It’s been about two weeks since we rearranged our home with everyone (save Gram) sleeping in the same room, so I thought I’d give a little update on how our crazy experiment is going. In short, it’s been fabulous. While I am the first to admit that it is only a temporary solution to our … Read more
This Valentine’s Day Craft Basket is my solution to one of our family’s constant problems . . . G loves to do arts and crafts. She is at her happiest with a glue stick in her hand surrounded by construction paper, crayons, stickers, and an assortment of random items. She creates endlessly. Which is beautiful. … Read more
I have been looking for a simple morning offering to do with our children for about a year now. It’s been the biggest piece of our attempt at liturgical living more fully we’ve been missing. But the kids just aren’t quite old enough for the traditional ones (too complicated and long), and I haven’t wanted … Read more
I love our house. It is cozy and charming. It has all of the quaint features of houses built in the 1920s- stained glass windows, crown picture moldings, beautiful hardwood floor, oddly shaped closets. It’s a 3 bedroom first floor flat with an impeccable location. We can walk to just about all of the errands … Read more
About a year ago Mark and I started making yogurt in the Instant Pot as a way to save money. Just about everyone in our household eats yogurt every day, so it adds up pretty quickly. We now use a gallon of milk to make us the yogurt that will last through a week. Making … Read more
Welcome to the new site! It has been a bit of a journey getting this up and running, and I’m so grateful for a patient husband who knows far more tech than I do and the fabulous customer service over at Bluehost who must think that I’m an ignoramus. As much work as it’s been … Read more
There are times that I am completely exasperated by my toddler (mass- I’m looking at you), and times when his little boy nature exhausts me. But then there are times when I am in awe of his capacity to learn and to grow. Those times when I sit back and observe, those are times of … Read more
Ever hear of an Object Permanence Box? No? Not surprising. Until I worked at a Montessori school, neither had I. If you haven’t seen one before, here’s a cutie patootie shot of Charlotte using ours. The Object Permanence Box is quite simply, a box, with a hole in it and a bottom that is slightly … Read more
One of the hardest parts of elder care, at least for me, is finding the right balance between what Gram is capable of and what she needs help with. As she’s gotten older, we’ve seen new losses of capacity, most of which happened gradually, though looking back at where she was 4 years ago and … Read more
Today was one of our first days back into the classroom for an extended period, and I thought it would be a good day to give a little more info about how our time passes w when we’re in the classroom. As in other Montessori classrooms, the kids have freedom of movement (as long as … Read more