From the monthly archives:

August 2011

i bought the pocket chair

August 29, 2011
pocket chair

So, I saw the commercial for the pocket chair… Tired of standing around? Want to get off your feet? Oh those bulky folding chairs! How do you take a seat? Thankfully, Adam Jay introduces us to the Pocket Chair. The convenient and compact chair that folds up and fits right in your pocket! I like [...]

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homeschool room: closet

August 24, 2011
homeschool room closet organization

For the first four years that I partially homeschooled, we did our work on the dining room table.  Our dining room had no storage, but I tucked piles of papers, books and supplies into a corner.  I loved the light and the working space at the over-sized table, but the lack of storage and the [...]

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new normal

August 21, 2011
Boy age 5 smiling

Summer ends today and so does life as normal. Life as normal for over 10 years has included kid(s) under my supervision 24/7. When we registered Rhett for Kindergarten last year, it dawned on me that 3 days a week* I would be FREE. *I partially homeschool.  The kids go to school on MWF and [...]

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the joke is on me

August 11, 2011
boy underwater

Part one of this story is about the joke. If you are not familiar with the joke about the duck that walks into a bar and asks for grapes, you might want to brush up on it before proceeding with this VERY complicated *cough* story. Once we unloaded from the car, I asked Rhett if [...]

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the joke

August 6, 2011
boy swimming in pool with kickboard

This story unfolded yesterday on the way home from my in-laws.  I took the boys down for a visit and we spent a fun afternoon swimming. Traffic on our return trip was extremely slow due to an accident and the boys got into deep discussion.  I sat in the driver’s seat wishing I had the [...]

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don’t mess with my holly hobbie lunchbox

August 3, 2011
Holly Homer Kindergarten

Ahhhhh…back to school. I think of it with such fondness. Not just because I am anxious to deposit three boys on the school steps at 8:00 am, but because I always LOVED the back to school season. It ranked up there with Christmas because it included seeing my friends on a daily basis, purchasing new [...]

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