Author: Jamie
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 2}
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” -Stephen R. Covey I had a delightful 2 1/2 hour lunch-talk with my lovely daughter-in-law Diane earlier this week. I really like this girl, and these chats help us stay tuned with what’s happening in each other’s lives…
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Week-end: links & life
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” -Thoreau Once again, I’ve dumped facebook. Basically, I’m just trying to streamline life wherever I can, and FB and I have been on rocky terms for a long time. But I’d been sharing some pretty great links from around the web on that facebook page, so…
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The dog ate my blog
Thankfully, the dog hasn’t literally eaten my blog because I suppose that means she would’ve eaten my macbook. And while rugs, a wall, a couple of towels, a pack of kitchen sponges, and a windowsill have fallen victim to the BatDog, all electronics have thus far escaped. She has, however, temporarily taken over my life,…
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Homeschool, life, and curriculum update
We’re a few months into our homeschool year, which means we’re far enough in to see what’s working and what isn’t. Although I don’t do any formal sort of mid-year review, I do try to stay tuned in to my kids so I can tweak our plans and schedule as needed, no matter what time…
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My new hobby: Art Journaling
“Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.” ~ Beatrix Potter Over the years, my inborn creativity has been rubbed off and worn down from what it was when I was a child. Maybe I can’t blame it all on my traditional education but I do…