OK...so I get this little survey in one of my comments.  So I  will try my best to answer.  There were no instructions, so I'm guessing I answer in the form of a blog entry.  I truly hope this is not my most boring post ever, but here goes...

1) One homeschooling book you have enjoyed

    I loved Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola.  I loved that she wrote a homeschooling how-to book of sorts like a novel.  I really fell in love with the fictional family that she invented.  I loved her homeschooling methods and I learned a lot about the Charlotte Mason style.  I loved that this was just a cozy, fun book.  I highly recommend it!

2) One resource you wouldn't be without.

My computer is an absolute given, but I will try to be a bit more creative here.  Hmmm...well, ok...this isn't that creative either, but I'm going to say my mounted whiteboard and markers.  I do absolutely no teaching using this, but everyday I write down my kids to-do lists on it.  It's right in front of their faces all day.  They'd be lost without it...and so would I!

3) One resource you wish you had never bought.

Oh man...a lot!  How do I narrow this down?  Every year I spend money on  things that I don't end up using.  I guess one of the more expensive things was the Explode the Code wall chart with little felt toys.  It's cute, but we never really used it much.  It's still hanging on the wall though because like I said, it's really cute.  Plus it lends credibility to our schoolroom.  It's one of those things that strangers that walk in here will look at and think, "Wow....what a neat room!  They must really learn a lot in here!"

4) One resource you enjoyed last year.

Surprisingly, I would say Winston Grammar.  I bought this at a yard sale for $1.  I never really thought it would be such a hit, but my daughter really liked it.  For my son it would be Sing, Spell, Read Write.  We had tried the pre-school version and it never really got off the ground.  A friend is letting us borrow the next level, and we all really like it.  I think it's an excellent program!

5) One resource you will be using next year.

I have no idea beyond Sonlight Core 1 and 6.  I never know until I get my Rainbow catalog to see what goodies are in there.

6) One resource you would like to buy.

The Cricut diecut machine.  Oh, did you mean for homeschooling?  Well, I would let the kids use it to make lapbooks....I promise!

I guess for homeschooling, it would have to be more bookshelves.  Or a new house with an extra room for a library.

7) One resource you wish existed.

Maybe some type of palm pilot type thing especially designed with homeschoolers in mind, with only the features that you would need.I realize that these are probably

fairly customizable already but I'm afraid of gadgets like that.  I want one that 's simple and to the point.

8) One homeschooling catalog you enjoy reading.

Although I'm a diehard Sonlight fan, I must say I just drool over the 1000 page Rainbow catalog.  And you can't beat their prices!

9) One homeschooling website you use regularly

Sonlight's forums.  You get great ideas and support there for a rather unique curriculum.

10)How many days under your belt this year?

Oh let's see...we start our 9th week of homeschooling tomorrow, so how many days is that?  40 days?  Is that all?!  Good grief...

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