Mad Science

I have to admit, science isn’t really my thing. I like reading about the fruits of other people’s scientific endeavors in layman’s terms. I’ve never had much affinity for actually DOING science myself. But, alas, I am a homeschool mom. …

24 Crowded Hours

Stealing this from a great blog referred to me: “If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden or looking for dinosaur eggs …

BoyWonder’s First Crush

The other day, The Muse had her friend Poppy over for a sleepover. BoyWonder decided that Poppy was the be-all-end-all-woman-of-his-dreams. It was so cute how he’d try to impress her. He kept doing silly things with this goofy, almost nerd-like, …

Wonderful Me

Last night Dolittle said this prayer before bed: O God, thank you for the wonderful rainbows, and the wonderful sun, and the wonderful books to read, and my wonderful family — my wonderful Mommy, wonderful Daddy, wonderful sister, wonderful brother, …

My Little Peacemaker

This evening, the girls emerged from the basement in a fury of vitriol and vicious words. “Mom!! She PROMISED she would build Wuhu Island with me, and now she says she’s not going to!!” “I never PROMISED!” “Yes, you DID!!” …

WICKED!

When I was in middle school, my mom took me to my first Broadway musical. We saw CATS, and though everyone makes great fun of that show, I loved it dearly. For years I dreamed of being a stage actress, …

Zenyatta

I keep meaning to write down this story before it slips into the ether of my terrible long-term memory. A few weeks ago, we were watching ESPN, and there was a segment about the upcoming Breeder’s Cup. We’ve never once …

Can I Call in Sick?

It’s incredible – shocking, really – how different the commotion of the kids seems when you’re not feeling well. For the past couple of days, I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather. Not sick, exactly, but on the verge …