Dear Mr. Obama,

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A Neat Website

I just came across a really neat website that I am going to spend more time on. It is at http://www.kiddierecords.com/ .  This website has free downloads of many children’s records from the 1940’s and the 1950’s.  There are story records and song records–there are even a few Bible story records!  My kids enjoy listening to things [...]

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“Mom, I Don’t Want to be a Princess when I Grow Up!”

My girls are definitely not “girly girls.” In fact, both Cosette and Kara are as rumble-tumble tough as their brothers!  
Last night as Kara was getting ready for bed, she told me that she did not want to be a princess when she grows up.  When I asked her why not, she said that she [...]

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After 7 years of Homeschooling, This is a New One!

 

As I wrote a few days ago, John has begun his research project on Adoniram Judson, and we are enjoying learning about him very much.  Part of this project includes an oral book report which is due next week.
I was blessed to receive resources and suggestions when I posted about this the other day.  I [...]

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Presidential Poll

WordPress has a new feature of allowing polls to be added to posts.  Since I have always wondered how accurate the presidential polls are, I decided to put one on this site to poll my readers.  Won’t this be interesting?!  So, please take time to try out this new WordPress poll, and pass it onto [...]

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John’s Is Starting his Research Paper; Topic=Adoniram Judson

John is starting to plan and do the research to write a paper for his 6th grade language class for Abeka Academy DVD Program 1 homeschool.  He had a list of topics to choose from, and as is John’s nature, he didn’t want to do the “regular” topics like the Pilgrims or Abraham Lincoln.  So, [...]

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A New Resource for Families who have Adopted from China

I just learned about a new resource for families who have adopted from China, and I think it is a great idea!  It is a database at http://www.ourchinesechildren.com where adoptive families can create a free account and provide basic information about their adopted children (for example:  Province, SWI, Chinese Name, Agency, Travel Dates).  Then searches of the [...]

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First Snow for the 2008/2009 Winter Season

The first snow is always such a special day–especially for my kids.  Today Kara has been glued to the window watching the snow and wishing that she could go out to play in it! 
Actually, this snowstorm kind of fizzled out.  Yesterday they were predicting around 10 inches of accumulation with 30-50 mph winds.  [...]

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November 2008: Vote Your Values

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A Nice Big Brother and a Great Kid!

Brock is such a good kid, and he is doing his little brother a big favor tonight!  Dan is out-of-town on business this week, and this leaves Luke with a problem.  Luke is in Tiger Cub Scouts, and each boy in this group is supposed to have an adult come to the meetings with him.  [...]

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