At 3:30 a.m., I arose from my bed after lying there for over an hour, not sleeping. Nights are sometimes hard for me. I go to bed and my mind refuses to shut down. Or, it shuts down for a short time and then ramps back up again as bothersome issues rise to the surface…
Yesterday, I spent some time in the yard. It was a beautiful day and just the right temperature to do some yard work. We have some brick borders around our house, framing gardens on the ground level. Every few years those borders need to be re-leveled due to heaving from our cold winters and the…
Why would a student or family CHOOSE to learn or take classes digitally? The answer is easy – because there are benefits for students that exist on this learning platform! In the late winter of 2011, our family made the researched and conscious decision to allow our oldest son to finish high school online through…
Today, please refer to my other website, The Lone Oak for a lesson on The Prairie for kids. It’s informative, has downloadable activities, and even a beautiful video! If you like you can follow me there as well! It is a website I would like to see grow! Thank you! Enjoy Earth Day by getting…
Before the COVID 19 pandemic, our family had some trips planned. This is not unusual for us or others. Most trips take planning. The bigger the trip, the further in advance one must plan. Or, so it seems. Our youngest was to go to the UK with his aunt for his Graduation trip. She has…
Yesterday, one of my blog readers responded to my post that she thought I needed to give myself some Grace. As I read her comment, I stopped to think. Her words really resonated with me. But, the question is: how do I do this? I push hard. In almost all situations, I set high expectations…
Late this morning, I retreated. I retreated to the lower floor of our house. I dragged a chair, one of those lightweight IKEA Poem Chairs that we’ve had since our first apartment in Baltimore Maryland, over to the spot of sun that was slipping in our patio door and splashing light on the tile. I…
My post today will not be too long. I spent time over the last three to four days, and much of this morning, putting together a FREE mini Phenology & Citizen Science lesson on Spring Bulbs. Last year, when I made presentations it was suggested to me more than once that instead of PowerPoint I…
Today, I thought I would link to some of my more popular past posts. For whatever reason, these posts have been read over and over. I’d love to know what makes them so popular with readers. Read one or a few. Each post can be accessed easily by clicking on the title or indicated text….