The Best of 2013

 

For last year's words belong to last year's language

And next year's words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning.

~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

 

Here is the collection of my favorite blog posts of 2013. Do you have a favorite that didn’t make the list?

Life

::  The Good Life ~ My Answer

I spent a bit of time exploring the elements of a “good life.”

::  Blub. Blub. Blub. or I Used to Be a Dreamer

And the follow-up post:

::  Tuesday

Home

A little house tour after my open house party in April:

::  Welcome

::  Home

::  Living Room

::  Kitchen

::  The Master Bedroom

::  Hallway Display

::  The Princess Tower

::  Little Learning Spots

::  The Live and Learn Studio

::  Keeping It Real (the office/library/school room)

Out and About

::  Adventuring

I loved looking back at all the pictures from this Amtrak field trip with the boys.

::  Checking Out the Wildlife

Some of my favorite pictures of the year happened at Wildlife Safari.

::  Our Private Beach

::  More Columbia Gorge and Falls

::  A Day on the Water with Friends

::  A Day in Paradise (and Another Day in Paradise)

::  1st Day of School ~ A Gazillion Photos

I love our new tradition of hiking at McDowell Creek Falls on the first day of school. This was our 2nd annual celebration.

Education

::  Mt. Hope Academy ~ New Resources and Curricula: 2013-14

I spend many hours putting together this detailed curriculum series. There are links to posts for specific subjects at the beginning of this last post in the series, as well as a link to our Medieval history-based book list link at the end.

::  Notes, Quotes, Links, and More

This was a six-part series on my speaking notes from the local Classical Conversations Parent Practicums. I shed a lot of blood, sweat, and tears over this one.

::  A Memory Master in the House

We had three Memory Masters this Year! Luke, Levi, and I put in a great deal of hard work to earn those titles!

::  History Studies ~ Integrating CC and SOTW

Food and Health

::  Let’s Celebrate

I think this 2 minute Paleo chocolate-cake-in-a-mug post was the most-viewed post of the year.

Photography

::  Seniors

My niece Ilex and her friend Adelaine. Gorgeousness.

Parenting

::  Let’s Talk About Luke

::  Let’s Talk About Levi

Family

::  An Anniversary Party

I will treasure these pictures of my grandparents!

Favorite Book

::  Gilead

Favorite TV Show

::  Arrow

Favorite Movie

Did I watch a movie in the theater this year? Catching Fire is the only one I can remember. (Is that sad?)

 

And next year's words await another voice.