Character penmanship quote April 13- 17

"The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself."

Ernest Hemingway

Character penmanship quote April 6 - 10

"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."

~Thomas Jefferson

Character penmanship quote March 30- April 3, 2009

“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.”

~Tao Te Ching



I also found a nice quote by Confucius for myself.

"It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family."

LOVE IT! I *will* remember that quote the next time I debate homeschooling. :) Seems to me it is an answer to the naysayer complaint (normally from teachers themselves) that they could never teach their own children.

Overheard here yesterday

Devan walked into room where I was busy using a Cricut for scrapbooking....

"Mom, I think you are addicted to scrapbooking."
"Is that a bad thing?" I asked.
"Well.... I don't think you are doing all your chores."

Ah! Such honesty is hard to face sometimes. I guess I really should dust the house.

Oh my! It's been a while

No. I didn't fall off the face of the earth in Georgia. I've just been crazy busy. I wish I could do a quick picture update. :) It would be SO much easier. Here's what's been going on with us lately...

Christopher has been visiting since Valentine's Day. He's leaving on a jet plane today.
We've all battled, and finally conquered, a long bout of flu.
We've been settling into our new home.
I've been crocheting my ass off! I have completed one baby snuggle for my nephew's baby, due in August. I am also working on two baby blankets for the same baby. Yet another crochet project is a blanket for our living room couch.
We took some time off from our lessons to enjoy Christopher's visit.
We visited Tybee Island. While there we fed the seagulls, dug a sand hole, walked the beach, and collected sea shells, sand dollars, and starfish.
I fell in love with an online game and developed carpal tunnel syndrome from all the clicking.
I'm starting to fret a bit about our house in KY, still on the market for sale or rent.
I've been building an anatomy library for our upcoming lessons on the human body.

I'll post more later. Just wanted to let you know I'm not dead. :)

Too Funny!

At the bottom of my blog there is a box filled with random useless knowledge. I would say this one pegged me. :)

Homilophobia: fear of sermons