Posted in food, homeschool, nature on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
The meteor shower turned out to be sort of a bust for us - we only saw 1 or 2 before calling it a night and hauling the kids (some of them asleep) off the deck and into their beds. The rest of the weekend had us pretty much holed up and avoiding the heat. [...]
Posted in faith, family, food, homeschool, miscellany on August 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Still recovering from a very busy weekend. We blitzed back into Atlanta to serve as godparents and managed to squeeze in visits with both sets of grandparents before hauling a very tired brood of children back home. There was swimming, good food and friends, water gun fights and the like. A good time was incontestably [...]
Posted in homeschool on July 30, 2007 | No Comments »
I put together our art appreciation studies for the new school year today. This has always been a difficult subject for me to work in to our school day, but the kids LOVE it, and I find that if we have an exhibit to go see at the end of the study, I’m more likely to get [...]
Posted in bike, books, faith, family, homeschool, nature on July 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Six deer, one flock of turkeys, a peacock and a goldfinch. Just managed to beat the rain in, too. It’s been pouring off and on here at the office all day, though it looks to have mostly moved out by now. I spent part of Saturday morning patching the rear tube three times before giving [...]
Posted in homeschool on June 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
…at On The Square, the First Things blog. I’m not entirely certain, but this essay by Sally Thomas on the perceived tension between homeschooling and the salt/light mandate of the Gospel may also mark the first use of the word “boinking” at that blog.
And a good Father’s Day weekend was had by all: my folks [...]
Posted in books, food, homeschool, nature on June 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Got the herb garden planted: sweet basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, parsley, bee balm and lemon balm. Huzzah for fresh herbs! They’re going to get a solid 9 hours of sun in their new home. I don’t think there was anyplace in our entire old yard that got that much sunlight. Everyone seemed to be [...]
Posted in books, homeschool on June 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Am feeling a little slow today - did 14 miles yesterday, which wouldn’t have been so bad but for the hills (several long ones) and the constant headwind. What is it about the wind? Why is it always blowing in my face, no matter which direction I’m going? A mystery for sure. I’m probably [...]
Posted in bike, books, homeschool on June 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Busy weekend. We saw the addition of a second bicycle to the household and made the 40 mile trek to the closest Costco before our memberships expire - we loaded up on coffee and some other odds and ends. Oh, all right - mostly baked goods. But also diapers and produce.
There’s a Sam’s Club not [...]
Posted in food, homeschool on May 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Last night did 10 miles in 44 minutes. I know that’s not very far, and it’s probably not very fast. I’ve now got a baseline, though and two areas to stretch for. A pair of proper cycling shorts is probably in my future. I’m discovering that they’re made the way they are for very particular [...]
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