Adorable Chaos

Do Homeschoolers Think They Are Superior?

January 30, 2015 2 Comments

Have you met that homeschool mom with those exquisitely well behaved, neatly groomed, spelling-bee winning, piano playing prodigies for children? Does she grow all their food in her organic garden in the backyard of her clean and organized home? She appears calm and content, right? Did she mention her 9 year-old is doing high school math and her teen takes SAT practice tests for fun? I've seen her around. I think she travels, taunting moms everywhere. You stand before her feeling like a slacker because your laundry pile may contain the remains of your 4 year-old's missing hamster and your kids ate cereal for dinner 3 times this week. … [Continue reading]

Zen and the Art of Shoveling Snow

January 26, 2015 1 Comment

Here where hell has frozen over in New England, we're accustomed to long snowy winters. We have a plan to deal with all the snow that falls. We have our ways of staying warm and (slightly)cheery through the dark winter months, like chili, warm fires and Irish coffee (or so I hear). New England even has it's own official motto that I think is all about surviving winter. {It says so on Wikipedia, so it's absolutely true.} It's this: An appeal to heaven. It isn't perfectly clear what our forefathers meant, but I bet the appeal was similar to my winter plea : Please God, make this shitty weather stop. At our house, we have a plan for … [Continue reading]