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The Boys, Updates

2008-05-15T23:30:42Z

Soccer party - thanks for asking Jen. It went well. Both the boys had a blast. NM was good and didn't get impatient when the other kids *didn't* want to play soccer. At some point, someone decided it was a good idea to dig a hole. "To hell" someon...

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Did you enjoy your Easter?

2008-03-24T02:52:29Z

We did :) Pics for family here. Church was the first order of the day and that was very nice. We had a short little video that incorporated bits and pieces of Borne Identity and the Easter Bunny and Bunjee managed to tie in the titles of all thre...

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Home School

2008-03-07T22:49:22Z

I'm not sure if you've heard recently, a court of appeals in California ruled essentially that most homeschools in that state are in violation of laws (certified private tutors are ok still). This ruling is going to affect many hundreds of thousan...

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And Yet More Books

2008-02-16T01:57:25Z

Another package came from Amazon today. I think we just need one more maybe because that's from a non-Amazon seller. More history books! Hehe. This time the reception was certainly warmer from both boys. We got binders for both of them to make th...

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Wee!

2008-02-14T22:24:43Z

More books came today!!! We got our schedule, notebooking materials and some more books to read. One of these days I'll get a list of our books together to share with you all. Today the boys were soooo happy to snuggle on the couch and learn more...

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Update to the Update

2008-02-12T01:54:27Z

And there was joy... Three of the packages we're expecting came. *squee* NM said "boh-ring!", J is claiming all of them for himself. I'm a bit sad though because we have doctor's appointments for the next couple of days. Interruptions seem to ca...

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That's Learning?

2008-01-23T14:15:32Z

Here's a beef that I have with *some* of the schooling NM has gotten so far: it has made learning a chore, a burden, an amazing hurdle he'd rather turn away from rather than tackle. Coming to the decision to homeschool, for this reason, was a "no ...

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The Diamond Caboose

2008-01-22T05:39:36Z

IMG_4639 Originally uploaded by Phisch A story written and illustrated by J, after we all read The Boxcar Children. The diamond caboose sits on a hill. Mommy's inside. NM is inside. And our dog is inside. And abba and J are inside. This...

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Spelling Power!

2008-01-21T21:14:02Z

I highly recommend this spelling curriculum! We've only gone through five days' worth so far, but the system seems to be working really well for us. The author developed this system for kids who have issues with dyslexia (and related learning i...

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Have to admit it's getting better

2008-01-17T13:45:17Z

Ok. So the last couple of days went so much better. Prayer changes things, and don't you forget it, people! By the way, the local grocery store doesn't have Mentos. Boo! I guess I have to hunt those down.

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