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House Pets

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:42:00 -0500

House pets get a lot of time on blogs and show-n-tell and even have laws that protect them. I wanted to blog about my thoughts on house pets.

We'll start with reptiles and rodents. Personally, I don't want anything that God cursed living in my house - that would be reptiles. They are cursed in Genesis and called them "detestable" in Leviticus. That says it all for me. OK, then, what about rodents. Well, they make good fodder for the reptiles (snakes) that you might have living with you, and a fun toy for the felines, but that's about it. I supposed they might be fun to watch running around in one of those little cages reminding us of what a rat race really is, but I can visit the pet store to see that show. There is nothing cuddly about reptiles and rodents.

How about cats, since I mentioned them above. AH! Cats, the number two favorite house pet. I have always been puzzled by the allure of a cat in the house. Cats do not care if you like them or not. They are narcissistic. Oh, they love being petted, but they would love it the same if it were a robot doing it. They are cute to watch, especially kittens, but ragged couch arms, hair on the countertops and dining room chair pads - and the litterbox, nope! I do like a cat or two outside to keep down the rodents. I have three at the moment.

Pigs, now that's interesting. Pot bellied pigs are they cute and cuddly? No! Actually, "cute" is in the eye of the beholder. I think they are kind of cute in an ugly kind of way. Stick a red bow on it and take a family portrait. I have always wondered about the toilet habits of a house pig. Do you train them to a litter box, or do they oink at the door to go out? I hear that people eat pork. It could be convenient to have your food source living in the house with you.

Birds in a cage. I've had a canary. Other than the seeds all over the floor, it was a pleasant experience. He sang and sang and when you didn't want to hear him, you could cove the cage with a sheet and he would stop. They don't love you, but they are pleasant. I think I might like to have a canary again.

Fish. I've had fish. A lot of work. Nice to watch. Not worth the trouble.

Let's talk dogs. Now, dogs are cute and cuddly. Dogs are loyal (unlike cats) and they actually love people and have feelings. They can be trained and house trained - to 'go' outside. Dogs are my first choice for a pet. I have had a couple of house dogs, that were also yard dogs that came home smelling like they had a lot of fun rolling on one of those dead rodents. Even with that, a dog will greet you at the door, and if you are feeling unloved, you always know your dog loves you. Yeah, they will lick you in the face- yuch! Dogs want to be with you wherever you go. They are not considered "man's best friend," for nothing. I like dogs. I miss my last two dogs very much. I have not decided to get another pet at this time, but I'm sure, when I do, it will be a dog.

I know that this post sounds like a 5th grade essay. That's OK. I never said I knew more than a fifth grader. :)

Read the Constitution Day! April 20th

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:23:00 -0500

Preserve. Protect. Defend.

*** CELEBRATE "READ THE CONSTITUTION DAY" MONDAY, APRIL 20TH! ***

We've declared April 20th "Read the Constitution Day". To commemorate the occasion, we're asking every one of you to Print and Mail a copy of the US Constitution to those that need it most: our elected and selected representatives in Federal government! Just follow these four simple steps:

1. Print five copies of the Constitution. A handy, 6 page version can be found here: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/usconst.pdf.

2. Put the copies in 5 envelopes. On the back of each envelope, write "PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND." They are some of the most important words in the President's oath of office.

3. On MONDAY, APRIL 20TH, mail one each to your U.S. House Representative, your Senators, the President, and the Supreme Court:

THE PRESIDENT
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

THE SUPREME COURT
Public Information Officer
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, DC 20543

YOUR SENATORS
http://senate.gov/general/contact_in...nators_cfm.cfm

YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

4. Forward this to like-minded friends and neighbors and encourage them to do the same.

That's it! 5 envelopes, 5 stamps, 30 pages, and 1 hour of your time. Imagine the impact if thousands of us do this "one little thing." We want the entire federal government to know that there are thousands of Americans concerned for the integrity of our Constitution. They need to know we're paying attention to them, and we expect them to return the respect.

Remember - keep it simple and respectful: Just the Constitution and "PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND

More Than Colored Eggs

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:26:00 -0500

Isn't it ironic that there is soooo much "Easter" stuff at Walmart, but they sell "holiday" trees at Christmas?

