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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Last Week
For the first week of our second year of homeschooling, I am very pleased with how things went. We were able to accomplish everything I lined up! I thought for sure I’d scheduled too much. But Sam was quite the trooper. Getting things set up in Homeschool Tracker sure has helped. I spend a few [...]
Posted in Homeschooling
B is for
Well, I can’t tell ya ‘coz it would ruin the surprise for somebody. I’ve finally made myself take the time to spend a little time here and there to work on scribey stuff. This took me 2 30-minute sessions. Inside the letter will be guilded. The letter itself will be blue with white work inside. [...]
The Power of Words
It still amazes me sometimes… that a few words, said by the right person at the right time can have dramatic effects. I just read this article at the Washington Times, where a supreme court justice mentioned homeschooling in the same sentence as public and private schools… all three as equally viable educational options. “In [...]
Posted in Articles, Homeschooling
First Day Back
Yesterday was the first official day of our second homeschooling year. All things considered, it didn’t go too bad. And mostly those “things” were Jessie being in a really whiney mood and Sam having a math induced melt down. Beyond that, Sam was able to finish 99.9% of what I had planned for the day. [...]
Posted in Homeschooling
Weekend Roundup
How’s this for a fuzzy wuzzy?!? It is one of the many critters Jessie has found over the last week. Others include: a mantidfly, one big green stick insect, katydid, lots of hooktip moths, frogs, toads and turtles. Oh my! Gigi’s visit was great. I don’t know why I get to tickled by the kids [...]
Posted in Life
Company is here
My mom drove up from Oklahoma yesterday and is staying with us for the week. So, I may not be posting much for a while. Next weekend is the half marathon in STL for Bob too. Looks like the rain has stopped for a bit too. None in the forcast until the end of the [...]
Posted in Life