by Annie | May 29, 2013 | Kids!
One of my favorite podcasts is Backstory with the American History Guys. I’ve been listening to the archives during my afternoon chores and let me tell you, the time flies. Mostly. Anyway, recently I listened to their show about how wars end. Okay, it...
by Annie | May 29, 2013 | Kids!, Speaking of me. . .
Dear Ms. Barr, When we were in your class, you made it very clear that we could stay in touch. Send a postcard, you’d say, and let me know how you have turned out. You smiled reading those notes from past students and Iwould think to myself,...
by Annie | May 24, 2013 | Gettin Schooled, Kids!
We are, at the moment, up to our pits in Ancient Greece. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were our gateway. Side note: I never understood the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. So there were these plants on terraces . . . big deal. Someone mustve liked gardens. Turns...
by Annie | May 14, 2013 | Kids!
This beautiful song is from the stage rendition of ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.’ It, for me, sums up motherhood in the most glorious, throat constricting way. Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the moms. After all, shouldn’t all days be...
by Annie | May 10, 2013 | Gettin Schooled, Kids!
You know your child is home schooled when they don’t know what a playground is. For reals. “Uh, I don’t know what that play area thing is called . . . ” We had some crash course playground game training this week. We might have included some...
