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Written by Rhonda
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 06:10 |
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Well, this week we had a really exciting reason to tackle a big job. Gregg bought a Mazda Miata. He's been shopping for a great deal on one ever since we moved to Nevada. He owned a cute little red Miata in San Diego, but when we moved to Portland, Oregon it didn't make sense to keep it. The inclement weather there is not very convertible friendly. Well, after two years of shopping here in Northern Nevada he found this one, and isn't she cute? The problem is, where to park her. In two short years our two car garage has become filled to the brim with toys. The Jeep Wrangler takes up half of the space and the other half is occupied with dirt bikes, bicycles, camping gear, tools, and all the accessories we've accumulated for the Wrangler. Several times we've set out to reorganize the garage, and each time, some progress was made, but this weekend, our motivation to make more room there became much stronger. It's just not practical to park a soft-top automobile outdoors, and since both the Wrangler and the Miata are soft-tops, we had a dilemma on our hands. So yesterday we tackled really cleaning that garage. And you know what? It really wasn't as difficult as we thought it would be. Working together made the task go pretty quickly, and now we can fit both cars in the garage, snugly. Isn't she cute?  |
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Kids Aren't Always Honest |
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Written by Rhonda
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Monday, 10 August 2009 15:04 |
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Funny story about how important it is for a kid not to "get caught doing it wrong". I did a bubble painting project with a group of five year olds once. One of the little boys, Corey was this adorable little blonde child with the fullest ruby red lips I had ever seen. He wasn't always careful to listen to instructions, but was usually enthusiastic when it came to doing projects. For this particular project the children were to use straws to blow bubbles into a mixture of tempera paint and dish soap. Then they would lay a piece of white construction paper on top of the bubbles and make a print. I gave very careful instructions to each child to "blow" on the straw, instead of sucking. I had them practice blowing through the straw before they put it into the paint. All the while I knew it was likely that some of them would suck instead. It's almost automatic when you put a straw into a liquid, just like drinking milk or soda, you just naturally want to suck. Once I was pretty sure that the children knew what was expected, I turned them each loose with a cup of the paint mixture and a straw. I was of course observing closely and soon noticed that Corey was looking a little green around the gills. I looked over at him and asked, "Corey, did you accidentally suck the paint up?" He opened those beautiful ruby red lips and formed the word, "Nope" and just as he did, a big bubble popped out. He laughed and so did I and then I realized that was an unfair question. Who in his right mind is going to admit in front of his peers that he's just made the mistake they'd all been warned against? But fortunately, in my class, it has always been safe to make a mistake, so I helped him rinse out his mouth and we started again. This story always helps me remember how important it is to make an environment where it is SAFE to make mistakes, because we're all going to make them regardless, it's just part of being human. |
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Written by Rhonda
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 19:53 |
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This article was very generously loaned to me by Genevee from her own blog at http://www.centerstage-design.com/ourfamilyjournal/ 
When I had a child I became a very busy person. When I had two I began to feel
there was not enough of me to go around for all I needed to do. By the time I had
six I was sure I was a miserable failure at the best job I had ever had. I really
don't know what is the matter with all my children because every one of them tell
me regularly that they feel they had the best mother ever. Could it be that they
had a spare in hiding that I never met? |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009 21:42 |
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Written by Rhonda
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Friday, 07 August 2009 09:40 |
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And...here we go!
1. Hiking is my favorite summertime Activity
2. My favorite John Hughes movies is Breakfast Club. I love the characters and the concept of setting the entire movie almost exclusively in one room.
3. My husband's hand is something I love to touch.
4. The full moon just rose last night. It was beautiful, orange, rising up above the pinenut mountains, darting in and out of bands of clouds and lighting up the entire Carson Valley.
5. Tell someone you love them right now.
6. When daylight fades I love to be at home with the house quiet and settled for the night, dinner finished, dishes done and everyone contented.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to making a nice dinner for my husband, tomorrow my plans include going to look at a Miata my husband is thinking of buying, and Sunday, I want to get myself prepared for another very busy week ahead. |
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A Child Learns What He Lives |
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Written by Rhonda
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Thursday, 06 August 2009 19:38 |
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I first read this poem when I was beginning my teacher training and it has become the foundation of my philosophy on how to rear children. I hope others may enjoy it as much as I do. A Child Learns What He Lives
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D. If children live with criticism,
they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight. If children live with ridicule,
they learn to feel shy. If children live with shame,
they learn to feel guilty. If children live with tolerance,
they learn patience. If children live with praise,
they learn appreciation. If children live with fairness,
they learn justice. If children live with security,
they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them. If children live with friendliness,
they learn the world is a nice place in which to live. Copyright © 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte |
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