May. 15, 2008 - SCHOOL IS OUT....so they think : )
I had Bev @ www.homeschoolblogger.com/BevG/ ask when we were done with school so instead of posting a big reply to her blog I thought I would add one to mine. We are done with school this week, the 16th is the last day but we will be doing a bunch of stuff through the summer, this is the plan. We will see what we get done. I just downloaded Beginning Reading from "In The Hand of a Child" for Chesney to work on through the summer. I also have plans for some other lapbooks for her based on books. I will getting them from my most favorite place, Homeschool Share. We are going to get to botany this summer (I promise Miss Y) I bought some wonderful, wonderful notebook pages for this study from Live and Learn, I am excited about getting to these. I have a ton of lapbook subjects for the kids like tigers, amphibians, pirates, Ancient China, Prince Caspian,dance, aligators, and we will be finishing gorillas, which we started this week. Reading, reading and more reading is going to be a must this summer, mostly for the boys. We also will be finishing Cantering the Country which we have been using to notebook and learn about every state in the USA. I really like this book but do not want to continue the state study next year so we will "Try" to finish through the summer. Another great book we have been using with this study is " The Man in The Middle" It is a fun way to remember the state location on the map. We love it. Chase will be working through the summer with Times Tales deluxe to try to get those darn times tables down. I also have "Two plus Two is not Five" for Cade to help learn the addition facts. Add in baseball, soccer and dance camps, geez we arent out of school but dont tell the kids!!!
Happy summer!
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May. 11, 2008 - Rocks on the roof
How did rocks get on the roof you ask***. Well, that is a lesson for a different day!
For those of you who have troublesome rocks on your roof, I will now teach you how to get them off.
First get on the roof, of course do this with someone watching you. (preferable someone with a camera)
Gather rocks, that have somehow
gotten themselves on to the roof and toss them one at a time to the ground. Be very sure not to hit anything or anyone.
Once the roof has been cleared of all rocks you must get you down. Please do not toss yourself to the ground!! Important note: it is much easier to get on the roof than it is to get off. So to remove yourself safely (safety experts will question this, I am sure) have your trampoline place near the roof so you can JUMP off of the roof. Please make very sure you jump inside of the net if it is installed. Please note: when jumping you must do it with complete joy or the act itself looses something.
There you have just learnt how to safely remove rocks and yourself from the roof.
End of lesson.
***Do you really need the lesson on why or how those darn rocks got on the roof?? Yeah I didnt think so ; )
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May. 11, 2008 - Have you heard the News??
WHAT!!?? 
It is finally looking like Spring here in Wyoming. Yes we have still have had some snow in May but things are starting to look green and the flowers are starting to bloom. Hurray!!! My first "flowers" of the season. 
Giving to me by my sweet hearted Cade. Every once in a while I get a lookinside of the rough and tumble of boyhood into the man he will someday be.
Other news at our house, we have a new puppy, Bowzer "the wowzer" He is a basset hound and we are all in puppy love. Isnt he a sweet thing?
We have made it through another year of AWANAS. Everyone finished their books and hid away many of of God's verses in their hearts.
Chaya got her Timothy Award, she has finished 8 years of Awanas. We are very proud of her. 
Chase got to hold the flag in the flag ceremony. He finished his first year in T 'n' T or green shirts as we call them. 
Cade finished 3 years in Sparks and will be moving up to the green shirts next year. Chesney is not a cubbie anymore, she finished her first year of Sparks and will be in her second book next year.
We have also made it through another dance competition season. Chaya and the Daredevils come home with two first places, a second and a third. Her 6th grade class come home with two 2nd places and two 3rds. Chaya performed a solo at one of the competition and she won 1st place. Mom of course cried(but I didnt let her see!) when I saw the posted scores. I am very proud of her. 
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Apr. 12, 2008 - pig painting and dance????
Yesterday was a fun filled day of activities. First, we went to lunch with a dear friend and 2 of her children. It was a very nice relaxing lunch and visit. I realized we do not see each other enough, this needs to change!
Second, was our monthly co-op get together. The kids painted piggy banks. It was such a fun time, they all had a blast. It was fun for the moms to see all the different and creative ways the kids painted their pigs. There were 3 different piggy body styles, with 33 kids painting, not a one of them was the same when they were done. It was such a hit with my own little artist that afterwards I had to run to the store and buy her some more items to paint. 
Chase and Cade working on their pigs.
Chesney was in heaven! She loves to color and paint.
Chaya working on her pig.
Finished master pieces.
