Dec. 8, 2006 - 150 Things-Have you done them?
Copy and paste onto your blog. Bold items you have done
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said I love you and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a babys diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends ~ still do
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a strangers table and had a meal with them
54. Visited
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the
82. Been on television news programs as an expert
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didnt stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery ~
104. Survived an accident that you shouldnt have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someones heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that youre living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didnt know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someones life
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Dec. 7, 2006 - Lego Christmas Tree
During one of our recent chats on the Symbols of Christmas we talked about having the kids make Lego Trees, below is the finished project by Bryce
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Dec. 7, 2006 - A New Haircut for Farrah :-)
Farrah is a spunky trendy little girl and she wanted a haircut that goes with that.
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Nov. 30, 2006 - Bryce's Pilgrim Lapbook
Finally getting around to posting our Pilgrim Lapbook that we did together with the online co-op (which was fabulous by the way!!)
Enjoy!! Bryce is very proud of this and showed everyone at Thanksgiving!!
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Putting the final product together, which Daddy helped with this time (okay so Daddy watched LOL)
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Bryce with is final product!
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Nov. 29, 2006 - WHAT did I get myself into???????????
Okay as I said in my "Don't Quit" post I had group tonight. My girlfriend was in awe of all the quotes and poems we brought her. She even cried. But after that we had a wonderful HUGE dinner.....well one of the gals has done 2 triathlons and has been slowly talking everyone into it......I've been talked into doing one leg of it. WHAT have I gotten myself into????????
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Nov. 27, 2006 - Blog Challenges
On one of the lapbooking lists we were talking about our favorite HOAC units so I challenged everyone who uses our product to complete a "Top 10 List" It's going to be SOO fun to see what units everyone chooses.
My Top Ten:
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5 Speckled Frogs
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Bats
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Symbols of Christmas
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All About Ping
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Animal Classification
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Charlotte and Wilbur
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Rainforest Frogs
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Five Little Pumpkins
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Beginning Reading
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Polar Habitats
Liz's Top Ten:
It was very difficult to pick just 10, each one that I finally
picked had something very different to offer .
BUTTERFLIES This was the first HOAC unit that we completed. It
opened up the world of lapbooking to us. It gave my dd the success she
was desperately seeking after such a terrible struggle at ps.
PLANTS This unit gave dd opportunities to plant her own garden,
do experiments and enjoy nature.
THE FIVE SENSES Dd really enjoyed (for the first time) the
creative process of the unit. She liked the different folds,coloring
and putting the units together.This unit has many added little books
in it. She also liked the experiments.
VOLCANOES We have relatives who live near mt St helen and dd
really wanted to study volcanoes. She loves to tell everyone about the
ring of fire,magma and the location of volcanoes around the world.
HEALTHY EATING My little expert tell everyone what they should
be eating. Sometimes her efforts are not appreciated lol
ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION Dd is an animal lover . She truly loved
the graphics in this unit and I wanted her to complete this unit as a
basis to do more in depth animal studies.
ALL ABOUT PING An absolutely wonderful unit. There was so much
to learn,ducks, rivers, lifestyle in a different country etc.
NARNIA This unit is visually wonderful and teaches some
beautiful Christian lessons.We all enjoyed this one.Dd loves to show
this one at Church.
The RED CLOGS. This great study took us to Japan . We learned
some Japanese words,customs and saw life from the perspective of a
little girl. Perfect for my little girl.
CHARLOTTE AND WILBUR Last but not least,this super story of
friendship and loyalty . It leads to other studies, spiders pigs etc.
I could have easily added others but for now these are our favorites..
Tabbi's Top Ten
Niki, Okay here are my family's top ten and why:
1. Gods and Heroes of Ancient Sumer
DD, Age 8: "Because the names are so neat and it is fun to draw what I think they might have looked like!" Personally, I think she just likes saying "Ziggurat"
2. Horses
DD, Age 6: "Horses are my most favorite and I get to look through books to do research and see what all these horses look like in real life."
3. All About Ping
We are almost done with this as we are reviewing it and I think it is fun to read the story with my daughter again and again and then be able to put what she has read into a great keepsake!
4. Ancient Mesopotamia
My DD 8 has really enjoyed learning about what came 'before the Pyramids', she has gone to the library and checked out more books about the subject! "Zigguarats are really neat"
5. Penguins (just purchased)
Of course because we just went to see 'Happy Feet' and this has started the penguin craze!
6. Narnia (just purchased)
As my girls say 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' is just the best book and we read it out loud as a family at bedtime over and over and they peruse it on their own constantly!
7. Owls (just purchased)
My daughter's good friend's mom is a raptor rehabilitator and she loves just watching the owls that are used for education that live at her home permenantly. Plus Owls are one of the symbol of our family's goddess from Greece, Athena, yes supposedly we can trace our family name back that far even to the original site of the Olympics!
