Archives for 2009

It may not look like much but our homemake digital TV antenna works for us. We don't have cable or satellite TV. Instead, for the last five years we've used rabbit ears to get the few channels we've been able to get. We got a flat screen TV for Christmas, and that's improved our reception […]

What constitutes a winning attitude? Like The Olympic 9-Step Program I posted yesterday, this list was also hanging on the wall at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs. Again, so many of us could benefit from heeding these words. Winning Attitudes To develop a winning attitude you must: Become excited, confident, and enthusiastic about […]

Here is a great article concerning seeking Mr. Right that every parent should read. I recently subscribed to Greg Landry's Homeschool Science Academy newsletter, and I just had to share what came in today's newsletter (with permission from Mr. Landry, of course). If you have daughters, you'll especially want to read this. I tear up […]

The olympic 9 step program worth sharing with our homeschoolers. I saw the following list on a poster hanging on a wall at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs a couple years ago. There is a lot of truth in these words that is well worth remembering. Persistence Self Control isn’t learned overnight. Excellence […]

The kids again enjoyed having their faces painted during my piano lessons last week. Joely requested a snake. And Jaden asked for a Storm Trooper. When the face painter told him she didn't know how to do that, Jaden provided her with a Lego model. This is the result.

Sharing movies with out kids that we loved from childhood has been great. Jeff and I have talked about introducing our kids to some of the movies we liked as kids, and with our Netflix subscription we've started doing just that. So I thought I'd share some of those memorable movies we're hoping to watch […]