Archive for July, 2007
Blogger Visit
Saturday, July 28th, 2007We have had a visit from the rehabilitated feminist.
It’s great to be able to put a name to a face and also to meet the rest of the family.
Moral Imagination
Thursday, July 26th, 2007The DHM has written a couple of great posts on books, their ability to “awaken the moral imagination”, and “family bickering”.
She says:
I think this Socratic method (asking leading questions) of leading the children to see for themselves that their rights and claims for happiness are no greater than those of the rest of mankind [...]
Sticky Notes
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007A couple of weeks ago, EuroMom was talking about organization tools, and she mentioned sticky notes going with the Google Desktop. Since I hadn’t seen that, I did a Web search and found something else which I LOVE. They are electronic sticky notes that you put on your desktop. The “pad” stays in your [...]
Thoughts
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007I’m not very good with catchy titles; can you tell? Today’s the first day after a two-and-a-half-week roller coaster ride, where I couldn’t look much at the scenery around me because I was too focused on what was placed right before me. Brenda of Coffee, Tea, Books, and Me wrote this:
We ponder [...]
Robert Allen Lee
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007My dad, Robert Allen Lee, was born in Kane, Pennsylvania, May 3, 1935. He died here at home this morning July 18, 2007.
For Grace
Friday, July 6th, 2007Hi, Gracie. Ben got his birthday package today. You guys can see the photos here. He also got an extra free shirt included! It’s kind of a funny color though. I didn’t take a picture of the key chain, but it came, too.
Lafayette, Indiana
Friday, July 6th, 2007Well, Sam, Abbie, and I drove to Ben’s house in Lafayette, Indiana to help him re-roof his house. It’s going well. We have stripped the back and the two ends (hip roof). Ben had to run to Lowe’s to buy some wood to replace or repair something and also buy some more drip-edge since the [...]