Antique Mommy

A Big Conversation

Antique Mommy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:25:24 +0000

We have a number of friends who home school their children and one of the traits that AD and I have observed in these kiddos that we admire is their comfort and poise in speaking with adults. We are impressed with how they look us in the eye when speaking to us, how they speak [...]

Be A Pilgrim

Antique Mommy — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:01:47 +0000

Seek boldly. Journey courageously. Work diligently. Sacrifice valiantly. Suffer willingly. Persist relentlessly. Share extravagantly. Serve compassionately. Love fearlessly. Live intentionally. Give thanks unceasingly. We are all but pilgrims and strangers upon the earth. Happy Thanksgiving from the House of Antique

Novica!

Antique Mommy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:23:36 +0000

As promised, this week I have for you another awesome Novica give away, and just in time for the gift-giving season! Whether that gift is for you or someone else is entirely up to you. But if you ask me, I think you deserve it. If you are unfamiliar with Novica and why I like [...]

The Value Of A Good Coconut Tree

Antique Mommy — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:54:02 +0000

Sunday was a slow and rainy day, very much welcome as we have not had rain here since 1996. It’s true, ask my lawn. Rain brushed against the windows and falling acorns made the sound of popcorn popping as the wind shook them from the trees onto the roof. Football noise filled the house and [...]

Patterns

Antique Mommy — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:29:55 +0000

Last week Sean had an extra-credit homework assignment that involved investigating patterns. He grabbed the clipboard and tucked a pencil behind his ear and off we set around the house to do some research. We walked around the perimeter of the outside of the house and took note of everything we saw that could be [...]

Steve

Antique Mommy — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:54:37 +0000

I remember when I was 16, seeing the cover of some magazine that featured Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Actually I don’t really remember if Wozniak was on the cover or not, all I remember is thinking that Steve Jobs is really cute! I also remember thinking, wow, he’s just a few years older than [...]

Jackets Lost And Found

Antique Mommy — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:03:33 +0000

So far we have had two chilly mornings. So far Sean has worn a jacket to school two times. So far Sean has lost two jackets. So this morning, as he put on his 3rd and final jacket, I said to him that his first order of business today was to locate the other two [...]

If Mother Teresa Had Shopped At Walmart, She’d Just Be Teresa

Antique Mommy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:35:45 +0000

I love the Mother Teresa quote which says, “I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” I would like to be like Mother Teresa, to be able to say that my life is a love letter to the world, but some days, I’m [...]

School Dazed

Antique Mommy — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:23:14 +0000

The last time I wrote here, Sean and I were coming to the end of his of first grade year of school. I say “Sean and I” because, really, it was not just his first grade – it occupied a large share of my time and my thinking and my emotional space too. It was [...]

Why There Are No 1st Graders In The Secret Service

Antique Mommy — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:28:26 +0000

As he walked towards me, I could see that something wasn’t right. That is not to say that I saw anything unusual, but my momtennae went up. There was something about his posture and his expression, something that telegraphed that all was not well. His hair was a crazy mess. Nothing unusual about that. He [...]