Category Archives: family

Still plugging away 

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Erin

Very good day with daughter for her field trip. I recommend trips to any spots listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The kids wrote with ink made from walnuts and quills, put together a mini barn with notched … Continue reading →

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New year, new challenges

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Erin

As is probably obvious by now, I track years by school years as well as calendar years. Gives me twice as many new years! Of course, I’m rarely ready to start new projects when the new year rolls around, but … Continue reading →

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Three random things

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Erin

(First thing) Last week, I told the kids we’d do what they wanted for the last day of summer. They opted for the Da Vinci Science Center, so that’s where we spent the afternoon. (Morning was library, comics and gaming … Continue reading →

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Half the year is past

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Erin

This year really seems to be flitting by. I wish I had more to show for it. Despite not having completed projects yet, however, I feel more on top of things. My writing feels more solid. I have plans for … Continue reading →

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Rainy Mondays

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Erin

Every now and then, I think I should water the yard. I worry about my blueberry plants (now with a dozen berries!) or the petunia that my daughter’s class gave me. And then, this being Pennsylvania, it pours. We’ve been … Continue reading →

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Flowers for summer

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Erin

Last week, I didn’t plan on getting much work done, what with it being the last week of school for the kids. Sure enough, I did lunch with my daughter’s class, plus the annual outing with the kids for ice … Continue reading →

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Owlicious

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Erin

In junior year of high school, we had to keep a writing journal in English class. At a loss of what to write one day, I started off with transcribing what I could remember of a dream where an owl … Continue reading →

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A little summer music

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Erin

Summer? Well, the song puts me in mind of summer. My daughter’s been practicing a song they’re doing for the spring concert next month, which means it’s been running through my head fairly nonstop. To appease the earworm, I pulled … Continue reading →

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Life with kids

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Erin

Liquid nitrogen and burning ships, that’s life with my kids. Friday, I helped chaperone a field trip to the local science museum (DaVinci Science Center) for my daughter’s class. She found the demonstration of adding liquid nitrogen to boiling water … Continue reading →

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Right in all the wrong ways

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Erin

So the kids, as expected, do not have a two-hour delay. Instead, schools are closed. *sigh*   

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