Before today I had never so much as held a stringed instrument, nevermind plucked away or tried to play. Before today I always thought, “that’s great for them,” and returned to the instrument where each key made it’s own sound, it was easy, it was good. Tonight I bought an ukulele. I need to develop […]

When I am a good Mummy, I am Ahsoka.  I am obedient to him, Annakin, my master.  When I am good I am the Padawan. When I am a bad Mummy I am sometimes Darth Mom, if not Darth Vader.  I have a mind of my own and do not bow to the will of […]

4/9/10:  I came to earth on a tornado.  Heavenly Father and Jesus were driving. 4/27/10:  Mummy, I love you so much.  That’s why I’m not cleaning up anymore.

4/9/2010:  (when asked what it is that makes him a big boy)  I destroy. 6/10/10:  (while I was clipping his fingernails which had suddenly grown so long he drew blood from me today) No, don’t clip my claws!  Those are my claws!  Don’t clip my claws!!!

As a regular part of Boy Blue’s playing script, he frequently says, “send me an email.”

November: I wish I had a whole classroom of students like Little Red. 1/28: Red can read. [Yes.] Red can read in Italian! [I’m learning that.] Red can read Italian words he doesn’t know. I said, “read this” and he did. He went through the whole list. If I had the first grade list on […]

My Little Red is growing up!  At this time last year we were still so undecided about sending him to school or holding him back another year.  This time last year I was reading “Outliers” which told me quite clearly that he should wait a year before starting, not to mention the pressure from everyone […]