Fairie Tale Theatre - I love Youtube

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:32:00 -0500

I hesitate to post this, but I trust that each parent will view these as to content before you allow your children to view them. These are not your average sweet fairy tales and are probably not appropriate for very young children. I also know that some do not "do" mythical, evil characters, goblins, witches or fantasy, you will just have to look at the list and choose ones you like. This is NOT Disney.

I was looking on the net for "Swan Lake" story, and thought about youtube again. I did find several versions on youtube. We are studying Swan Lake, the ballet right now in MFW.

Anyway, while I was browsing, I ran across the old Faire Tale Theatre with Shelley Duvall and many actors you will know (but they are much younger). Many of you were not old enough to remember them. I used to love to watch these, but I remember some were a little scary and the characters act more like you would think they would. I don't think they will be appropriate for very young children. Your older children and teens might like them, but don't blame me if you run across one that you don't like. View them first!

They are not your average, wholesome, revised for political correctness or child sensabilities. So.....there you have it. I am an adult, and I like them.

They all start out...
"Hello, My name is Shelley Duvall....Fairie Tale Theatre."

Just type in FTT and the name of the fairy tale and click on pt 1. You can get the rest of the parts from there. I made a playlist with all of the part 1's so I can watch them when I want. I added links to a couple so you could sample them. If you leave it on the movie when the part is over, I think it automatically goes to pt 2, etc.

FTT The Snow Queen pt 1
FTT The Princess and the Pea pt 1
FTT Hansel & Gretel pt 1
FTT Rapunzel pt 1
FTT The Three Little Pigs pt 1
FTT Tale of the Frog Prince pt 1
FTT Pinnochio pt 1
FTT Rip Van Winkle pt 1
FTT Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp pt 1
FTT Rumplestiltskin pt 1
FTT Sleeping Beauty pt 1
FTT Little Red Riding Hood pt 1
FTT Jack & the Beanstalk pt 1
FTT The Nightingale pt 1
FTT Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs pt 1
FTT Thumbelina pt 1
FTT Goldilocks & the Three Bears pt 1
FTT Puss 'n Boots pt 1
FTT The Emperor's New Clothes pt 1
FTT The Pied Piper of Hamelin pt 1
FTT The Princess Who Had Never Laughed pt 1
FTT The Dancing Princesses pt 1
FTT The Little Mermaid pt 1
FTT The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers pt 1
FTT Beauty and the Beast pt 1

The Christian Freedom of Choice Act

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:38:00 -0600

It's time for the Christian to start exercising their Freedom of Choice by boycotting Krispy Creme as they "celebrated the Freedom of Choice and the inauguration" yesterday by giving away donuts. Not just celebrating the inauguration, but celebrated the "Freedom of Choice." They are part of the agenda that is proabortion.

It is also time to exercise our Freedom of Choice by boycotting Campbell's Soup. Their "Labels for Education" program supports The Advocate, which is a publication that supports same-sex marriage, with advertising.

It's time for Christians to act on their (God's) principles and start putting their money where their mouths are. Money talks. Too long we have said, "Isn't that terrible," but continue to support these companies and, "Somebody ought to do something about it," without writing letters ourselves.

I am not willing to let anti-God agendas just sweep this nation without a fight. And as of today, the fight will be a David and Goliath fight.

LATER EDIT: Apparently the Krispy Creme "Freedom of Choice" was a Faux Pax. http://www.all.org/article.php?id=11757

Screaming my guts out at a 2nd grade basketball game!

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:30:00 -0600

I'm glad I don't have a picture of me! LOL! Today was my grandson's first game with the Upwards program at our church. It was as fun as watching high school ball. In the young ages, they don't call walking/traveling and they don't keep score (You know the parents do!). It's like sandlot baseball. Everybody plays. Builds confidence. Sometimes they headed to the wrong goal, sometimes they ran the length with out dribbling at all. It was a hoot! I haven't had so much fun in a while. If you have kids K-6, and you want them to play non-competitive sports, check out <a href="http://www.upward.org/">Upwards Basketball</a>. It is held in Baptist churches, but open to anyone. It's great for homeschoolers that want to stay out of that competitive craziness. Go to the link and find a league in your area.

