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Current School Books~ Term Three

Year Four ~ Jigger
• Our Island Story by H.E. Marshall
• Language of God, Level C from Catholic Heritage Curriculum
• Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls
• The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
• The Cay by Theodore Tayler
• A Child's History of the World by V.M. Hillyer
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
• Jesus Our Guide: Faith and Life 4 with Activity Book
• A High Sea Adventure by Jim Davis
• The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit
• The First Christians by Marigold Hunt
• Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick
• My Catholic Speller, Level C by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Human Anatomy Study
• Latina Christiana I by Cheryl Lowe
• Rummy Roots
• 57 Stories of Saints by Anne Eileen Heffernan, FSP
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Year Eight ~ Piper
• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
• The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
• The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• The Century for Young People by Peter Jennings
• Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
• Language of God Grammar from Catholic Heritage Curriculum
• Latina Christiana I by Cheryl Lowe
• The Chosen by Chaim Potok
• Rummy Roots
• The Time and Space of Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard
• Prove It! Prayer by Amy Welborn
• Our Life in the Church by Faith & Life Series #8 & Activity Guide
• Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra by Stanley Schmidt, Ph.D.
• Human Anatomy Study
• The Scarlett Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
• Padre Pio
• The Sinking of the Titanic by Logan Marshall
• National Geographic Magazine
• Popular Mechanics Magazine
• Smithosonian Magazine


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Jul. 15, 2008
I've been tagged...

Posted in Entertainment

My dear friend, deedeeuk, has tagged me.  Without further ado...

1. Who is your man?  Paul

2.  How long have you been together?  16 years

3.  How long dated?  one month before he proposed (love at first sight, ladies)

4.  How old is your man?  38

5.  Who eats more?  Him (unless it's 'that' time... lol!)

6.  Who said "I love you" first?  Is it awful that I don't remember?  It just seems that we both have always known that the other did, right from moment one.

7.  Who is taller?  He is.

8.  Who sings better?  This is like picking the lesser of two evils here.

9.  Who is smarter?  I am book-smart, he is street-smart.

10.  Whose temper is worse?  Mine (blush).

11.  Who does the laundry?  Me.

12.  Who takes out the garbage?  The kids, lol!

13.  Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?  Me.

14.  Who pays the bills?  He does.

15.  Who is better with computer?  Me.

16.  Who mows the lawn?  He does.

17.  Who cooks dinner?  We both do.

18.  Who drives when you are together?  He does.

19.  Who pays when you go out?  He does.

20.  Who is most stubborn?  Me (kicking the ground in embarrassment).

21.  Who is the first to admit when they are wrong?  He is; partly because he's the greatest husband, and partly because he's the one who's always wrong.  LOL!!!

22.  Whose parents do you see the most?  Mine.

23.  Who kissed whom first?  He kissed me, right after looking into my eyes and causing this little 'click' in my heart.  He's the one.

24.  Who asked who out?  He asked me to the 4th of July fireworks exhibition.

25.  Who proposed?  He did, and looked like he was going to pass out, lol!!

26.  Who is more sensitive?  Me.

27.  Who has more friends?  Us women do, so me.

28.  Who has more siblings?  Me.

29.  Who wears the pants in the family?  He does.  Literally and figuratively speaking.

30.  How did you meet?  When he visited my roommate on the 4th of July one year, and the rest, as they say, is history.

I have no idea how many people I am to tag, so how's about if I tag 3 people:  Robyn, Mary, and Sandpiper.  Have fun ladies, and I won't test you like Dee did us!! LOL



May. 12, 2008
Sunday Evening Movie

Posted in Entertainment

For the past two Sundays, my family has been transfixed by the current Masterpiece Theater success, Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell.  It is witty, lively, and truly a treat to sit down at the end of the weekend and be entertained thusly.  Cranford is a three-part series, and the first two are available online to view for a limited time.  You can catch up here, and then sit with us this coming Sunday for the final installment.  My 14-year-old laughs out loud at the subtle and not-so-subtle humor, and even Mo Chroi is thoroughly enjoying it.  In this house of men, it is a hit, and that should say it all.



Welcome to our home! Within you will find an assortment of ramblings having to do with home educating, books, homemaking, being a wife and mother, crafts, Catholicism ~ in general, our life at home, where our hearts truly lie.


Happy at Home

• Mo Chroi~ Wonderful Husband who makes me laugh and is crazy about me and our kids
• Me (Celtic Mom)~ Happily married to My Heart, mother of two wonderful sons, and passionate about many things, among them being teaching, making our house a home, and exploring my Creative Well
• Piper~ Eldest son who loves being home educated and playing the bagpipes with the local Scottish Pipe Band
• Jigger~ Youngest son who loves keeping up with his brother, and going further with his Irish Step Dancing



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Bedside Books

• The Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs
• For the Love of Literature by Maureen Whittmann
• The Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
• Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think and What We Can do About It by Jane Healy
• Catholic Homeschooling Companion by Maureen Whittmann and Rachel Mackson
• Surprised by Truth by Patrick Madrid
• Please Don't Drink the Holy Water! by Susie Lloyd

Blogs I Enjoy

• Buckeyeblog
• Arizona
• Suzanne
• 1crazylady5kids
• mamatigerj
• isaiah431819
• momatpeace
• deedeeuk
• friends4tea
• tdaiken
• Canadagirl
• homeschoolingmommaof4
• callmekate
• mamasmurf
• AussieinAmerica
• educatingmummy
• TwaddleMeNot
• tiredmom
• mtnmamaof4
• LivingHeritageUK
• jengresak
• cathmom
• hadleychick
• Sandpiper
• Mom1669
• briarwren
• crazybusy
• Momof3kids
• 40winkzzz
• mamabranch
• Paraskeva
• celticlove
• ddmcnair
• writer4him
• sockmonkey
• nancysnook
• diamondsintherough
• catpiperx
• advancedmaternalage
• Lizzy4124
• frenchbread
• sikoraaj
• sugartreecreek
• classroomfree
• MamaNavyBrat
• sonoranstamper
• summersgirl
• babies
• kenton
• mojmommy
• The Bookworm
• Homespun Living
• Studeo
• LindaFay
• NZCate