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• Goal Planning Monday-January 16

  

  It's time again to set some goals for this coming week with Katrina of Mama Manuscripts! Looking back on last week's goals: 1. Devotions first thing in the... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• We Have a Winner!

  

  Thank you to all who entered to win The Swan Lake CD from Maestro Classics and corresponding lapbook from A Journey Through Learning! Using Random.org, our... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Swan Lake Lapbook from A Journey Through Learning Review!

  

  Swan Lake Lapbook We've used lapbooks off and on during our 9 years of homeschooling. My oldest who's very analytical doesn't really care to do them. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• TOS Crew REAL Homeschool Spanish Review!

  

  REAL Homeschool Spanish In our quest to find a Spanish program with the right mix of basic knowledge and real life usability, our efforts fell short. It's not... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up (Civil Rights Movement & The Kennedy Years)

  

  Coinciding with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we spent this past week learning more about the Civil Right Movement, and JFK. Selected reading - Books on John F. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Learn Our History - Birth of a Revolution DVD Review

  

  Learn Our History The Birth of a RevolutionAges 6+Join the time traveling teens as they venture all the way back to Boston, Massachusetts in the 1700's to find... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• 4 Days to a Forever Marriage Book Review

  

  4 Days to a Forever Marriage "Is it really that simple --- love or anger? Sure. The secret is in navigating the choices in a way that fosters read and meaningfu... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• A is For Adam Book Review

  

  "A is for Adam; God made him from dust. He wasn't a monkey, he looked just like us. Although some scientists don't think it was so, it was God who was there, an... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Goal Planning Monday - January 9

  

  It's time again to set some goals for this coming week with Katrina of Mama Manuscripts! This is the 50th week! It's been awhile since I linked up (again) AND... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up (Eisenhower & the 1950's Oasis)

  

  This past week we took a tour through the 1950's studying Eisenhower and American Culture .... Selected readings of 1950's American Culture Queen Elizabeth and... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Come to the Carnival - Carnival of Homeschooling!

  

  I'm so excited to be participating in my very first Carnival of Homeschooling hosted by Why Homeschool. For the 314th edition (The 6th Anniversary! Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up (Korean War)

  

  Selected reading about Korea This week we studied the Korean War - Causes and Consequences. As much as we don't like war, what a different place this world migh... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Chores: Finding a Solution That Works - Part 2!

  

  Does this remind you of chore time at your house? Gas masks chores? It's hard to believe it has been almost 2 years since my original posting of Chores: ... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• TOS Crew Swan Lake from Maestro Classics Review!

  

  The Story of Swan Lake Have you ever listened to Classical Music and wondered what exactly the composer was trying to convey or the story behind the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• TOS Crew K-19: The Widowmaker Z-Guide to the Movies Review!

  

  Zeezok K-19: The Widowmaker Z-Guide to the Movies Highschool $12.99 (Available to the public, February 2012) Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing Zeezok's ... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Snow in Florida????!!

  

  Why yes, at the top of every hour starting at 6 pm to be exact! Snow in Florida? Ok, so it's not REAL snow, but for the tropics, it's not half bad! The 'town... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING