Author: Jamie
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Working towards Creativity
Recently, I have discovered FIMBY, and it has become a new favorite blog, largely because of the way Renee’s family makes creative arts a priority. The projects are awesome (check out her daughter’s Japanese doll and a handmade chess set), but even if we never make those sorts of things, I want to do a…
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Grapevine Bible Studies Curriculum Review
Stick-figuring through the Bible: We reviewed Grapevine’s Esther study. A description from the publisher: Travel back in time with your children and teens as they study the book of Esther. Bible students will begin in the ancient Persian Empire, as King Ahasuersus banishes Queen Vashti and begins a search for a new queen. Watch as a…
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Homeschool Week: Farmer’s Market, Cute Dog, a Weird Car, and MORE Summer
We’re past Labor Day now… which means summer is unofficially gone, but it’s still feeling plenty hot around here, and I am soooo ready for fall weather. History, Math, Literature Kathryn is enjoying history (America the Beautiful). In fact, she asks to do things like vocabulary words or writing assignments so she’ll have papers to…
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Our crazy homeschool (& a shiny new friend)
I’m trying to organize my weekly reports a little better, with subheadings and stuff. Hope it makes for easier reading! 😉 The basics After much thought and prayer, I decided to drop geometry for Lindsey. She doesn’t need it now, nor will she likely need it for whatever career path she may take. If she…
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Smartphone Review & Visa Gift Card Giveaway!
In this house, we’re a bunch of geeks technology aficionados. Ken buys gadgets like I [would love to] buy shoes. As I type this, he is playing with his newest gadget, a micro reverse adapter for his camera lens that allows him to take crazily close-up photos. So when BlogHer gave me an opportunity to…