This Moment: Family shadows

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family + nature + good friends = happiness

math mixed with art and nature

I am really loving this 1st grade Waldorf curriculum  by Donna Simmons. We just finished a math block and enjoyed how nature and art is brought into every lesson. Each topic is taught with a story. First we gathered nuts to use for counting and then made the various math symbols out of bees wax. We made squirrels out of wax to represent addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and drew pictures from the math story next to the math equations for that day. I wish I had learned math this way growing up. It really seems to make it come alive and develop the true reasoning behind each concept. Instead of merely memorizing it, I feel like Jetta is understanding it with her hands, her heart and her mind.

my two favorite cooks

One of my favorite breakfast foods are pancakes made with two of my favorite people.

Currently it is blueberry buckwheat pancakes made with fermented whole buckwheat groats that we are enjoying.

The cook must always taste his food.

This Moment: Snuggling with Aunt Cara

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a felted soccer ball

1 month

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Scout is a month old. I can't believe it. Time has flown by and stood still all at the same time. I can remember having him in my belly so well, but also feel like that might have been a dream. It has been a whirl wind of a month, flying by with a million diaper changes behind me, sweet and not so sweet midnight nursings, quiet tender moments and other moments that I wish would end. I have found pieces of myself that I want to keep and others that I am working hard to change. I have moments where I think, "Why did I do this to myself and my family?", but more moments where I know this was the perfect path. I struggle to think of each child and their three different needs while the smallest and most helpless of them usually comes first. I find myself apologizing more then I want to admit for not living up to the standards that I expect my children to uphold. I hope that they understand that they are the light of my life and know that Mommy is just sleep deprived. Even though I worry a lot, I also know in my heart that they feel how loved they are and that the few times in the day that I am not as  patient with them as I want to be is made up for with all the loving moments that we share together. I thought the newness of the baby would wear off, but I am so touched by the love these three children have for each other. Jetta sings sweet songs to Scout each day as he holds eye contact with her and looks like he wants to smile and sing along. Pilot never misses a moment to give Scout a kiss on the head or cheek and give him and big, but gentle, hug. And Jetta and Pilot still play together all day and seem to be working things out pretty well. All and all things are good here. Actually, they are great. I couldn't ask for anything more. Well, maybe a nap. But that will come soon enough. 

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