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Our Homeschool

Nick - Age 9, 4th Grade
  1. Ray's Primary Arithmetic
  2. McGuffey's Second Reader
  3. All About Spelling Level 3
  4. Copywork
  5. Prima Latina I (Latin)
  6. Typing Instructor for Kids
James - Age 6, Kindergarten
  1. Ray's New Primary Arithmetic
  2. McGuffey's Primer
  3. Peterson Directed Handwriting
  4. All About Spelling Level 1
  5. Rime to Read (Phonics Readers)
  6. Explode the Code 1 1/2 (phonics)
Together we do:
  1. Johannes Vermeer Picture Study
  2. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers by John Burroughs
  3. Indoor Science Experiments and Outdoor Nature Study
  4. Stories of the Civil War

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Who Loves You?

     When I was a little girl, my mom played a sort of game with me that I guess you could call "Who Loves You?"  It went like this:
Mom says, "Who loves you?"
I reply, "You."
Mom:  Who do you love?
Me:  You.
Mom:  Who loves me?
Me:  Me.
Mom:  Who do I love?
Me:  Me!
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Customizing and Crucifixion

     I modified my template, and I’m really pleased with how it’s turned out.  I found the picture of the crucifixion a few months ago when I was looking for pictures to use on a Resurrection Sunday bulletin board at church. 
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Science Project

     I solved the photo sizing problem.  After a quick web search, I found a web site called www.resize2mail.com  It’s a very simple online photo resizer.  I was able to resize quite a few of my photos… perhaps not as customized as I could have with a photo editing program, but it did what I [...]

Posting Photos

     I want to post some photos to my blog, but I see that they have to be a certain file size and pixel count.  I know how to alter images to fit that, but I can’t find a (free) program that will save them in the right format.
     When I transfer pictures off my [...]

Daily Schedule

     Well, we finished our fourth school day using my new "daily schedule," and it’s still working beautifully.  I typed it up over the weekend, printed it on yellow paper, and taped it to the wall right above the couch.  Math is first everyday and Konos comes after lunch, but everything else is a little [...]

Trying Again

It’s been several months (eight!) since I last did anything with this blog. I thought it had been deleted actually, and I was surprised to see that I’d made eight entries in it. I love the idea of blogging about my homeschooling adventures, but it seems to be something I can’t keep up [...]