This week I’ve been thinking about limits I need to set for myself. I think I like to believe I am some sort of super human. Not that I’d admit it or declare it or wear a huge “S” across my chest. But when I look at what I’d like to accomplish in a day […]
Entries from May 2004
Learning to live with limits
May 29th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Tags: journal
Next my kids will want one too
May 29th, 2004 · 1 Comment
This morning I heard Abigail and Michaela (ages 5 and 3 respectively) asking each other: “Are you voting for Bush or for Kerry?” Then I saw that Dean Esmay had linked to a newspaper report from Britain where a two-year-old has received a polling card, giving her the ability to vote in an upcoming election. […]
Tags: family
Aquatic creatures
May 29th, 2004 · Comments Off on Aquatic creatures
Thursday morning I was ready for the weekend to begin. Out of the shower, I put on my pale summer pants and my favorite tank top, bright turquoise blue like the Caribbean sea. I put on a pair of my favorite funky socks and my beloved abalone earrings. All set for sun and summer. Then […]
Tags: homeschool
What you don’t see, What I won’t say
May 29th, 2004 · 3 Comments
Emily left a comment yesterday about my garden that reminded me: for a while I have felt that I should post a caveat about my plants. My yard is small, perhaps not worthy of the title “garden”. The photos I post are mostly close-ups: a blossom, a pea pod, a frog. I like to focus […]
Tags: journal
Love, loss and pick-up trucks
May 29th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Wrapping up a few loose ends from earlier this week… Jay McCarthy this week has posted a couple updates including pictures of his house after the fire (so you know I’m not joking…sure, Jay, I thought you made it up!) , and one describing how things were going for him and his family. Reading the […]
Tags: journal
