Wish I could embed this. Well, you’ll have to click through for a sample of the musical talents running rampant in my family. This is what my brother Charley had to say about it:”Quick facts:
This was made in January 2008 a few weeks shy of moving out of Bonita Springs (hence the moving boxes we [...]

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(View from the window this AM. Even though I have called a moratorium on all further snowfall this year, it appears that the memo did not hit the press.)
After reading a bit about homework today, and recalling that the number one question my kids get from friends who go to school is “Do you have [...]

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(The Munnys before their outfits are ready…)
Okay, so my two shot out of the gate this morning and started sewing. Sewing? Yup, sewing. Something I’ve managed to mostly avoid for my 40 years on the planet. It is now 12:30 and they are still huddled together sewing tiny snaps on to tiny belts and [...]

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About a week ago Anoif decided to go hardcore unschool on us. She started an unschooling journal and writes many notes to self in there which we aren’t allowed to see, though we do get nightly reports about what she is interested in. During this week two biggees have cropped up, fonts and abstract art. [...]

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(follow the bunny?)
This is an article in which feminism and homeschooling are linked and explored thoughtfully….it is great. Except all of the dumb things I ever said are quoted there and the brilliant comments got picked out by Nina and Sarah. Sigh. I never seem to have the sound byte to rocket me [...]

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Perhaps today is the day to remind myself about what we are up to…a day when the cold seems to keep on giving and just because it has reached double digits and the sun shines on we plan to go out for an ice stroll.
Reading about tonight’s upcoming lunar eclipse;

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Just fun reading,

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Something mathy…

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A little daily [...]

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(Anoif collage)
Borrowed meme from Sandra Dodd…
If I was a punctuation mark, I’d be …a question mark?
If I was a form of currency, I’d be …whatever was being bartered, to escape that tag of “root of all evil” stuff.
If I was a hallucinogen, I’d be …the sweat on a frog’s back. Happy year of the frog!
If [...]

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Hey, can an excellent blogger such as myself have no recollection of how to put a digital award in her sidebar or does that disqualify me? Whatever. I guess I’m just going to have to accept it because I got one of these excellent ratings once before and I think I forgot to link it [...]

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Lori tagged me for the 6 Things I Love About You meme. It can be really wonderful to hear what people like about you. Thanks Lori!
the rules
(1) Link to the person that tagged you.
(2) Post the rules on your blog.
(3) Share six things you love about a friend, doesn’t have to be the same [...]

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Dear Tooth Fairy,
I am writing on behalf of my 7 tear old son. There’s been some confusion. First off, let me say that you do have very lovely fairy dust. My daughter has held on to that gift you left since she was 4 now. But this letter is about the boy. See, like [...]

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