http://blog.titus2homemaker.com Rachel's ideas, musings, rants, and news. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:46:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're counting down the days now (until the move), and I'm counting down the big tasks.  Grocery shopping for the month?  Check!  (Nine hours yesterday - on that and other errands!)  Waterbed drained?  In progress.  And, boy, let me tell you, that is a huge task to accomplish solo!  (Especially ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/414 When you think about school, what do you remember?  Little-girl pigtails?  Teenage acne?  Best friends?  Bullies?  Well, this week's Blogger Friend School assignment is all about the feelings associated with school for us as children, and our homeschooling journeys now. BFS Assignment #100 - Oh What a Feeling! Intro:  Oh What a ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/413 We only have two weeks left to pack.  (Well, we have three chronological weeks, but we have a trip in the middle.)  We just started really packing up in earnest yesterday, and it is beginning to look like we're moving.  Somehow, that makes the move suddenly feel real. The hardest part ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/412 After six or eight years of (sporadic) attempts to connect to the internet with Linux, I finally made it!  What made the difference?  The USR5637 modem from USRobotics. See, most modems nowadays don't contain the full functionality within the modem itself; some of the functionality is in the software - the ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/411 Life has gotten rather crazy around here.  The contract closes on this house (that we're living in) on September 26th.  (Maybe I already told you that; I can't remember.)  So we will need to be moved before that.  We don't yet have a house to rent or buy, though, so ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/410 For a while, Ariel and I used dry beans as "counters" for her to use at math time.  These are very easy to manipulate - small enough to easily sort into piles, etc.  The problem is, they're also significant choking hazards for her little sister, and I was always a ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/409 Michael is a blessing in so many ways, but the one that is most prominent in my mind at the moment is his skill in budgeting and planning.  It's such a blessing that not only does he do all of our budgeting (meaning I don't have to!), but he does ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/408 One of the details that has to be worked out with our move is finding a new bank.  Now, I have online checking and savings accounts with WaMu, just for the little bit that I make from surveys, blogging, etc.  (Basically, I have "real" accounts that I move anything paid ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/407 No, not envious babies.  Or babies with green skin.  Eco-friendly babies.  I just got an email from Amazon.com with a really cool feature.  (Well, I think it's really cool, anyway.)  They have a whole "green baby" store.  That is, from a single page you can browse a wide variety of ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/406 Well, the big move is coming up.  We still don't have a house, so we don't have an exact date, but we know it will be in about the next month, because someone is buying the house we currently rent.  I'm looking forward to having this whole process done!  The ... http://blog.titus2homemaker.com/archives/405