Robert asked for waffles for breakfast and said, “You know why I eat waffles everyday?” “Because you like them?” I asked. “We’re not rich so we don’t have any other food,” he said. “Well, honey,” I said, thinking of all the other breakfast items in the house, “what is it that you want that we don’t [...]
A Story of Whiskers by Robert
May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
Five year old Robert came to me this evening and said, “Mom, my name is Whiskers. My house burned down, and I was the only survivor. I was in a book, but I jumped out and when that boy looks in the book, I’m not in there any more.” I asked him to tell me [...]
I Want to Be An Unschooler
May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
I’ve always had an unschooling tendency, at least in the last five years since I started working part time from home. There have been times when I was so busy (while writing Expedition Earth, for example) that we stopped official schooling for several months at a time. We’re in another of those times right now [...]
Returning from Hibernation
April 11, 2013 2 Comments
So you may have noticed that I haven’t posted at all this winter . . . or most of last fall. I’ve been hibernating. We had a lovely Thanksgiving . . . I think we went to my parents for dinner and then Jon’s parents came to visit for a few days. I think. I [...]
Becoming a Bird Watcher
April 9, 2013 1 Comment
Tweet tweet. Twitter chirp chirp. Or as the cardinal says, “Worm-y worm-y worm-y.” My windows are open, the sun is shining, the air is warm, the birds are singing, and I am listening. Maybe it’s because this winter has been so long or because their sounds are so sweet, but I find myself intensely interested [...]
