Free Craft Pattern Site

Posted on September 10, 2009 by

If you have been following my blog for any time you know I love to craft. While looking for some inspiration for a quilling project I have in the works I stumbled upon a site that I had bookmarked but had long forgotten about. It’s called Craft Creations.com. I think it’s actually a craft supply store but they have a really unique selection of free patterns. I wanted to pass this one on if you hadn’t … Continue reading →

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A Good School Day

Posted on September 9, 2009 by

We had a good day in school today, Knowledge and curiosity led the way, Math facts were learned and problems corrected, History facts seemed to be connected, Science experiments didn’t explode, In reading we seemed to have learned the code. We had a good day in school today, But above all the books and learning going on, Our greatest knowledge from which we have drawn, Comes not from the assignments or the goals that are … Continue reading →

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Diagnosis for Change

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

I think one of the best things about homeschooling is flexibility. We are heading into our 4th week of school and we have already made some adjustments in our curriculum. We have identified areas that need more reinforcement and study. We are able to stop the planned course of action and focus on those things. One such adjust was made when I realized that we need more instruction in non-fiction writing, specifically in essay writing. … Continue reading →

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Lunch at the Station

Posted on September 3, 2009 by

I love the flexibility of homeschooling. In addition to educating our children, it gives us the ability to spend special moments making memories. Yesterday was one of those times. We shared lunch with my oldest son at a local eatery. None of us had ever been there before and found not only the food but also the atmosphere to be satisfying. You see the restaurant used to be a Gulf gas station. I was very … Continue reading →

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Questions in my Mind about the NH Court Case

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

Today my oldest shared something on my Facebook about an article he read on Foxnews.com. It was about the crazy court decision in the New Hampshire case that ordered a mom to send her daughter to public school basically because the ex-husband believes that “home-schooling deprives her of socialization skills”(from the article here). Because the guardian ad litem basically agreed, she was ordered to attend public school. Naturally they are appealing the ruling. It concerns … Continue reading →

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