Katsuke

While washing dishes I normally let my brain go to other places and today I mused upon a childhood memory I thought I’d share.
I tried to learn German, probably not as hard as I should have, but I did try no matter how much I hated it. My biggest lack of motivation was that [...]

As a child we made bread, lots of it. Eventually we kiddos got to make some of it, something I never liked much because we made so much we couldn’t use the Kitchenaid. The worst part in my head was the first part: stirring the sugar, water, yeast, and several cups of flour [...]

Funny sounding word “Nopalitos.” In actuality it is the term for Prickly Pear pads when they are prepared for eating.
Now take a guess at what I spent a while doing today.
I’ve gotten this wonderful book from the library several (read: often or lots) times, and it panders perfectly to my desires for [...]

Little missy now knows 12 body parts, she doesn’t say them but she can point them out on herself, myself, and pictures.
Head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, tongue, hands, fingers, feet, toes, bellybutton, and tummy. I don’t know if hair counts as a body part, and she’s learning knees and chin so she continues to [...]

Yes, I admit, I am biased against the public school system in general, but I am perfectly willing to also admit that it’s what we have and it’s up to parents to really work with their kids to make the public school effective. I see over and over how equally bright children with equal [...]

The little lady loves the library. Granted, she’s a social butterfly and loves being out and about all the time, but she really loves the library.
First she gets to “help” carry the bag of books in and then be the big girl and put all the books in the book drop. She absolutely [...]

Right now it’s just so much fun to watch her play. Before bedtime today I got to watch a conversation between a stuffed bear and a stuffed lamb, they had different voices (”baa”s and “grrr”s) and physically interacted, and it was just cute. She’s really getting into imaginative and pretend play, and some [...]

Just a quick story here.
I had made Punky’s breakfast, mostly of her own choosing, consisting of peanut butter toast and yogurt. She loves it, and I can eat the same thing and we’re both happy. I decided to have a mug of cocoa with mine today just for a little sugary celebration of [...]

Warning: this topic may not be relevant or comfortable for men.
I was again reading a topic of conversation on the internet about whether or not to breastfeed their soon-to-be-born little ones and the general consensus was “it’s hard at first, but it gets better,” and, “it’s one of the most bonding activities.” I am [...]

Since I have now learned what the story I’ve been thinking of is (The Wise Woman, or The Lost Princess, by George MacDonald) I thought I’d share with you what hundreds of retellings and the course of time does to a story.
This is what I wrote down Monday when I was supposed to be learning [...]