http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie A notable adventure of wrongs righted Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:11:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mom: "I'm not going to cut up more pear for boys who don't have table manners." Jaeger, moving from a belly-on-the-chair position to sitting up straight: "I have a table manner!" Mom: "Oh no! Only one manner?!" Hans: "I have two!" Mom: laughter Hans: "I have a sitting manner and a talking manner." Jaeger: "And I. ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/at-the-lunch-table-today/ I got this by email from Veritas Press today and thought it was a pretty even-handed assessment: Feature Article Pros and Cons of Educational Models The one thing we can say about educational models today with all the certainty in the world is that they are in a state of flux. Twenty years ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/pros-and-cons-of-educational-models/ Hans: So do you have any other cleaner jobs? I love jobs. Mom: And I love worker boys. Let me see what else you can do... Hans: And I love moms who help me. And I like nice dads. Mom: Is your dad nice? Hans: Well, he is nice to Jaeger and me. Ilse ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/poor-baby/ I made $50 today cleaning. I found my $40 sunglasses that had been missing for 2 months and that I had decided to replace with my Christmas money but which now cost $50. This is good because I still need 1 more year on my $40 pair to average out ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/cleaning-paid-off/ Through the upheaval in our household lately I have returned to a thought I have had many times in the past. I am so grateful that my own vocation is supremely clear, that I do not have to wonder what I should be doing. I am a housewife and a ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/a-sure-vocation/ Mom: "Dad is going to his new job today." Hans: "What is his new job?" Mom: "He'll do computer work again." Hans: "Will they pay him for doing jobs?" Mom: "Well, yes, that is why he goes to work. He works so they pay him so we can have food and clothes and a ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/what-you-get-for-reading-unbowdlerized-stories/ For the last several months I have been sure, certain, that Matt's calling was to law enforcement. He is suited to it; his integrity, his personality, his determination all worked to make it a fit career. Of course, he also looks stunning in uniform. As he progressed in academy, I ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/vocation-a-sure-calling/ Matt today pronounced Hans' knowledge of the economy to have surpassed the common populace's understanding: [talk of road construction work to be done in Kennewick] Matt: Do you ever wonder where they get all that money? Hans: From the bank! Matt: Well, but where does the bank get it? Hans: Well, banks just have money. ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/economic-understanding/ Since we're on a conversation binge around here: Hans: But do I have to sleep?! I just can't sleep at naptime! Mom: No, you don't have to sleep. I can't make you sleep. No one can make you sleep; but I can make you rest. Hans: But I don't like to rest! Mom: You ... http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/have-to-like-to-want-to/ Hans: Here, Mom, this letter is for Dad. *the note has two people and says JOED ThE End* Mom: Ah, ok. What does it say? Hans: The end. Mom: But what does this part say? Hans: /j/-/aw/-/e/-/d/, JAW-ed, jaw-ED. jaw-ED, that's what it says. Mom: What's that mean? Hans: Well, it's just Spanish. *he then shrugs and departs* http://www.pelennorfields.com/mystie/2008/just-spanish/