January 2011

Many Little Links: January 31, 2011

Kids Classroom Valentines – Skip to My Lou Ideas for all skill levels. I love the mustache one — too funny! Why We Tend to Feel So Crappy – Serene Journey Great things to remember in our media soaked lives. Sharing Your Talents with Homeschoolers – The Homeschool Classroom (written by Kris from Weird, Unsocialized [...]

7 Quick Takes: January 28, 2011 (Vol. 68)

~ 1 ~ I’ve been working on eating better the last couple of weeks, though I’ve had off days and on days.  Nothing has been really steady, even though I had told myself that I would really focus on healthier eating and exercise when I got home from vacation. This week, however, I downloaded the [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: Hooked on Phonics for Homeschooling

I was really nervous about starting this school year.  Most of my biggest concerns centered around reading. Noah would be starting fifth grade and was still a very struggling reader.  Molly would be starting kindergarten and we would begin really learning how to read.  I was pretty terrified. It sounds silly to admit, I know.  [...]

Big Fork Little Fork iPad App: A Closer Look

Last month, I reviewed the free iPad app Big Fork Little Fork from Kraft Foods.  I was really excited when I downloaded the app (and who doesn’t love a free app?).  I’m pleased to say that I’m even more thrilled with the app now. When I previously talked about the Big Fork Little Fork app [...]

10 Tips for Starting an Etsy Shop

I have had an Etsy shop two different times (although I’ve run both under the same username).  I loved having an Etsy shop, but I got bogged down with the business paper work from my state.  I decided it just wasn’t worth it.  But then, I just couldn’t help it — I missed it.  So, [...]

7 Quick Takes: January 21, 2011 (Vol. 67)

~ 1 ~ We got some good news about Jack from the doctor tonight about his CT scan. The scan showed that the measurements of his aortic valve are the same as what the doctor thought they were from the echocardiogram.  While we would have loved it if the measurements were off for the better, [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: Hang Out With Other Homeschoolers

Before Noah was going to start kindergarten (in public school), I had some brief thoughts about homeschooling.  Of course, I didn’t know any homeschoolers, so I didn’t really have any personal experience with it, but I knew that I didn’t want him to go to school.  Still, we sent him. There were times after that [...]

January 2011: 12 of 12

I meant to post this on the 13th, but life has gotten in the way.  Things have continued to get even crazier in our family with medical things.  I am now certain that if our family was portrayed on a television show, this would be the point where people would stop watching because it was [...]

Many Little Links: January 17, 2010

This round up is pretty long this time around.  It would seem that medical worries and a trip to Florida have kept me from writing one of these lists for a whole month!  Wow!  So, let me share some great link finds with you. Easy Applique – Flexible Dreams I haven’t tried to do applique, [...]

7 Quick Takes: January 14, 2010 (Vol. 66)

~ 1 ~ Tonight, I had a craft night at my house for my homeschool group.  There were five people total, and we had such a fun time.  I will admit though, with three hours to craft, I barely did anything at all.  Really — it’s almost shocking how little I got done.  I did, [...]

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