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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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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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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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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The Three Gs, which all - boys and girls, men and women - need to know and study for all our lives, must be understood in their biblical context. They need to be learned in the context of the antithesis. What is antithesis? Such a fancy term has a pretty basic meaning. It’s us versus [...]
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Note to buyers: All items are new and all prices include shipping
I (Lydia) am selling a copy of A.D. History of the World for $50ppd including shipping and handling. The price at Vision Forum is $125 for a brand new set. It has 20 lectures and the reason I am selling it $50 is because [...]
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When school isn’t happening, it’s nice to have guilt-free entertainment available. In the past, this has included audio CDs about creation science like the Jonathan Park series, DVDs like the Leap Frog series for little ones, and a good selection of non-fiction books.
We don’t own any video game consoles and we don’t often let the [...]
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Becca was doing her math and came across this story problem:
I have 7 pencils.
I want 16 pencils.
How many more pencils do I need?
Her answer? None. Why would anybody need more pencils when they already have 7?
Good girl. But I did scratch out the word need and replace it with want, then required her to finish [...]
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