Last in our busy day was a talent show at our church. Of course our dancer preformed a dance. One that she choregraphed herself. She danced to Nicole C. Muller's song "Redeemer" She looked beautiful and I am not just saying that because I am her mom!
She might paint a "splattery" piggy bank but there is nothing "splattery" about her when it comes to dancing. I hope God was as honored by her dance as I was to be her mom.
The other kids did not share their talents this time, but Cade did do a private preformance for Miss "Y" of his amazing talent of arm pit farting!!!!! Boys!
In other happenings, the kids are all about done with another lapbook. I will post details when they finish. Have a wonderful weekend. The sun is shining here, we will all be out in it today, it has been a looooong winter, we are very excited to see the sunshine.
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Apr. 2, 2008 - Completed our First Lapbooks
We just completed our first lapbooks and I can tell you they will not be our last! We loved them. We did them on polar animals, igloos and penguins. I just checked out eveything I could find at the library and we read and read and read some more. What a great way to learn. The kids did not get the idea at first but once all the things were done that were going into the books and I laid a book out on the floor so they could see what I was talking about they got very excited about doing one. They did the same items for their lapbooks but they got to plan where they would place them inside the book. 
Some of the books we used .
Cade plans his book.
Chesney is "Queen Messy Desk" at our house! I tell her everyday to clean off her desk, you can see how well she listens! Oh well as long as she can do her work, right?
Chase deep in thought as he puts his book together.
Chesney proudly displays her book.
We enjoyed doing our first books so much that Chesney will be starting a lapbook on counting and Chaya will be doing one on Amelia Earhart. (Chaya did not do a polar animal book) Chase, Cade and Chesney will be doing one for science based on a book called "Crawdad Creek" I think we may be hooked!!!
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Mar. 15, 2008 - P is for Pretty Pink Pig!!
Chesney has been working her way through the alphabets, she will be at "Q" Monday. But of course before "Q" is "P" . After working all week on "P" and its sound she got to make a pig! And it was a pretty pink (of course)pig.
We made the pig out of paper plates which she painted.
this one shows that more than the pig got painted! 
After she had the plates painted we glued two together. She painted 8 plates, so we had 4 sets with 2 glued together.
Then we added toilet paper rolls, which she also painted pink, for feet. We cut the corners off of a pink piece of card stock and used a pipe cleaners twisted around a pencil for the tail.
Oh, I forgot the nose is a piece of an egg carton. Chesney drew the eyes and smile with markers.
The week before "P" we learned "O" she made an octopus, Octavio the Octopus to be exact! He was made with a bag and hole reinforcers.
I couldn't post about the alphabets without adding her ABC wall. 
She has an artistic flare, I think . She can color has pretty amazing pictures.
I dont know if you noticed but we do school in our pjs LOL!
We now have 2 in our school with glasses. Dont they look smart?
Finally I am finished with Chesney afaghan, YES that color was getting to me LOL
Well that about all the updates for now. Have a great weekend.
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Feb. 29, 2008 - Well, you can't say she is not creative!!
For Sale: An up-to-date brain. 6th grade level. Call Chaya @____________.
We just started using Wordsmith Apprentice. It is really wonder and fun. Today's imagination stretching exercise was to do a For Sale add. You have to admit the up-to-date part is pretty creative and funny. She is not complaining about writing, thats a plus.
Added March 4, 2208
This from yesterday's writing on classified adds. She wrote 8, but this one I really loved. Do you think I can collect the $75.00 an hour? If not at least I know what I am worth. HELP WANTED (MOTHER):
Reading,cleaning,laundry, cooking and soothing is required. Salary is $75.00 an hour. Contact Chaya @______________________.
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Feb. 21, 2008 - Just for you, Letita
In honor of you, Letita and your white deck. I want to share some of our whiteness. At this time of year I would really like to share it will you. LOL as in ship it all to ya.
Enjoy that sunshine, friend.
Dixie
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Feb. 19, 2008 - Creative Writing
Creative writing lesson today. This one cracked me up. This is posted just as I got it : )
My House
By:Me
My house is a unique house,
It tis not as quiet as a mouse.
Yes infact, We dont live in Loas
Both of my parents have a spouse!
My house is a weird home,
It has exactly no foam,
But yet a nice color tone
And in it you may roam.
My room is a special room,
It does not have a moon,
But it is very bright at noon,
Im going to color it in June.
