Making some Elderberry syrup....

This batch of syrup is a little different. I usually use elderberries and fennel but this year I added elder flowers also. I uses raw honey, manuka honey, and filtered honey and water to reconstitute the dried berries. The result turned out great. Now it is time to bottle it all up....

Cloth diaper fun in the classroom

 

I enjoy using cloth with my children and I also enjoy selling them too. When I brought some to work to show a few people who were interested in seeing them my class was enthralled. Of course I supported their curiosity and let them explore diapering their baby dolls...

My classroom mascot for a day

 

A barking tree frog.....

Lots of fun for my class. This fellow was hanging out on the glass door as I walked into work. I used to have a lot of interest in frogs and turtles and have had a frog like tis as a classroom pet before. This one wasn't meant to be a pet but we did enjoy watching him and later in the day we walked him outside to be released. He seemed to be comfortable enough to hop onto one of my friend's head as he was released for a bit before jumping into the bushes. Working with two year olds can be so rewarding.... and fun of course.  

Oils of the night....

After a very stressful day. This is what I needed. I am worried about Annika. She is ill and unfortunately her father does not use the information he has been given about her health needs. He has exposed her to medications that can cause her a lot of harm. Because he is in charge of her medical care due to having physical custody (we have joint custody) I can't talk to her doctor. The system is really illogical. Regardless of unclear custody wording you would think a child's safety should come first.

New book!!!!

I guess I am either a teacher who really likes her job or a nerd. Ooooo, I can be both!!

Happy Halloween .... Sacred Samhain

It was a rainy night but Annika, Evan, Eliot, Ben, and Elaina had fun running from house to house. Lyn and Jaynie had some vampire fun on their own...

We didn't get to visit my ancestors graves this year. So to honor them I lit a black candle on my Crone / Wise Woman shelf.

Herbal house call....

I enjoy helping others and making up concoctions. A little herbal gift package for a neighbor who is under the weather....

Sweet sisters

Annika 13 years old and Etta 22 months...

The journey...

It is never over it just changes. Mothering 9 children is a unique choice. My children all have different needs. Annika needs me a lot right now. Going through court proceedings to bring her back into my household is the journey I am on right now. Sitting here at the courthouse is a hurry up and wait process that provides so much anxiety. Hopefully the end result will be positive if we are even seen at all today.....

Inchworms on a rose

It is a bit strange to have a single rose blooming in our yard in October. Stranger yet is that it is attracting inchworms. The longer they stay on the petals the more pink and translucent they become. It is an interesting phenomenon.

Poor sick Etta

Etta is prone to fevers that come and go without any other symptoms. This may or may not have anything to do with her disorders. Nursing and chilling in her Hello Kitty cloth diaper should help the sweet baby.