A snapshot of this Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at 10:40 AM. (No actual snapshots though, as there is a little too much free-flying water out here for my camera to make it out unscathed). Spencer has made some sort of water rocket with an old tube and the garden hose. He and Paxton are experimenting …
Monthly Archive: June 2009
Jun 18
Update from a strangely quiet house
Last night, Mom and Dad picked up all three boys and brought them to stay at their house for a few days. They’ll be going to VBS at their church today and tomorrow, and we’ll go up to join them on Saturday. I recently got some backlash on Facebook because of a status comment I …
Jun 15
Spencer and his hair
Spencer hadn’t cut his hair in over a year. I’m not completely sure when he stopped cutting it, but it was short in this Easter 2008 picture, and I know it wasn’t cut since then. He just let it grow and grow (and boy did a grow!) until he had a long, thick beautiful mane …
Jun 10
Photography by the kids
Taking a break from thinking about medical stuff for awhile…. Some of Everett and Spencer’s creations with pattern blocks Paxton’s baseball trophy Everett’s handprint. I didn’t know he could write his name until the past couple of weeks, when he started writing it on everything! Bailey and Zoey My sweet baby girl.
Jun 07
The pièce de résistance
This is what my kidney, bladder and ureters look like right now, as of Friday evening. I have a swollen and backed up kidney, a swollen, irritated ureter, a stent in place, and a 5 mm stone that so far doesn’t want to go anywhere. Anyone who follows my Facebook page knows that the past …
Jun 03
Quote of the Day
I love John Holt. He and John Taylor Gatto were so hugely instrumental in our path to unschooling. I came across this quote today – one that I have read before – and wanted to share it. So simple and meaningful at the same time. Love it. Once when John Holt was speaking to a …
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