http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/ en-us 2011-08-29T13:30:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/305668.html to Holla', our new teenager from Holland. I can't really post a picture yet because I don't think I have one that fits my requirements of maintaining a little anonymity for him while at the same time giving you an... Family Matters chri1010 2011-08-29T13:30:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/305619.html This post is for StallaMaëstro. If you're not StallaMaëstro, stop reading now. If you are, you can keep reading, except that there's nothing more to say.... Family Matters chri1010 2011-08-28T23:56:56-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/298238.html When we last met our heroine, she was wondering about her youngest child's health. It seems that not much has been resolved since then. S had an MRI, and it came back all fine. That's good--it means she doesn't have... Family Matters chri1010 2011-06-28T12:42:53-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/294761.html This is S. S has been "walking funny" ever since she started walking, and it hasn't gone away. She was a late walker, and being a vigilant mama, I took her to the doctor, who referred us to an orthopedic... chri1010 2011-06-02T23:18:05-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/285162.html I've never seen myself to be a flag-waving patriot, but then again, I don't put bumper stickers on my car, and I don't wear clothes with obvious logos. That doesn't mean I don't care about my country, and this week... chri1010 2011-04-06T16:15:01-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/274172.html It's been awhile since I've written a blog entry, and it's not that I haven't been thinking about writing. It's just that I've had a lot of thoughts, and not sure how to channel them into a coherent thought, among... Family Matters chri1010 2011-02-06T00:50:01-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/257393.html It's been awhile since I've posted anything here, and it's not because I don't have anything to say. My silence has been fueled largely by a lot of travel recently, and as much as I like to travel for work,... Buddhists and Futurists chri1010 2010-10-28T22:41:47-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/245033.html It's hot here in Minnesota, and humid beyond belief. It's probably not as humid as I hear it can get in the Carolinas, but my poor little window a/c units are taxed to the max,and it's still hot in my... Family Matters chri1010 2010-08-12T00:26:07-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/243328.html I think there comes a moment in every parent's journey with a child in which the child surprises the parent by doing something completely and totally unexpected. I think this probably happens rather often--maybe even every day--but there are those... Family Matters chri1010 2010-07-20T16:10:49-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/236895.html In Minnesota, the school year doesn't start until after Labor Day. That means that in the spring, the days drag on and on. The weather gets nice and kids get restless and school still persists. This year has been unusually... Family Matters chri1010 2010-06-05T22:50:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/234601.html I distinctly remember when I graduated from high school, thinking that commencement was a funny name for the ceremony. High school graduation seemed so much more of an ending than a beginning--why would you call it commencement? I thought about... That Thing Called a Dissertation chri1010 2010-05-10T10:55:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/231996.html Can someone tell me how many math problems is enough to demonstrate that your kid understands subtraction that involves borrowing? I have a feeling it is less than most teachers might think. The thought of one more worksheet makes my... Family Matters chri1010 2010-04-25T23:38:41-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/228569.html J has been going to his new school for three weeks now. He likes that we stop off at a bakery on the way to school each morning. He likes that there's no homework on weekends and there was no... chri1010 2010-04-09T15:35:16-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/225005.html Almost three years ago, I wrote of our decision to send our son to a local Chinese immersion school. The school is a public school in the school choice state of Minnesota. I have always thought--and still think--that the school... Family Matters chri1010 2010-03-22T14:30:55-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/msp/224883.html Some day, my posts will be about something other than family issues. Once upon a time, I was a knitter and a thinker, and...and..and.... It seems like these days, the main issues are all family related though, and so who... Family Matters chri1010 2010-03-21T23:32:20-06:00