Aug

16

Resisting the “Ha - Ha Factor”

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August 16, 2009 | 1 Comment

The kids in our neighborhood have been sulking a bit lately.  Most of them have the “End of the Summertime Blues.”  They scooter around the block, just as they have been doing all summer, but there heart isn’t in it anymore.  They know that in just three short days, they will be returning to public [...]

Aug

11

Spy Missions - Homeschool Style

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August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

Today, the kids and I are on a spy mission.  This one involves my two daughters as well as my nephew, who is visiting us for the summer.  First we had a healthy breakfast to give us energy.  Then we loaded up our Nerf Guns, and waited for a message from Headquarters.
Around 11am, I told [...]

Aug

7

Adopting a New Pet

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August 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

For the past three months, my youngest daughter has been longing for a pet mouse.  Nevermind that we have fish, a dog, and a bird (we had a cat too — but after ten years of allergies, we moved her to our kind hearted distant relatives).  But no matter — depsite all of the animals [...]