Bits and Pieces

Craft Projects: When I went shopping the other day, I picked up some really nice thread in spring-time colors. I've picked a project, graphed it out to see how the colors are going to work, and I hoping it will actually be done in time for...spring.

Books and Reading: I have been enthralled with From Dawn to Decadence this week. No one should be put off by the size or scope of this book. Jacques Barzun is extremely readable. I even typed out one of his jokes and sent it to my preacher-husband:

The minister and his lay visitor, both Protestants, had talked over amiably the differences between their creeds. It was a beautiful lesson in toleration, which the minister neatly summed up: "Yes, we both worship the same God, you in your way and I in His."

Homeschooling: Am I the only one who didn't have word problems when I took algebra some 25 years ago? I took both Algebra I and Algebra II at a private Christian school, using a curriculum I won't mention, and I never knew word problems could be part of algebra.

With both hot and cold water running, a bathtub can be filled in 8 minutes. The drain will empty the tub in 10 minutes. A child turns both faucets on and leaves the drain open. How long will it be before the bathtub starts to overflow?

I have no idea, but go ahead and ask me who will be mopping the floor and paying the water bill.

Playing Games: Someone popped in while I was playing my addictive word game and said, "Hi, Karen." That was nice, but it would have been even more fun if I'd known who you were! (Note to self: must use a secret identity over there so no one knows how much I might play.)

Polish and Ministry: My coworker usually teaches Sunday School to our small group of kids, but she was away this week and I taught the parable of the Good Samaritan in Polish. Pewien człowiek przeszedł z Jeruzolimie do Jerycha...

My personal project are piling up and it's time for a season of decluttering and organizing...