ROOT TOOT trumpets & shit
We Hogabooms, after much discussion etc., are pleased to offer a full scholarship to the Life is Good Unschooling Conference here in Washington State, in May. Please read on about how you can support...
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the air that I breathe & to love you
The sun is out and there’s something about the air; it’s still got a bit of chill especially as the evening falls but I find I’m feeling restless for the summer. We’re down to one car and we’d better...
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“Oh, it was a banner f*cking year at the old Hogaboom family!”
This morning my children, husband, mother and I, as well as my kids’ friend A., hit the road and headed to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium as day ONE of our daughter’s BIRTHDAY...
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updates from the incorporated village of Cutetown
First, here’s a picture of Nels, being so sweet I want to bite him. He likes to have the “towel hat” made for him, you know how fancy ladies don after their ablutions. Secondly: in just a few days...
View ArticleWon’t buy bacon, hominy or grits / Rodent ears and possum is all we get!
As of this afternoon the Taylors are installed in the Life is Good Unschooling Conference (pre- and post-conference interviews, coming soon!). We had a small kerfuffle while our designated family tried...
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celebrating life and possibility
Once I saw a couple awesomesauce photographers at the Sauvie Island wedding locale, I gave myself permission to stop taking pictures and trust that, later, wonderful pictures would come to me. This...
View Articlei know it will probably work out because she’s sassy AF
In the process of enrolling my “unschooled” child into public school, we have ended up speaking with several individuals for input or, in some cases, necessary arrangements. These individuals include...
View Articleour dance card
During our new swim session a few of the homeschool parents descend on me at poolside – almost ravenously. It had been a couple years since I connected with the group. Touchingly, even though I have...
View Articlei tell it like it is, and the ladies love it
I’m tired, but more to the point I’m sad. I have a grey cloud over my head vis-a-vis my troubles and my temperament is such I get entangled in this ish most nights. I’ve tried talking it out, I’ve...
View Articleawake at 6 am but then back to sleep
Today as soon as my son woke up, he cried out asking for us to swim together. Very recently it occurred to him we could both swim in the large, “adult” lap pool and he wanted this more than...
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Not Back To School, reason #1
It’s that time of year – my social media stream is full of parents and teachers making jokes (?) at the expense of children. Teachers groan about having to return to their jobs. Parents are glad they...
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Today our thirteen year old daughter enrolled at our local community college. We had a very pleasant orientation with her advisor, and then the family – the four of us – toured some new facilities,...
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deschooling: not an all-or-nothing experience
[Ed note on terminology: Let us not pretend I oppose the existence of institutions of learning that employ knowledgable instructors providing course material either voluntarily or for a wage. This is...
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Today our thirteen year old daughter enrolled at our local community college. We had a very pleasant orientation with her advisor, and then the family – the four of us – toured some new facilities,...
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deschooling: not an all-or-nothing experience
[Ed note on terminology: Let us not pretend I oppose the existence of institutions of learning that employ knowledgable instructors providing course material either voluntarily or for a wage. This is...
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the lap of luxury
“You got me out of bed so we could pick up Thai food – so you wouldn’t have to leave the car!” This is true. I mean – I’m in my PJs and knock-off Uggs and my hair is covered but I don’t think I have...
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boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew!
At seven-ish in the morning I get up. The house is quiet. I use the bathroom, wash my hands. I notice the oven is on and when I peer in, I behold three perfectly oiled up potatoes. I realize Nels has...
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mother’s day: on performing your children
I believe I hurt someone’s feelings a little while back, when they were asking me for parenting advice. I said, “Stop thinking of your baby as being ‘good’. Stop showing off the baby. She’s a person,...
View Articlea stuttering, a restart
Tonight my oldest child is finishing up their art final and submitting it. This is one of three classes for the quarter finished; they have two more winding up here over the next couple weeks and then...
View Articleabsolutely a precious thing
Ralph and I are home late but we are putting together a dinner with several parts: chick’n strips, steamed cauliflower and broccoli, roasted carrots, gravy from scratch, homemade fluffy biscuits. The...
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