Just for the record her parents do have a spouse and it is each other LOL
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Feb. 15, 2008 - Hyperventilating
This morning my 12 year old daughter says to me "Mom, H (calling her H is protect her innocence)told me that she has been ask 5 or 6 times at school if she is pregnant" After I picked myself up off of the floor I asked her "Who is asking, a teacher or who" She shrugs and said a teacher she thought. Someone please explan to me why this would be a question that the schools need to be asking a 12 year old girl. And why is it the schools business? If they happen to find a 12 year who is pregnant (please help us Lord) what are they going to do?? Have I been living under a rock but why is this something that would talked about between a student and a teacher?? Would they take a 12 year old CHILD to get an abortion? What ,would they get her the abortion pill?? What , someone please explain. I really am trying not to freak out and hyperventilate, really. Add one more reason why I am glad my kids are home, so I can be the one who teaches them about sex and what is ok and not. And when it is ok to be having sex, and for the record it is not ok at 12 years old. For the record it is also not ok to be dating at 12 years old and having sex. What is wrong with this world? Sex is for marriage, I believe, but even if I didnt think that I would no way thing it was ok at 12.
Here is a thought, dare I voice it? Maybe if the schools keep their noses in the business of teaching reading, writing and arithmetic,history and geography, maybe just maybe America's school students would score higher on standard test ?? Maybe if the schools let parents do their God given job of raising their own children things would be different????
Thoughts?
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Feb. 14, 2008 - Another Snow Day
.....for the public schools that is! This is the third snow day that the public schools in our area have had due to terrible blowing snow storms. My kids were feeling so picked of this morning when they realized that they had school and their public school friend would have the day off. That is they felt bad until I reminded them that we would be on summer vacation some 3 weeks before their friends! They arent feeling so picked on now.LOL. I do have to say I am sick of the snow and I am a snow lover but man have we been getting some terrible storms. Hurry up spring.
My little Gorilla love at the San Deigo Wild Life Park.
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Feb. 5, 2008 - Know the Feelin??
Do you know the feeling???
I feel this way some days, how about you???
It was such a great picture I didnt even toss him off of my bed LOL
How about those legs for dinner? This is from our Disneyland trip. This was taken at the Aquarium Of The Pacific. LOVED that place!
I turned into a total palm tree lover while in California.
My little pirate lover pretending to captain his own boat.
More later.
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Feb. 3, 2008 - Super Bowl?????
It is the Super Bowl? Am I the only person does not care LOL or who doesnt even know who is playing?? The dear principle of our school and student #3 along with the oldest student in our school are gone to Super Bowl parties. I am home with student #4 and #2 and I have spend the afternoon looking at curriculum and getting set for tomorrow. Oh well I am sure that someone will share the outcome of the game with me when they return LOL.
I promise some Disney photos will be posted soon. We have a blast BTW
TTFN
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Jan. 4, 2008 - DISNEYLAND HERE WE COME!!!!!!
Goodbye snow hello rain?? I will not let it stop me have having a blast in Disneyland!! We will have a great time. A littel water never hurt anyone. LOL
SO here is some more fun Disney trivia
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| Question: Which four Disney full-length feature films were the only ones to include an animated Mickey Mouse? |
| Answer: "Fantasia" in 1940, "Fun and Fancy Free" in 1947, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" in 1988, and "Fantasia/2000" in 2000. |
| Question: What famous character was first introduced in the 1947 comic book "Christmas on Bear Mountain"? |
| Answer: "Christmas on Bear Mountain" introduced miserly Scrooge McDuck. |
| Question: Most people don't realize that Goofy actually had other names prior to being called Goofy. What was his original name? |
| Answer: The original name of Goofy was "Dippy Dawg." He was later known as "Dippy the Goof." |
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| Question: Why does a seal follow Mickey home in the cartoon "Mickey and the Seal" (1948)? |
| Answer: While at the zoo, Mickey feeds fish to a group of seals, and a little seal is confident that there is more where that came from. The little seal also enjoys taking a bath in Mickey's tub. |
Well have a wonderful week, we sure plan to. I am so excited, as if you couldn't tell that. I will post pictures when we are home.
Blessings
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Dec. 29, 2007 - I am going to be very un-PC and I am going to like it!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! There I said it and I just do not care if it might offend. Does anyone care that they offend me greatly when they write Xmas?? Oh sure X Christ right out of CHRISTmas. But, you know what you still can not X out what he did for you! You do not have to accept it, He will not force you. Free will and all but it doesnt change the fact that He died for you.
What is wrong with Merry Christmas? No really, tell me. We can have half naked girls selling hamburgers(yes, I still have not recovered from Carl's Jr or was it Hardy's and Paris' hamburger add) We can have people posing in all kinds of sexual poses to sell perfume to coffee but I cant say Merry Christmas because it might offend someone. Oh pllleeeease! Maybe if this world praticed some of the CHRISTmas spirit it would not be such a sinful place to live!
