Oct. 4, 2006 - Recent happenings
Ahhh...my carpal tunnel flareup has abated and so I can type comfortably now.
I must brag on some great finds. I found a brand new, still in
the shrinkwrap 6th grade Lifepac curriculum on ebay for $20, including
teacher's manual. This would go for a minumum of $37 new on the
discount websites, and $45 new from AOP Press, befrore shipping!
Woohoo!
Today, I went to a local used kids/baby clothing and gear store to look
for maternity clothes. They didn't have a blessed thing over
Medium size (did you know that 75% of all pregnant women at any given
time are a size 14 or larger? You'd think they would make more XL
clothing) but I did find a brand new science experiment kit with book,
magnets, lightbulbs, and wiring. Amazing what you can find.
I really have to say again how valuable paperbackswap.com can be. Something that really made me happy was that you can earn credits on swapacd.com
and transfer them right over to paperbackswap.com. There were
CD's I wanted, but books I wanted more, so I transfered a bunch of
credits over and got some great books we can use for lessons such as a
children's cookbook from victorian times, a bible curriculum based on
the 4 gospels, a devotional book for families, a vocabulary activity
book for 6th graders, and a book detailing lesson plans with a
Christian theme for 3rd graders. You can browse the books and put
them in your reminder folder if you lack a credit to get them, then go
back later when you do have credits. It has become my new hobby
to trade books and cd's. It is not totally free- there's a $.40
per cd trading fee (you have to "load in" money with a debit or credit
card), plus the postage to send it. There is no processing fee
for the book site. You do have to pay media mail rate (usually
about $1.59). But STILL...$1.59 for a new book or a buck for a
CD? Worth it to me!
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The boys have been adapting well to the routine of our "school" days,
and soon I'll add in additional things and stagger the schedule a
bit. We'll be adding in Science, English & composition,
music, and phys. ed. I still am hunting for a bargain on
Zachary's science text, although we play around with some experiments
and watch discovery channel quite a bit. Both the boys' E&C
curriculum is on backorder. Dominic is beginning acoustic guitar
lessons, and Zach will be starting karate. Dominic is undecided
between archery or gymnastics.
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That's about all....nothing exciting going on here.
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Hi there! I am Shannon, wife and helpmeet to Charles, and proud Mama to Dominic, 10..Zachary, 7..and little Charlie, who is a precious 1 year old! Share in our days and homeschooling adventures as we live, laugh, and grow together, embraced in the tender arms of our Lord Jesus. You may find other stuff here, too!
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