he likes to spend much of his time up-side-down

sometimes right-side-up

Common Sense.

Peace.

Three slips of paper handed to me by 5th graders after the SDCCS Peace Day assembly.
They read.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten we belong to eachother
Mother Teresa

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education...
Maria Montessori

If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors,
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
Lao Tzu

Great Place to Buy Halloween Candy (on-line!)

The Natural Candy Store! Free-Trade, Organic, Huge Variety AND even Vegan options!
It's not cheap so I either buy the SALE stuff or a I just give out one or two per kid instead of my over-exuberant handfuls!
They also have holiday stuff like big Easter Eggs pre-filled with candy and chocolate leprechaun gold as well as vegan marshmallows (a favorite around here!) As you get closer to these holidays they sell out so order early!

upstairs, revamped

So it seems that while Cami and Craig and Finley were changing up their Brooklyn digs we were doing the same here. (bandana in hair, furrowed brow, dust bunnies, slight nervous breakdown, way too many cartoons for Silas...)
Matt had a great idea to move the record player out into the living room since our 12 year old bose cd player died. This, of course, set all sorts of change in motion.
New homework/art space, reading area AND Emmett's new own private room/nook that we
sectioned off with a dresser and a screen and a curtain. He loves it. Silas also likes his privacy now too with a new curtain.




(think I took enough pictures? jeez.)

silas in kindergarten = lots of new pots

I love this illustration.

Dulac's Princess and the Pea

**HIGHSCHOOL!***5th GRADE!***KINDERGARTEN!**

Back to School and So Far SO GREAT! Glowing reports all around.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!!!!

mac here...

happy birthday papa i love you.

(i do not own any of these songs played on the video above)

(comment if you like this video and want more)

yes. tell your kids.

Emil posted this on facebook and I love it. Thanks Emil, thanks Mr. Glass. I will pass it on.

oh. my. god.

check this out.
GLAMPING

and particularly THIS ONE!!!!

two pictures

tree with moon sun 3 birds and naked swimming mama. great.

catalina

It was really pretty and I would totally do it again...but NOT in 4 days because camping is
too much fricken work for anything less than 6 days. Period.
Highlight: Snorkeling with Leopard Sharks. Lowlight: Silas' 103 fever.
Perk: Restaurant just a little hike away. Must: Tent cabins with cots and mattresses!!!

We Will Always Remember North Park Community Preschool !

PS We LOVE YOU!

Megan You Are the Best Surprise!

I didn't get even one picture because we were all too busy absorbing
the good Megan energy. You are already seriously missed by all
of us you butterfly you.

A Little Music for the Last Days of PreSchool

Silas wanted Mac and Emmett to come play music with him for his class all summer long.
Finally, yesterday they decided today was the day! I just love these kids and this school so much. I can't even say how very much we will all miss
these wonderful people in our lives.

under water...no problem!

It took a solid two weeks of daily lessons but he's now
comfortable getting more than his chin wet! Hurray!

On the Ceiling, On the Floor.

Mac's sense of humor on the ceiling and my new vegan birkenstocks down low.
Even though I am supposed to find them merely comfortable while knowing they are ugly,
I actually think these shoes are forever sexy. I really do.
(And if you're Mark Ruffalo carrying a basket of fresh picked chard wearing them...well that's just too much.)

We're Off to Two Harbors Catalina: Always curious to see if it looks like the pictures!?

I am hoping for tiger sharks, girabaldi and buffalo sightings.
As well as lovely company.

"one word turns the tea party around"

up for a wee bit of politics? well...

I liked this one.
and this one!!!

matt's post