I needed a new bag/purse…
so last night after the kids went to bed and I had a cup of cappuccino… I headed to the sewing room and started drafting…and sewed… and sewed… and went to bed late…
Then got up this morning and finished it….
I am SO happy with the way it turned out…
It is lined, has a main pocket and a smaller front pocket and it has a zippered pocket in the main pocket…
I also sewed some panels that when inserted make the side and bottom more rigid…
Today, there have been many times that Colin has come to me after getting hurt…
So when Colin came screaming and crying after being hurt saying that Xavier hurt him… we reacted by checking Colin out and asking Xavier what happened but he wouldn’t say… and Colin was too upset to be understood except for the mentions of Xavier hurting his head… we told Xavier that we were not too happy with what had gone on…
Because Colin was still so upset, Simon took him into the computer room alone so that he could calm down…. leaving Xavier with me, but of course Xavier wanted to follow his dad and brother so he stayed next to the door and listened to the conversation inside…
When they came out, Colin was calm and came to me and Xavier tried to explain to Simon what happened… Simon couldn’t understand so Xavier showed him…
The boys had taken a playmat that we have and had tied it to the railing of the top bunk… Xavier was in the play castle and was holding the other edge of the playmat and Colin tried to use it as a bridge… Xavier wasn’t strong enough to hold his brother’s weight and Colin fell to the ground and hit his head… so yes, Xavier “let go” and yes… Colin got hurt because of that…
But was anyone in the wrong? Not at all…
I feel bad that I presumed that Xavier had done something wrong but I am so glad that we don’t believe in punishments…
In the end we all laughed together and I am pretty sure that both of them learned their lesson…
It is called “gravity”…
I had these at the homeschool meeting last week and I had to have the recipe… they are so good…
I love the taste of oatmeal and these are great in that they are not too sweet, are a bit dense but chewy and are just delicious!
this is doubled and will make at least 2 dozen cookies…
In a bowl, mix
- 1 cup soy milk and 2tbs lemon juice (mix together and let sit for a few minutes)
then add…
- 4 tbs oil (I forgot to double this and used only 2 and they were perfect… )
- 1 cup sugar (I would add less next time)
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 2 tbsp ground flax (you are supposed to soak this in 6 tbsp water in water but I didn’t read that step and added it right to the wet mix)
In another bowl mix together the following…
- 2 cups oats
- 2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2/3 -1 cup raisins
Mix the dry into the wet…
form into cookies and lightly press down with a wet fork…
bake for 8-10 min in 350 degree preheated oven…
Why is Atheism such a threat? Really?
I was “stumbing” and I stumbled upon an article about Ottawa saying that the transportation board is deadlocked in vote or rejected (depending on the article) an Atheist ad that has run in many cities that was saying “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
…Theresa Milligan argued against the ads, saying that it goes beyond freedom of speech.
“When statements are said that God probably does not exist, this is an implied statement of hatred towards all those who do believe that God exists.”…
Of course, this is not the first time I have heard this argument, but it still mystifies me.
How can saying that you don’t believe in something mean that you hate people who do believe in it?
Especially since they are not even taking a completely atheist stance and are saying that God “probably” doesn’t exist instead of saying that there simply are no gods.
What gets me is the double standard. By saying “When statements are said that God probably does not exist, this is an implied statement of hatred towards all those who do believe that God exists.” this Millagan woman actually blatantly implying that she hates people who believe in a different god than her. She may not believe that but by using her logic, if she doesn’t believe in Krishna or Zoroaster or a different god then the one that she believes in then she must hate Hindus and Parsis.
The thing is… Atheists don’t deny or hate whatever god. They simply don’t believe that gods exist. Atheists believe that religions and their gods are man-made and it is as simple as that. If religious people have a right to say “God/gods exists” then Atheist have as much a right to say “gods do not exist”. It is a statement of belief and truth on both sides, and neither are meant to be a threat.
When a humanist group says “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”, I really think that they are saying that life should be lived because it is worth living. It is as simple as that.
As expressed many times on my blog in the past, kids don’t learn right and wrong through rewards and punishment. With rewards and Punishment, children learn how to manipulate and what not do do to not get punished or how to get what they want by doing something but don’t learn the real lesson meant to be taught.
Taking away religion from ones life is taking away the rewards and punishment aspect in our own lives and instead of doing things based on outward motivation, we are free to live life in the richest way possible and do things because they are simply the right thing to do.
I just wanted to share some of what is fun in our home right now…
Drawing and Playdough are a big hit… especially with Colin and Khéna… Colin can spend hours at a time at the kitchen table with either…
Video games:
Spore and the Lego Series (Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones etc)
Zelda: Twilight Princess (though Xavier and I both finished our games last week)
Board Games:
Meta-Formes Colin likes this one… it is a logic game and you follow the instructions in the book on where to put the shapes…
Architecto I bought this one for Xavier because he loves to build… there is a book with shapes to build and you figure out how to make them with the blocks…
and well… I guess my own love of logic games shows because another favourite… (though it is a new one because I bought it Friday) is
This is a really fun one… the book shows a starting position of the blocks and which blocks to use to complete the puzzle… you need to get the knight to the princess…
Toys:
Lego are always a hit… so are Playmobil…we have a great selection of both…
Khéna is loving any type of vehicle at the moment… and Xavier got a Barrel of Monkeys in exchange for his lost tooth and he plays with it pretty much everyday…
and something that had been put away for a while but just came out again is the marble run… I love our Marble run… we had put it away for a while because there was no place that they could play without Khéna getting at it and making it fall or getting the marbles… but now he is bigger and there is more space because of the changes we made, so we took it out again… it is amazing to see how much Xavier’s abilities have evolved in the time that it was away!
Here is one Xavier made this morning…