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Well... we'll see where that goes, eh?
i just hit send on an email to my half-sister. i've never met her - my mother gave her up for adoption when my mother was a young woman - but she contacted my mom a couple weeks ago and here we are ( Read more... ) -
Torture: Policy and Practice
A discussion today with darkmuffin got me thinking about torture. Torture is nasty business. i believe categorically that the US cannot tolerate nor condone torture in any way as a matter of policy and principle on several levels ( Read more... ) -
{Homeschool} Somedays i feel a failure...
... and today is one of those days.
{Please note i am feeling quite unwell today and i am sure that has a strong impact on my frustration with them and myself. They really are sweet and smart kids, i am just at my wits end at the moment and wishing they were more self-directed.}i see my boys give excuse after excuse for why they haven't ( Read more... ) -
The dim light of my spirit...
... i am not in a dark place... but rather in a dim place. i don't quite know how to explain it, really ( Read more... ) -
As spring progresses
... so do the seasons of our sons. The boys are growing. It amazes me to watch the changes happening before my eyes ( Read more... ) -
Housesitting/Petsitting in Seattle?
Hi all my dear friends ( Read more... ) -
The life of a pet-momma isn't easy.
Feeling so lucky. The dogs woke me up needing to go out-a bit unusual at nearly 3:am. Realized, while waiting for them, that Scathach (kitty on thyroid meds, v sweet & v skittish) isn't where she usually is. Check house. Remembered younger son didn't shut door properly earlier & it blew open. (I asked him specifically if she was in the house when ( Read more... )
