All Boyds, all the time.
Miniature humans! How do they do it?
Being a certified Grumpy Morning Person seems to have given me extra motivation to find a way to awaken our children — as well as myself — as painlessly as possible. Continue reading “How to wake up children without crying”
Being a curly-girl has given me a certain amount of experience with hair. Especially big hair. Extra-especially because I grew up in the eighties. But I’ve been quite unprepared for the fine, straight locks of our younger daughter. Continue reading “The madness of Rosie’s hair”
In the weeks after the flurry of outings and toys and cookies of the holiday season, I make a few notes in pursuit of my life-long dream of having a Perfect Christmas. Next year. Continue reading “My post-Christmas list”
Ever since Lucy was just one year old, she has loved her stuffed animal “Piggy Lou”:/news/2008/have-you-met-my-pig/. Recently, we’ve noticed that Lucy’s affection has taken the shape of some passionate guidelines about animal care. Continue reading “Tender care for Piggy Lou”
Yet again this year, we are sending out a by-now-traditional blank Mad Lib for the fun-loving among you to create your very own version of a Boyd holiday letter. But are you curious about the official version? Read on.
Continue reading “Oh no! It’s a 2013 Boyd Mad Lib!”My colleague at “InterVarsity Press”:http://www.ivpress.com/, Nate Baker-Lutz, made this animated short with construction paper and painstaking stop-motion techniques. Then I was lucky enough to breeze in at the last minute to provide the voice-over narration. *Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!*
May I share a pet peeve about parenting that might implicate a few of you? When you have young children, people often say, “Oh, they grow up so fast!” And I’ve always found that to be absolutely irritating. No offense. Continue reading “The changing face of our seven-and-a-half-year-old”
What happens when the Boyd girls start collaborating on an illustrated story? Magic — and some product-placement marketing for a local donut shop.
Who is interested in a lively discussion about the virtues of phonics versus the “whole language” approach to reading instruction? Or the life of an eccentric Australian author? Or just a cute picture of our kids? You are? Read on. Continue reading “Meet My Teacher: Why Mem Fox rocks”
Did you ever wonder what part the Papa plays in our homeschool? Here’s the inside scoop. Continue reading “An ode to the Papa: the wonderful role Jon Boyd plays in our homeschool”