Bittersweet Sixteen

16 years ago today I got my first glimpse of the face that was going to change my life for the better forever… I’m quite sure at that moment I had absolutely no preconceived notions about what that little tyke would be like at the ripe old age of sixteen, but even if I had…he [...]

Teenager plus one

I swear it seems like just a couple months ago that I was bemoaning my youngest sons entrance into official teenage-dom. And yet, yesterday was H-T’s 14th birthday!!  How does that HAPPEN??!! H-T is into keeping things really simple these days, so all he wanted to do to celebrate the 14th anniversary of his birth [...]

This stage is crap!

All through the life of my kiddos, I have adored every stage and age.  In fact, whenever people would say to me “don’t you think this stage is the best of all” I could ALWAYS answer “YES” no matter what stage it was, because they were ALL the best.  From the newborn still-smells-like-heaven stage, through [...]

The Good News and the Bad News

So wow!  I can’t thank you folks enough for all the well wishes on my behalf after I shared my basically nauseating tale of having a mole on my upper back removed.  The good news, though?  The little creep was innocent of all charges, and had been taken to the slammer unjustly.  However, as a [...]

Who Is This Linux Guy…And What Does He Want With My Son??

Image by rigeneriamoci via Flickr I’m not sure how your family actively studies vocabulary, but we have our own unique strategy around here: give birth to a geekling.  Our 15-year-old has a new passion, and I can always tell, because a whole new crop of words begin cropping up in his daily conversations. Now I [...]

We’ve Still Got It

Image by bpende via Flickr So from time to time, I look back at my bloggy beginnings, and I’m a bit in awe of the way things have taken shape over the last couple of years.  I wish I had a saved screenshot of Topsy-Techie in it’s humble first months…it would be a hoot to [...]

Awww…They’re Human Again

Image via Wikipedia So yesterday, I gave into the whine that had been building up, and gave it free rein. But today, I have been privileged to sit on the sidelines and watch and listen as my two wonderful young men have made their plans for learning today.  Thanks to the suggestion of Stone-Age Techie, [...]

Consider Yourself Warned, Moms

For many of you who have been following me for a while, you may already be aware of this, however it is completely new to me.  Why someone hasn’t given me a head’s up on this before now, I’m not quite sure.  It certainly would have been the compassionate thing to do.  But instead, everyone [...]

Halloween was like…a Scream, man…

In typical Uber and H-T fashion, Halloween was yet another demonstration of the polar opposites that are my children.  Born only 22 months apart, these two young men might as well have been born 30 light years and 747 planets apart. Here is the pictorial evidence of the differences in their personalities.  H-T, of course, [...]

FreeForm Scholar

That’s the name Uber has given himself.  We came to the conclusion that we really dislike the term “unschooling”, and interest-led learning is kind of long and drawn out.  So Uber came up with “FreeForm Scholar,” which I personally adore. The coolest part?  To commemorate, he has also begun a new blog by the same [...]