Russia on Obama

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:02:00 -0600

This Russian news source, Pravda, has it right. http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/106914-4/

On rescuing America's children and our Christian heritage

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:33:00 -0600

Onward, to rescue our future Christian soldiers.

The Exodus Mandate was first, now we have an even stronger mandate, A Call to Dunkirk. It's time to rescue our children. It's time to indoctrinate Biblical Worldview into our children. It's time to honor and obey God. It's time to build an army of Christian soldiers. It's time to re-Christianize our culture. This is not about the three R's, anyone can teach those, it's about what God demanded of his people in Deut. 6:7. Just what does "teach diligently" mean to you?

The government schools are Godless and pagan. Christian families cannot counter 14,000 hours of humanistic training with 1 hour a week in Sunday School, especially when the textbooks have even been revised to change our Christian history and heritage and all references to the Christian faith are taboo.

I admit, that I do not know the best way to approach Christian families that have their children in the public school system that think "their" school is OK, or "their" kids are doing well. It's a slow process, indoctrination. Shame for mentioning Jesus in a paper will shut them up. Oh, they won't talk about it to their parents, but they will get the message. Who wants to be different or pointed out or ridiculed? Taboo must be wrong, right? That's the message. Christianity, God, Religion, Jesus, Christmas, Prayer, Bible - all taboo. Is that what you want your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews to grow up believing? Well, that is what they will learn. It's similar to learning how to be invisible around the bullies.

I think it's time for people to stop straddling the fence with it comes to the training up of their children. They ARE being trained. They are NOT salt and light YET. Hopefully, they will become salt and light with proper training. Choose your trainers well. The army of the Lord needs mighty men.

Please share this link (article and video) with everyone you know. The time is NOW!

Want the latest on the Obama birth certificate and the Supreme Court?

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:18:00 -0600

Today, Dec 2nd is a day of prayer for the Supreme Court over this issue.

Here is a blog that will keep you up to date. it's a MUST READ! http://garyeubanks.blogspot.com

My Youngest Son's Wedding

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:03:01 -0600

What!!!! I didn't post a picture of my son's wedding? I need to get my priorities straight!

It was a wonderful time. They married in Arkansas at my husband's parents beautiful yard. It was immediate family only except for my son's best friend and wife who were the photographers and my in-laws best friends who helped serve the dinner after the ceremony. They went to Acapulco for 7 days and when they returned, my son dropped his photo disk out of his pocket in a parking lot and someone ran over it. He got a company to try to retrieve the pictures, but it coulcn't be done. I guess they'll have their memories. When they returned, we had a reception for church, family and friends at our church in Oklahoma. It was a great time.

Costume pictures

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:47:00 -0500

THE KING OF OKLAHOMA IS NOW THE KING of ROCK 'N' ROLL! I made this outfit, still have about 100 Rhinestones and a few grommets to go. He has intentions to sing and Elvis song with his guitar at our family reunion in November. The boots were some cheap cowboy boots spray painted white. The wig was mother's from the 70's.

AND MY LITTLE JACK 'O' LANTERN!

Homeschoolers "threatening" to what it means to be American?

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:38:00 -0500

You really should click on this. These are the kind of politicians that are running in many of our states. If you don't think state and local elections are as important as the Presidential one, you would be wrong. These state governments are who make laws concerning homeschooling.

"According to U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner (Democrat), there's a coalition of people that have "all sorts of different views that I think most of us in this room would find threatening to what it means to be an American." This "coalition" includes pro-lifers and homeschoolers."

Watch this campaign video.

Pass this on to your other homeschool outlets. Virginian's need to hear this.

from the Prolife Blog

Liz

My First Week Without MFW Adventures

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:43:00 -0500

You thought I had changed curriculum? No way! I love My Father's World curriculum. I have used K and 1st and this year Adventures (for 2nd). I ordered it and when I received it, I opened the outer box and dug in the deluxe items that I ordered, but I never opened the inner box with the basic curriulum, because I had borrowed a friend's and had already perused it at length.

Guess what? I opened it and I (somehow) accidently ordered ECC. If I had the money, I would have just kept it for next year, but, alas, I had to return it and am waiting for it to come in. Adventures will focus on U.S. states and significant people and events and discoveries in those states. We will also study the names of Jesus and our music is centered around Tchaikovsky. I needed to start school anyway, so this is what we have been doing this week.

