All 10 Popes

This is how my day ended.  It was 11 and she waited up for me to come home from a meeting.  Of course she did. I used to be, sadly, frustrated by this sort of thing. And sadly, sometimes I still am. Because days around here can be very long. And yesterday was one of those long days.... but in a good way. It was Gotcha day.  Very probably my favorite day of the year. Even more so than Christmas. And if you know me that's saying something big This girl. She has my heart all twisted sometimes. She's so beautiful. And kind. Which matters most, I think. And she totally rocks the Chucks. Rocks them.  Pretty boy. It's a good thing too. Thats all all I'll say about that. No really, it's a love worth fighting for. A love given to me from the Lord. Never easy. As with some, it will never be. I mean really? Can a little person be any cuter? Or more terrific? She did just throw a M...

It's been so long that I've written about schooling that perhaps many of you thought that we don't teach at home anymore. I'm not sure why this is. It takes up much of my time and energy, but maybe it's just not my platform. Or something like that. Anyhoot, (I totally stole this from another gal in the blogosphere ...she says it all the time and I heart it) we are actually doing a really fun study right now on the Olympics. Amanda Bennett has these fabulous unit studies that she has put together and really sister, all I have to do is click and read. My kind of study! My kids heart these. She offers a Monday Wonder each week and you can get a whole unit study for $6 . Yes, for almost less than that latte that you just bought from the coffee store that is taking over the world. The world, I say! Anyhoot, (sorry...well, not really) maybe on Monday it was the lack of structure we've been having since our move (yes, we moved again. That's another story for a...