I love this blog. I've been reading the archives (really slowly, because most posts are long). It's written by a mother and her daughters and the mother, Leila, is the mother figure I've been needing my whole life. (I love my mother - she's amazing. But teaching me to manage a home was not her forte and I still haven't figured it out after 11 years of marriage.)
This post was another needed reminder about what my children can and should be doing. The only thing I find hard is that this is another homeschooling mom and I really need to find a guide to what kids can do when they're in school all day and have homework in the evenings. We're one of the least scheduled families I know, yet there's still such a crunch to get it all done. I'm a big believer in free play and free reading times, but that conflicts with the homework and piano practice. And the chores. But I absolutely cannot do it all by myself. I intended to teach the kids all kinds of homecare lessons this summer, but well, you know what the road to hell is paved with.
All that being said, I love the way Leila write - it's funny, honest, blunt. She's my kind of person - someone who would way rather be reading. Actually, I loved another post, too. I've kept it open in my reader and I keep reading it. You should, too.
Her introduction to the series (a ways down in the post) is the funniest thing I'd read in a while. Someday, I want to be this woman.
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