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My daughter drew a fantastic little comic and gave me permission to share 😍 But I wasn’t able to snag a picture before the inevitable water spill 😂

Kids drawing of a comic strip. Chickens are keeping eggs from the farmer and making him angry.

The chicks are getting bigger! Pretty sure the two with black feathers are roosters.

Six chicks in shed. Two with black feathers and the rest our tan. The chicks are about five weeks old.

First raised bed filled and planted. Let’s see if I do any better this year 😂

Raised garden planted with vegetables

Boston outing with the family today 🩰

I’m watching Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets on Prime. As a homeschooling mother, I recommend it. I have to be extremely careful selecting materials, because these IBLP/fundamentalist teachings are pervasive in the homeschooling community and materials. There is real harm being perpetrated with these ideologies and it is tragic. It’s a hard show to watch. For my homeschooling friends, please look closely at the materials you use and the companies that put them out. Please think critically about the youtubers and bloggers who tell you it’s “easy” and that “kids don’t need much” in the way of schooling. Being a homeschooling parent means that the education of your children is your responsibility. The buck stops with you. Homeschooling can be amazing and wonderful. But not if it’s rooted in deceit, denial, and fear.

TheRealChadwick and I took the kids to a local carnival this weekend. The weather was lovely, the music fabulous, and the rides wicked expensive 😂. A fantastic end to the weekend!

The project supervisor is checking in 🐱

I’ve been puzzling over Logseq’s “Scheduled and Deadline” section on today’s journal page and what it displays or doesn’t. Turns out it will show what’s due in the next seven days. Also what’s overdue as long as it is repeating. A straight up overdue task won’t show which I find odd.

I might have procrastinated making some phone calls by redesigning my website 🤣. I needed something new, fun, and bright. Okay, I promise I’ll go get the calls done right now 📱. Here’s the site link if you want to check it out Hey Loura!.

Interesting article: Rejecting the Mommy Wars. It hits close to home. I’ve definitely felt the strain on some of my friendships because our parenting methods have diverged over the years.

It’s not too often I have time to stretch my artistic side. A watercolor of my mother-in-law’s favorite bird, with a bird for each family member, inspired by artwork I saw on Etsy.

Even though it was raining, my small Tai Chi group still showed up and practiced for an hour with me ❤️

Whew. For the last month I’ve been prepping for next year’s homeschooling. I can’t believe it’s time for eighth grade already. Tentative plans are set, deposits are in, and I’ve even posted them on my blog 😁-> Eighth Grade For 2023-2024

Someone made himself comfortable in my spot 🐱

More daffodils, these bloom later than the others but are worth the wait 💐

I made the mistake of running a college cost estimator for our two kids 🤯 that’s… a big number.

Kids had a blast trying to find golden eggs in the tall grass. 🐣🐇

Kids in tall grass looking for hidden eggs

As part of being more cognizant of the online subscriptions I have, I’m doing a digital life cleanup. Where I can I want build out my own apps to replace what I use. First up, budgeting. The app I use renews in a month. I’m challenging myself to cancel it and build out my own in that time. 👩‍💻

More signs of spring in the yard 🌷

I went to see Hade’s town with my sister last night. It was fantastic!

I started homeschooling my kids with the pandemic and now my daughter wants to go back to public school next year. So I was psyching myself up for this change and how to support her. But all these horrific school shootings… They have me broken hearted and second guessing everything.

Arg. I love trying new software and apps and sometimes I’m convinced that I’ll keep using it and pay for a yearly subscription. Then I lose interest after a few months and cancel the renewal. One must have slipped by. I was not expecting that charge 😒

It’s that time of year! I think we might try and get some Salmon Faverolles this time around. My daughter is beyond excited 🐣