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Sally
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Sally, school
Science Fiction
02.28.12 | Permalink | 2 CommentsTom helped Avery with her project for the 5th Grade Science Fair. Her experiment, crumbling charcoal (volcanic ash) on a clear snare drum top and shining a light (the sun) to see if planetary temperatures are moderated by atmospheric insulation, was inspired by a book they both enjoyed:Mistborn. And while father and daughter are talented [...]
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mothering daughters, Sally
Heavy Foreshadowing
02.02.12 | Permalink | 6 CommentsI have spent the last eleven years waiting for the day my little ducklings would drift off into other rooms rather than playing and singing and chattering always a few feet away from m;, a few feet from dinner prep on the kitchen island, a few feet from the nursing chair as I read, a [...]
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homeschool, mothering daughters, Sally, school
Why I haven’t given up on public school
09.08.11 | Permalink | 6 CommentsThis year I didn’t go through my usual cycle of Spring = Daydream of Homeschool; Fall = Boot Them Out Now. We had a great summer that was a little crazy with our basement finishing project, and we’re still sucking the marrow out of the warm days and cool evenings. We’re on a hiking-to-waterfalls kick [...]
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Being Mormon, daughters, Sally
#Mormsandmakeup (hashtag by @ThatFig)
06.29.11 | Permalink | 37 CommentsA couple weeks ago the Primary President pulled me out of my Sunbeam class to talk about Avery. It had been reported to her that Avery does not sit like a lady in class, and the boys are commenting on it. I will note first that my daughters dress even more modestly than I did [...]
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Sally, scout, sisters
No wonder I never get Molly’s name right on the first try
06.14.11 | Permalink | 2 CommentsMy mom says Molly doesn’t look much like my other kids. To me she looks exactly like them and only like herself. (I am getting too fond of the “this and exactly the opposite of that” construction, I know.) My Dad says (in a letter to my brother on his mission in Texas) that Molly [...]
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Being Mormon, daughters, friends, Sally
Three can be the loneliest number
04.22.11 | Permalink | 5 CommentsYesterday Avery and I had a long talk that left us in tears at the same time it made me glad to be here, glad to be her mother. My daughter has a “best friend” who will apparently think she is weak and a crybaby if she does not join her in being mean to [...]
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mothering daughters, Sally
Probably can’t claim to be 25 anymore
01.29.11 | Permalink | 2 CommentsAvery is 10 today. I could write some tear jerker about how she was the one who made me a Mom all those years ago and how sweet she is despite remembering (and mentioning often) how I whacked her with a hairbrush when she was four. But I’ll just say I’m glad my baby ticker [...]
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