8. Curious George (just purchased)
Who doesn't love this monkey? Both my girls love him down to their George undies, lol! This was so cool...they want to expand it for some of their other fav George stories!
9. Living Organisms
My oldest daughter's fascination with cells has been transformed into her own book that is appropriate for her age (8) because she made it herself!
10. Animal Classification
My little daughter really wanted to know about mammals and reptiles and kept frustrating herself when she could not remember which is which because of course she should know everything that her older sister knows right? Well this makes it down to her level and her big sister was able to make one just for her level...I am sure we will be doing this one again as the little one gets older!
Honestly though 10 is really hard to pick because they are all so great. We have made huge strides just adding this to our home school, it puts the power of the kids' school in their hands, it gives them the information and allows them to absorb and write about what they know or are interested in at their own pace and level. I just can not tell enough people what a huge help this has been! Thanks and keep them coming!
PS I knew this was a good thing when my husband saw the first book the girls were working on and sat down to listen snuggled on the couch as they droned on and on in excitable voices about what they were doing...NOT mom telling him 'what we did today'!
Connie's Top Ten:
10. Turkey Time- My 4 year old loved doing this while his older 2
sibblings did the Pilgrim unit!!
9. Pilgrims- not only did my kids learn some great info on the
Pilgrims, so did I!!! Stuff I NEVER learned in public school. My
MIL even said she didn't learn half the stuff my kids learned. ;)
(that is always a plus when the MIL comments on the school work.)
8. Life in the Great Ice Age- We have had this book for a LONG time,
and I was soooo thrilled to find this in lap book form. A great
alternative perspective to the "Ice Age" when everything was supposed
to be frozen and dead. LOL
7. Titanic- My daughter is dying to dive into this one. She has had
a facination with the Titanic lately and she is ready to get into
this. :)
6. Christian Missinaries- Missions is very dear to my heart, so when
I saw this lapbook on the site I had to grab it. This is such a well
done book. We have not completed it yet, but all the activities look
wonderful!
5. Christmas Cheer- I know my Nathan will LOVE this one as much as
Turkey Time. This will help keep him busy while we are working on
Symbols of Christmas.
4. Multiplication Party- Haven't gotten this one yet, but it's next
on my list because I know this is going to help my DD learn her times
tables. (in a FUN way.)
3. Egyptian Mummies- We love stuff on Ancient Egypt!! THis is such a
cool lapbook!
2. Ancient Egypt- Again we love anything to do with Ancient Egypt.
Need I say more??
1. Who is Jesus?- I had to put this top on my list because it is all
about my Lord and Saviour. I think this would be a must for
Christian kids. ;)
This list is by no means complete because I love ALL the HOAC
lapbooks! My kids are gaining so much knowledge from them and yet
they are havign fun while learning!!! WONDERFUL!!
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Nov. 27, 2006 - Product Reviews
Many of you have seen reviews of our products on other people's blogs, we are working on getting each and everyone of our units reviewed. We have a few left, if you are interested in reviewing one email me at niki@handsofachild.com
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Nov. 27, 2006 - Don't Quit
For the last year or so there have been 7 girls and I from church meeting together on Tuesday nights for what started out as Bible Study, while we've done many studies there have been many times where we are just there to support each other because something major has happened in one of our lives and we need to be there for each other. It has been a very rewarding set of friendships for me and important for me to get out of the house once a week to focus on me or in many cases focus me on someone else. Well tomorrow night is Tuesday again....and one of the girls is having a really hard time so we're all going to bring something inspirational for her. Here is the poem I found that I plan on bringing tomorrow. (it has no authors name with it so I'm not sure who to give credit for it)
Don't Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit.
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Nov. 25, 2006 - Thanksgiving
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and weekend!!
We had a great Holiday dinner and have been working ever since LOL As you all know Hands of a Child had a massive Black Friday sale and the turnout was amazing but that means we've been working and packing orders ever since. Poor mail lady carried away 30 boxes of orders this morning LOL and there are double that left that need to go out monday, but I'll be sure to take breaks and check around here often as I wouldn't want to get trapped by those boxes LOL
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Nov. 22, 2006 - The 80s are making a come back!!!
With the help of my Farrah Rose LMHO Just had to share these hilarious pictures from yesterday 
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Nov. 22, 2006 - My Little Girl is 7 today
Today is Olivia's 7th birthday, seems like just yesterday
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Nov. 21, 2006 - Black Friday Lapbooking Sale
WOOHOO Friday will be the time to stock up on Lapbooking Project Packs from HOAC. Make your list now and set that alarm!!
In the Hands of a Child After Thanksgiving Day Sale
You dont have to go to the mall, wait in line for hours, or even get out of your pajamas to take advantage of the After Thanksgiving Day Sale at In the Hands of a Child! Simply visit us at www.handsofachild.com/shop to get in on the great deals! Those who shop early will get the biggest savings!
