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Year Five ~ Jigger
• Faith and Life 5
• My Path to Heaven by Geoffrey Bliss
• Our Lady's Book by Lauren Ford
• Stories of the Child Jesus from Many Lands by A. Fowler Lutz
• CHC's Saint Comprehension Book
• Exploring the Mass from Catholic Heritage Curricula (CHC)
• Life of Fred: Fractions by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
• Calculadder 2
• What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? by Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung
• The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
• My Catholic Speller: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Language of God: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• CHC Handwriting Book
• Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
• The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
• Story of the World I by Susan Wise Bauer
• Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
• Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster
• Of Courage Undaunted by James Daugherty
• Catholic Geography Bee by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Map Skills: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Latina Christiana I by Cheryl Lowe
• Rummy Roots
• English from the Roots Up
• Le Francais Facile (The Easy French) by Marie Fillon
• Art Through Faith
• A Catholic Garden of Puzzles by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Black Holes and Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard
• The Universe in my Hands by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Pilgrim's of the Holy Family by Catholic Heritage Curricula

Year Nine ~ Piper
• Introduction to Catholicism: A Complete Course (the Didache Series) by James Socias
• Beginning Apologetics 1: How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith by Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham
• The Meaning of Vocation by Pope John Paul II
• Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
• Calculadder 6
• Mindbenders
• Typing Instructor CD-ROM
• The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
• Assorted Classical Literature Selections (one per week)
• Warriner's Grammar, Third Course
• Vocabulary
• Christ and the Americas, from Catholic Heritage Curricula
• History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer
• Catholic Geography Bee by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Rummy Roots
• English from the Roots Up
• Henle Latin, Year One by Fr. Henle
• Le Francais Facile (The Easy French) by Marie Fillon
• Edible Wild Plants
• Fur Trapping in North America
• Ecology and Field Biology (text)
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• Popular Mechanics Magazine
• Smithosonian Magazine


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Aug. 26, 2007
New School Year

Posted in Educational Pursuits

Our new school year officially begins tomorrow, Monday, August 27, 2007.  I've been scrambling like mad to get things finalized, and while I've made tremendous strides, I swear the details are going to do me in.  I thought I'd take a break and visit with my long-neglected friends in a last-ditch effort to make my eyes stop bleeding long enough to finish up tonight.

I realize that I've had a long absence again (sorry, Lys!), but this time it was more legitimate than not (how pathetic it is that I've been reduced to levels of legitimacy).  We were out of state for a couple of weeks, visiting my grandmother in Michigan for her 80th birthday.  Long trip, fun to see everyone we saw (because let's face it, with a family my size, it's impossible to see everyone, period), and I'm ever so glad to be home.  Home.  A word we all take for granted until we have to leave it. 

We were parted from hubby for those weeks, a fact he firmly states will 'not happen again.'  Since I wholeheartedly agree, it was easy to give him that one.  :)  I still feel like I'm catching my breath, and am looking so forward to beginning our new school year because a new school year = s.c.h.e.d.u.l.e.!!  We have fallen off our old one, and I'm so anxious to begin anew. 

Lots of planning going on here, and I hope to share some of it with you within the next few days (yes, really!).  For now, I think I'll sign off and attempt to finish this schedule so I can totter off to bed.  I seem to have had a point to this post when I began, but I'll be darned if I can remember what it was at this point.  That tells me I need to get off before I begin to babble uncontrollably... you're welcome. 

Have a wonderful week, and I look forward to stopping by and visiting you all soon!


Comments

Aug. 27, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by crazybusy

Hey Shani!
I hope you're having a GREAT first day today! :)
How neat that you got to spend time with your grandmother! Funny what your hubby said about not being apart again.
The routine of school helps things feel more orderly around here too- something that we lack in the summer time.
Love, Alyssa (Lys) tee-hee! :)

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Aug. 28, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by callmekate

I hope your week is going well!

Kate

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Aug. 31, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 40winkzzz

What? You were in Michigan and didn't look me up? Just kidding!!! I know there was not enough time to see people you know, let alone someone you DON'T know. Besides, I'm not sure you would have had enough info to go on. (Altho i did post one pic on a slide show a while back- which I think is gone now- which, given other info I've mentioned to you, could have led you right to my house if you'd paid attention...) ANYWAY... I really hope you were not here during those first couple AWFUL hot hot weeks of August. Nothing compared to AZ I'm sure, but not whether you'd have wanted to experience on vacation. Nor would you have wanted to be here during our monsoons last week. Nope, I hope you were here some time in the "teens" of August, finding relief from AZ weather during our most pleasant 78-degrees-ish days. Say you were.

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