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Sometimes a girl just needs to cry
he started to pout and grumble a little bit. I asked her to check her attitude before we had to do some discipline. A few minutes later she was in full-on fit mode: obstinate, fussy, kicking her feet under the table. Then she started to scream and cry — a rather fake cry, if you…
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More thoughts on educating my children
Education. I think about it nearly every single day. Before I taught my first official lesson as a home school mom, I set goals for what I want my children to know and be able to do by the time they leave our home. I know where we’re going and I have a good idea…
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Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Feed readers may need to click to my blog to see the video. It’s about 20 minutes long, but worth your time to listen.
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Splashpads, Funnel Cakes, and Happy Trees (Field Trip Part 6)
(Click here for part 5) We grabbed some lunch and headed over to Guthrie Smith Park. Fayette recently installed a “green” play area they call The Splashpad. This was the kids’ favorite part, I think. Noah, my sweet child, spent most of the time shooting people with horse spit. Abbey loved this tunnel. That is…
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In which I share a little Fayette history, then go off on a tangent about the differences between boys and girls
(Click here for part 4) We visited the old Fayette train depot, which is now the home of Fayette’s Historical Society. I photographed a few things that caught my attention. Someone donated their collection of campaign pins. Some of these are just cheesy. And one of these pins just doesn’t belong. If I’m old enough…
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