ongoing craft

I ordered these a while ago from Alicia at posie gets cozy I love them and may have to order the other 2 kits she has for sale. Obviously still hitting the crafts hard here in American's hat where we got our very first snow of the year last night. Hope those snowsuits fit under the Halloween costumes...

sewing as therapy

After a crazy couple of weeks, this is the plan for the afternoon.

sigh

sigh. This video is great. I feel like I am only do a 1/3 good job with the kids because of it. The oldest goes to a school where I can bet 100% of the faculty have watched this video. They get it. They live it. The other two kids? Not so much at all. I wanted to cry when all the homework worksheets were sent home, all the homework worksheets from the year so far - probably over 100. So sad.

Slowly working on a plan for next year and perhaps for bidding next year. Slowly slowly.

Boarding school

We are in rural Vermont for parent weekend at the oldest son's boarding school. It is also a time when siblings can have an 'interview' with the Dean of Admissions - Luke is thinking it over....I think I know how his interview would go - he would lay on the floor with the Dean's old dog, and answer all questions with "I don't know" or "I guess" I am sure they would save him a spot right then and there!

Fingers crossed the weekend goes well - so far so good. We saw a real life wild wolf running around in NY. We started a new tradition of stopping at an old timey country store on the way. When we pulled up to our American style chain hotel, Luke asks, "Is this a retirement home?" And we have been to Target. A good trip so far. Plus - I hear there might be masses of yarn for sale at the schools harvest festival tomorrow - yippee!