We have a loose policy that if the kids want to see a movie based on a book they read the book first. Well, really just The Muse, since Dolittle’s just starting to read. I say “loose” because there have …
Ex-stinked
Dolittle: “I used to think extinct meant the animal smelled bad.” Makes sense. It’s amazing kids ever learn English. 🙂  If you enjoyed this post, please pass it along. You can follow Motherhood and More on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and …
Food Glorious Food
Day three of no sugar. I’m eating a ton. A TON. And this morning I weighed about two pounds less than the lowest end of my normal weight. Weird. I’ve always been a big fan of food. I got the …
Dumb Things We Do
Since I’m in the midst of sugar withdrawals, I thought it would be an appropriate time for a good old-fashioned rant. Here we go . . . I’m becoming increasingly convinced that there are many things we teach and/or do …
Giving up Sugar (Yes, I’m Serious)
Sometimes it takes a really painful experience to force you to change a bad habit. My bad habit? Too much sugar. I eat quite a healthy diet otherwise – plenty of fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, etc. But …
How BoyWonder Spent Our Freak 75 Degree Day
Staring at stuff . . . Digging up stuff . . . Digging up more stuff . . . Throwing . . . stuff . . . Exploring stuff . . . Exploring more stuff with Grandpa . . . …
An Easter Confession
I have to confess something. It may be shocking to some of you, and downright blasphemous to others. I almost feel like a sweet-tooth fraud myself for even admitting this. But it has to be said. I don’t like Cadbury …
The Miner and The Gardener: My Favorite Educational Analogies
I think the homechooling conference really got my educational philosophy juices flowing. So my posts this week are rather education-heavy. Hope you don’t mind. I have so many thoughts I’m trying to gel, and writing helps me do that. Over …