…to my last post and add “and the three things I do wrong” but I’m resisting the urge. I do lots wrong — oh so many things! And the road always leads back to my inconsistency. Pretty much everything I do wrong I do wrong because I either forget why I was doing it or [...]

Kateri got tagged to list three things she does well as a mom. No hemming and hawing, no excuses or defensive explanations. I tag myself and I tag any of y’all who want to play, too:
1. I listen to my kids and I take them seriously. I’m interested in what they have to say even [...]

This was the best part of the day.
Madison was singing karoke for Pennie and she had to take a bathroom break. Then she peeked her curly little head outside the bathroom door and said the words that Brett and I have come to dread, “Tushie wipe!”
Brett and I always wait to see who she calls [...]

(baby book entry!)
Noah: What is your favorite animal?
Madison: Dog.
Noah: What is your favorite song?
Madison: Team Rocket!
Noah: What is your favorite bird?
Madison: Bluejay. [I detect some coaching here. Not sure if she actually has a favorite bird.]
Noah: What is your favorite food?
Madison: Cheese!
Noah: What is your favorite show?
Madison: Super Why [Mommy likes this because of the [...]

He wants to do K12 again next year. I know! He’s crazy. He likes all the busy work and random inane quizzes. He is so not me. But that’s the paradox of unschooling Noah — if I believe he knows his own way then I’m gonna let him do it his own way even though [...]