Having three young children means very many things, 1) I can tell you where the cleaner public restrooms are all along route 17/86, 2) I can pick up several large trays of platters, 3 loaves of bread and carry a 20lb child all at the same time and 3) I know where the best playgrounds [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by karen
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According to Wiki-
The Springs
When the city was young in the 1800’s people would come to Saratoga not only for the racing but also for the springs. The natural mineral springs were believed to have healing powers and people would come from all over to drink or bathe in the waters. The Lincoln Baths was one [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2008 by karen
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We are in Saratoga Springs for Chris’s residency. We took a short drive to Saratoga Springs State Park. The girls played in the creek (spring?) and watched water bubble out of the ground. We plan to head back tomorrow.
My Montage 9/18/08
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While at Bob Evans (still pronounced Bob Mevans, in case you were wondering) Gillian looked [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2008 by karen
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On a short drive to collect a free piece of furniture we turned down Forest ave, along the creek, and saw a blue heron. We stopped to watch.
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Posted on September 15th, 2008 by karen
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In my head, I can see and hear every detail of that day- the fear that my mil/fil were in the building or near it, the fear of the unknown, the fear of really understanding what happened. I watched and listened to the news coverage throughout the day, it was a day that dawned so [...]
Posted on September 11th, 2008 by karen
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Great reminder landed in my email:
When Infants are Fussy
September 8, 2008
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway
In their Exchange article, “Supporting Infant Teachers in their Care of Fussy Babies”, Cindy Jurie and Marsha Baker talk about the importance of listening:
Parents of fussy babies tell us that they are given advice all the [...]
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by karen
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I picked up this book Hug A Tree and I also picked up My Mom Hugs Trees in the last few months and we finally got around to looking at them. We took our journals to the park and made tree rubbings and took notes about the trees.
Connecting with nature in a very real way is so [...]
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by karen
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Well, it seems that while people may say they respect our decision to homeschool, they either really don’t or only slightly want to respect our decision. What I want to know is… Why do you send your child to public school?Â
I am not against public school. I respect parents who choose to send their child to school. I [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by karen
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