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The Homeschooling Diaries: Growing Thankful Hearts
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Saturday, November 26, 2011. If there's one thing I really want to ingrain upon my kids, it's a spirit of thankfulness. There's so much materialism and consumerism in our society that it's easy to become discontent. Every time we turn on the TV, we're bombarded with new toys and products we can't live without. Every five minutes a new phone or game system or whatever comes out and the one you have is obsolete. I added an owl just for fun! As the week went on, the things they were thankful for went from t...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: Going Crazy
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Friday, January 27, 2012. So, as some of you have heard, baby #4 is due August 31! So far, the response I've gotten the most is, "I thought you were done? To which I reply, "I was". But no, this baby was not a surprise. I just changed my mind. Well, I changed my mind a hundred times. I was done. No I wasn't. Yes! I was But maybe. it went on, and on for months. I was losing sleep.I couldn't think about anything else. I was getting obsessed. What should I do? We started turning the office area I'm sitting ...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: March 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012. Some things I've learned. With baby number 4 on the way, I feel like I should be doing something. To get ready. When I found out we were having Gracie, I hit the ground running. There were a million things to do, a whole world of gear and accessories unfamiliar to me to learn about and then purchase. Not to mention the mental preparation. Nine months did not seem long enough. Life is hard and wipes are cold. The sooner your baby figures this out, the better. These can get expensiv...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: April 2011
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Monday, April 25, 2011. One of the most challenging aspects of homeschooling is not finding curriculum or making space in your home for the books, it's simply fitting it all in. You're a mom, so you already have meals to cook and bathrooms to clean, errands to run and laundry to fold. Throw teaching into the mix, and something's gotta give. While I'm not even close to perfecting a system, here's what I'm finding helps the most. Get up earlier than the kids. Make the kids do their share. The first thing p...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: June 2011
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Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Big, Bad, TV. I really like TV. After the kids get to bed, I like to relax, maybe make some popcorn, and watch TV. It's the end of the day, and I can FINALLY just sit down, and do nothing. ahhhh. But, as a homeschool mom, I'm not supposed to like TV! Watch TV." They also usually throw something in there about how wonderful they eat too. One mom confided in me, "She thinks green beans are a treat! I punched her in the boobs. That being said, I am hyper-vigilant about what my k...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: July 2011
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Thursday, July 28, 2011. A few weeks ago I wrote a post about getting attacked by my rooster, who has since been named "Marshal Cogburn" by my husband. I disagree with the name, as I don't believe the rooster exemplifies True Grit, but anyway. I didn't mean to KILL him! I just don't want to get scratched! What would they think of me, now that I was a murderer? Gracie shrieked, "HE'S RAISED FROM THE DEAD! I watched the rooster shake himself, then walk around in circles for a few minutes. He finally re...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: Thomas, We Love You
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Thomas, We Love You. It all started one Sunday morning when Gracie was 2 and 1/2 yrs old. She was home sick from church, and while flipping through the channels we stopped on Thomas and Friends. Since we were usually at church at that time, Gracie had never watched it. Little did we know what had started. Then Caleb arrived, and the obsession intensified. His first word was, "THOOOMAA! I'm not just blogging about Thomas because I have no life now. My point is, I love Thoma...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: Five Minutes
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Monday, October 31, 2011. My kids love trick or treating. We don't actually "celebrate" Halloween, but we let them dress up as something friendly and go to their grandparent's for some candy. This year I heard about Halloween at Batsto from my sister-in-law. There were games, hot dogs and pony rides. Sounded like a great family fun day. I smiled at her and turned back to Jeremiah. When I turned back again, she was gone. I gave Jeremiah a puzzled look. "Where'd she go? Gracie isn't the kind of kid to run ...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: October 2011
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Monday, October 31, 2011. My kids love trick or treating. We don't actually "celebrate" Halloween, but we let them dress up as something friendly and go to their grandparent's for some candy. This year I heard about Halloween at Batsto from my sister-in-law. There were games, hot dogs and pony rides. Sounded like a great family fun day. I smiled at her and turned back to Jeremiah. When I turned back again, she was gone. I gave Jeremiah a puzzled look. "Where'd she go? Gracie isn't the kind of kid to run ...
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The Homeschooling Diaries: I don't mean to brag, but...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011. I don't mean to brag, but. Well, actually, I do. I am going to brag on Gracie right now and how stinking smart she is! Because it's my blog so I can do that. :). The teacher at the Wetlands started the class off with a friendly trivia game. Each side of the room was a team and had to discuss and answer some questions about bats. Some of the questions were easy, like, "Are bats really blind? And some were harder. Here's the part where I start bragging. A mom whispered. "No!