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Monthly Archives: April 2007
I am weird
and the older I get the weirder I feel. *sigh* Prepare for rant… Growing up as an ‘artist’ I’d always been seen as ‘weird.’ But that is a good thing. As an artist, I WANTED to be weird. Now, as an adult homeschooling her kids for non-religious reasons, I am again seen as ‘weird.’ Ok, [...]
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Lunch Menu
Tofu Apple Spring Rolls peanut sauce Asian asparagus Fruit Spring Rolls Ham Spring Rolls Ham & Cheese Sandwiches on home-made bread Help! I seem to be channeling my inner Martha, or maybe Betty. Somethin. Yesterday I made egg rolls too. Those were well received by all but Jessie. As I told the family, I am [...]
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Lap Books or is it Lapbooks?
Have you seen these? They seem pretty cool. If you google, lap book or lapbook you’ll find lots of links. Hands of a Child, that I stumbled across today, has many ready to go ebooks where all you need to do is print the appropriate parts on colored stock and go for it! Directions and [...]
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Decaf?
It was supposed to be. However it is 11:41 and I’m just now getting tired. I should have been working on lesson plans but here is what I did… Looked up reviews on digital voice recorders and the Olympus WS 100 seems like a good deal Found some cool bento boxes on eBay. Wish I’d [...]
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Music and Art
Two areas I really didn’t delve deeply into during our first year of homeschooling, nor have I planned to next year. He is drawing what strikes his fancy and occasionally I point out ways to improve. Music has been learning to play the tin whistle. Neither too in depth but they were easy for me [...]
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One Lucky Momma
I’m sitting at the computer with 800 mg ibuprofen humming through my veins. Woke up with cramps like I haven’t had in years. I’m feeling rather sorry for my self and what do I see out the window…? My wonderful son taking out the trash for me. He doesn’t know I’m not feeling well. He [...]
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Time Off
I had some time off today to head up to the scribal symposium in Bellewode. (about an hour-and-a-half away). It was fun. I got to hang out with Ilaria and Cassandra (and family). Cassandra’s little boy is so adorable. He and Jessie are exactly the same size. Anyway. In Cassandra’s class, I learned to cut [...]
And More Books
Today brought more than one addition to the booklist. The first was this recommendation from Lynn. (The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World’s Most Astonishing Number) That one may come in handy some day. Also today I found, Horrible Books for things like Murderous Maths, Dead Famous and Horrible Histories. Just to name [...]
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Minimus
My Minimus books arrived today. They seem like a great introduction to Latin… fun and not intimidating. LOL! Of course, now that I’ve got the TM (Teacher’s Manual) I find an email group that share’s the TM (with permission from the author). Finding that sooner woulda saved me $55! Sigh. Oh well, if this first [...]
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So many books, so little time
I think it has been a daily occurrence this week that I have added a book to my wish list. Oddly enough, most are math related. I am sooo not a math person! Recommendations come from email groups, blogs, newsletters, etc. I never knew there were so many cool books out there about math and [...]
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