Begin with prayer
Pledge
Bible: Bible Story Flashcards (These were just cards I got cheap and I quizzed him as a review of last year's focus on the Bible stories. (He aced it, BTW.) I will have him memorize a scripture starting Monday until we get the curriculum.
Journaling: Junie B. Jones Personal Beeswax journal
Art: Finishing Joseph the Canada Goose from How Great Thou Art (I have the new art book, I Can Do All Things, but will start it when we finish this.
Reading: (to him aloud) The Railway Children, 1 chpt per day. (This is not set in the US, but I realized it too late.)
Math: Singapore
Math: Math-It
Music: Tchaikovsky (a CD I already had, just listening to selections. This year it will focus on his Nutcracker Suite, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty)
Music: Little Strummers guitar course for ages 6-10 that I downloaded for free from Homeschool Freebies
Science: First Science Series - Make it Move (He is also using this for reading aloud) It has experiments, too. We also picked apples from my trees and made a pie.

The days have been short, and we are going ice skating tomorrow, but when the curriculum gets here, I will update you on how I like Adventures.

Gustav and Southern Baptists

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:11:00 -0500

Today, while watching a FEMA press conference about hurricane Gustav. The representative for the American Red Cross was thanking all of the volunteers that are rallying and readying for this hurricane and he said, "particularly the Southern Baptists." I was so thrilled to hear that on TV. Southern Baptist cooperate with the Red Cross and prepare the meals that the Red Cross distributes, as well as a nu ber of other things. He said they were prepared to feed 600,000. Isn't disaster relief amazing? People helping people.

When I say the Southern Baptists, I am talking about volunteers that spend their own money and time to come to the aid of people in need. This is not the first time I have mentioned Baptist disater relief on this blog. I am a trained member of a team and I would encourage any Southern Baptist that reads my blog to find out when the next training for Southern Baptist disaster relief is in your area and state will be. Oklahoma's training are in September & October. It might not be Gustav, it might be a disaster near you. Will you be ready to help?

Dayspring and American Greeting card will replace Hallmark for me

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:20:00 -0500

Did you hear that Hallmark now has gay marriage cards "featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. "Two hearts. One promise,"

"It's our goal to be as relevant as possible to as many people as we can," Hallmark spokeswoman Sarah Gronberg Kolell said. I'm sure they never thought of the money they could make in California and Massachusetts. The thing is, did they think about the money they will lose from people like me that will not by Hallmark cards anymore. I am really sad about this. No more McDonalds or Hallmark cards for me.

Apparently, American Greeting feels their selection is adequate and says they have no plans to include same-sex marriage cards. I know that Dayspring won't stoop to it.

Rick Warren Interviews Obama & McCain live this Sat.

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:37:00 -0500

Here is something you might not want to miss.

Rick Warren will be interviewing both Obama and McCain on FOX news tomorrow night (Saturday) at 5 PM EST, 7 PM CST, 8 PM PST.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/14/warren.forum/index.html

The interviews -- one hour each -- will focus on four areas, according to Warren: the role of the presidency in government, leadership, the candidates' world view and America's role internationally.

According to the Saddleback website, it will also be shown on CNN

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood canceled!

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:15:00 -0500

I just read that PBS is canceling Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood from their programming. There are so few wholesome and truly educational shows that don't have a snotty little sister, that this makes me sad. I think Mr. Rogers is a great teacher, role model and father figure. I looked around and found this Save Mr. Rogers site. If you want PBS to reconsider, email them.

http://savemisterrogers.com/

Just what you've always wanted - McCain & Obama paperdolls!

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:21:00 -0500

Help me think of ways someone might want to use these. Can you think of some ways besides:

*Presidential Candidate collectibles
*An Election Unit study for school
*Dart board

What do you think? Is there some creative way to use these on election night with the family?

http://www.doverpublications.com/McCain-Obama

McCain Paper Dolls Obama Paper Dollsby Tom Tierney by Tom TierneyThis commemorative set of wonderfully designed paper dolls features Senator John McCain—the Republican candidate for 44th President of the United States—and his wife, Cindy, plus casual and formal outfits they wore during his campaign. This colorful edition includes a brief biography, descriptive notes, and a bonus "Election Night Scorecard."

