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RSSMy children look forward to watching the news every evening. They enjoy hearing about what's going on in the world, even if they don't understand all the details. Occasionally there's even a news story that prompts a deep discussion, such as embryonic stem cell research or the war in Iraq. Watching the news together as [...]
February 24, 2009
The Telephone in the Early 1900's
February 24, 2009 By 7 Comments
My grandmother was born in 1907. In the 1980's she wrote down dozens of her memories from her childhood for her children and grandchildren. This is one such story she wrote about her experience with the telephone in the early 1900's. Years before there were big telephone systems, many very small companies were in use [...]
February 18, 2009
13 Creative Ways to Homeschool with 3×5 Cards
February 18, 2009 By 6 Comments
Like many homeschooling moms who have homeschooled for several years, I feel like I've finally begun to develop my own teaching style. As a result, there are a just few things I could not possibly live without any longer (at least I don't think I could): A kitchen timer for each child (comes in handy [...]
February 17, 2009
There's a Limit of One Snake Per Child
February 17, 2009 By 11 Comments
For more Wordless Wednesdays, visit 5MFM. (P.S. The ball pythons in the top picture belong to my sister. One is named Pookie, but I can't remember the other's name. The rattlesnake that Jerah is petting was at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. And she was the ONLY one in the family who wanted to [...]
February 17, 2009
Gratituesday: My 88 Keys to Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom
February 17, 2009 By 5 Comments
February 13, 2009
The Clever Carpenter: A Clever Read-Aloud
February 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Yesterday I grabbed some books off our bookshelf to read to my 6 year old. One of those books is a particular favorite of mine entitled The Clever Carpenter (by R.W. Alley). There's just something special about the story that endears me to the main character, Samuel Plank. Samuel is a carpenter who is extremely [...]
February 11, 2009
A Test of Leadership Skills
February 11, 2009 By 6 Comments
I oversee a weekly homeschool club at our local library. My job usually entails taking down tables before the meetings, setting out the sign-in sheet, organizing the clean up and the table set up when club is over, taking out the trash to the dumpster, and turning in the attendance count to the librarian. But [...]
February 11, 2009
Teaching Charm School at Home
February 11, 2009 By 3 Comments
We all want to teach our children how to be independent, responsible adults, and we want them to learn the skills they'll need to function in the adult world. But we also want them to know how to behave appropriately in public. I remember years ago as a child checking out book after book from [...]
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