Friday, May 26, 2006 -
playing hooky and government freebies

... Posted in Homeschooling

What a day.

We played hooky. Went shopping (woohoo! new shower curtain-- the liner part, which is all we use-- and milk, and eggs. Big spenders.). Kids played outside tonight after supper, just kicking around a ball or three. It was nice and cool, a little windy, and the mosquitoes hadn't discovered the potential feast yet. A couple kids new to the neighbourhood, about my son's age (10), came and asked to join in. Even asked if it was OK to come back sometime to play (wow-- polite, respectful kids, and in my neighbourhood, too...). Wonder what they'll think when they find out we homeschool? I'm guessing they'll know something is different Monday morning at school, when my son isn't there.... lol 

Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised when the Canada Post truck stopped at my driveway with a parcel for me. I thought, Cool! My HSB t-shirt is here! or maybe my TOS magazines that are WAY LATE.... lol  nope-- none of the above. It was an "educational package" from Veterans Affairs Canada about WWI. It's called Canada and the Great War 1914-1918: A Nation Born and I ordered it back in September. I'd completely forgotten about it and the other one, on WWII-- Sacrifice, Achievement, Legacy: Canadians and the Second World War 1939-1945 (still backordered, apparently), I ordered online. This one on WWI, though, is really cool. It's in a big binder, with 2 videotapes (about 20 min. each), and sections with dividers!!!! lol... doesn't take much to make me happy.... Gives a complete overview of WWI and its background, why Canada got involved, a section with newspaper ads from the era, soldiers' diaries, artwork, medals (and what it took to earn them), songs and poetry (including a CD with 3 selections, and the internet link to many more), and lots of other resources (even stuff about the Halifax Explosion, which happened at that time). I am impressed.  It's very well done, and it'll be a big help when I get to that part of Canadian/ world history. Can't wait to get the one on WWII! There are others as well, which can be looked over at the Veterans Affairs Canada website. They're all free too, which is a bonus. Click here for some more links to educational stuff, most if not all of it free. I also vaguely remember ordering something about the elections process but maybe that's backordered too??? Oh well. You can find lots of freebies from the government, if you poke around. Free stuff just makes my day, ya know?

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