I don't seem to often get time and collect my thoughts, much less jot them down. It's comforting to know that Laura Ingalls Wilder was well into her 60s by the time she wrote her famous books! I'm so busy just living life with my family that I have fallen very 'behind' on the kids' scrapbooks. I know the day will come when I have HOURS to fill so I'm not feeling too guilty about it right now.

There's a book I've meant to blog about since last summer. I don't spend much time these days reading homeschooling books as there simply aren't enough hours in the day, but I read a great find from the library by Vickie Farris called A Mom Just Like You

When I first looked at the cover I thought hmph, sure you're a mom just like me. ;) Wife of HSLDA lawyer, mom of 10, oh yes... our lives resemble each other! Not much in common other than homeschooling. I went ahead and picked it up, however. She truly is a mom just like most of the homeschool moms I know in real life. She sleeps in when she's been up late the night before, uses paper plates when convenient,has sports-playing kids, likes taking long walks......hey, that IS like me! How refreshing to read a book by someone who doesn't start off their day with 5 a.m. devotionals! (not that there's anything wrong with that, but it always leaves this non-morning person feeling extremely guilty)

If you'd like some encouragement during these months of winter doldrums, I can recommend this book.