YNAB and a Total Money Makeover
I couldn’t be more pleased that my husband and I read the above book together and have launched into a practical plan to get out of debt and find financial success.
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Life with my Teen (& Book Review)
Our youngest daughter is deep in her 11th grade year, when a lot of kids feel an enormous amount of stress. She just took the ACT for the first time last Saturday, and she’s got the SAT as well as SAT Subject tests coming in a couple months, which is a lot for a homeschooler … Read more
Book Review: Hundertwasser for Kids
When I became interested in Hundertwasser, I interlibrary loaned the couple books available on him. One of them was this rather well done children’s book, which gets into not only his biography and work, but also the issues that he thought about and what motivated him. There are tangential projects throughout to help kids relate … Read more
Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes
Here are some great quotes by Martin Luther King Jr: “All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.” “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” “When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too … Read more
New Poem: Back to the New Normal
Back to the New Normal Open nesting is challenging. The revolving door brings in gusts of cold air and crunchy-crisp leaf-litter as well as delight. So very good to see them, but your world clutters and clangs to a stop like musical chairs in suspension waiting frozen, like in statue tag as the house becomes … Read more
This Year’s New Year’s Resolution
I had to laugh, looking back on last year’s resolution, which –quoting a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon– was to “wing it.” As Dr. Phil would say, “How’s that working for you?” Believe me, I liked it a lot in one way– the freedom of it– but the result part? Not so much. Whenever in an … Read more
Quote from Janet Rebhan
“In this new year, may you have a deep understanding of your true value and worth, an absolute faith in your unlimited potential, peace of mind in the midst of uncertainty, the confidence to let go when you need to, acceptance to replace your resistance, gratitude to open your heart, the strength to meet your … Read more
The Marvelous Mundane
“It has taken a while, but I certainly do know it now – the most wonderful gift I had, the gift I’ve finally learned to cherish above all else, was the gift of all those perfectly ordinary days.” Katrina Kenison I love “ordinary days” too, so here I share some photos of how awesome the … Read more
New Poem: Toward a “Both/And” World
Toward a “Both/And” World Sometimes we get so fused up over something being either/or when it can easily be both/and. Our son couldn’t decide between Political Science or Engineering so he’s double majoring. Whatever he does in his future he’ll benefit from what he learns in each. Churches struggle with a clash of concepts … Read more
Our Son Has Legally Changed His Name
Our son has legally changed his last name– which was the same as his father’s– to my grandmother’s maiden name. He had thought about it for years, and a few weeks ago
Reminiscences of my Mother
My mom’s mother was strong and smart, a beautiful lady with thick hair and lavender eyes. She didn’t get to go to college but had really wanted to. Her husband died during the depression, when my mom was two. She spent her life selling corsets out of her home to support her two children –my … Read more
I Picked Our Daughter Up from Her Summer Program
When I picked our younger daughter up from her Summer Field Institute Program at the College of the Atlantic, there were presentations (above), lunch and a bit of a tour (photos below). Our daughter had a phenomenal time, or to use her words, “It was beyond awesome.” She saw 12 whales, and some seals and … Read more
Our Daughter at the College of the Atlantic
Yesterday, I dropped off our younger daughter for the two week “Islands through Time” program at the College of the Atlantic’s Summer Field Institute. For two weeks, she’ll join 14 other kids with five professors in an intensive course that will give her 3.3 hours of college credit. She is considering this school as a … Read more
Quote: She Let Go
“She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly … Read more
Poem by Maya Stein: First Quiet of the Morning
Don’t spend it on the stack of mail, the phone call, the mounting inventory of groceries. Resist the finished wash cycle and the dishes clamoring for clean-up.
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Our Daughter Back from Cattle-working in Colorado
Our youngest daughter is back from a two week program of cattle-working in Colorado. She had a great time and flew home on July 4th to an awesome display of fireworks from above. She keeps repeatedly saying the whole trip was “so fun,” which is the majority of our non-specific feedback! Offered as a co-ed … Read more