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NEA Puts Power Ahead of KidsIt's really no surprise to anyone ever that the NEA was more interested in protecting its power than educating children. What is surprising is that they actually feel confident enough in their power to admit it. Here's the NEA's General Counsel admitting as much in his retirement speech this past summer."Despite what some among us would like to believe it is not because of our creative ideas. It is not because of the merit of our positions. It is not because we care about children and it is not because we have a vision of a great public school for every child. NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power.... (View YouTube video on this subject here.) If you're a parent with children in the public schools you can voice your objections here. But the best way to object is by removing your children from their schools. Without your children they have no real power. In a related story, future teachers in Minnesota are being "reducated" and become "culturally competent" Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin in order to obtain a teacher certificate. -Spunky Cross-posted, with permission, from SpunkyHomeSchool I ♥ Faces: Sun Flare
 ©AmandaDixon2009 Pumpkin Dump CakeOne of my friends made this for our Pumpkin Party earlier in the month. It was SO yummy I had to get her recipe. I am hoping to make this today to share with my mom who arrived yesterday to spend Thanksgiving week with us. :^)Pumpkin Dump Cake 1 can pumpkin (29 oz.) If you are looking for a new yummy Thanksgiving recipe you might want to give this one a try! Happy Homeschooling, Jamin I Miss Him!This past week has been extremely hard for me. I lost my Great Grandpa, who I was very very close to. I can honestly say that he was THE best grandpa I've ever had. I am so thankful for the last 5 years of being able to grow closer to him, of course, it wasn't as long as I wanted, but I am very glad I had them. It was wonderful! It was wonderful to grow as close to him as I did.Over the past 5 years, he really opened up to me about his WWII experiences which he hadn't shared them at all before. When I presented him the Armed Service album I made for him at his 65th anniversary, he was moved to tears. I knew that all the efforts and the sleepless night I spent on it was so worth it! Getting to know him was truly a blessing to me. I pray it was to him also. Since I did that for him and grew closer to him through it, I have a very important place in my heart for the armed service men. When we took him to the cemetery, they gave him a beautiful military salute with Taps and a 21 Gun Salute. I bawled through the whole thing. Knowing that his service was important to him, and that was so very important to me because of him. It was very hard to sit through for me. Sitting in his funeral service remembering all the times we had together, the tears just flowed. We would color when I was younger and as I grew up, we would sit on his front porch and play cards. He taught me to play rummy, war, slap jack, and more. One of the last times he played cards he was 87 and got down on the floor with the Littles to play go fish with them. It wasn't easy for him to crawl on the floor but he showed his love to his family by doing it. He truly was a family man. That was all he was worried about: his family. He made it known that his family was all that was important to him. I truly miss him. I miss his hugs. I miss his smile. I miss his playing cards. I now found myself crying when I pray because he is no longer on my list and it reminds me he is gone. I just miss him! But he lived a full and meaningful life. A life devoted to his family. I praise God that Grandpa knew our Savior and that I have the hope to once again see him on Resurrection Day. It hurts and its hard to have to wait for that day, but I know that the day is drawing close. OH, what a glorious day that will be! Isaiah 25:8 Revelation 21Love you, Grandpa! Please continue to pray for us and also my Great Grandma who is by herself now, and also for my Uncle Keith. It's been hard for them too. ©AmandaDixon2009 Shameless Plug Yes, this is a shameless plug on behalf of my familia...I'm sure y'all have heard that the Home School Blog Awards are going on... if not... they are. :) Well I would like to present to you where my votes are going...My familia: In the Best Homeschool Mom Blog, I'm voting for Walking Therein In the Best Teen Girl Blog, I'm voting for A Pondering Heart In the Best Teen Group Blog, I'm voting for Feelin' Feminine In the Best Teen Guy Blog, I'm voting for On The Road To Manhood In the Best Homemaking or Recipes Blog, I'm voting for A City on a Hill In the Best Family or Group Blog, I'm voting for Gleaning the Harvest In the Best Blog Design, I'm voting for Gleaning the Harvest  In the Best “Live-What-You-Believe” Homeschool Blog, I'm voting for A Dusty Frame In the Best Variety, I'm voting for Penny Raine In the Best Nitty-Gritty Homeschool Blog, I'm voting for Heart of Wisdom In the Best Crafts, Plans & Projects Blog, I'm voting for Seven Sisters In the Best Eclectic Homeschooling, I'm voting for Delightful Learning In the Best Thrifty Homeschooler, I'm voting for Money Saving Mom In the Best NEW Homeschool Blog, I'm voting for Delightful Learning In the Best Geographical Blog, I'm voting for For the Time Has Come (Costa Rica) In the Funniest Homeschool Blog, I'm voting for I would sooo appreciate if you would take 5min or so of your time to go vote for these choices. The voting ends at midnight on November 21st which is Saturday, so hurry over! And that is my shameless plug. :D Thanks y'all! ©AmandaDixon2009 Homeschoolers and Health CareFor all my homeschooling friends who think ObamaCare will solve their financial and health insurance woes, think again. It may give you temporary relief for your financial headache, but it may also invite government nannies into your home to improve your child's well-being and health.HR 3200 that passed the House of Representatives, currently has a provision for funding states that implement a "voluntary" home visitation program for parents with young children or who are expecting. (See Sec. 1904 sec. 440) The intended purpose is to " improve the well-being, health, and development of children by enabling the establishment and expansion of high quality programs providing voluntary home visitation for families with young children and families expecting children."In America we used to believe that was the role of the parent, but now it's the role of our benevolent and compassionate Uncle Sam. A gaze over the Atlantic will show us exactly where we're headed, "Health and safety inspectors are to be given unprecedented access to family homes to ensure that parents are protecting their children from household accidents. Where are the safety devices for the "creeping nanny" who keeps sticking her nose into our personal lives? Why homeschoolers support this bill or President Obama is beyond my understanding. -Spunky Cross-posted, with permission, from SpunkyHomeSchool Wordless Wednesday: Remembering...Great Grandpa Walters
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 Great Grandpa and Grandma on their 65th Wedding Anniversary 2006 Please keep our family in your prayers today and tomorrow as we go to Grandpa's viewing and funeral. It's gonna be REALLY hard for us. :( ©AmandaDixon2009 State Mandated Parental InterferenceMike Huckabee, Chuck Norris, and Michael Farris talk about how the new health care bill that will allow the government to enter our homes and tell us how to parent our own children.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSqmDC28jPk You can read Chuck Norris' article about the bill on World Net Daily. Huckabee, Norris, and Farris also discuss how international law may be used to judge a case on juvenile heinous crimes instead of American law. This is important for homeschoolers to know because because the international law that may be used is from Europe and Europe has made the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. So Europe is telling us how we have to judge our juvenile criminals and that can lead to telling us how we have to raise our children as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrtiEAC1wlk&NR=1 Hat tip to Lisa Barthuly Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB First Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration!Our First Thanksgiving Dinner was Friday and it was AWESOME! We had 40 kids from 18 families attend for a total of 60 people in attendance. (Just a few more than the 53 Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving!)Here is the day in pictures... Here I am with my 2 youngest. (Oh, come on you knew you would see me dressed like a Pilgrim at some point! LOL My costume was just a black shirt and skirt I had in my closet. Then I wore one of the hats I had made and added a collar and apron made from white felt. Super simple!)  Here are some of the Indians and Pilgrims arrving.  My handsome Indian teenager!  His shirt is a white t-shirt we tea stained and then fringed the edges with scissors. It was super easy! (I boiled about a gallon of water and then seeped 7 tea bags until it was pretty dark. Then I removed the tea bags and soaked the shirt for about 30 minutes. Then I put the t-shirt through the spin cycle of the washer and ran it through the dryer. Once it was dry we fringed the edges with scissors. You could add beads too.) After everyone arrived and got their hats on I spent a few minutes talking to the kids about the first Thanksgiving. Here are some of the kids listening to me talk.  I asked them lots of questions too so they all got to tell what they know about the first thanksgiving.Then we had a story.  The First Thanksgiving By: Linda Hayward Here is my daughter reciting a poem she memorized as the blessing for the food.  The First Thanksgiving When the Pilgrims first gathered together to share with their Indian friends in the mild autumn air, they lifted the voices in jubilant praise for the bread on the table, the berries and maize, for field and for forest, for turkey and deer, for the bountiful crops they were blessed with that year. They were thankful for these as they feasted away, and as they were thankful we're thankful today. Author Unknown She did an AWESOME job. I was so proud of her! The FOOD!  We had turkey, fish, deer stew, fruit, nuts, cheese, corn chowder, potatoes, cranberry salad, apple sauce, and a lot more! Yummy!!!!Pilgrims and Indians eating together.  Lots of yummy food!  We also played games. Here are a few of the pilgrim girls heading out to play games.  And my WILD Indian boy!  3 Legged Races!  Corn Toss  The Turkey Shoot!  There was also a corn hunt (Similar to a egg hunt except dry corn was thrown in the grass and everyone hunted for it.) and pumpkin races where the kids pushed a pumpkin with a stick, The games were great! And lastly we made our craft (Which the kids LOVED and I didn't get any pictures of.) and then played Thanksgiving Jingo!  It was an awesome day. I can't wait to do it again next year! Happy Homeschooling, Jamin Click HERE to read my post on planning out this party. :^) Hot and Tasty! { Last Page } { Page 1 of 5 } { Next Page } |
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