Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 20th, 2006 6 Comments »
Just wanted to assure everyone that we had not dropped off the surface of the earth! The move is going well. We are about halfway there and I am setting up housekeeping as we go, so that the new house is liveable while we move. We spent the past few nights there and are almost [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 15th, 2006 5 Comments »
You Are a Tree You love every part of the holidays, down to the candy canes and stockings. And you’re goofy enough to put a Christmas tree ornament on your tree! What Christmas Ornament Are You? (hat tip:The Happy Catholic) Kind of ironic seeing as we don’t even have our tree up yet, but [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 10th, 2006 14 Comments »
Folks, I have to tell you. I am beat. Between renovating, moving, sick babies, sick me, and Christmas preparations I am just whipped. School has come to a dead stop. Blogging will be quiet for awhile. I will post a picture of the remainder of our Jesse tree ornaments once we get them completed. AND [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 8th, 2006 18 Comments »
I wanted to share with you all some photos of the house we bought, and explain just what is taking us so long to move in. Though we are so very very happy to be moving into our own home, as opposed to renting, the house does have a few minor cosmetic issues that will [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 8th, 2006 5 Comments »
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, where we honor the unique priveledge given to Mary, to be conceived free from the stain of original sin. Unique among all humanity, she is indeed “Mary, full of grace.” “Bring flowers of the rarest, Bring blossoms the fairest, From garden and woodland and hillside and [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 6th, 2006 5 Comments »
We had a busy day today making arrangements for our move to our new house, but made a little time for a couple of advent activities. Superboy was in the Christmas spirit! We made two more Jesse tree ornaments to add to the 4 we made yeasterday (but still have not drilled the holes to [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Dec 5th, 2006 10 Comments »
A little update on our progress for our Advent studies. We are a bit behind, but rapidly catching up on our Jesse tree. We made several ornaments and read the corresponding Bible selections today. Here are the first set: Creation, Adam and Eve in the Garden, the Fall, and Noah’s Ark. We are waiting to [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Dec 4th, 2006 5 Comments »
As I shared in my last post, Lapaz Farm is moving this month, so all else is on a “bare bones” basis while we busily prepare our new home (which needs some semi-major renovations) and move our belongings. However, we don’t want to totally miss out on the fun of this time of year, so [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Dec 3rd, 2006 7 Comments »
On this, the first Sunday of Advent we pray: Stir up Thy might, we beg Thee, O Lord, and come, so that we may escape through Thy protection and be saved by Thy help from the dangers that threaten us because of our sins. Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. What we’ll be [...]
Posted in JBug, montessori on Dec 1st, 2006 6 Comments »
This simple activity kept JBug delightfully busy for quite some time today: Three dishes of water colored with food coloring, three tiny spoons (eighth or quarter tsp) and a watercolor palette was all it took to keep JBug fascinated. She loved discovering the new colors made by mixing different combinations of colored water. Look at [...]
