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what if?…
i was just doing some thinking while doing laundry (i do a lot of thinking while doing housework)… i recently had this thought, i think i posted here about…the “what if…” thought about most of us being stuck in public […]
sometimes i stumble upon things in the strangest way…
i was just reading a post in a blog i subscribe to, and part of her post led me to the google search page she was referring to and down the page, this page caught my eye. wow. something really […]
no-forced learning, aka unschooling
i posted this a couple days ago at my main blog, and realized i should have posted it here, on my homeschooling blog. oh well, its both places now. 🙂 i’ve been doing a LOT of thinking about education again […]
some cool links
very interesting article on vaccination rights. very good stuff to know!! here’s a fascinating article on an outdoor daycare in britain. way cool! and lastly, here’s a good article on the roots of st patrick’s day. i’m not irish, so […]
random thoughts, killing time
tyren is behind me on the couch, watching “little einsteins”, hopefully getting sleepy. this is our night time routine for him…he falls asleep on the couch while i work/play on the computer. tonight has been hard to get either one […]
i was on the radio yesterday!
i’ve become a regular listener now of gena kirby’s “progressive parenting” radio talk show, locally at 88.1FM on thursdays from 1-2pm…and yesterday i finally called in…not once, but twice! 🙂 i was so nervous at first, but it worked out […]
my life, in a nutshell
i just was wanting to update what’s going on these days over here in tina’s realm… things have been actually going pretty good around here lately…i’m not feeling such a heavy blanket of stress that i can barely breathe…i actually […]
I wish…
i’m watching 20/20 right now…they are talking about internet scams. people getting ripped off by work-at-home scams. i so wish i could figure out some novel idea for a true work-at-home business. something that i could make a good amount […]
feeling like hell
and i know this is probably just the beginning. you know when you start to get sick, really sick, and the first thing that happens is you have a whole day of aches and headaches. my joints hurt, my head […]
Fun high school memory
This video is hysterical! I just got tagged by an old high school friend to remember something about her and what I remembered is that every Friday afternoon during our junior year of high school we used to be at […]
“U.S. School Children Need Less Work, More Play”
Really interesting article just shared on our local homeschool group. It’s a very short read. The best part is that what they are saying negates the whole socialization argument against homeschooling! LOL! To clarify: The argument against homeschooling so often […]
here’s hoping it works!!
Briefing Concludes in Prop 8 Legal ChallengeNation’s top civil rights groups and legal scholars agree: Invalidate Prop 8 my favorite part: “Proposition 8 represents the first time that the California initiative process has been wielded to abolish a fundamental freedom […]
choked up today
today is martin luther king, jr’s birthday. so i got some books on him and his life. unfortunately only one picture book came in so far…and one longer book that is too much to sit and just read to maeve […]
lists still sorta working
well maeven and i are still using lists to stay on track with what we are doing each day. it really feels good to me, even if we don’t check everything off every day. i’ve decided that weekends will be […]
Tina likes to…
this is hysterical!! check it out… Rules: Go to Google and type in quotation marks, your name and then “likes to” (e.g., “Tina likes to”). Type in the first ten things that come up and repost in your own note. […]
civil union does NOT equal the same thing as marriage!
i can’t remember what led me to google this…i had meant to do this ages ago, back in the middle of the whole prop 8 fiasco…finally did. just as i thought…its NOT the same thing! Civil Unions vs. Gay Marriage […]
i ROCK!
adam had like 10 days off in a row…from xmas on…and we planned on getting a ton of stuff done. well it hasn’t really worked out that way…but I have gotten a lot done!! not as much as i had […]
i love rainy days
so funny…today i was driving in the greyness of today (which eventually started raining)…and was thinking how i really wanted to blog about it. 🙂 i love wet days…not when there are tons in a row (but we don’t get […]
i really need to start going to bed sooner
but its hard when you get inspired! i’m feeling like i’m starting to really get revved up on ideas for the new year! i’ve been working on my new mommy newsletter for mommy chats…i’m planning on sending it out on […]