On hiatus while I travel (with 3 kids!) to Japan. Will have loads to share later (when we're not still struggling with 3a wake up and jet lag), but until then, enjoy a few pics of red bean delight. Yeasty

It dawned on me that maybe preparation for birth used to be a little more sane. So, I think I should stop reading What to Expect when You are Expecting.� They say some hospitals still shave your privates

Did you see my earlier post about the new chicken coop? Well, I thought I would share a few observations now that we have been using is for a few weeks. I purchased the coop online and my lovely partner

Did you see my earlier piece about a recent visit to Palm Springs museum of art? If not, I invite you to go back and take a look. This is the fourth in a series highlighting how I talk to my kids about

Amazon Prime Day starts Monday night. If you are not familiar, it is a made up holiday to help increase July shopping. And probably clear out some warehouse space. Also to increase interest in Prime

I hope that Steemit continues to evolve to a forum for serious exchange of ideas around homeschooling and education. I’ve been seeing some great articles and enjoy the community that is sprouting. A few

There were a number of reasons that I pulled my children out of a very good (10/10!!) public school this year. There was significant personality conflict and pedagogical laziness on the part of one of

We are moving in this episode from Modern (meaning the school of art called Modern) to modern (meaning contemporary). After the future, Jim Lambie This piece was created in 2016. I was utterly delighted

#2 Untitled Composition by Miro Did you see my earlier piece about a recent visit to Palm Springs museum of art? If not, I invite you to go back and take a look. This is the second in a series highlighting

Maybe this isn’t true for everyone here on Steem, but I think that most parents have difficulty engaging their children in museum work. I base this on the fact that it seems every time I am in a “real

Last year, the Atlantic featured a great article called The Math Revolution about how more American kids are doing math competitions and are doing well. It’s long, but an interesting read. Though not the

A few weeks ago, I found out that the stars were going to align and my husband and I would have 3 days to ourselves to do a little travel. We decided to hop on down to Palm Springs - a place full of adult

from huffpost.com Diaper rash is a common affliction of babies. Some people think that cloth diapers are better - less chemicals, less plastic. Some people will argue that disposable are better - no moist

A small sample of the things I love to do: -nap -do hard math problems with my kids -backpack and cook over a fire -bake cakes -watch netflix -gamble -go to art museums -reading the books my kids read

This is just a post for fun, and a deviation from teaching my preschooler safe glue gun use . It’s my TV loveletter. Let's get to it. My dear husband and I have been working our way through the FX series

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This is the best thing I have seen today! Artificial intelligence to create inspirational sayings.

This week the kids are off at fused glass summer camp. This is a luxury that won't happen every week this summer, but they wanted an opportunity to work with some rare materials that we don't have at home.

Maybe you saw my earlier article about teaching my kids blackjack? It helps them gain fluency with quickly adding small numbers. This is a critical building block in making them comfortable with playing

From Happypreppers.com: #2: Ammonia Inhalant (smelling salts). Ammonia Inhalant, pictured right, is a modern day version of "smelling salts." It's intended as a product to arouse patients who've fainted.