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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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PhotoHunt 156 – Stripes

I found only a few photos in my collection that I thought would qualify for today’s PhotoHunt Theme – Stripes. I chose to share with you a photo of Nicholas using a towel with stripes to dry off after being baptized last year.

Now that I’ve shown you the “after” photo, let me show you [...]

PhotoHunt 154 – Yellow

A while back, I discovered a Saturday photo meme called PhotoHunt. The hostess gives a theme each week, and participants post a photo that matches the theme. I’ve wanted to get in on it, and finally I am!
Today’s theme is yellow:

This is Robert when he was a little over two months old. [...]

LOLCats

Have you visited I Can Haz Cheezburger? Ever since Rebecca the Freaky Frugalite posted one of their pictures, I’ve been checking everyday to see what new ones have shown up. Some are hilarious!
Here are a couple that really tickle my funny bone…

Sling ‘Em

Years ago, when I was newly married with no children, my sister in law had a baby. I hadn’t been around many babies since I’m in the youngest in my family and never had any younger cousins. The first baby I ever held was one of my cousin’s babies who was born when [...]

Happy Birthday, Robert!

Today is my youngest son Robert’s birthday. He’s one year old today!
Since I shared a photo a year with you on Nicholas’ birthday, I thought I’d share a photo a month in honor of Robert’s first year.
His due date was January 24, 2008. When I was seven months pregnant, Nicholas took this picture [...]

Snow in October!

Well, who said we’re in a state of global warming? Look what I woke up to this morning.

The boys were so excited, especially Nicholas. He loves snow! He’s so happy that we now live in a place where we can be certain that snow will fall every winter. At our old [...]

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