home and Helping My Husband Will Make Me Happier? No Way!

March 3, 2009 – 10:50 am

Wow, who would have thought? Apparently a new book has come out detailing a shocking new way for women to be happier, use their big old brains, and solidify their place in life. And that would be by….. staying at home supporting their husband in his work. And who do they hold up as the [...]

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