Overpopulation: The Making of a Myth

I've heard this from several of my family members who still believe it. This is super short, so forward it on to fearful friends and family.

Do you love Aunt Yaya?

I love Yaya, yes I do - I love Yaya, how 'bout YOU?

5 Minute Brain Breaks

I haven't read this book Brain Gym: Simple Activities for Whole Brain Learning, but I need to. I do have enough sense to realize that some of my kids need to MOVE to be able to sustain attention for very long. Therefore, as needed, or as scheduled for some kids (~3/day), we have


5 Minute Brain Breaks

• kick a ball
• jump rope
• swing
• do tricks on rings
• jump on trampolene
• shoot basketball hoops
• take a short walk
• run the dog across the yard
• chore breaks
• jumping jacks while quizzing spelling
• ride bikes
• dance
• Fun Physical Fitness Book

Couples' Night Out

Don't know what to do on a couples' night out?

Try a stress reliever - a shooting range!

Park Days at the splash pad

AHHHHHHH....summer!

Classical Education - good article

Overall this was a good article. I was amused at this part -

Martha Robinson: Doug, Is it possible for a student who has been "traditionally" educated to transition to Classical? When is too late?

Doug Wilson: After the concrete is dry, it is harder to do. But we have often said that we are trying to provide the kind of education which none have got. We were not able to do it adequately. But as G.K. Chesterton said, anything worth doing is worth doing badly.

Martha Robinson: Doug, can you offer encouragement to parents who would like to do Classical but did not begin at the beginning?

Doug Wilson: My encouragement would be this. God has a general pattern of picking us up where we are, and not where we should have been. If He only helped us if we were where we should have been, we would all be in a world of hurt. Starting now is better than not starting at all.

Read the whole article

Swing set and tree fort hideaway - at least for a day

The kids and have been candidating for a tree house. Dave has considered it and decided we won't be able to. Our tree won't support it, it's a lot of work for him, it would be expensive, he'd have to make it safe and is concerned about that...etc.

Since we can't have a tree house, when Dave trimmed the tree this spring (there was some pretty substantial damage from the icestorm last winter) the kids dragged the biggest limbs and made a tree fort out of their swingset.
Here's a picture of Ds#4 in his tree fort...or a swing fort...or a tree swing...or something like that.

If you can't climb up to a tree house, you can bring the tree to you.