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From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Teaching the months of the year (and their numbers!)

When we first started homeschooling three years ago, my kids didn't know their months very well, and they especially didn't know the numbers associated with each month. So after fruitlessly searching on the internet for some worksheets, teaching ideas, etc., I came up with my own to help my kids learn their months (and their [...]

WORDLY WISE & STORY OF THE WORLD test answer sheets

To save money, I always try to reuse curriculum whenever possible. This has caused me to make up some generic answer sheets the kids use when taking tests so they don't write in the test booklets. I thought others might also be able to benefit from them, so I've posted them as PDFs for anyone [...]

"Professional" photography in the bathtub?

The bathtub in our master bathroom is situated below a window seat and a 4 ft. by 4 ft. window that faces west. We have found that in the afternoon the sun shines through the blinds covering the window in such a way that it creates a great background for pictures.
So that's where we take [...]

Can I read his mind?

You know you've been married a long time when you begin to think the same thoughts—at the same time—as your spouse.
I can't even count the number of times in the past year that Jeff and I have been sitting on the couch watching TV together when I make a comment about something on the screen [...]

The Big Red Explosion

I took all three kids to the doctor today for their checkups (and thankfully they're all still "officially" normal!), and then we went to Wal-Mart for groceries. We picked up groceries for the next week, including about eight 2 liter bottles of Diet Big Red (I often say my husband has a drinking problem, [...]

10/20/30 meme

Karen Joy at Only Sometimes Clever tagged me with a 10/20/30 meme (my first ever) several weeks ago, and I'm finally getting to it! So here goes. This is where I was 10, 20, and 30 years ago:

10 years ago: I was 22 years old, living in Anchorage, Alaska with my husband Jeff, and our [...]

Homeschooling book recommendation!

Last month I had the opportunity to write a book review for our homeschool association's newsletter (of which I'm the editor). It's a really great book, so I thought I'd post my review here as well.

Sonya Haskins has written a superb book that puts a veritable gold mine of information at every homeschooler’s fingertips. The [...]

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