Up a Tree
Sunday was a lovely day of celebration. My parents attended service at our church, and then we met at my house for a turkey dinner. My oldest son and his girlfriend joined us. The meal was delicious and the conversation lively. Every one left around 2:00 and the kids and I were to enjoy a peaceful afternoon. My husband had to work, but was home early. This made the day especially nice. The kids had … Continue reading
Rosetta Stone Giveaway
This is an absolutely fabulous opportunity. Jeneric Jeneralities is sponsoring a giveaway for a Rosetta Stone package. I’ve had the opportunity to preview this system when I was teaching and I can tell you it is a great program. I would simply love to have the Spanish program for my son who will be entering HS next year. This would be an answer to prayer for sure. Rosetta Stone has been the #1 foreign language … Continue reading
Sew Crafty Friday-Curtians and Journal Bags
Shereen at Waiting for Him hosts Sew Crafty Friday. It has been a busy week as usual. We are finishing up our 13 Colonies unit. I hope to post our complete lesson plan here soon. I have many oars in the water and a few projects on the burners so bear with me if I haven’t been leaving comments. I feel bad when I don’t get around to everyone’s blog but it’s not from lack of … Continue reading
Welcome Spring
Butterfly wings flutter by, As bright sunshine fills the sky. Daffodils dance in the morning dew. Spring parades its perfect hue. The dogwood sways to the music of spring. The robin calls out to everything. Wake up, Wake up, you sleepy world. The flag of spring has unfurled. With a kiss of the sun it surrounds the day, The old clothes of winter have fallen away. In a garment of green the earth welcomes in, … Continue reading
Blogger Friend School Assignment 19
Nancy has come up with a wonderful assignment this week to spread compassion. “What the assignment this week entails is for all of us to go and pick up the name and address of a child that we will pledge to send a card to. You can even send it anonymous since I know so many people are worried about Internet safety. I, personally, always feel a strong calling to help others, especially children … Continue reading
Name the States
I saw this on Heidi’s blog and I couldn’t resist. I had the hardest time remembering Kansas and then I kept messing up on the spelling trying to type too fast. This really was fun, you really have to try it. Heidi always finds the coolest things. After you’re done playing, be sure to go to her blog. There are still a few more days to enter her awesome spring give-away. In 5m 54s Click … Continue reading