Cindy Downes

Jul. 14, 2005 - Tagged Again

I've been tagged again. Here are my answers:

Q.: What is your favoite night-time snack? Hot cocoa

Q: If you could choose 3 comfort items to take with you for a year on a deserted island, what would they be? (Your husband, children, and your Bible don't count.)
A book, my "blankee" (yes, I have one), and my kitty cat.

Q: Why did you choose each item? I love to read, I like to cuddle, and I like cats. They all comfort me.

Q: What is your first memory? I don't remember much before I was 6. I remember my first grade teacher and how much I loved school.

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Jun. 26, 2005 - Tagged

• Jun. 26, 2005 - Tagging Around the Mulberry Bush
Posted in General
Tagged by Carla

Pressing the random blog 5 times is the way to play tag here - not to mention find some cool new blogs to read!
Here are the 5 I random'd:

1.   Valerie Bendt

2.    aeryell

3.    AmandaBennett

4.    Thegreatlakes189

5.    Learning4Life

Q. How many pictures of you do you have? Quite a few. My husband is a professional photographer and I am learning.

Q. How many times have you moved? Eleven. I've lived in Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma with temporary residences in a few other places.

Q. How old were you when you learned your ABC's? Still working on them!

Q. Do you think these questions are too hard? No

Q. How many computers are in your home. four

Now I am tagging:

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Thegreatlakes189/profile/
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/AmandaBennett/profile/
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/aeryella/profile/
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Tami/profile/
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/PatriciaWHunter/profile/

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Jun. 24, 2005 - Tagged

I've been tagged and here are my answers:

Q:What is your absolute favorite book?
A: The Chronicles of Narnia

Q:What is your favorite book to read outloud to your child/ren?
A: Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Burnett

Q:Have you ever started writing a book and not finished?
A: Yes

Q:If so, what was it about?
A: A mystery set at the Philbrook Museum during the 1930s

Q:Today, if you were to write a book (assuming you had the time), what would it be about? (If you’ve already written a book, what do you dream of writing about one day?)
A: A mystery for adults

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Jun. 17, 2005 - Tagged

User Profile: EmptyNestMom

Weblog: Life before, during, and after homeschooling.

A veteran homeschool mom's journal about life in the "empty nest" and to encourage moms who are currently homeschooling.

• Name: Cindy Downes
• Gender: Female
• Birthday: February 22, 1950 (Age: 55)
• Location: Broken Arrow, OK, United States

About Me
I am married to my wonderful husband, Bill, and have two children, Wil and Shelly, born in 1976 and 1977, respectively. We homeschooled them from K - 12th grade. After they graduated in 1994, I began a homeschool consulting service and helped moms create custom curriculum plans for several years. I also wrote The Checklist, Oklahoma History Online, and created my website, www.oklahomahomeschool.com. I'm now a grandmother, getting ready to celebrate my 35th wedding anniversary in 2005, and enjoying life as an "empty nester!"

Interests
I love to write, read, travel, go on "adventures" with my granddaughter, cook, and meet new homeschool moms.

Entries Written: 31 entries
Comments Written: 82 comments
Comments Received: 61 comments
Signup Date: May 19, 2005
Last Login: June 17, 2005

My Friends Are: (28)
3FoldChord, Academy252, adegrasse, Adrienne, Babs, berrypatch, bondservant4jc, ByHisGraceInColorado, CindyRushton, ClassicalEducation4Me, COCandace, Donnabooshay, enjoygodforever, goobies4jc, HomeschoolTalkRadio, JeannieFulbright, JenIG, joyousheart, KimInOn, kwarren, LeadershipEducation, leebenvic, LovingHim4Ever, MyBookOfStateHistory, Scarty, singer4christ, spunkyhomeschool, SweetHomeAlabama

I'm A Friend Of: (21)
3FoldChord, Academy252, adegrasse, Adrienne, Babs, bondservant4jc, ByHisGraceInColorado, CindyRushton, ClassicalEducation4Me, COCandace, enjoygodforever, HomeschoolTalkRadio, JenIG, joyousheart, KimInOn, kwarren, leebenvic, LovingHim4Ever, MyBookOfStateHistory, spunkyhomeschool, SweetHomeAlabama

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Jun. 11, 2005 - Tagged

I was tagged by Spunky, too, but until I read someone else's answer, I didn't know what that meant! Now, I do so here goes my answers.

Q. The most books I've ever owned:
Believe it or not, I owned over 6,000 books at one time! I'm an avid book collector - mostly children's books. I have traveled over much of the US collecting books. Some were given to me. I volunteered for years at the library used book sales and got 100s of them for 50 cents apiece as a volunteer! I started a homeschool library in my home and ran it for two years before I realized It was more trouble than it was worth. Too many difficulties arising from being in my home. Finally, I had a big yard sale, advertised it to homeschoolers only, and sold off all but 2,000 for $25 to $1.00 apiece. I am now back up to 4,000 - whoops, I didn't realize I had that many. I keep them in a database! So you can see I am addicted to books and they are taking over my house!

Q. The last book I bought: Yesterday, I bought

Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola
100 Top Picks by Cathy Duffy
Homeschooling High School by Jeanne Dennis
Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Egypt by Cyndy Shearer
Trail Guide to U.S. Geography by Cindy Wiggers
Exploring the World of Mathematics by John Hudson Tiner
Exploring Creation with Botany by Jeannie Fulbright
Cheapskates Guide to Branson Missouri
Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler.

I try to keep up to date with homeschooling by reading since I am "retired", going on a vacation to Branson later this summer, and enjoy mysteries!

Q. The last book I read:
I usually have three or four books going at a time including listening to tapes in my car - confusing, I know, but it works for me. Here are my current reading projects:

Blog On by Todd Stauffer
Maine Mutiny (Murder She Wrote)
100 Top Picks by Cathy Duffy
Cracking the Millionaire Code by Hansen and Allen (which reminds me, is anyone else reading Cracking the Millionaire's Code?)

Q. The five books that meant the most to me:

The Bible (read it for the 1st time at age 30 and totally changed my life)
Eternity in their Hearts by Don Richardson (incredible!)
Home Grown Kids by Raymond and Dorothy Moore (persuaded me to homeschool when I knew no one else who homeschooled)
Philip Yancey's, Where is God When it Hurts (got me through a couple of bad years)
Half Time by Bob Buford (gave me a vision for what to do with the rest of my life)

Now I tag 5 people to answer these questions. (Forgive me if you've already been tagged. This gets confusing!)

Academy252
SweetHomeAlabama
MyBookOfStateHistory
KimInOn
bondservant4jc

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