November 24, 2006 ***This Friday Only! *** November 24, 2006
50% off everything in the store from 6:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
40% off everything in the store from 10:01 a.m.-noon
30% off everything in the store from 12:01 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
*Please note: sale times are Eastern Time zone.
When you are ready to shop, go to www.handsofachild.com/shop and the current sale coupon code will be posted. When you are finished shopping, enter the coupon code in the box and hit update! So stay home from the mall, stay out of those lines, and keep your pajamas on- shop with us!
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Nov. 21, 2006 - The Review is in.....Happy Feet
2 Stars 
I had big expectations for this movie and am totally just sitting here with my jaw in my lap after watching it. I don't think all the hype about the movie helped as I expected a lot from it but it brought very little. Even my aunt who went with us said "hmmm, don't even know how to put into words what I think about it" Totally not the "cute" movie you are expecting (though there are the cute parts) it just went right over my littler ones heads (5,7, and 10) The ten year old got it all I'm sure but if we had not watched March of the Penguins I don't 'know that I would have got all of it...it just was odd the way they did it. Add to that some very odd and not so well chosen lyrics to songs throughout and it just isn't something we'll buy the DVD of when it comes out or even rent so Daddy can see it, just wasn't worth it at all.
Sorry I wish I was posting about how wonderful it was but no such luck
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Nov. 21, 2006 - Happy Feet
Tomorrow is Olivia's birthday and for it she wants to go and see Happy Feet and go out to lunch and get som mac-n-cheese (go figure!!) Well the public schools are off tomorrow so we're going to go today and do all this fun stuff, she also has some birthday money burning a hole in a pocket she's looking to spend so wish me luck on a FULL afternoon 
I'll be sure to post later on how the movie was.
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Nov. 20, 2006 - Learning Math from Every Angle
How cute is Olivia, you know she could never get away with practicing her 100 chart at these angles if she were not homeschooled LOL
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Notice the totally adorable kitten slippers Aunt Jess got her for her bday this weekend
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Nov. 20, 2006 - Bryce's Bat Lapbook
We spent over 2 weeks on our bat lapbook and does it show, it is bursting at the seems and we had to do two folders with two extention flaps too! But as we sat down this morning to put it together Bryce totally repeated everything he learned about bats over the past two weeks, it was amazing and I'm happy to say I've also retained tons of info on bats (maybe even more then I ever wanted to know LOL) Below are some pictures of Bryce putting his lapbook together (so you can see the different parts when it's all opened up) and a picture of him with the final lapbook.
You can get a copy of the unit we used by going to www.Handsofachild.com/shop and typing in Bats in the search box.
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Nov. 20, 2006 - Studying the Moon
We've starting hosting online co-ops at In the Hands of a Child (www.Handsofachild.com) and they've been so much fun and such a learning experience for me and the kids. It's so nice to do a study along with someone else and find support on the information and additional ideas on how to add to the unit. We started with Pilgrims and finished that up last week (well still need to pull together our lapbook) but this week we have started The Moon together as an online co-op and WOW how interesting is the moon! It's only day one and I've already learned so much and so has Bryce. I'll share pictures of our study as we go for now if you want more information about the Moon Lapbooking Project Pack go to www.handsofachild.com/shop and enter Moon in the search box 
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Nov. 20, 2006 - Pink Flamingos :-)
Where my darling daughter came up with this theme for her 7th birthday party I'm still not sure, but in the end we had a lot of fun with the whole thing. I am totally exhausted now after a sleepover with 8 little girls and then a family party and cooking for 25 people but I love spending time with those I care about and serving them so it was well worth it!
This is a picture of the goodie bags we made for the girls and of course we filled them with pink flamingo stuff (www.OrientalTrading.com)
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This is Olivia with her friend Ashlyn and her kid party birthday cake which consisted of heart shaped cupcakes (Pink of course) on a cupcake stand and then they had pink flamingo food picks in them also (Can't have too much pink can you?)
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And here is Olivia with Great Grandma both sporting their Pink Flamingo Headbands and Leis (What a great sport!!)
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Nov. 20, 2006 - Getting Back To It
Okay so the routine is still not fully established but I figured it's time I get back at the blogging of the whole thing and thought I'd add more information about what is going on with HOAC. We do have a business blog too (www.Handsofachild.com/blog) but I wanted to have my personal stuff up too since so many of our customers have turned into great friends! Plus sharing our lapbooks and progress is something the kids love to do so this way we can share them with friends and family close and far. So I'm back.....did ya miss me?
So check back often or better yet subscribe so you can read my ramblings daily LOL
Niki
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Feb. 6, 2006 - Been Sick around here
Everyone has been sick around here so I havn't posted in awhile. First it was Olivia last weekend and her's took a while to go away and then me and then Bryce and now Farrah. Hopefully we'll all be healed quickly and for all!
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