tiny moments (and everything in between)
Ten things, right now... 1. coffee with lots of almond milk...so I guess that's a cafe au lait, yes? #fancy 2. my son doing Calculus 3. my daughter reading on the floor next to me...hair in a ponytail...a long strand of hair hanging alongside her sweet eleven year old face 4. David … Continue reading Ten Things
While driving yesterday, I was having a conversation with my son about the importance of literature, the importance of reading it and (not always) analyzing it and gathering the kernels and ideas and inspirations. And then...the dreaded (for him) written expression of that. While he enjoys the reading, he dislikes (a lot) the writing part; … Continue reading Open (the book) (the window) (the heart)
She made homemade waffles and they jumped into their day. Dipping toes gently into a new year of homeschool studies. She was pleased. And then, the afternoon was upon them. They drove to the public high school down the street and she dropped her fourteen year old son baby off for a Physics class. She watched him walk … Continue reading On Children Growing Fast and It Being Okay
Ten things, right now... 1. My son reading 2. My daughter working on her braid star 3. Blossoms out the side window 4. A glass of water...clean, fresh, pure 5. The pup chewing on her bone as she snuggles next to my daughter 6. Slippers on my feet 7. … Continue reading Ten Things
i dropped him off at soccer practice this evening and watched him walk across the field. alone, without me. usually i stay for his practice, but i needed to pick up his sister from her practice. so, once he joined his teammates and coach, i drove away. a quiet fell over me. seeing him walk … Continue reading the growing and the letting go
well, a new year of school has begun around here. homeschool style. day one held pancakes for breakfast and an afternoon swim, with some math and science thrown in for good measure. starting slow and steady. over the weekend, we headed to the office supply store for some new pencils, a few notebooks, glue, pens. … Continue reading blurring of lines
movements of the day hold me where i need to be morning tea and freshly baked bread and schoolwork and housecleaning birds at the feeders which look nearly empty and i add this to my list lunch and dishes and then violin melodies fill the house, i sigh contentedly then pick up the dust rag again … Continue reading with boldness
ten things, right now... 1. snow falling (a happy sigh about that) 2. the pup (who loves the snow) going in and out...but the constant in and out means constant toweling off…and it's getting a little old (and it's only 7:52 in the morning) 3. a warm cup of tea 4. children busy with schoolwork…soon … Continue reading ten things, right now…
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: with the celebration of memorial day in the united states on monday, we were afforded a bonus day with my husband {love that}...after a chilly weekend, monday evening was warm enough to eat outdoors...yes to al fresco dining :: hearing my kids' voices on the phone...they … Continue reading :: noticing the moments ::
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: our first two pumpkins have come in...seems early, but the kids are pretty pleased. sitting on the kitchen table, the morning light streams in through the front windows and makes them nearly glow :: a morning walk with the kids...a quiet neighborhood...a little prelude to schoolwork … Continue reading :: noticing the moments ::
Michelle GD 