"Mom, do you have to have clean shirts at STAR Open House?  Because, uh, macaroni fell on my shirt."

Somedays, it's just hard.

I realize, in the grand scheme of things, I have very little to complain about.  But on those days when the boys have reached new heights of boy-ness, and on the days when being a parent comes before doing the one thing that I want to do, it's hard.

So we'll just take a deep breath, knowing March cannot continue to be terrible since it is birthday month, and move on to the next thing. 

After all, what else is there to do?  :)

So you think you know the Constitution?

I'm sure you're wondering why on earth you're reading the homeschool nerd mom's blog right about now.  But the Constitution is cool, and the circumstances surrounding its writing are cool.  And learning about it is likewise cool!  Especially when it's a free college course!

Go here and register for the course, and when I get around to each week's readings and lectures, I'll post some thoughts on my blog.  But if you get around to the readings and lectures before I do, feel free to post your thoughts here or on your own blog (and if you don't have a blog, just click on the orange and white "B" in the corner and go make one already).

Nerds are cool.  You know it's true.

Would you look at that? Google finally released a Blogger app.  Hmm, perhaps there is hope for a blog resurrection.

A PSA.

Are you, your family and your friends aware of the number one threat facing humanity today? 

This threat is insidious - it's in your home, your business, everywhere you go.  There is no escape, and there is no cure.

It may start small, but it will breed, not unlike a Gremlin who has been fed after dark - a greedy, monstrous creature.

What is this dire threat facing us? 

Entropy.

This hideous creature knows no bounds, no decency.  No one is safe from its reaches.  You can try and fight it, but it will beat you every time. 

Won't you join me in raising awareness of this terrible threat?  Simply stop fighting it for a couple of days - don't do dishes or laundry.  Don't even throw away your trash.  Soon, everyone around you will be asking questions, and you can do your part to increase humanity's awareness of entropy.

Leave the lawn unmowed.  Do it for humanity.

Day 1

After day 1 of training, I am considering reevaluating my goal of running a half marathon at the end of September.

Just kidding. I'm going to do it.

You know sometimes things seem like such a good idea in your head, and then in the midst of executing them you wonder just what it was you were thinking?

That's pretty much what happened to me tonight. :)

I'll try not to be boring with daily posts of my training progress. (As if I could manage to work out daily! Ha!) But for my first day, I ran 2/3 of a mile in 10 minutes. Nothing spectacular, to be sure, but it's a start. :)

Jadyn: (in the midst of her snack) Mama, does your mouth have gravity?

Me: (pausing a moment) Everything, everything, everything, everything is pulled down by the earth's gravity.

Jadyn: Yeah, but what about what's in your mouth?

Me: Even what's in your mouth is pulled down by the earth's gravity.

Jadyn: Okay.

pause

Jadyn: Like a magnet!

pause

Jadyn: We stick to the earth like a magnet sticks to the fridge!

Me: (what else is there to say?) Yep.


Isn't homeschooling swell? :)