Make the most of a key moment in history with these beautifully rendered paper dolls featuring Senator Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters. The set includes a wardrobe of authentic outfits worn by the couple on the campaign trail. Features brief biographical notes and a bonus "Election Night Scorecard."

My MFW Adventures Planning so far

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:07:00 -0500

I have not ordered my curriculum, yet (perhaps today!) I did borrow a friend's for a week or so to get a handle on what we would be studying this year and started doing some shopping and researching. I am excited to study the U.S, states and some of the prominent historical characters. We probably will not start Adventures until after Labor Day.

One of the things I really want to include in our plans is a couple of "adventures" into America and many within my home state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma has a rich, if short, heritage - wild west, cowboys and Indians, famous outlaws, ghost towns, etc. I want to explore, explore, explore, not only on paper and in books, but in the RV! Our first trip is next week to Louisville, KY and then to the Creation Musuem just West of Cincinnati. We will take some side trip stops and, if they relate, I will post about them. (If you live between Tulsa, Louisville and Cincinnati and know of a fantastic side trip that would be good for Adventures prep, let me know.)

I tend to like to accumulate related extras if I can get them free or cheap. I also like to add some things that we are interested in or need work on. MFW curriculum doesn't really need any extras, it is great all by itself. I admit that I had 17 years of being a curriculum junkie, so my small purchases and veering are my concession for finally finding the perfect curriculum 3 years ago.

So far, my extras, ideas and plans (besides library books):

Week 1 - Watch The Vikings Who Don't Do Anything, just for fun. Buy a poster with the pldege so he will learn it quicker. Let him listen to Red Skelton's explanation of our pledge (There are many versions via video on Youtube). Geo-caching would be fun for mapping. Watch the Columbus video from Nest Entertainment.

Week 3 - Spend some time singing songs about the Name of Jesus, like "There's Something about the Name" and "Praise the Name of Jesus." (We love music!) I purchased ($3) the Focus on the Family radio theatre "The Legend of Squanto."

Weeks 4-5 - Spend more times in the stars. I love H.A Rey's books. Yes, he did write more books than Curious George. I have his, The Stars. It is an old hard-backed discarded library book. I bought his paperback version of Find the Constellations at the Planetarium. I recommend them. The way he connects the starts to make the constellations makes a lot more sense than the elaborate pictures that they overlay on the stars in most books. I bought this at the planetarium. We will probably not make the planetarium this year as we went last year, but I am planning on inviting a star gazer, creationist speaker with an 11 inch telescope to visit our support group, either week 4 or 5. We may or may not watch Disney's Pocohontas since it took so many liberties. We will sing songs about Jesus being the Light of the World, This Little Light of Mine and many more. I have found that the Names of Jesus give you a lot of material for Christian music. Also, I got the free CD from American Vison.org called, "America: The Untold Story." I think this will be too old for 2nd grade, but I may find some exerpts. Williams Bradford, Nest Video. I'd like to visit the Cherokee Heritage Center and maybe the world's largest totem pole or possibly Gilcrease Museum. We could also visit a local candle manufacturer for a "light" field trip.

Weeks 6-7 I will explain about Ellis Island and tell of our ancestor that came to America. I will explain what the bread is in the Lord's Supper. We will make homemade bread and possible go to a bakery field trip.

Weeks 8-9 We will sing "Rock of Ages," I Go to the Rock," "Praise the Name of Jesus," "The Cornerstone," and any other "rock" songs. We will re-visit the story of the Wise and foolish man. We will get out our rock collection and try to add to it. I want to take a trip to a local rock museum and we will also fly a kite (no key!). The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is a favorite of mine, but we will discuss the discrepancies in it. Benjamin Franklin and George Washington and Paul Revere Nest videos. We will also be electing a US President so we will read, "Woodrow for President."

Weeks 10-11 Songs about thirsting and living water - "As the Deer," The Nutcracker will probably begin about this time, but it is not cheap. We may go see it, or may just get the video from the library. Will schedule a field trip to a pumpkin patch in the next few weeks. Save a gourd on a vine for use on weeks 20-21.

