Tag: Petra

October 23, 2015

Double Portrait

Mama, I know you really want a picture of me and Siyas…and we were not…

October 22, 2015

Now that Silas is five, we’re “officially” homeschooling. It is not appreciably different from what…

October 21, 2015

Today, Silas got whatever he wanted. Tomorrow, Petra will. I devised a system about a…

October 20, 2015

Hey, could you let me get a picture of the hat I just finished making…

October 19, 2015

The man who created this leaf pile, right after getting out of surgery, deserves, in…

October 17, 2015

The kids complain every morning about being cold when they get out of bed. So…

October 16, 2015

All Petra wanted for her birthday was to ride a horse or pony. Unfortunately, most…

October 15, 2015

Sometimes, I look at my children at their work, and I have a flash of…

October 11, 2015

We wanted Petra to have her own bike, especially as a friend lent Silas a…

October 6, 2015

Over the past six years, Carlos has forgiven me my many failings. But I don’t…