Monthly Archives: May 2011

The end of the world?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Amy

This is off topic, but too good to resist.   Did you know that the world is going to end tomorrow evening?    Yep.   According to Harold Camping and his followers, we’ve got less than 24 hours.   Or rather, believers have less … Continue reading →

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Resisting the urge to compare

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Amy

It’s the hardest thing for parents to do.   They hear about what other kids are doing and immediately compare them with their own children.    This is particularly true when it comes to what the kids are learning or the things … Continue reading →

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Nanobugs

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Amy

Our apartment is currently ruled by Lego minifigures and Nanobugs (or Hexbug, Nano as Ben has repeatedly tried to tell me).   The Nanobugs are ingenious little things that look a little like robotic centipedes.  They run on a watch battery … Continue reading →

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What’s the point?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Amy

Since we only get one shot at life, (even if you believe in reincarnation you can’t remember your other lives, so same thing) wouldn’t it be prudent to try and make it one wherein we are most happy?    My very … Continue reading →

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Drinking the Kumon Kool-Aid

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Amy

Yesterday the Times ran an article titled, “Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten?”  all about Kumon, which is a Japanese imported ‘math and reading enrichment’ program.  Kumon has tutoring centers in storefronts all over the place, but have recently been emphasizing their Junior … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about…..

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Amy

Remember the story about the stork delivering babies?   I don’t know if any parents ever told their kids that in earnest; I suspect it was more of a way to avoid answering the question of ‘where do babies come from’.    … Continue reading →

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Just because

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Amy

Because it is Saturday night and what was supposed to be a leisurely evening spent with Joshua doing my writing at our store while he worked became instead a session of looking up addresses all over the city (don’t ask … Continue reading →

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Lucky 13

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Amy

We like the number 13 in our house.   Ben’s birthday is March 13, and Joshua’s is today, May 13.   Except for the year I turned 40, when Joshua went all out and flew people in to the city to celebrate, … Continue reading →

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The best quote ever

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Amy

My friend Jane Kellner emails a quote to everyone on her contact list almost every day.   She calls it Daily Zen.   I save my favorites in a file, and have used them, on occasion,  in past blog posts.    Yesterday she … Continue reading →

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Playing in the Park

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Amy

Wednesday afternoons are park days for us.  We meet with a group of fellow homeschoolers/life learners in Riverside Park.  While the kids disappear into the trees or run around on the rocks, the Moms hang out on the benches.   The … Continue reading →

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