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Oct. 6, 2008
Unveiling My "New" Look
Ta-da!! I finally got my new template up and running. First, I want to thank Ali from Mission Field Designs for sharing her wonderful 3-column blank template. (You can find out more about her services and ministry at her website.) It is so nice to have that extra column. I feel a bit more "organized" now.  Not to mention my playlists are at the top instead of "hidden" somewhere on the right column. I personally love my music (which is why I picked it...novel concept, eh?), but I know that not everyone does. So I chose another playlist of purely instrumental music...and if you'd rather not listen to any music, you can turn them both off. And you can find them easily to do it!!
Anyway, I've been busily trying to get my school and house in order...and it still is not done. Which also means little time for blogging. And what little time I did spend on it...I spent on my template. But I think it's time well spent. I hope not to change it again until maybe Christmas. (I love to decorate for the holidays.) But maybe not...it's so pretty the way it is. :-)
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Sep. 23, 2008
Girls are Evil
Oh...This is too cute...
OK...I know that isn't exactly theologically or scripturally accurate...but it is cute. Sounds like a "scientific" Little Rascals quote.  ha ha I can just see it... Spanky grows up to be another "Albert Einstein" and explains this to the other guys in "the club"...wearing a graduation cap and gown with all the "Honors" /Doctorate tassels and hoods...holding a long pointer stick...standing in front of a chalkboard...pointing to this mathematical equation written on it. And Alfalfa in the back...with a big smile plastered on his face...daydreaming about Darla...not listening to ONE WORD. 
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Aug. 27, 2008
How Much Fun Can One Person Handle in a Day?
Posted in Family
Who'd have though that God would send me THREE funny moments all in one day. Usually He spaces them out, but apparently He figured I needed a good ab workout today caused by excessive laughter.
Moment #1
Yesterday, I was reading the Huber HoF Academy Blog post on something fun she did with her kids. It involved filling a large clear bag with water (zipper-type), closing it off then poking sharpened pencils all the way through it. It looked like so much fun, I thought I'd let my kids do it today. We almost had the same results...here's what happened...
That is water you see leaking out. Apparently, one of my children was trying to pull one back out because it didnt' go through where they "meant it to." Big mistake! Before I could stop them...well...let's just say we lost some water from the bag, and had to run for a beach towel. When we were finally done, we had 33 pencils stuck through the bag. The trick is to make sure that you push the pencils firmly through in a SMOOTH motion without stopping until the entire pencil is all the way through both layers of the bag....and also not to try to take the pencils back out...not even move them back a LITTLE or you'll spring a leak like us. 
Moment #2
Later, I was making dinner. I went with Chicken Noodle soup because Wednesday is always "crazy" trying to get kids fed and out the door to church. What can go wrong with Chicken Noodle soup you ask? Well...as I was busy with many tasks at once, I was obviously distracted and, the Chicken Noodle soup started boiling "rapidly" and I knew it was done. I went to get the melamine bowls out for the little ones and started dipping the soup in...and this is what happened...
In case you were wondering...When a melamine bowl has a hairline fracture, it's not a good idea to put 200+ degree (F) liquid into it. It exploded in my hand, and there were noodles hanging out the bottom and chicken broth running down my arm as I yelled for the kids to bring me yet one MORE towel to clean up the mess. (You can still see noodle "residue" in the cracks.) I hadn't noticed the cracks...needless to say, I'll be examining the bowls BEFORE placing boiling liquid into them again.
Moment #3
Last...today I had bought a new shower curtain for my bathroom, but one of the shower hooks fell apart as I was trying to hang it. Now, these are my favorite hooks because they perfectly match my bathroom...PERFECT. I couldn't throw them away.  So I tried to fix them with some new glue I had bought at the store today (for another project). It said that it was permanent and it would adhere to anything. What I failed to read was that it took 24 hours to cure. Realizing this...I grabbed the 3 closest things I could find that would hold the hook in place...
Yep...You saw that right...I had to put it in my camera's battery charger and Han Solo and Greedo are holding it up. It works perfect...but I can just hear Han Solo saying... "Hey, Greedo, can you give me a hand with this thing. It's heavy!" I could go into a whole dialogue from there...but I'm sure if you know anything about Star Wars, you can probably come up with a good one yourself....ending with the sound of laser fire, of course. LOL Let's just hope Han's strength doesn't give out before tomorrow night. ...Oh, I crack myself up!!!! Which probably means it's way too late for me to be awake.
Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?...
[Note: When I woke up the next morning, both Han and Greedo were gone. Either, they were exhausted, and couldn't hold the weight of the hook...or my 3yo found them. I tend to go with the "3yo" explanation.]
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Aug. 27, 2008
Great Artwork Coloring Pages
Posted in Artists and Artwork
I just recently found some great coloring pages of artwork. Some passed on to me, some I searched for myself. I need to get these links down here before I forget where I found them. My dad always used to say "write it down or you'll forget it"...of course he was usually talking about school assignments or a To Do list...
Anyway, here are some great links to coloring pages from some of the masters and their masterpieces...
