Oh, happy day!

5.27.08

Got exciting news today. My favorite women's clothing store, the lovely J.Jill, is coming to my neighborhood. Yippee for me! Now I don't have to go to the mega mall almost an hour away to adore high priced clothing I can't afford. Snicker. No, really. J.Jill offers big discounts at the end ...

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Everything at once

5.16.08

I'm looking at my calendar, and holy cow, I have these packed two weeks staring back at me. I mean it's like Welsh's grape, that's how jammed it is. This is what I'm looking at: tonight is home school Arts and Achievement, where Susan will sing the "50 States that Rhyme" ...

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Gift

4.25.08

Yesterday the kids and I had a wonderful afternoon at a local park. Another home schooling mom and her four children came too, and they all had a blast in this wide creek, catching crayfish, salamanders and frogs. Peter caught a baby water snake. Sadly, my camera batteries died, so ...

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New Jersey moms blog

4.24.08

My first post on the New Jersey Moms blog is up today. It's about the constant togetherness of home schooling. Go check it out and leave me a comment here or at the NJ blog.

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National poetry month

4.7.08

April is National Poetry Month. Follow the link to read more. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, poetry memorization is a lost discipline we should bring back into the classroom and home school. Plus, it makes a great party trick. Anyone remember how a Jabberwocky helped me out? I ...

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Mom’s night out

3.29.08

So. Met a bunch of moms from the Christian home schooler's group last night for dinner, book-sharing, and general, friendly chat. And it was. I don't know what it is with this group, but I'm having a heck of a time getting to know these people. It's not that they're not ...

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Field trip to the place-that-shall-not-be-named

3.14.08

Public school. Shudder. My gang has never, ever set foot in a public school. We are "from the cradle" home schoolers. The closest Susan came to attending with the masses was when our Awana club met at an elementary school for a few months due to church repairs. Today we were on ...

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