GRRRRRRRR ok I am going to go think about Disneyland so my blood presure goes down.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!
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Dec. 27, 2007 - Sights from our Christmas
Gingerbread Christmas tree
Oh Baby is it cold!!
Christmas play at church
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!
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Dec. 22, 2007 - An Amazing Book
I am just finishing an amazing book. I will be reading and re- reading it for some time. I want to be dangerously surrendered! and I wouldnt mind being gloriously ruined either. What a book. Kay traces her transformation from housewife to international HIV/AIDS advocate after being moved by a news article about AIDS, an article she could hardly look at. She read it through her figures as she tried to not look at the pictures. She made a life-changing visit to Africa in 2003 and then visit to other parts of the world in need on God's love. She tells the stories of the world's great tragedies, HIV/AIDS, the genocides in Rwanda and Cambodia, sex slavery, orphaned children and deep poverty. I cried through many pages. Kay challenges us, the readers to engage with devastating situations and surrender ourselves to loving others—particularly those who may be considered outcasts—in the name of Christ. To stop changing the channel. To stop pretending it is not happening, in short to open our eyes and to love this hurting world as God loves it. She describes being gloriously ruined by her close knowledge of these tragic situations, having previously been unaware or simply too busy raising a family to realize what was happening in the world. Dont we all have the ability to put on our blinders and focus only on our world, our reality and stick our heads in the sand. I loved it when she wrote about people who finally surrender to God and they say " OK Just dont make me go to Africia!" I have said these very words myself when I struggled with being baptized. In fact later when talking to my pastor about how cool it felt to have finally obeyed he jokingly said "See God hasnt asked you to go to Africa......yet" Isnt it funny how we think when we finally surrender and let God be God without our "help" we are so afraid He will ask us to do something crazy, like jump on a plane and go to Africa. I do not know if Africa is in my future but I think I am ready to start surrendering. Africa can be too tough, can it???
This is the address to Kay's web site http://www.kaywarren.com/index.html
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Dec. 18, 2007 - You HAVE Got to go see this!!
http://www.doublesharpevideo.com/HomeSchool2/Homeschool2.html
This is great go have a peek. I loved the look on the neighbors faces, pricless!!
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Dec. 12, 2007 - more Disney Trivia
1) What two sports teams have been owned by The Walt Disney Company?
2) Which of these films is NOT based on a true story?
A) Miracle
B) The Greatest Game Ever Played
C) Ice Princess
D) Remember the Titans
3) Which sport has Bud the golden retriever not tried ... ... (at least, not yet?)
A) Snowboarding
B) Soccer
C) Football
D) Volleyball
4) In "Glory Road," who do the Texas Western Miners play in the NCAA National Championship?
5) What sport did Walt Disney like to play?
6) If you thought the last question was too easy, we have a tougher one for you: Name the cartoon in which Mickey Mouse plays Walt's favored sport.
7) Which major-league baseball team does spring training at Walt Disney World Resort?
8) Where at Walt Disney World Resort can you find competitions in tae kwon do, lacrosse, and triathlon?
9) What Medfield College sports team gets a little boost from flubber in "The Absent-Minded Professor"?
10) On the original "Mickey Mouse Club," which day of the week featured circus performers demonstrating feats of strength and skill?
11) What sport is the subject of "The Greatest Game Ever Played"?
12) At what Disney hotel will you find a baseball-themed swimming pool, complete with bunting and "bleachers"?
13) In what Christmas film will you find Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck figure skating?
Answers:
1) The Anaheim Angels (baseball) and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (hockey)
2) C
3) A
4) The University of Kentucky Wildcats
5) Walt became an avid polo player, and enjoyed playing Hollywood luminaries like cowboy star Will Rogers
6) 1936's "Mickey's Polo Team"
7) The Atlanta Braves
8) Disney's Wide World of Sports complex
9) The basketball team
10) Thursday was "Circus Day" each week on the show
11) Golf
12) Look for the Grand Slam Pool at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
13) 2004's "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas"
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Dec. 10, 2007 - Did you know......
that it is believed that George Washington could have died because of blood letting?!? We learned this today in our study of the human body. We are using "God's Design For Life: The Human Body" We learned that President Washington had a cold and as he became more seriously ill his doctors bled him. As his condition worsen they bleed him more to let out the disease. It is believed that this may have been the actual cause of his death. Bet they do not teach that in the public school text books!! Oh, wait I know they do not, I am a product of the public school system LOL Isnt it amazing all I am learning oh I mean what my kids are learning LOL
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