15 Pair of Pears and 3 Extra Pair of Hands

October 13th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Parenting - (17 Comments)

It was my turn to be one of the parent assistants in Ava’s homeschooling class this week. Each week there are two parent assistants who work in the classroom on a rotating basis along side the teacher and teacher assistant. That’s four adults for 16 children. Overkill? That’s what I thought until I was actually working in the classroom!  Read more...

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Mango Madness

October 13th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (19 Comments)

Another Tuesday, another glass of green goodness. Today’s green juice was pretty typical. Romaine, cucumber, lemon, ginger, with the addition of a red bell pepper and some spinach. The orange-ish tint at the top of the glass was sponsored by the red pepper.

Green Lemonade with Red Pepper

Zak wanted to swim laps this morning so I stayed home with snoozing children and enjoyed a “rest day” while I folded and put away laundry, tidied up and swept and mopped the kitchen floor. I think I feel equally satisfied with my clean floor as I would have if I’d run 5 miles this morning.  Read more...

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