The Boat Float experiment

The kids and I spontaneously made boats today. L's and S's are sailboats made from non-tupperware, tea lights holding skewer masts, and paper sails.






M got really into hers and made an aluminum 3-bench canoe with two double oars. She's fashioning the second double oar in this pic.



All the boats floated, and the kids were thrilled!

Skats and Hates. Er, Hats and Skates.

Moby (my mom) made the kids new hats. M has been walking around in hers today. Isn't she cute? Those braids are going on 5 days now. Labor of love, I tell ya.


The ice skater.
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L's hat is now one of his most prized possessions and I just love him in it! This was also his first time ice skating and he did just fabulous!


With some help from big sis.


Big sis trying not to get pulled over by little bro.

S had her first skating, too, and did very well, but I don't have pictures of her on the ice. She loves her Moby hat!





My camera takes only brief videos and I thought it would cut off before it did. But here is Marian skating. Let's see if this works.

Ten foot high ceilings

Heidi






Trudy



Around the corner.

Woman Sings While In Labor

Soulful Sunday

Today I researched my ayurvedic dosha, psychic children, aloe vera properties, sunflower seed butter, gluten-free foods, and care of puncture wounds. The kids and I played nearly an hour of Sight Word Bingo and did a hilarious Mad Libs. It's been an interesting day, and much better than I anticipated when I woke up much too late feeling like complete and utter crap.

Gus hums. Yes, Gus the dog. You know, the one with the doggie diaper and backyard anti-digging collar. He hums.

I seem to attract odd animals into my life with almost supernatural regularity. Too bad I can't put that on my resume.

When I grow up...

From my results at www.mypersonality.com:

INFP Career Matches

INFPs are often happy with the following jobs which tend to match well with the Dreamer/Visionary personality.

Activist
Actor
Architect
Artist
Church Worker
Counselor
Editor
Educational Consultant
Employee Development Specialist
Fashion Designer
Filmmaker
Graphic/Web Designer
Holistic Health Practitioner
Human Resources
Journalist
Legal Mediator
LibrarianMassage Therapist
Minister
Missionary
Musician
Photographer
Physical Therapist
Psychologist/Counselor
ResearcherSocial Scientist
Social Worker
Speech Pathologist
Teacher/ProfessorTranslator/Interpreter
Video Editor
Writer


I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I don't think I need to know now. My path is long and winding with lots of scenic bypasses (and the odd road bump or armadillo to add interest), and that's how I like it. At this time, I see no need to commit myself to one profession for the rest of my life. I want to do a bit of everything.

I had to write a 2-3 page essay on "My Plans After Graduation" for my pre-professional seminar course (for my Sociology degree). It was freakin' hard. I'll go to grad school then float around at whatever (mostly work-at-home) jobs fit into our homeschooling life, utilizing my degree as much as possible. It just doesn't take 3 pages to say that. I stretched it into almost two, though.

The new year

I had a nice break from school, but now my studies are back in full force. Too bad I don't get paid for juggling.

For those who haven't seen this elsewhere, here is how I rang in the new year.