Stories have always been an important part of my life. Stories, good stories, have a way of capturing and keeping my attention like nothing else. If you think about it, most of our everyday conversations are simply us telling stories to each other. Growing up my parents always told me stories, mostly funny and some [...]
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Story Time
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Arc, Books, Culture, Education, Family, Homeschooling, Quotes, The Word0
Our family had an eventful weekend. We drove to Meridian on Friday and while TJ went to work with me (Thanks to everyone at work who assisted me!), JJ and the girls attended a Flat Stanley musical at the Riley Center. We traveled from there to Tuscaloosa and stayed the night in Candlewood Suites. Their [...]
Yesterday afternoon we took the family to Mitchell Farms in Collins. We went with some other families that are a part of our Vintage Group. If you haven’t been, it’s a great 2-3 hour trip for the family. Here is a recent newspaper article about the farm. I’m posting a few pictures on Facebook from [...]
Yesterday I was fascinated to read about how story arcs in TV shows like LOST (my personal favorite), ER, and Allis have made them some of the most popular in our day. (I finally know what to call it when they jump all around during an episode.) So here’s an arc to a blog I [...]
That’s the new name I’m giving to home schooling. After attending the MEHA conference this weekend I am sold on the idea of home schooling, but I don’t care for the stereo types that go with it so I’m now calling it Vintage Education. Actually one of the things I noticed about vintage educators was [...]
