We have a new birthday girl around here as of yesterday. Birthday post is under construction. Today she got the game of Yahtzee in the mail today from her Oklahoma grandparents, and we’re playing this very moment. I used to love this game as a child, and I still do. It’s still just as [...]
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OK here’s my longer harder riddle. I couldn’t wait till next week! But I will wait to Monday to post the answer. Please try to get the answer before you look at the comments, If anyone else finds and posts the answer before next Monday!
The answer is a single word, each clue gives you one [...]
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Kelly asked if we take the month of December off of school so we can do fun activities like these. My answering comment grew and grew and I still wasn’t ready to hit the button, so I decided to make a post of it.
Kelly,
Our approach to schooling is very relaxed and thoroughly integrated into our [...]
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Hubby is working today with the 4 oldest children, so I’m home with just the 5 middles/littles. To add a bit of excitement to the day, we did 2 fast and easy treasure hunts.
The first was for the non-readers, 4yo Rachael and 2yo Perry. 8yo Natalie helped set this one up. For this sort of [...]
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No, this isn’t the one that made the rounds last year, but it’s the best 2 minutes I’ve wasted in a long time. 2 of my daughters were in denim skirts at the time, and a third was wearing a denim jumper. Homemade, no less.
HT to Amy’s Humble Musings
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I have allowed quite a few questions to build up in my inbox. I try to answer all of my email, but sometimes I simply don’t keep up and I always feel a bit guilty when that happens. I’m going to give the quick answers to a few here, and I’m hoping you all [...]
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I’m writing a story. And I would like to write it well. I’m giving the prologue and the first chapter. I would really like advice on how to improve it.
Prologue
Phillip stared hard. Was that real smoke or a mirage? “Oh well,” he sighed. “We’d best get going if we want a warm dinner,” he [...]
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Feel free to tell me if you have reason to believe the video isn’t authentic, unless you believe the conspiracy theory. Then I reserve the right to laugh at you.
If we can assume that it’s real, I’m forced to admit that surfing the internet is educational.
A fun tidbit from Wikipedia:
After re-entering the LM [lunar [...]
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Remember the Omaha hamburger deal? They didn’t like the fact that we combined 2 specials, so we only received 8-5 oz burgers for our $1.98, but we received an unexpected bonus: dry ice!
If you’ve never experimented with dry ice, I suggest you go right to WalMart and get a pound or two. Mucho fun for [...]
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Today the kids are having a “hands-on” school day. They finished their Bible and chores with very little prodding this morning. As they worked, they were excitedly discussing plots, characters, costumes, etc. As soon as they had the go-ahead from me everyone down to the 2yo dashed out the door, dressed in their version [...]
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A friend asked the other day what phonics program we use. My answer: none. We tried a few, but always end up doing phonics in s more natural way.
It works something like this:
A child writes a story, a letter or a blog post. Anything that is leaving the house takes at least 2 steps: a [...]
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posted by 7 yo Becca.
Yesterday my sister and I found instructions for a big-mouth puppet.
It was fun and easy.
This video is going to tell you how to make it.
Please leave a comment if your kids try it.
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
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My good friend Doug Phillips has this to say:
“I respectfully disagree with part of that statement. I am confident that Mrs. Palin is a delightful, sincere, thoughtful, and capable woman with many commendable virtues. But in fairness, there is nothing “traditional” about mothers of young children becoming career moms, chief magistrates and leading nations of [...]
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For all you Vision Forum fans and affiliates out there who have been waiting for VF to start serving up content you can blog more easily….well wait no more!
Vision Forum has just launched the official VF YouTube channel….but wait there’s more….
You don’t just get great Vision Forum content as an added bonus there’s a San [...]
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update:this drawing has ended. Watch for the winner to be announced on Friday and another drawing on Monday.
Don’t hold me to this, but I’d like to start doing a weekly giveaway. I’m going to kick it off with the obvious choice:
Remember I posted about it here? There was a free download of a full track, [...]
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