Let's Make Magic For Our Children

Mamacita says:  Don’t tell anybody, but I’m only pretending to be upset that all the stores are getting ready for Christmas.  Yes, it’s too early.  Yes, Thanksgiving really does deserve some undivided attention.  Etc. The fact is, I love Christmas, … Continue reading

Only the Stupid Fear Questions

Mamacita says: Warning: I’m in a bad mood. I’m sick and tired of a handful of people taking all the joy out of the majority of our children’s school experience. I maintain that if a family is that insecure and … Continue reading

My Take on Group Work and Lazy Grasshoppers

Could Hamlet have been written by a committee, or the Mona Lisa painted by a club? Could the New Testament have been composed as a conference report? Creative ideas do not spring from groups. They spring from individuals. The divine … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: The Universe, Unfolding

Mamacita says:  You don’t need a big, strong telescope to see wonders in the night sky, you know.   All the ancients had was their eyes, and since the air was unpolluted and without the interference of electric lights, they could … Continue reading

Happy New Year 2010

Mamacita says: Happy New Year to all of my Blogosphere friends. We’ll be spending New Year’s Eve, as we have done for the past many, many years, with our best friends, playing euchre far into the night and talking about … Continue reading

. . . and Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will

Mamacita says:  Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Fruitful Kwanzaa. Happy Holidays. Peaceful December. Happy Solstice. Please pick one, or two, and apply them to yourself and to your family. Christmas Eve is such a magical time. It’s all ahead of us, … Continue reading