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Have a good weekend. Come find me in Lincoln City.

Hal and Hazel started a game this morning in which they were bobcats. On the bus, a young gentleman (who looked as though perhaps he'd...

I think the difference between Tuesdays and Wednesdays is the ratio of introverts to extroverts! On Wednesdays, it can be a long string...

balloon-on-a-string a new stem game painting with baking soda and vinegar a sweet morning croissants a bus to the river millipedes and...

Check out the fabulous song Honey brought to school today! Can't believe I'd never heard it. Had you? Well now you have. Some people like...

Emotions ran high This rainy cloudy Thursday I had new earrings -haiku from moi

Children chase shadows,  Butterflies dance through green trees—  Love hides in puzzles. -chatgpt And apparently Joel kept them all...

a rough rough start for Oly.... a pretty major biff off a little wall at LaTourette with a very bloody nose for Eloise.... but otherwise...

An excellent Friday exploring a new place at Clackamas Community College: the Environmental Learning Center. Little trails and bridges, a...

We will watch over the children of Earth, Guide them safely from the ways of harm, Keep happy their hearts, brave their souls, and rosy...

My Shadow By Robert Louis Stevenson I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I...

Skylar's first day of preschool at Rivendell! Here's what I found out: • she has an infectious smile • she doesn't use many words • she...

random thoughts on a Friday in May (in lieu of captions) Kids almost always choose 'slime' over playdoh. But playdoh holds their interest...

Beware the Ides of May. (At least at rest time!) We went to the library We found a box We carried the box. Joel drove over and put the...

Today was a very harmonious and pleasant Wednesday. The children were on their best behaviour during a visit, and we made it through...

A sweet mellow rainy Tuesday. And that is all I have to say! Except that today was a landmark for Eloise: first poop in the potty! (and...

Today I introduced 'roses and thorns' at lunch time. A rose is something good that happened, and a thorn is something that is not so...

Another successful trip to the Clackamas Community College. Today we explored a new building (Dejardins) because Levi tipped me off that...

The morning was filled building with recycled cartons, Hurricane Eloise passing through, rebuilding, Hurricane Hal passing through,...

bird, bird, bird....bird is the word. the bird stuffies came out of the closet the sensory bin is filled with bird seed, birds and marble...