Little Girl Big Art
My girl is always drawing. From the moment she wakes up until she is forced to go to bed, she works on her drawings. Her teacher told me at her conference that her classmates gather around her to...
View ArticleJoy in A Dirt Pile
The glorious weather continues, as does our time outdoors. While the kids were at school today I stumbled upon this fixture in our front path. It just almost brought me to tears….the innocence, the...
View ArticleStriking a Pose
My first grader is wrapping up her second year of dance. I think it will be her final. Though she has mostly enjoyed it I sense it is losing it’s appeal. I was able to sneak a peak at her the other...
View ArticleAn Artist in the Mix
My daughter has shown an interest and talent in art from quite an early age. Every spare moment is about her utilizing her creativity. As someone who cannot draw to save her life, I am fascinated and...
View ArticleToday I’m Feeling Sad…
I found this in my kindergartener’s backpack last week. She said she was sad because one of her classmate’s wouldn’t sit next to her in art. Though I hate to think of her sad, I just love how she used...
View ArticleLove, A Poem
My 7-year-old has always expressed herself artistically. Out of all my children, she’s the one who prefers time to herself…to work on projects, do some writing, create, etc. I’m constantly finding...
View Article“I Love Me”
My daughter, the one who enjoys writing and art, wrote a piece the other day called “Me”. It was so adorable in so many ways but by far, the best part for me was reading this line: That one line brings...
View ArticleA Poem Called “Today”
My soon to be 8-year-old wrote another poem last week. She awakened before 7 o’clock on a cold and dreary morning and went to our den and sat by the window. There, she was inspired to write…. Today is...
View ArticleA Six Year Old’s Favorite Thing About the Wind……
PARA-SAILING! I’m so glad I stumbled upon this sheet between the reams of papers jammed in my little one’s backpack today. I think it’s brilliant! And it’s making me wish we were back in Mexico……. I’m...
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