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"On the Front Porch" is having a blogging contest! This gives me the opportunity to write about how much TOS means to our homeschool. Finding the current issue of The Old Schoolhouse in my mailbox is like getting a letter from a pen pal when I was 10-years-old! I run into the house, forsaking all other mail, and do the first "flip-through" to catch a glimpse of all the goodies in store for me this month. Then TOS takes up residence in my big Barnes & Noble bag that poses as a purse. From that moment on, I'm on the lookout for opportunities to begin my journey from the front cover to the back. Each day affords snapshot moments to take in a few paragraphs -- waiting for my coffee to heat up in the microwave, on line at the post office, sitting at the bank drive-thru window, a quiet moment in the ladies room (blush blush!). The TOS journey lasts about 3 weeks. In lieu of a bookmark, I use a post-it so I can make notes of anything I want to research or follow up. As soon as I'm done with the read-through, I set about "digesting" the issue. First I grab my well-worn TOS, along with my magazine tote -- a Whole Foods Shopping Tote Bag with a 3-ring binder, pens, a scissor, some envelopes, stamps, and page protectors. While Matt and I veg-out on the couch, I go back through the magazine and cut out any articles I want to archive in my 3-ring binder or mail to a friend. I also keep handy my Brain Book (a little spiral notebook I carry around everyday for to-do lists, shopping lists and ideas that I need to follow up) so I can make notes of things I want to try, books to read, things to look up on the Internet, etc. Whatever is left of the issue goes in a milk crate with the other digested magazines and catalogs. The kids use these for projects. TOS is like a monthly homeschool convention tucked right into my daily life! Thank you, TOS, for all you do. I can't imagine this journey without you! |
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