So it's been spring weather here for the past 4 days.  It's been a bit odd as until late yesterday there was still ice and snow on the ground in many places.  Spring fever is in full swing here and I know it isn't here to stay.  It'll be 28 in the morning Tuesday with … Continue reading Mother Nature You’re Such A Tease

This line from Christina Perri's song "Jar of Hearts" is delightful when a 3-year-old sings it.  "Jar of Hearts" is Zoë's favorite song.  She asks to listen to it at the babysitter's (that is who introduced her to the song).  She now listens to it on my iPhone and sings along.  Zoë is a music … Continue reading You’re Going To Catch A Cold, From The Ice Inside Your Soul

At The Dark End of the Street by Danielle McGuire Dumbing Down Our Kids by Charles Sykes Academically Adrift by Richard Arum and Josipa Roska The Testing Trap by George Hillocks, Jr.

My mind is so clouded and full of tasks to do that I can hardly think straight.  Not that I have every really thought straight or that straight thinking is even desirable.  It must be the lack of sleep--Noah who was sick on Monday slept all day and then decided yesterday morning that he had … Continue reading The Ease Of Parenting From The Couch At 3am

I'm channeling my inner Yoda.  As 2010 rolls to an end, I am faced yet again with the failure of achieving a more healthy weight and lifestyle.  It is what it is and I kept thinking, I'll try.  I'm trying...Well, as this years ends in a ball of failure on that end, I am celebrating … Continue reading Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try