In the coming days and weeks, I'll be gradually moving over old posts.
We're an eclectic and eccentric family with who homeschool in a relaxed eclectic fashion. My kids inspire, delight, and challenge the living hell out of me every day. We live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I'm a writing teacher, editor, book lover, movie buff, and headmistress of the house of chaos.
We blog about education, parenting, mental illness, and life on the autism spectrum.
The Kids:
Sarah (age 19): Film Buff, Movie Reviewer, Aspiring Screenwriter
James (age 15): Hard-Core Gamer, Artist, Aspiring Video Game Designer, Expert on the Upcoming Zombie Apocalypse, Weapons, and General Badassery
Patricia (age 9): Unschooled Since Birth, Into Books, Video Games, Art, and Being Reigning Queen of the Universe
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
As Good As It Gets (Password Protected)
This article about Senator Deeds' family tragedy hit home for me, as I'm sure it did for many people. Every time I think about it, I feel physically ill ...
To read this post click this link and enter the password. I invite friends -- who don't mind being exposed to the slightly darker side of my blogging -- to e-mail me for the password.
The One Where I Post Random Facts About Myself
Originally Posted April 12, 2012
I've been "tagged" by Susan at Learning ALL the Time. :-) If you haven't seen her terrific blog on eclectic home education and natural learning, you should check it out.
The Rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random facts about you.
3. Answer the questions given to you in the tagger’s post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag new people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and let them know they have been tagged.
O.K. -- I totally cheated here. This photo is 17 years old. I actually don't have a single current photo of myself. Well, nothing I could post without frightening anyone. The only person who ever photographs me is Patricia, and she always gets these random shots, when I'm too tired to run away, in which I look like an extra from a graveyard scene in Return of the Living Dead.
I've been "tagged" by Susan at Learning ALL the Time. :-) If you haven't seen her terrific blog on eclectic home education and natural learning, you should check it out.
The Rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random facts about you.
3. Answer the questions given to you in the tagger’s post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag new people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and let them know they have been tagged.
O.K. -- I totally cheated here. This photo is 17 years old. I actually don't have a single current photo of myself. Well, nothing I could post without frightening anyone. The only person who ever photographs me is Patricia, and she always gets these random shots, when I'm too tired to run away, in which I look like an extra from a graveyard scene in Return of the Living Dead.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Learning Log: Monday, Nov. 4
I decided to try blogging regularly about the kids' learning again and see how it goes. Most of my homeschool blogger relationships have fallen by the wayside, and probably no one will read this but me. But I am hopeful that it will help me find some focus.
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