Where do you get your warmth?
Photo of Pres Hill from 2008. I received an e-mail yesterday and it set me to musing. I firmly believe that humans are social creatures. Simultaneously, I reserve the right to decide that I don’t particularly feel like being social at any given moment. I receive happiness when I’m helping other people, serving my community, and having a positive impact. It’s not a selfless act; in fact, it is all about self. While I’m nurturing others, I’m being nurtured....
Read MoreAt Peace
Today was a busy day for me. I accomplished quite a few things, but sadly writing something to EmSun was not one of those things. I feel encouraged, enthused, and hopeful about the work our community is doing to increase connections, resiliency, happiness, and health. I’m so proud to belong to this town of such amazing and creative people in such an amazing area. It’s not just Mount Vernon, either. It’s also Lisbon and the surrounding communities. I met with students at...
Read MoreJust Flying Along
Homeschooling can be very hard. Sometimes, I feel very much like a deer in the headlights. Often, though, it seems like things just fly along. Today we tackled some math. We turned our abacus into a bead stair (see My Two Happy Homeschoolers for pictures of a bead stair) and I asked Nate how many beads he thought were on the left side of the abacus. He immediately guessed seventy. I asked him if there could be one hundred twenty beads on the left side. He shrugged his shoulders. I told him...
Read MoreProgress: New Website & Other Technological Advances
Progress on the new website is being made. Meanwhile, check out the logo that Christa made for us! Whatcha think? I’ve also started two new Facebook pages. One is for the Mount Vernon, Iowa & Lisbon, Iowa gardening club called Twin City Bloomers. The other is in support of legalizing urban chickens in Mount Vernon. Why don’t you take a gander? While you are at it, check out our new Twitter...
Read MoreWhen I do something dumb…
…I really do something dumb. I’ve never been one to do things half way. I updated WordPress awhile back and forgot to backup a copy of my website. I’d done a lot of changes to my theme and when WordPress updated, it erased them all. I was going back through and making changes, but I’ve decided I’m just going to have to work on creating my own theme. I’m sorry for any mess in the meantime. Any suggestions on design, style, and ease-of-use things I should and...
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