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Construct with K’NEX!
I was contacted recently by a representative of Child’s Play Communications to see if I was interested in receiving samples of K’NEX Brands’ new spring product line to review. My answer was a resounding "YES!" I love the story of how K'NEX were invented: Joel...
What a quote!
"The Bible is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced. A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides." ~Immanuel Kant
Wordless Wednesday: Pansies
How did a flower this hardy get the name pansy...? Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants.
Lessons from Mansfield Park
I recently read Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, which was filled with commentaries on character and its formation. As a parent, I found the following observations by a father in the story quite thought-provoking: He feared that principle, active principle, had been...
Wordless Wednesday: Dandelions
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Spring has sprung!
My six-year-old son presented me with a two-flower bouquet today. As soon as I saw those beauties, I knew that he had filched them from someone's garden. My initial dismay turned to surprise when I discovered that they were in fact from my own yard! My husband was...
The Nose Knows
Overheard in my kitchen: "Man, it smells like yesterday!" I don't think my six-year-old son wanted the same thing for lunch two days in a row.
Medieval History Lapbook
In January I posted an overview of the 10-week Medieval History class I was teaching for our homeschool co-op, thinking someone might benefit from my outline. Boy, was I right! Obviously lots of people are interested in information on this topic, based on the...
How fast do you type?
79 words Speed test I saw this tonight, and being unable to resist a challenge, I had to play. I got my best score the first time, and then it was all downhill. I think I'm just too tired (insert any other good excuse here); I'm sure I'll be back to try again...
ESO
The day before my new camera arrived I explained to my husband that although I am very motivated to learn, this would be a whole lot more equipment than I'm capable of using at this point. He looked at me and said, "ESO." "Huh?" was my intelligent reply. "ESO....
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