French site with coloring pages from many great works of art
Another French site with MORE coloring pages of artists' paintings
Picasso, Georgia O'Keefe, Diego Rivera, Degas, Monet, Van Gogh
More great artists
Mona Lisa
Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and more
Gonewacko.org More artists mixed in with "fun" coloring pages, includes Mary Engelbright
(Warning: There are a LOT of pictures on this page...most are good, but there are a few that are NOT FOR THE LITTLE EYES IN YOUR FAMILY. Be careful here. It's sad that they ruined a good page with a few bad choices. )
"American Gothic" by Grant Wood
Presidential portraits coloring pages
Minneapolis Art Museum Coloring pages
Mary Engelbreight website
Jan Brett
Here are some coloring books you can purchase...
Escher Coloring book
Modern Masterpieces/Dover Coloring Book
Mattise Coloring Book
Abstract Art Coloring Book
American Paintings/Dover Coloring Book
Dover Website - Color Your Own Masterpieces (These are some of the best coloring books for educational use. Great pictures...and they're reproducible within your own family/classroom. )
Any others you know of? I'm collecting links here, so leave me a comment with your link to more great artwork coloring pages.
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Aug. 26, 2008
Play Passport for your Geography Studies
Posted in Geography and Culture
I have just finished a "play" passport..that means you can PLAY with it...it is not meant to be an official document. This would make a great addition to your culture/geography studies. I made it so that it is similar in nature to the new US passports, but instead of using US landmarks and images, I used landmarks from around the world. It can be used by anyone...not just those living in the United States. :-) I have uploaded it at my YAHOO! group (Homeschool Treasure Trove ~ Click on the "X" on the Treasure Map to right).
I have also uploaded it to MediaFire so you can download it there as well. Here is a little "teaser" of some of the pages...
~Blessings~
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Aug. 23, 2008
Something I Hadn't Seen Since Sunday...
Posted in Christian Life
I woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise. I rolled over in bed and looked out my window. I wasn't sure if I had seen it right, so I rubbed my eyes and looked again. Could it be?!?! Were my eyes playing tricks on me? I ran outside and snapped a picture of this...
BLUE SKIES!!! After 5 days of gray, cloudy skies I was beginning to think that I was living up north in the wintertime...well, except for the 80+ degree heat.
Here's something else I hadn't seen...
That light spot on the cloud behind the palm tree is the SUN peeking out from behind it. We're going to have SUN today!!! Yippee!!
I'm glad we had the rain because we needed it (although, I'm not sure we needed it all in the same shot and gladly would have shared with some of you that are running a bit short right now...If I could just figure out how to get it to you. ) And I really enjoyed the diversion from the "same-old-same-old." I've always loved it when we get the tropical systems (although I wouldn't want to have them every day), because I love to see the power of the storm. Of course, I'd rather have the little wimpy ones rather than the big strong ones. It reminds me of the story of Elijah in the cave when the winds were whipping around, and the story of Jesus asleep on the boat as the winds blew and the waves crashed about. We trust that God will protect us and take care of us...even if water starts to seep into our house (which it didn't, PTL) or if the winds cause damage (which they didn't this time). He wants us to "rest in Him" throughout the storm. "The wind and the waves obey Him." Nothing happens because of these storms that He doesn't know about or didn't allow. Instead of saying "Why me, Lord?"... to instead seek that still small voice that can't be heard when we are focusing on life's "storms" and say, "What do You want me to do now?" My God is and Awesome God (in the immortal words of Rich Mullins). I stand in AWE of His power over the last week. Not only did He created and direct this storm...that I knew wouldn't be strong as far as winds go...but He dumped almost 30" of water on us (last I heard)...as He stalled the storm system over us for 4 days...that normally would have only taken about 12 hours to pass through, give or take a couple hours.
The blue skies and the sun...well, that's the icing on the cake. It reminds me that when God sends a "storm" in our lives, no matter how long it drags on and how much damage it can do...it doesn't last forever.
Blessings!!
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Aug. 21, 2008
Proof That Fortune Cookies Are NOT Reliable...
Aug. 20, 2008
Tropical Storm Flooding
Aug. 20, 2008
Rock & Minerals Lapbook
Posted in Lapbooks
Aug. 20, 2008
My Best Friends...
Remember the "glory days" of high school? Such a carefree time...classes, cheerleading, games, musicals, clubs...cliques. I just was looking through the pictures of my high school class reunion (which I wasn't able to make it to). It was great to see some of my friends that I hadn't seen in years. I was amazed at how much some have changed...and amazed at how some hadn't changed at all. I saw pictures of people talking and having a great time that probably wouldn't have been caught dead talking to each other in high school. Funny how time and age kind of makes you forget about the "in group" and the cliques of long ago. They all seem so silly now.
Anyway, I ran across a great picture from the reunion...my two best friends in Jr. High & High school...
I haven't actually talked to Kristen (left) in a few years, but I've kept up with Missy (right) over the years. Ladies...you're beautiful to me! I miss you both! Wish I could have been there.
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Welcome to my blog...Why "gidget"? Well...my husband tried to teach me how to surf before we were married. I was lousy at it, but he called me his "gidget" and the name stuck.
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LOL Just kidding. Up until last week, I didn't realize there was a difference between rocks and minerals. I thought they were the same....which is why I was NOT a geology major in college. You can download the lapbook at the 
