http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net "Learning can only happen when a child is interested. If he's not interested it's like throwing marshmallows at his head and calling it eating." - Barbara Lamping Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:57:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My new Throwing Marshmallows blog is officially ready! I am still straightening up a bit, but it is time to get blogging again! Please come join me! http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/06/03/489/ Sometimes I am amazed to hear the things that come out of my mouth as a mom. For example: Jason, please stop eating Kyle's legos... What makes it even more wonderful is that this is the second night that I have said this... In other news, I am still working on getting my ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/22/488/ I mentioned earlier that I had been good about not starting a new creative endeavor before finishing my photobook. So of course now while I am waiting for the book to be delivered (it has been shipped!) I have had time to start playing around. So if I am a bit ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/20/487/ I am not a fan of Chris Matthews by any stretch of the imagination, but even blowhards can get something right sometimes. Today, he had conservative radio host Kevin James on his show to talk about President Bush's comment which compared Obama to Nazi appeasers (choosing guests who do nothing but ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/15/486/ OK, so I got a real kick out of this one... Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Anonymous http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/14/431/ The rain started again, mid-afternoon and has been getting steadily stronger. It is so bad that Ellie is refusing to leave the garage. She keeps standing by the door, but when we open it, all she does is run around near the garage door...she won't set a foot outside. ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/12/485/ I finally get to cross one thing off my "big" to-do list (as opposed to my daily ongoing to-do list). I have finally finished my first Blurb photo book! One of my Christmas presents to our parents was an IOU for a great photo book of the boys. I had planned ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/10/484/ Whew. When it rains it pours! We have actually been having quite a nice spring, but today we were completely deluged with over 4 inches. A couple of weekends ago we got 5.5 inches in one day. Our new rain guage is getting quite a workout. I love the design...as ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/10/483/ And we missed it! Seems as if there was a 1.8 level earthquake this afternoon at 1:30 and its epicenter was just down the road from us. At 1:30 however we were miles away in Fairfax at the NoVaUnschoolers parkday and did not notice anything. A friend of mine who came ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/06/482/ A friend (thanks Dena!) introduced me to American Public Radio's Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett program awhile ago and I have been meaning to mention it here. From their website: Krista takes a narrative, or first-person, approach to religious and philosophical conversation. She draws out the intersection of theology and ... http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/06/480/