Yesterday it snowed like crazy for the first time in about six years, and when it started sticking and showing no signs of slowing down, I made the rash promise that if the county schools were out today, my kiddos could be off as well.
County schools were out. Snow was mostly melted. Roads were clear. Geddy went to work on time.
Meh.
We ate Ramen noodles and Spaghetti-O's for breakfast, kissed off all but the bare minimum of chores and had a lovely, lazy morning. We squeezed in a school day by reading, playing math games on the computer and going on an afternoon field trip to the local newspaper.
The IT guy, (Ricky) who led our newspaper tour turned out to be a freelance photographer in his spare time. On his office wall were stunning photographs of birds of prey from an exhibition at Callaway Gardens, where several years ago I met the falconer I later featured in a magazine piece. Turns out, the Ricky's photos were the ones that accompanied my article.
Very odd to meet someone for the first time with whom I unknowingly collaborated more than two years ago!
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Purposefulness
Once in awhile someone comes along and gives us the kick in the pants we need.
As a homeschooling mom, I frequent a terrific forum where a group of people talk about their struggles, triumphs and need for chocolate or good bookshelves or the right kind of shoes for their homeschoolers (sorry, here I confess to lapsing into the world of private jokes. And that's a darn funny one!).
One of my favorite contributors is MFS, who is also the author of a very fine blog, Mental Multivitamin. I greatly admire her wit, readily admit she writes circles around anyone I know in real life and aspire to her parenting abilities. I believe her to be authentic and know her to be raising amazing children, as Larry was on the receiving end of a beautifully encouraging letter from her son several years ago.
On the forum, exhausted homeschooling parents frequently lament their lack of motivation or ability to maintain a tidy home, perform all their homeschooling duties, apply the correct amount of time to their churches/jobs/relationships, etc. While I agree that achieving perfection is impossible, I also think falling into the traps of letting others validate your failures and settling for mediocrity are dangerous, dangerous, dangerous.
That's why I appreciate this collection of blog entries. Enjoy!
As a homeschooling mom, I frequent a terrific forum where a group of people talk about their struggles, triumphs and need for chocolate or good bookshelves or the right kind of shoes for their homeschoolers (sorry, here I confess to lapsing into the world of private jokes. And that's a darn funny one!).
One of my favorite contributors is MFS, who is also the author of a very fine blog, Mental Multivitamin. I greatly admire her wit, readily admit she writes circles around anyone I know in real life and aspire to her parenting abilities. I believe her to be authentic and know her to be raising amazing children, as Larry was on the receiving end of a beautifully encouraging letter from her son several years ago.
On the forum, exhausted homeschooling parents frequently lament their lack of motivation or ability to maintain a tidy home, perform all their homeschooling duties, apply the correct amount of time to their churches/jobs/relationships, etc. While I agree that achieving perfection is impossible, I also think falling into the traps of letting others validate your failures and settling for mediocrity are dangerous, dangerous, dangerous.
That's why I appreciate this collection of blog entries. Enjoy!
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