There’s a large hole in the window screen just over our kitchen sink. Inside it, two tiny wrens are building their nest, their secret. All...

  olive | Last weekend, you asked me to buy you a Teen Vogue Magazine and these $1 earmuffs while we were running errands. Although you...

Cooking is both simpler and more necessary than we imagine. It has in recent years come to seem a complication to juggle against other complications,...

olive // During our last trip to the library, you only selected cookbooks, and this week, we’ve been making a few simple recipes from this...

This week the girls spent 4 days on their own with Nina and Papa while the boys stayed home with us. Blythe and Olive loved...

My husband and I recently watched an old episode of Friends, one where Monica passes around recent pictures she’s taken, nervously saying, “don’t touch the...

olive // You counted down the days to your first dance class this week. Although we originally planned to enroll you in the fall, I...

When I first began this home-education journey with our children seven years ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I wasn’t homeschooled myself,...

The world is dark, and light is precious. Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux For all of us, there are life seasons that feel bright and...

olive // The last of your front baby teeth dangled strangely in your mouth for days because you didn’t want to pull it. This week,...