I have a lot of new readers, so I’ll take a second and explain this. We began geocaching in Vermont last summer. Before we left, we sent 5 travel bugs into the world with the hopes of tracking them, and eventally trying to get them back to Seattle. Periodically, I receive updates on our travelers.
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These 3 boys eat a lot. Back in Vermont, it seems like we made daily grocery store trips. After all, the grocery store was practically across the street. Here it’s not quite that simple, but we *do* have a Costco within 10 minutes of driving. Every Saturday is Costco day. It’s TJ’s favorite, since they [...]
We have in our possession, a Roku box, which will stream Netflix movies instantly to our movie screen. I was on the Netflix website, adding a few documentaries I wanted to see when I came across Confessions of a Superhero. We have a family love of Superheroes so there was no way we could turn [...]
I just watched the Radical Unschooling portion of Radical Parenting on Discovery Health. As expected, I’m slightly disappointed. I didn’t have high hopes for the program because going on television and trying to explain Radical Unschooling in 20 minutes is similar to learning Chinese in an hour. I hate the word impossible, [...]
The War on Kids is a documentary directed by Cevin Soling and presented by Spectacle Films. It is a film that focuses on the injustices to children that are happening everyday in school. It dives deep into the problems that exists concerning zero tolerance policies, security systems, the war on drugs, administrators and teachers, pharmaceuticals, [...]
Starring:
Skylar
Mia
Layla
Otto
I have no more information on this video than what you see here. I saw it on Andrea’s blog and felt it was worth sharing.
Update: http://www.thewaronkids.com I’m getting it for my birthday! Woo-hoo!
This is my friend Shane and her gorgeous daughter, Lily. Shane lives in Missouri with her husband Jeff. Shane and I met years ago while I was working as the coat wench at a seedy club downtown. Somehow I ended up landing a job at the local Boys and Girl’s Club where [...]
I just finished reading the Unprocessed Child, by Valerie Fitzenreiter. It’s a book about Valerie and her unschooled daughter Laurie, although she occasionally mentions other people in their lives. It’s less about living in the absence of school and more about mindful parenting in spite of the mainstream. The book is written [...]
I was reminded of this poem yesterday. A friend gave me this book during a tough time years and years ago. I vaguely remember the book, but I will always remember this poem. It’s so beautiful and relevant to my life. Enjoy.
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