Memory is a funny thing: It’s 2:00 am. I am awakened by a ringing. Coming out of the fog of sleep, I realize it’s the phone. I double-check the time, and sigh. It has to be my brother, and it has to mean another crisis…. he doesn’t call any other time. I answer and hear…
The weather in Northern Virginia has been hot, humid, and downright unbearable this week. We’ve been spending all of our time either in the air-conditioning or in the pool. This evening as we exited a local store, Connor looked at me and said, “Mommy, the weather today is not human!” It turns out, he meant…
“But what about socialization?” I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard that question, don’t you? It’s one of the most commonly asked questions related to homeschooling, and in my mind one of the easiest to answer. Our boys have participated in Cub Scouts, AWANA, Sunday School, Classical Conversations, ice skating lessons,…
Today Ryan is nine years old! My serious, shy, bright, silly little one is growing up! Nine seems to me an odd mix of grown-up and little boy. Over the past year, I’ve watched with pride as Ryan demonstrated greater ease in group situations, as he gained the confidence to set out on adventures on…
Today is Grandparents’ Day. I gave my parents, my boy’s grandparents, the best gift I could think of: I picked up the boys and brought them home, providing my parents with the first quiet night alone at their home in over three weeks. Happy Grandparents’ Day, Mom & Dad! The boys had a wonderful time…
After hours of Star Wars viewing, and even more hours of loud and active light saber battling, my boys couldn’t contain their excitement upon hearing of a Cub Scout Go-See-It entitled Swordsmen Rendezvous! Swordplay was a must-know skill for every 18th century gentlemen, and Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, Virgina was a center of social and…