Author Archives: Ginny

Making Candles

Posted on April 22, 2008 by

Friday the kids tried their hands at candle making.  Needless to say, it was interesting and they learned that they are glad they didn’t live in the 1700’s. At first they were totally bored.  It seemed to them that it wasn’t working. After about 30 or 40 more cycles of dipping into the wax and then into the water, they began to see some progress. Then they wanted to add some color so we added … Continue reading →

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Stewards of the Earth

Posted on April 21, 2008 by

April 22 is the Earth Day. There may be the argument that this is a secular day, but Genesis 1:26 tells that that we were put in charge of the Earth.  I think this means that God wants us to be good stewards of the land.  Growing up in the ‘70’s around the influence of the ‘hippie tree huggers’ (no, my parents weren’t hippie tree huggers), I have tried to live an eco-friendly way of life.  … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday- Things I Can’t do Anymore

Posted on April 18, 2008 by

What kinds of things can’t you do anymore?  There are many things I used to be able to do when I was younger that seem just out of reach these days.  I could read the fine print, remember what I went into the kitchen for, and stay up to all hours of the night.  Now I’m lost without my magnifying glasses, I’m lucky I remember where the kitchen is, and happy to stay awake to see the end … Continue reading →

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Move over Monet (not)

Posted on April 17, 2008 by

It was a beautiful afternoon yesterday.  We have been working on Amanda Bennett’s Gardens unit study.  We started this week and are really enjoying it.  We learned about Claude Monet and impressionist art.  Now I’ve told you before that I am severely lacking in the artistic department, but yesterday we all tried our hand at watercolors and impressionist art.  It was great fun.  I wiped the dust off my husband’s easels and we headed out … Continue reading →

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Blogger Friend School Assignment 23

Posted on April 16, 2008 by

Nancy writes:  "For this weeks assignment I decided to take an idea from a fellow BFS’r.  I’d like a Yea or Nay in a comment if you’d be interested in passing along an idea or you can just email me.  This week I’m using an idea from Sombra at More Little Wilsons.  I do have plenty of ideas that I’ve written myself, but thought it would be fun if we did a round of BFS … Continue reading →

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