Author Archives: Kelsey
You Have One Notification
I opened Microsoft Edge, because Chrome won’t work on this new computer. Sound like some sort of conspiracy to you? Well, get your tin hat off, I think there is a setting that is blocking it, and it is to … Continue reading
Old Photographs
Reviewing old photos lately has been like seeing the shifting of the sands in the desert where we lived in Nevada for a while. The changes are subtle but when coming back to the same place, there is such differences … Continue reading
My Retirement From Full Time Homeschool Teaching
This week I will be submitting my report for our youngest daughter for her homeschool academy, and it will be the last one I do as a fulltime home educator. This week will complete fifteen years of me teaching our … Continue reading
Forecast For Tomorrow
The anticipated high for tomorrow is 74 degrees, with the low bottoming out at 48, skies partly cloudy. That’s the weather. Also forecast for tomorrow is about a cord of firewood. We will be heading down to pick up some … Continue reading
Homeschool Parenting
Being a homeschooling parent has a lot of challenges. Chief among them is being sure that the things I teach are accurate, and fulfilling, and that the child is learning what she should in order to stay close enough to … Continue reading
It’s Thursday Night
What do you do when you are the last person up on a Thursday night? I watched a video on YouTube explaining thoroughly Q-Anon from it’s origin, to it’s ideologies, to where it is at now and where it is … Continue reading
Rainy Days and Family Dollar Always Get Me Down
It was not supposed to be rainy today, but it was. I had plans for outside, but the rain delayed them. I was happy to get some cardboard burned, the lawn mowed, and the animals fed during an hour this … Continue reading
The Gift of Faith
In the film, Angels and Demons, the character Robert Langdon is challenged on his beliefs before he is allowed access to the Catholic Archives, and is response is, I think, pretty perfect. It is diplomatic, without being forced to concede … Continue reading
Slipping Through Time
Today our eight year old and I spent time watching a tree trimming crew working for the power company, trimming back the trees in front of the house across the street, making way for safe power delivery. It was made … Continue reading
The Problem
Every now and then my mind turns to philosophy, and religion. Naturally, I take these subjects based on how I was raised, and how I have come to understand them during a couple of intro classes in college. I’ll tell … Continue reading