Core Foundations

I apologize, my mouth is full

corefoundations — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:03:00 +0000

So, yesterday I mentioned my “full plate”. And, I also mentioned my goal to make it through the morning without anything else being added. HA!~ I accomplished that goal! I totally spent the ENTIRE morning cutting boys’ hair. Man! And they wonder why I’m not keen on cutting hair whenever they want it done? However, it was an item [...]

No MORE!

corefoundations — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:02:57 +0000

My plate is full! I mean FULL! No, really, I mean like the-person-at-the-buffet-who-doesn’t-want-to-go-back-for-seconds-because-they-fear-they-make-look-like-a-hog,-so-pile-their-first-plate-so-things-are-dropping-off-it-on-their-embarrassing-return-to-their-seat full! Although, have you noticed that those folks never, actually, seem embarrassed??? I’m looking at my “plate” and trying to determine how many layers I’ve got going on, and I can’t quite figure that out! I know there are things on the plate that I [...]

Reading

corefoundations — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:08 +0000

Reading is my arch nemesis. Teaching reading that is. More specifically this particular item called “phonics”. plbtht! Fooee on fonix. Fooee on fonix I sa! Wi wuld we lern a wa too reed, win we dont evin rit that wa!? For the life of me, I don’t recall being taught “phonics”. I’m quite certain I wasn’t. I was taught spelling rules. And once you knew how to spell something, [...]