After a fair amount of begging my husband to relent and his subsequent swearing off of any and all association/involvement/responsibility of the thing...it looks like our animal kingdom will be expanding slightly. Its accommodations I plan to put somewhere in the vicinity of here... And until Saturday, when my brother Chad delivers said fowl to our house, I putter around working on things,...Read More

The beauty of the science program that came with Sonlight's curriculum package is that it literally came with all the materials needed to do science experiments. Well, everything except things that might spoil if they boxed them up and that I'd have in my kitchen anyway. Everything else, it came with. And there's a Science DVD that has a guy demonstrating and explaining...Read More

Usually, when there is a lull in my posting, it means one of two things: a) I'm busier than heck and having a hard time finding time to stop and upload pictures and post or b) I don't have access to my internet connection and can't post even though I wanna!  Well, the past few weeks, it's been a combination! My beloved went...Read More

This is our special term for our weekend days or other special holidays when Daddy doesn't go to work, but rather hangs out all day with us! Not that "All Day Mommy Days" aren't special, they are. But let's face it, slightly more predictable. It's clearly extra special when Daddy is home all day. Not only is it simply wonderful to have Daddy/Kyle...Read More

Sometime around January, I began to pay closer attention to the sheer volume of dirty diapers that filled our trashcans each day and week and month. Out of the blue, I started thinking, I wonder if using disposable diapers is really the best thing I could be doing.  Also, I recalled some instances when I changed a few REALLY full, wet diapers and...Read More