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The 36th Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Why Homeschool. Stop by and check out what others in the homeschool blogging community have to say this week. The theme is Labor Day. That reminds me of a funny Labor Day … Continue reading →

Today, I made some really neat play dough for the boys. It was pretty easy. Mix 1 cup of corn starch, 2 cups of baking soda, and 1 1/4 cups of water in a sauce pan. Over medium heat, continue … Continue reading →

I just found the best use ever of Wikimedia: Wikimedia Cookbook. What a brilliant idea. I found it while searching for an apple oat muffin recipe. I decided that healthy muffins would make a great Sunday breakfast. Saturday has been … Continue reading →

The Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Category Five. The post starts off with an interesting research presentation about weather conditions along the Trail of Tears. It ends with a round-up of homeschool blogging posts.Be sure to check it out.

Saturday, there was a column in The Columbus Dispatch written by a mom who does not think she has what it takes to homeschool. “I don’t think I have what it takes: the patience of a saint, an organizational style … Continue reading →

The other day another homeschooling mom I know made a comment about “Christian homeschoolers,” that she did not understand them. You had to hear the inflection in her voice to really know what she was saying, but it was not … Continue reading →

What’s your nerd score? The score is the percentage of test-takers who scored lower (less nerdy) than you. I scored 81. That’s right, I am 81% nerd. What does this mean? Your nerdiness is: High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT … Continue reading →

This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Patricia Ann’s Pollywog Creek Porch. Stop on by and enjoy a mosquito infested tour of the Florida Everglades, while browsing links to some of the best posts the homeschool blogging community has … Continue reading →

I just realized that I have not done a crafty post in a really long time. By far, the fall and winter months are the time when I do the most crafting, but I still do crafts during the summer. … Continue reading →

I tentatively plan to start school on Monday. I wanted to have a school calendar with 36 weeks in order to accommodate the Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) program (which has 36 weekly lessons) and make it easier to … Continue reading →