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~3-23 to 4-23~ for spring break we had no big plans other than reconnecting a bit with each other. spring break breakdown: monday q went to work with me; listening to lemony snicket audio again; also a sparkle stories installment of the “how to be super” series he hasn’t listened to yet . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ scutoid cake, pancakes, and warm butter tortillas 
~february 23 through march 23~
The day after quinn’s birthday, as soon as sleepover friends went home we set out for a visit to see/meet our new pancake w. rich had met her on the day she was born, but this would be quinn’s and my first . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ smuggle in a dinosaur 
This past year has been very transitional for Quinn and for me as a parent. At age ten when he began fifth grade, he was one of the big kids in school. For Christmas I gave him practical, useful gifts – a music stand, a hanger to hold his karate belts. In June, I gathered . . . → Read More: ~summer shorts~ weaving childhood 
~1-23-19 to 2-23-19~
winter wonderings Quinn took three classes at Winter Wonderings at OSU this year, and finally got to enroll in one of the Minecraft modules. He also took manual chess programming and Oregon geology. Rich drove him to his class one Saturday while I . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ unrivaled unraveling  Leave a comment  abundance, gratitude, hippie glop gourmet, lifelong learning, parenting  abundance, band, being a mama, birthday, books, differently wired, executive function skills, family, geometry, gifted, karate, learning styles, lifelong learning, love, math, music, noodles, parenting, processing speed, reading, self advocacy, sensory, tag 
The circle of life encompasses all, yet sometimes seems to have a frustratingly small diameter. Walking towards the Chelsea Rose to buy some salmon, my eyes glanced at each plaque lining the bay front, those on the many benches donated in memoriam, as well as the tiles cemented into the sidewalk, defiant attempts at permanence . . . → Read More: ~summer shorts~ circle geometry 
~12-23-18 to 1-23-19~ we had family visiting on christmas eve. rich’s mom, daughter and son-in-law came, and his mom made dinner for us all. it was fun to impart messages of non-worry and support to my pregnant step-daughter, and encourage her to refrain from consulting the dreaded google about that sore hip or . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ more cowbell 
why i love spring: metaphors for rebirth literally growing on trees; the mascot for lightness of being zooming past my head each time i walk out my door; the spiraling of life curling outward into the light; and oh, the light! rainbow flash! perhaps inspired by spring, my husband and i are . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ spiral heart tunnels 4 comments abundance, gratitude, natural world, rainbow mondays abundance, baby, back yard, bayou, beach, cherry blossoms, eagles, family, flowers, forget-me-nots, gratitude, heart-shaped lens, hummingbirds, light, love, nature, nourish, ocean, outside, photography, plants, rainbow mondays, self care, spring, sunset, sunshine, trillium, trout lily 
ridiculously verbose! you have been warned! ~covering 11-23-18 to 12-23-18~ i only had quinn for one week plus a partial weekend of this time period, because of trade negotiations over winter break. the next month, i would have him for 3 out of 4 weeks. i ended up having a lot . . . → Read More: ~a month in the life of a lifelong learner~ raven on the riverbank One comment abundance, gratitude, lifelong learning, parenting abundance, asynchrony, back yard, being a mama, books, coparenting, differently wired, executive function skills, family, gifted, gratitude, lifelong learning, love, music, nature, overthinking, parenting, poppies, raven, reading, science, tag, unconditional parenting, verbosity 
this rainbow wrap has snuggled several special babies including my own… and now one more! rainbow dragon hand warmers hand made for me by my dear friend! hard at work on color wheel assignment; finishing up red violet, best for last! rainbow dragon camera mama selfie superimposed on smiling boy . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ colors of renewal |
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