A Reminder I Wish I Didn’t Need to Write

I love this blog. I enjoy using it as a family memory book of sorts, and I have met some neat people in the process. I have enjoyed getting to know many of my readers, and enjoy receiving comments and suggestions from time-to-time.
That being said, lately I have been the recipient of some [...]

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2009 Pine Car Derby

Today was the annual Cub Scout Pine Car Derby.  Even though we only have two official Cub Scouts, our family entered 5 cars because Dan, Cosette, and Kara had cars in the Family Open Class.
This was our second year of the derby.  Last year we had no idea what we were doing, so this year [...]

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Totin’ Chip

Wow–I haven’t been posting much lately! Things have just been pretty routine around here, and not much “blog-worthy” news has been happening!
One neat thing did get finished today, though. John finished the requirements to receive his Boy Scout Totin’ Chip, which is a card that states that he has learned and demonstrated how [...]

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John’s Journal Entry Defining School

John’s 6th grade writing class sometimes assigns journal entries with specific topics. This week, he was supposed to write an entry defining one of a list of words. He chose the word “school,” and I thought his entry was rather poetic. Here is what he wrote:
School is a place where the order [...]

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January 20, 2009: A Song for Today

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Shopping in the World Today

Every weekend I go to the grocery store to buy the food I need for the coming week. This is really not my favorite job, and lately it has become more complicated. Let me explain:
I take my faith seriously. It affects all that I do. Even my grocery shopping. I [...]

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He’s Been Faithful – Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

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An Opportunity to say Thanks

Last summer in my entry dated July, 1, 2008 I told of a scarey incident that we had with Kara during swimming lessons. To make a long story short, while the lifeguard was not paying attention, Kara went under the water and could not swim.  A lady who was dressed in Muslim clothing pulled her out. [...]

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Exercise Points

I will admit it:  we had gotten pretty lazy this winter.  It is so easy to do when the weather is cold and we have school to do.  Our lack of activity bothered Dan, so last week he came up with a plan to get everyone to exercise, and it has met with unexpected success!
We [...]

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Book Review: The Colorado Kidnapping by Paul Hutchens

This is Brock’s book report of The Colorado Kidnapping.  He is in 4th Grade of A Beka Academy.
Sugar Creek Gang:  The Colorado Kidnapping is a Christian fiction book written by Paul Hutchens.  It has 128 pages.
The Sugar Creek Gang is going to go to Wild Horse Canyon when Big Jim hears about a missing and supposedly [...]

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