I wanted to share a couple of reading programs that homeschoolers can participate in.
I know there are some parents who oppose this sort of thing, but I am all for getting free stuff for something the kids love to do anyway.
The first is Pizza Hut’s Book It! program. Homeschoolers can register here. You get [...]

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I was reading this post called, “10 Things That Piss Me Off About Blogging,” and one of them was:
2. Stay at home moms who are constantly bitching about being a stay at home mom. I’ve been a working mom, a stay at home mom, and a work at home [...]

We are back from our weekend trip, but things have been very hectic here this week, so I have not had time to post. I am hoping to get some stuff up tonight.
In the meantime, make sure you check out this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling - it’s Homeschool Roadtrip time at Consent of the [...]

Sort of anyway. There’s some text here too, so it is not strictly photo-blogging.
Well, we are off for the weekend to see Bob’s family - again! This time, it is for a joyous occasion. My parents-in-law will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.
I am grateful to have married into a family [...]

I’m not sure how I like it, but I don’t think I could go back to my old one after this. It looks too bland to me now.
Let me know what you think.

This year, the kids and I are doing a community garden plot again. We live in an apartment, so we have no space to garden in at home, but Burlington Parks and Recreation Department has a wonderful city-wide community garden program with ample space.
When we started the garden, this was our plot. (Not [...]

The band Kutless is fast becoming my favorite Christian rock group. The thing I like most about the band is how they can really rock out, but then also sing some beautiful worship music.
The first Kutless album that I bought was Strong Tower, which is a worship album. After listening to that, I [...]

Speaking of government, I just found this humorous link via Vermont Tiger:

The discovery of the heaviest chemical element yet known toscience. The new element has been tentatively namedGovernmentium.

Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, givingit an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are heldtogether [...]

The Carnival of Principled Government is up over at Principled Discovery. I haven’t read it yet, but I trust that Dana did a great job with it, as always.
You’ve just gotta love a carnival that focuses on themes such as:
Representational governmentUnalienable rights (life, liberty, property)Limited governmentLocal controlPersonal responsibility
Check it out.

I finally added some blogs to the “Other Blogs I Read” area of my side bar.
I find Dave Barry’s blog to be very funny. It is definitely geared toward a certain type of sense of humor, though. I especially liked his “24″ updates, when that show was on.
I also added Electric Venom. [...]