Author Archives: Ginny

Our Homeschool Break-Through-2

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

The kids really stuck to their new determination to work hard and learn without any prodding from me. There was such a sense of peace around here today, it was wonderful. I was actually able to sit down with my daughter and help her understand her work, and I could see my son’s concentration. I guess sometimes they just need to let loose and melt down a bit to build themselves back up. I have … Continue reading →

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Our Homeschool Break-Through

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Today we had a major homeschool break-through. I mentioned in some earlier posts that the kids have really been struggling this year. I was beginning to think that my taking on a part-time job was affecting their work, but through confessions from my children I realized that I had been taking the responsibility for their laziness and lack of effort. After some majorly emotional and stressful moments this afternoon they both let me into their … Continue reading →

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Saxon Teacher

Posted on February 24, 2009 by

We have been struggling this year with math. My daughter has always had difficulty, but my son seemed to have a knack for it. Until this year, that is. We have been working on Algebra. It is so hard to understand how a student can do the daily assignments with little difficulty then take a test and get just about everything wrong. Drives me nuts not knowing the why or how it happens. We have … Continue reading →

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Virginia Needs…

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

I thought this would be fun to do. I saw it on my friend Heidi’s blog. You are to type "(your first name) needs" into the Google search engine and then list the first ten results. It’s supposed to be funny and you’re supposed to put an asterisk beside the ones that are actually true about you. Didn’t quite work out for me. I tried "Ginny needs" but the results were nothing I wanted to post. So … Continue reading →

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Cooking Tip from My Daughter

Posted on February 18, 2009 by

This isn’t exactly a Monthly Munchie post, but I had to share the cooking tip my 12 year old daughter taught me tonight. I have no idea where she learned it and neither does she, but it worked like a charm. You may already know about it, but it was a new one for me.  Let me set up the scene. On Wednesdays I have phone conferences that can sometimes run long, so I have … Continue reading →

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