Rebekah's Insights

One of the differences I have noticed here is the lack of emphasis on observing Hallowe’en. The stores are not all draped with webs, crawling with spiders, nor startling you with cackling soundtracks upon crossing the threshold. I have really found… more »

Being the youngest child, grandchild (for my wave), and slightly immature, its funny to raise the children and try out different techniques, than were used on you or were use to, and see how the children change through time. Liam has gone from never wa… more »

If you know us, you know that we are currently living in the UK. One funny bit of info that most people don't think about, is the UK is at the same latitude as the Scandinavian countries (like Sweden and Norway). This means , when the Earth's tilt is… more »

For all those at home, surfing the web and asking yourself, "When is Big Willie ever going to get going with this website?". Well, never fear, 'cuz I am back in action. The hard part was catching up with all of the pictures and working with some of th… more »

Remembering the Sabbath...Keeping it Holy Philippians 4:6-8 “Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding… more »

Simply Saturday Today we went into “town” in search some stores. We were able to find a DIY/gardening-type store to check on needed household items, i.e., curtain rods, shelving units, etc. It was interesting to walk around and observe the differ… more »

This Week In Pre-School As D week draws to a close, we are planning to make Doughnuts tomorrow, since we have had company over the past two nights, and simply ran out of time. Other than that, here is an overview of school activities: • We generate… more »

Thursday’s Thankfulness Today I am thankful for a sunny day after several of the dark and rainy variety. Do understand that it will likely not stay a sunny day throughout ALL of the day—but I am thankful that this first part is bright and cheery!… more »

Wednesday’s Wonder Aine is adding more to her vocabulary, saying her own name, “come,” and kitty. She loves to sing about all kinds of things, however, there is ONE person who seems to lend the greatest inspiration for songs—DADA! Yes, Aine a… more »

Tuesday’s Tidings Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite creative activity is devising new recipes, particularly out of ordinary ingredients which I typically have on hand. The week’s menu is typically planned out ahead of time, but I always r… more »

Monday’s Memoir Well, as we begin the month of October, it occurs to me that within a few days, we will have moved three months ago! In some ways it seems we have lived here MUCH longer than that, but in other ways it seems hard to believe it has be… more »

Hello, again! As promised I am writing to provide an update on our exploration of the letter C! Unfortunately, I have not gotten many photos so far and none of the photos are as yet uploaded to the gallery, so this will need to wait until next week.… more »

Here’s the weekly Pre-School update for those who wish to remain informed! (Due to illness I have gotten a bit behind in reporting, so I need to catch you all up.) • We created a list of “Bb” words, including baby, bumblebee, ball, beetle,… more »