Week-end: links & life {vol. 44}
“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” ~Alan W. Watts
We spent as much time as possible outside this week because the weather has been wonderful. One of those days was spent hanging out (Get it? I’m funny!) at a park with a few of our homeschooling friends.
from around the web:
- Dear Teenager, Sorry about the toddler and the baby :: Not exactly our age ranges but the same thoughts apply in our family. Loved this.
- Muslim pilot adopts orphaned kids of his Hindu friend :: This case even set a precedent in Indian law!
- How to stop doing stuff you don’t want to do :: On learning to stand up for yourself.
- The real reason we’re all so busy :: “We’re mind-numbingly busy because we choose to be. Busyness is our crutch.”
- Funny Pirate Books to make boys laugh :: A good list I know my little guy would enjoy.
on the blog (in case you missed ’em!)
- My grandbaby Carter’s newborn photos! :: Go ahead. Swoon.
- Invisible special needs in adoption :: The reality of parenting kids who come from hard places.
right here at home:
This was a big week for my boy. After weeks of wiggling, he finally lost his first tooth! And with some patient instruction from a basketball-playing young lady at the playground, he got the ball in the basket so many times I lost count and was super excited about his accomplishment!
Also, today is two years since we finalized Scout and Jem’s adoption. We’ll be celebrating by going out for pizza today; it’s become our special thing because we went out for pizza right before we went to the courthouse on their adoption day. If the weather cooperates we might make s’mores tonight in the backyard, too!
This is one of those weeks that has looked more like unschooling than usual. Kathryn celebrating Rosh HaShanah with her dad, studying for her upcoming driving test (for her learner’s license), practicing ukelele, and putting together a bicycle; Scout participating in a frog dissection in her science class, in addition to park days, playing outside, and church activities like choir. We’ve been discussing house hunting and house selling… and I’ve decided that maintaining the bare minimum is just fine while we have all this crazy going on.
Be sure to visit these great link-ups hosted by my friends Kris and Mary.
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What an exciting week for your boy! That makes me smile. And, wow! I can’t believe it’s been 2 years already. Time absolutely flies.
It looks like it was a super fun day at the park. We have lost of park days planned for October when its nice and cool(er).
The post on busyness was really appropriate. It seems we are all SO BUSY, and mentioning it now is as trite at saying we’re “fine” when someone asks how we are. Great things to consider in that post – thanks for sharing.
Have a wonderful weekend!
This week it’s rainy and hotter — so I’m glad we took advantage of those park days last week when we could. Hope your week is going well!
Back from vacation and scrolling through your instagram to catch up – saw an older post with your Fair Trade Friday necklace on and remembered to say thank you! It was your post earlier this summer that inspired me to ask for a subscription for my birthday to Fair Trade Friday. I’ve gotten two packages so far and I LOVE it, LOVE it, LOVE it. I LOVE that our money is going to help so many women around the world, I love the super cute things I’ve kept for myself (a gorgeous yellow and gray totebag and swoony turquoise dangly… Read more »
We’re pretty excited, too! And I love that you love your Fair Trade Friday goodies!
Such a busy and fun week! Congratulations on your adoption anniversary. Thank you for sharing at the Weekly Wrap Up 🙂
Thank you, Erin, and thanks for visiting!
I love that you celebrate the adoption each year!
The pics of the grandbaby on Instagram have been awesome.
Enjoy the week!
Thanks, Melissa! Hope your week is going well!
We are still waiting for the cooler weather. We LOVE Fall. I love weeks that we can stay outside all the time. Congratulations on the first tooth! Keilee lost her first tooth at a friend’s house!! The Mom pulled it and I was so upset to have missed it. Isn’t the weeks that look ‘unschooly’ fun? I always feel like Keilee gets more done on those days. Happy 2 year anniversary for your babes. That is so awesome.