Homeschool Teacher

I taught a session on writing stories to two of my nieces this past week. They are both being homeschooled and I jumped at the opportunity to see how homeschooling feels. I had a great time though I kept finding myself 'telling' them how to write and had to remind myself that they needed to learn for themselves. I think this would get better as time goes on and have offered to do more with writing and english with the girls in the next school year. I am brimming with new ideas and can't wait to do it again. It's getting me excited about homeschooling even though V won't be in school for five more years.

Bad Hair Day

I have been hunting high and low for the American Girl doll my parents got me when I was a young girl. I thought I had brought her in the house but worried I had accidentally stuck her in a donations bag that went to a local thrift store. Last week, I was in our 'storage shed' (aka the remains of the trailer) digging through a box of junk and what do I find? My doll! Only a mouse had decided to take a nap on her head...*Sigh* Anyone got a good way to clean mouse poo from doll hair?