Tag Archives: conversations with F
The Current State of Things
This is a “no school” week since we had grandparents here on Monday and I have an amazing amount of organizing and cleaning that I need to do! Maybe its my German ancestry but I am convinced that if I … Continue reading
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Fostering Intiative
The other night we were getting ready for some company and the floor was dirty. With three children going in and out of the back yard all day there tends to be a lot of sand on the floor, not … Continue reading
Choir Vowels
My choir/singing friends will find this amusing: And the rest of you can just remember that children make some really strange connections…. The other day F asked me why I sang “Hosahnnah”? instead of “Hosanna” I demonstrated the difference and … Continue reading
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Excuses , Excuses
Last night S put the big children to bed while I sat downstairs and listened. They sleep in a bunk bed and because of some problems F has been having with sleeping (which translates into Mama not getting much sleep) … Continue reading
Saturday Expeditions: Blueberry Scone
About a month ago we started a weekly practice of the older children taking turns going out with me on Saturday morning and staying home with S on the alternate weeks. Usually we go to the Farmer’s Market about ten … Continue reading
Lent: What do the Children Understand?
This morning F said to me “It’s almost Christmas.”? I’m not sure why, he said this, but I thought that perhaps he had heard us discussing Lent for this year and had gotten the calendar mixed in his head. So … Continue reading
Scales
As I mentioned the other day Su is going through a pink phase. Whenever we go somewhere she is on the lookout for anything pink, the larger the better. Houses, cars and stores are especially appreciated. F, I think, gets … Continue reading
Enjoying (and encouraging) “Why”
Sometimes I think that if I hear “why?” one more time I’ll probably scream or have a nervous breakdown or something. Sometimes (especially when I’m busy) I wish that my children were a little more like Lord Cardigan’s soldiers in … Continue reading