Yesterday Kate wanted to come with me to take Lydia to dance class and hang out during the almost 2 hours of class she takes on Mondays. Usually we just take our books to Chick-Fil-A or the cupcake place and read, but I felt like actually getting out and doing something, so we went to Ross and looked for new clothes for K. Her latest growth spurt ( Read more... )

 Lydia's dance team is going to nationals this summer in Orlando. When I signed up for this gig, I was told that nationals are usually at the beach in our own state. After we'd committed, I found out they like to do a "big" nationals every 4 years and this is one of those years. Not only do we have to pay to go to Orlando, but we must be available ( Read more... )

I'm looking for that 12 days of Christmas poem about all the gifts you take to someone. Do you remember it? I had it, but my hard drive has been wiped since then and it's gone. I've searched on-line and can't find that version and I liked it best.

Does anyone still have it? Can you post it? I'd be eternally grateful!

 I promised this to Ami, so I figured I'd post it here for whoever else might want it. It makes some awesome chai tea latte and it's my go-to cold weather drink ( Read more... )

 Haven't seen any posts from anyone on here in awhile, so I'm not sure if anyone is still using LJ or if I'm just not getting friend updates anymore ( Read more... )

 My cell service has been giving my fits lately. We only use our cell phones, but we don't get much reception inside our house. I've tried a couple of different phones, but even my iPhone isn't much help. There have been a few times when I've wanted to throw it out the window because I can't even make a 5 minute call without lots of "You're ( Read more... )

I received a link from one of my homeschooling circles to an article that basically said we should make sure each of our children is involved in something that they're good at. When they're having trouble with division or feel like they just don't fit in with a group, it's good for them to have something they know they can succeed in.

Each of my ( Read more... )

A story of today in triumphs and tragedies ( Read more... )

The first day of our little homeschool academy is Monday. (And if my typing doesn't improve, you all may wonder about my ability to school my kids. My delete key is getting a lot of use this morning ( Read more... )

Ok, maybe not world domination. Just my plan to get outside myself and my home a little bit ( Read more... )