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New Entry

I have updated my other blog with several new entries and photos!  Check it out!

http://cre8ivemom.blogspot.com/

CONTEST!

Tami is having a contest!  WHOOOHOOO!!!  Who doesn't love a contest!  Check it out!

Discount Home School Supplies is giving away a MSK-01 microscope! It sells for $129.99 on our website. It is appropriate for use with children as young as ten (with adult supervision), and it is also appropriate for use with a high school biology course.

Copy the paragraph above and share it with your friends. The drawing for it will be held on July 4, 2007, so don't delay!

Don't forget to visit Tami's blog site at:  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Tami

By the way, Tami's store, Discount Home School Supplies is AWESOME!  If you haven't had an opportunity to check it out, I would HIGHLY recommend it!  She is FANTASTIC!

Great article

This is an article written by a school teacher.  Oh, what a FANTASTIC article it is!  If only our polititians would listen to what these teachers are seeing on a daily basis!

Anyway, to check out the article, click here

Happy to Homeschool!

Here are a couple of articles that will make you VERY happy to be homeschooling.  I'm not sure what these people were thinking!  Actually, it's quite obvious they WEREN'T thinking!

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3170491

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-13-fake-gun-attack_N.htm?csp=34&POE=click-refer

Yes, I am happy to have my children at home!

Curriculum

I have decided that since I'm having so much trouble with loading pictures on this site, that I'll just use this one to discuss homeschool issues, and if you want to view my pictures, you can head over to my other blog site at cre8ivemom.blogspot.com/

I was just going to stay over at blogspot, but I have missed my HSB friends immensely, so I really wanted to keep my blog here, too!  Hopefully, this will be the best of both worlds!

It seems to be that time of year again.  Everyone is gearing up for conventions, trying to decide what purchases to make, what changes to make.  I'm jumping on that bandwagon.  Although I do know what I am doing for most subjects, I do want to get some opinions on a couple of things.  Do any of you have experience with Teaching Textbooks?  Their website is:  www.teachingtextbooks.com/Default.asp

Also, does anyone have experience with the Ray Notgrass curriculum?  I'm looking at it for high school.  That website is:  www.notgrass.com/world-history-high-school-curriculum.php 

Any and all input welcome!

It's so nice to be back here at HSB!

Trouble

Ever since HSB went to this new format, I have had MAJOR trouble trying to update it.  So, until I can figure it all out, I am temporarily blogging at: 

 http://cre8ivemom.blogspot.com/

Please pray that I can figure out how to update this blog...every time I attempt, when I go to add in pictures, the whole thing just disappears.  It's VERY frustrating!!!

~Cindy

Girl Scout Party

Our girl scout troop had a "Secret Santa Tea" last week.  Each of the girls drew names to see who they would be a "secret santa" for.  Then they each had to MAKE that girl a gift.  We discovered we have some very creative girls in our midst!  They did a fantastic job on their gifts!  It was a ton of fun!

  The girls getting their cookies.  Each girl had to bring a dozen homeade cookies to share.

  Mrs. Tammy serving the tea. 

  Tinkerbell received this pillow from her "secret santa", Keely.

  Breanna opening Tinkerbells gift of potpourii sachets.

 The girls singing Christmas carols.

  Our fantastic troop!

Gingerbread houses

The kids made their annual Gingerbread houses yesterday!  Although, it did take some convincing on Peanut's part, he did finally get into the spirit! 

 Intense concentration here!

 Tink loves the different color icing!

 Hard at work!

 Peanut did a lot of "tasting"

 Now he's into it! :)

The finished product!  They had a good time making them, once again! 

Our little cheerleader

Tinkerbell is cheering for the basketball season.  I tried to take pictures at the game last night, but the gym is too dark.  Oh well...I'll get some good shots with my 35mm camera.  In the meantime, here are a couple of shots of our little cheerleader after the game!

Backing up Blog

Don't forget, HSB is updating the system this weekend!  If you need directions to back up your blog, visit Ronda's site.  She has the instructions you need!