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One of the curious things about being self-employed with continuous house renovations is that there is always always always something that needs to be done. Maybe it’s work in the shop, or painting that needs to be finished, or a kitchen counter that needs to be installed. Maybe it’s something that can’t wait, [...]
Mid-afternoon and the angle of the Sun is already obtuse. We, however, are not. After some fine teamwork in Jay’s shop and a late egg salad lunch, all of us amble down the lane to the road: three dogs leashed, one girl on a bicycle, two rambunctious boys, one intern, and a [...]
Yesterday Renee and I were hanging out upstairs when we heard a kabonk. It’s rather amazing how quickly our brains can decipher the meaning of a particular sound, in this case the kabonk was immediately deciphered as the sound a bird’s body makes when it decides to fly headlong into a window. This interpretation was [...]
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I’m taking a no-holds-barred approach to homeschooling these days. I feel that it is imperative that we succeed, that we stretch ourselves to our limits, and then reach beyond even that. Of course, it should be noted that, as with life, I measure our success by the amount of joy we feel.
This measurement [...]
I’ve been journaling every morning this week. It’s been a long time. Curiously, the thrill of technology is what has enticed me back into the practice—we got a Smart Pen for my husband on his fortieth birthday, and he has kindly given me one of the special notebooks and let me use his [...]
How does one incorporate joy into math practice, other than the obvious baking of cookies every morning? I’m more of an unschooler than not, but I do believe that self-discipline and daily practice are important.
