The Leaf Jumping Pictures
Melissa | November 30, 2011
With so many
warm days this fall,
it would almost be a sin
not to do some
leaf jumping.
Did you jump this fall?
Loofas are not sea sponges
Melissa | November 29, 2011
Who knew?
In case you are not at all familiar with loofas, they look like tubes of shredded wheat and are often sold as bath sponges right next to the nylon poofy things.
Pretty much everyone we told this year that we were growing loofas, said, “Mmm…and I always thought they came from the sea.” I guess [...]
To schedule or not to schedule?
Melissa | November 26, 2011
I knew when we decided to home school, I wanted to be flexible enough to accomodate social activities, service opportunities, traveling, spur-of-the-moment field trips, and whatever else popped up. Because we were transitioning from a school environment and our kids are extroverts, we erred on the side of over scheduled when it came to committing to [...]
{#46} I wish kids didn’t have ages
Melissa | November 23, 2011
Because November is National Adoption Month, I’d be remiss in not blogging about it or at least giving an update on Ty (and our current adoption process).
On paper, Ty’s almost 5.
There’s one camp that see him as 5 and expect him to act that way. They lay out how he should be acting based on his [...]
Not Me! Monday
Melissa | November 21, 2011
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
It is NOT me who is still looking for the bag of tortellini that was supposed to be last Thursday’s dinner.
It is NOT me [...]
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 10
Melissa | November 18, 2011
Sorry for the delay. It seems our community may be behind the rest of the country. We won’t have our week 10 intro until the week after Thanksgiving. Life’s been pretty crazy around here between non-profit stuff, business stuff, and adoption paperwork. If you’re ever waiting on me, feel free to shoot me a message [...]
Last Minute
Melissa | November 15, 2011
I know this is REALLY last minute and a long shot, but our Bible Study group is collecting 2-alarm watches for Mission to the World’s AIDS Care and Treatment (ACT) Project. Head to their website to see a video of how important these watches are to help beneficiaries stay compliant with their treatment. One of [...]
Not Me! Monday
Melissa | November 14, 2011
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
It was NOT me who bought really expensive organic milk this week just so I could get the cardboard carton for a school project. [...]
Mom Titles
Melissa | November 11, 2011
So as someone who does not have an office outside her home and who is her children’s primary educator, the best society seems to be able to offer in terms of titles are “stay-at-home” and “homeschooling” mom. While these terms may accuratelydescribe some moms, they just don’t do it for me. Remember this post?
I’d love [...]
Catch up
Melissa | November 8, 2011
My cousin recently told me this hilarious story about how her childhood dog had hind legs that were faster than her front legs. She described how she would take off running only to have her hind end slowly catch up to her front end creating a tangled mess that would inevitably send her tumbling only [...]
