Author: Jamie
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 4
I am just plain exhausted, but honestly, I love doing these posts because I can look back and see what we’ve accomplished. It’s just such a great way to informally record what happens when in our homeschool. I’ve said I want to print my blog into a book someday; it would be pretty nifty to…
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End of Summer
Our Labor Day weekend has been gloriously relaxing, mostly consisting of time with family and some delightfully cooler weather. There has definitely been a hint of fall — my very favorite season — in the air. We’ve gone for walks, played outside, had dinner and a round of “Apples to Apples” with all three kids…
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Practicing Gratitude: Gifts 351-375
I’m more than one-third of the way through my goal of listing one-thousand gifts! 351) I saw a Monarch butterfly in my yard for the first time ever! 352) my Native American flute 353) the new book helping me learn to play #352 354) my dad is out of the hospital 355) dinner with my…
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Wooden Love Flute
I have a new (renewed) hobby: playing the flute. Years ago, when I was in school, I played the traditional concert-type metal flute, but ten years or so ago, I bought a Native American wooden “love flute” at a festival in North Georgia. The gentleman I bought the flute from was also the one who…
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 3
It’s already Friday? How’d that happen? Kathryn’s school week… We’re doing Winter Promise’s picture studies, which have been going fine but so far Kathryn is not excited by paintings depicting the American Revolution. I know we’ll have to give this a few more weeks before I can decide if this is working for us or…