Librarian Avengers....if you appreciate a Librarian for all their shining glory
Yes, I am still very, very much considering being a Librarian and not a College Professor and it is mostly because of this...People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines. Well, not because of that exact quote, but because that is who I am. I realize that. I'm interested in everything. I like to order it all up and make sure that everyone knows what they should know.
Picking out a College Major has been really difficult for me. I kept trying out new classes and find that I'm good at it and enjoy it. Being back in College has given me a different outlook on myself. I enjoy talking with my professors and learning their insights into me. So far, I have learned that being sensitive is ok and that learning and understanding about different cultures is really important to me. I am enjoying this journey and I'm so pleased that I waited till I was a bit older.
This summer we will be working on rhythm. Since, both of us parents started school we have been flying by the seats of our pants. It just is not working. We had a big garage sale and got rid of a bunch of junk and the rest is going to the auction. Dad has been cleaning out the basement. There must be something to Feng Shui and the whole don't store stuff under your bed.
Mom managed to get night classes, so she has the whole day to hang out with the boys!
We are working on a list of family activities.
Earthways: Simple Environmental Activities for Young Children
I love, love, love this book. It is a good introduction to Waldorf. I think it is really good for families who like aspects of Waldorf, but do not want to send their children to a Waldorf school. You could be like us, we just cannot afford it and we just cannot manage the long drive to the school everyday.
Some of the things we plan to do or have inspired to do through this book are:
1. Tepee building: We already have a grape vine house, so I think we are going to do the stick house instead.
2. Placemats: This one is inspired by the prayer for Thanksgiving. We are planning to make paper placemats and handwrite verses or beautiful quotes on them and then decorate them with leaves, flowers, and small sticks from our yard. We go to the beach a lot, so maybe some sand and shells, too.
3. Along those lines, I really like the idea of having a nature table. I think it might work better if we do the above placemats once a week and then do a little nature area in the center of our kitchen table. We normally do some kind of decoration there anyway and it sure would be fun to the let the boys do it once a week.
Weekends with the Kids: Activities, Crafts, Recipes: Hundreds of Ideas for Family Fun
This book looks amazing from the front, but there was not enough pictures. Maybe it's just me, but I think if you are going to make a book for us moms who need a little help in the creative department that you would at the very least include bright colored photographs. None the less I was inspired and I have created this list.
4. Fill a mixing bowl with beans and 5-10 small objects. Blindfold your friend and have them guess what they are feeling.
5. Ice Cube Hunt Give a kid a bucket of ice cubes and have them hide them around the yard. Everyone gets to find the ice cubes before they melt.
6. Have a picnic in the grape vine house. Our "house" is not really a house, but it still is fun to sit under. I think we need to add some more stakes though and enlarge it this year.
7. Make grape vine wreathes or vine houses for Army men. (What can I say I have 3 boys!)
8. Lie outside on your back and find shapes in the clouds.
9. Have a scavenger hunt or treasure hunt. (The boys love treasure hunts. We have them get buckets and collect stuff from around the house. Then they have to write out their own list-handwriting skills-and one of parents hides everything.
10. Be the Sweet Dream Elf and put a little note, a tiny prize or a night-night nibble on everyone's pillow. (I think I will do this just for fun!)
And more...
11. Origami...I know I saw a book that had the paper and stuff all together. Just got the inspiration from:
Fold Me a Poem
We have been reading Story of the World Volume Two. We have come to Chapter 5, The Medieval Indian Empire. Yes, it is taking us a long time. We are taking a stop to enjoy India, mostly because it's Mom and Dad's favorite country. Mom is hoping to learn Sanskrit when she transfers.
Watch for updates!
Oh so positive =P
We planned and received a
last minute
trip to the woods.
I cannot believe,
I cannot imagine
what could be better than such a wonderful
smoky night.
We went
just the two of us.
We made dinner in the dark.
We forgot coleman.
No rain.
Waves crashing.
New tent.
Love.
Sleep.
I went for a two hour walk.
I get afraid
alone in the woods.
If I sing
I am not alone.
Why are my boys
so beautiful
when I return?
Well, it's the end of the quarter for me. My photography class is over and I'm sad.
I finally know how to use my camera.
Some of us went out for dinner with our teacher.
We use her first name.
We laugh about the first day.
F-stops and Aperture.
I have two papers due in English.
TWO PAPERS.
I'll probably write at least 10 pages.
I can't work on them until Saturday though.
Friday I have an in class exam for Archaeology.
I think that last one I wrote at least 7 pages.
I'm insane.
I love it.
I have all my classes for the next two quarters all ready to go.
I will miss photography.
But, I will do more.
I have plans.
These are the Larry Gonick books that my 9 year old is tearing through. I mean really statistics. I cannot wait till he gets to that...I mean he cannot wait. There are some more books, but I'm confident in your abilities to look for them. And, really if you tend to censor your child's reading then you might not want to get the the book on SEX. But, otherwise they seem pretty safe so far. But, remember you are your child's Parent/Teacher and you are responsible for what you allow to pass through their ears and out the other side.
Cartoon Guide to Statistics
The Cartoon History of the Universe, Volumes 1-7
I hope we can keep up with our love of reading around here. My second son's teacher told me yesterday to not worry about the boys. She thinks we are wonderful role models and that when students have parents who love to learn that it's catchy. She's really sweet and I just love her to bits. I hope we get to stay here so my youngest can have her for Kindergarten, too.
We have been watching a series of DVD's on the west from PBS.
The West from PBS. There are lesson plans on the website, as well.
Cartoon History of the United States
This is a very funny book. My oldest is really enjoying it. I'll try to get around posting some of his other books because they are just amazing! They are in comic book format. I know this aren't high enough literature for some, but I love books like this because they spark the interest in people and events. G will just be reading along..."Hey can we google this guy?"
Mollie started my obsession with these little videos. I look up Vegan and found these:
Steven the Vegan I just want to note, yesterday in my Photography class we were discussing going out to eat after our final class and someone mentioned a steak house. "I'm a vegetarian."
"They have a salad bar!"
"Do you eat seafood?"
Dead animal=Had a face, Had a mom
Crab=?
fish=?
shellfish=?
Why are there still people who call themselves vegetarians and eat fish? I don't care if you want to eat plants, but you can't say that's all you eat and then eat fish.
Another video Making Vegan Pizza
This one made my sons really laugh. It's a bit Pythonish ya know. If you let kids watch it you might want to pull the screen over to hide the tags on the right hand side. Vegan Pig
Who doesn't like Sarah Kramer...remember that Sara Lee jingle
Today a teacher I admire gave me a compliment.
She wishes she could be as sensitive as me...
She said I have grace.
I'm not overly sensitive
It's okay to cry.
This is a really big thing for me.
I've always felt overly sensitive
and bad about it.
But, in reality it is a good quality.
It makes me who I am.
CaptiveApe
I have a paper due tomorrow. I have to criticize a piece we have read in class. I'm choosing Gryphon, but I can't decide between Reader-Response or Deconstructionism. The latter just seems so sarcastic.
I've realized that I really do love books and reading. But, I realize that it's mostly the history that I love. It's the collecting of the facts and putting them all together. I hate picking books apart. I just like to enjoy them. So, I really do think I'm going to major in History now and then Master in Library Science. I'm realizing that I'm not one to deal with trying to gain tenure and all that stuff connected to teaching at a University. It's a little hard to let go, though.
Today my 9 year old finally tied his shoes! He called me from the kitchen and said, "I tied my shoes."
He is so proud of himself. He told me he felt like all the laces had been out to get him and now he knows they aren't.
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