Looks like it is round two of strep throat in the house. Hopefully I can avoid it this time…
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Tonight’s entertainment:
Two things I enjoy: ☕ and ☯️
When I started this whole homeschooling journey I really only anticipated it lasting until High School and then off to school my kids would go. But my son really wants to homeschool high school and… I kind of want him to, too 🙀
I’ve been using some shoelace web components in my Lillihub project. However, I am not using npm, or using a build step, and I don’t want external links. I just want a source file without a bunch of imports. Luckily I found this command line tool for compiling a node.js module. 😎
Such a rainy commute this morning to the office. It took almost twice as long as usual. ⛈️
Ah, nothing like a strep throat test first thing in the morning. And yep… it’s positive.
These chickens are so happy when they get treats 🐣
Finally finished back-filling some pages for our previous years of homeschooling. I also added links to them on the homeschooling category page of my blog.
More signs of spring in the yard: hellebore and crocuses🌷
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Yep, started with my first computer science class at college and all through my early career. Didn’t stop until I started working at a nonprofit, majority female both as employees and leadership, as a solo developer.
My son has worked so hard this swim season and here we are at the New England Championships 🏊
Testing, testing 🤓
My husband, daughter and I went up to Boston this weekend to attend a workshop on pediatric chronic pain. It’s called Comfort Ability and it was fantastic. I learned so much ❤️
I took some time to update my homeschooling page “Eighth Grade for 2023-2024” with what we’ve done so far this year. So far he’s 50/50 on continuing homeschooling for high school next year or trying out the local public school.
My husband brought me some lovely flowers today 😍💐
Now it is time to relax and play some games 😄
Signs of spring in our yard
Just in time for caturday. Maui, on the left, gave us a health scare this week, resulting in two emergency vet visits. He’s back to his normal self after eating a piece my son’s foam sword from Halloween. 🐈🐈⬛
I’m thinking about making some design changes for Lillihub 🐸. I was playing around with this option (on the left) this weekend. It still has some color, but the UI is minimal. Nothing set in stone yet…
I have some free time this weekend for the first time in a while. Getting in some much needed Lillihub development time.
Some lessons, like keeping footware dry, I fear my kids will never learn…
I’m having some fun with the new Micro.blog premium feature, private notes. I’m trying to figure out what parts of my workflow I can move over 😄
Currently reading: When Your Child Hurts by Rachael Coakley 📚
Back to Boston Children’s with my daughter. Since the winter storm is upon us and the other patients canceled, I’m hoping the appointment will go a bit quicker than the scheduled five hours. Hopefully the snow isn’t too bad when we head out. ❄️
This morning I accidentally used mint extract instead of vanilla extract in my berry crisp 🤦
I want to thank seventeen year old me for trying out Tai Chi. I want to thank all the versions of me that kept with it. There are few things that make me feel so at peace. I let the world pass me by and I simply move with the forms.
It’s been a hard and long week. My daughter’s knee injury had an unexpected prognosis and its been tough to wrap my head around it. She’ll be all right, it’s just that the path to get there is longer and the way forward is murky.
Family game night ❤️
My son and I have had friction homeschooling this year. So yesterday morning we spent two hours brainstorming what to do and when he was last really happy with school. Turns out he was happiest when he read all the time. So we’re adjusting and adding in his wonderful choices ❤️📚
