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Journeys of Faithfulness Book Club

Sep52012

Over the next three months, I'll be leading a book club for the book Journeys of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson. Officially, the book club starts today and will ‘meet’ each Wednesday through November 28th over at the Homeschool Village. I would love to have you all join in! For those of you who don't know Sarah, she has been writing since her teen years and is the daughter of the well-loved Sally … [Continue reading...]

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Can a Chicken Have Twins? ~ Impromptu Science

Sep42012

You know what I love about homeschooling? In our day we have the flexibility to answer those crazy questions that come up. Like when you crack one of your eggs for breakfast and realize that there is a double yoke inside. Over the last week or so we’ve had 3 eggs with double yokes come from our hens. After the second one, Zachary was watching me cook them and asked, “Can chickens have … [Continue reading...]

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One Month Finished! Phew!

Sep12012

I don’t know about you, but somehow realizing that it’s September – wow! This year is just flying by! The fact that Christmas decorations are already showing up in stores isn’t helping any either! We’ve finished up four weeks of school now – WOOT! This month we’ll be starting up with our local homeschool co-op and also have a fun camping trip scheduled at the end of this week to celebrate the end … [Continue reading...]

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Tadpoles, Slugs, and Fun

Aug312012

This post is a part of the Preschool & Kindergarten Corner. You may sit and look at the picture below and wonder ‘What in the world are those boys doing with the salt?’ If I told you they found a slug in the woods and decided to bring it home solely for the purpose of seeing what would happen when they put salt on it, would you understand? It wasn’t a happy ending for the slug, but the … [Continue reading...]

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Down Time

Aug302012

Have you ever had moments when you were talking about seemingly simple things and your train of thought completely derailed? The past few weeks {ok, really this past summer} have been exhausting physically and emotionally for me. I think the latter plays more of a part in the mental exhaustion that I feel. The other night while having a conversation with someone about a pork bbq sandwich recipe, … [Continue reading...]

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Technical Difficulties

Aug272012

Last week I received a multitude of emails, tweets and more letting me know that you all are having trouble accessing my site. I am SO sorry!! Please know that behind the scenes I am working on a few temporary fixes to help until the permanent fix is in place. In essence, the server hosting my site can’t keep up with you all downloading files! So while it’s a good thing, it needs help! Thanks … [Continue reading...]

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