My kids love to draw, so I've scheduled into our homeschooling day some time for drawing instruction. Jaden is working through Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (the workbook), and he and I have been extremely pleased with it so far. After only a week, I think his drawing has already improved. The [...]
She's a Quick-Sick-Chick
Joely seems to have a habit of getting sick—as in "get-a-bucket-over-here-quick-or-I'm-spewing-on-the-couch" kind of sick—and then bouncing back minutes later like it never happened. Like today, for instance. As I wrote earlier, she woke up this morning—the day of her birthday party—feeling a little puny. She tried to eat a little toast for breakfast, moped around [...]
On the Subject of Parents and Education (a humorous view)
Testosterone overload
There's a whole lot more testosterone at my house than there usually is: my son has three of his friends over for his birthday sleepover. His friends brought their Wii controllers with them, so as I type this post, all four boys are playing a 4-player game on the Wii. And it's noisy. Very noisy. [...]

















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