Author Archives: Ginny

Birthday Surprise in the Works

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

I am so excited. Tomorrow my beloved will turn 50. We have been teasing him for a while now, but he is taking it all in stride as he always does. And do we have a surprise for him! We have been saving for months now to get him something he has been wanting for as long as I can remember. It may be an extravagant gift to some, but you only turn half a … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Clutter Bug

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

The 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary defines clutter as a heap or assemblage of things lying in confusion; a word of domestic application. I define it as part of my life. It seems that I struggle daily to keep control of it often losing the battle. Now that is not to say that our home is a total disaster area; far from it. But I fret over what I call organized clutter. The basket of magazines … Continue reading →

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Back to School 2009

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

We had our official first day of the new school year today. I had a few moments of grief from my kids early in the day but I nipped it in the bud and the rest of the day went much better. I haven’t quite got my schedule between work, school, and home totally worked out, but I’m working on it.  I will be taking Algebra 2 and Chemistry alongside my son this year as … Continue reading →

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Vacation Procrastination

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

This past week has been very full with preparations for our vacation. What I mean by that is that we have been cleaning and finishing up projects before our family arrives from Maine. They did arrive last night, a day early, which really threw us into a cleaning frenzy yesterday. I honestly think that "procrastination” should be removed from existence. I sometimes feel like I am the queen of procrastination. I can hear myself thinking … Continue reading →

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2009-2010 What We Plan to Use

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

Last week I finally got my paperwork into the homeschool association for registering this year. I dove into my Rainbow Resource catalog and finally made some decisions on what we will be using for some of our subjects next year. Being such an eclectic homeschool leaves the options wide open, but I was looking for things that I thought might keep the kids interest without becoming overwhelming. Even though we are going into our sixth … Continue reading →

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