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Back after a brief rest

Filed Under: daytrippin', fun, gratitude, unschooling

First of all, thanks to everyone who stopped by my little pity party last week and left encouraging words here for me. I was feeling really down but feel recharged and ready to face the world again. I had no idea that my post would cause that kind of reaction but I feel so lucky to have met so many…
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Lost

Filed Under: life

Have you ever felt so lost, so overwhelmed by something that you didn’t know where to begin to make it better? Have you experienced a desperate sense of loneliness, not because you don’t have people around who love you but because you feel as though you don’t even know who you are anymore? If you ever were anyone for that…
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Taking a few days off

Filed Under: Uncategorized

I’ve been neglecting my home here lately and need to get things in order. It’s a little overwhelming really, the state I’ve let things fall into is quite yucky and in order to maintain some semblance of sanity I’ve got to do some cleaning. Don’t get freaked out if you don’t see any posts here for a few days. By…
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NC State Fair – Whare’s the butter statue?

Filed Under: daytrippin', fun

Well, it’s official. I’m lame. Today got off to a good start. The kids were up early and were excited about the fair. I was prepared and at my sister’s early so we could get Makena’s seat in my car, get some cash, and go. The first dumb move happened on the way to the bank. It’s called Chick-fil-a. Don’t…
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We’ve been busy!

Filed Under: fun, projects, unschooling

Here are some things we’ve been doing since yesterday: Iain and Ryan have been pretending to be superheroes. There was pumpkin painting to be done: Here is a picture of a project that Sean began with the boys a few weeks ago. It finally got to a point where they were happy with it today. Homemade Rock Candy! Tomorrow we’re…
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