Week 12 Birds, Birds, Birds! We are big bird watchers. We may go down to the lake and look for Eagles that nest in the winter here. Song, "His Eye is on the Sparrow." I know a man that has a garage full of canaries and also a man that trains homing pidgeons. We will read about Maria Tallchief, Indian primadona ballerina (Nutcracker/ballet) who lived not too far from me. Might travel to her home.

Week 13 Thanksgiving, pumpkins, pilgrims, food!

Week s14-15 Songs about Jesus being the Way the Truth and the Life (Looking for Masterlife songs, anyone?) Birds again, see week 12 activities. Wk 15, I will do some things on the Erie Canal, sing the song and I am trying to find the old movie about a girl and her father who lived and worked on the canal.

Weeks 16-17 I think this Immanuel week will fall after Christmas for us, but we will sing the songs anyway. I would like to find a weather school going on or a field trip to a local weather station or find a storm watcher that will give us a talk. This would also be a good time for a trip out of state, maybe to Daniel Boones stomping ground, Mammoth cave and Casey Jones for next week (TN)

Weeks 18-19 Sing songs about the Lamb, "Behold the Lamb." See trip above. Watch SGT. York old movie. Sing some cotton-pickin' songs like Cotton Eyed Joe or Negro Spirituals. January is a bad time to visit a ranch, there is no sheep shearing going on. We'll have to do that later, probably April. Ahh! Johnny Appleseed. There's not apple trees blooming or bearing and we can't even plant one, but The Value of Love, the Story of Johnny Appleseed, one of the ValueTale series is a favorite of ours. We might even wear a pan on our head for the week - not! There is a lot of Lewis & Clark stuff on the net because of the recent anniversary. I did get a Jim Weiss CD called, American Tall Tales, with Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Pecos Bill on it.

Weeks 20-21 Sing songs about the vine. I can only think of one and it was also a Masterlife song. I wish someone would help me find where I can get hold of the Masterlife scripture songs. We will definately sing "The Battle of New Orleans." It is a fun song. I will buy a poster with the national anthem words. We'll watch the Swan Lake ballet and dance around with it. Not a good month to plant anything.

Weeks 22-23 Human Body studies. Still looking for my old favorite book about this. We will watch the movie, "The Miracle Worker." Ranger Bruce at the yahoo group, SequoiaMinistry has some interesting kid friendly stories from an old, out-of-print book about the Poney Express. We'll watch the Nest video, Helen Keller.

Weeks 24-25 Songs about King Jesus. We will probably watch "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." Good time to watch Little House on the Prairie or find the video series cheap. I wish the circus was in March.

Weeks 26-27 The song, "Lord, Make me Like You," comes to mind.

Weeks 28-29 "The Lord is My Shepherd, I walk with him Always," song comes to mind as well as "The 90 and 9." and "Savior, Like a Shepherd led us." Abraham Lincoln, he could not tell a lie! I have a ValueTales book about Abraham Lincoln, called Respect. There is also a Nest Video about Lincoln. Appalachian Music and the movie "Christy."(WV), Field trip to the Little House on the Prairie in Kansas.

Weeks 30-31 Another MasterLife song, "I am the Resurrection and the Life." Waaah, I wish I still had my book. Trains will get a lot of our attention this week.

Weeks 32-33 Songs about the Word, "Thy Word," "The B-i-b-l-e." The Pledge to the Bible. We'll probably do another volcano experiment, it's always a kick. It might be a good time for another extended trip out West - Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore. Week 33 is our homestate. Plenty to do here. The re-enactments of the Land Run take place in April. The movie, "Far and Away" has the most fantastic scenes of the Land Run and is about Irish immigrants, but it is not a children's movie. I will skip through it and explain the times, the poverty, the American Dream, the Sooners and watch the Land Run at the end. We will extend the Oklahoma study into the summer with field trips to see the outdoor musical, "Oklahoma!," Pawnee Bill's Wild West show in Pawnee, Frontier City in OKC, Cherokee Stip Museum in Perry, National Cowboy & Western Hall of Fame in OKC, Fort Gibson, Woolarc, Will Rogers Museum, Frankoma, Harn Homestead 1998er Museum, Rose Hill One Room Schoolhouse and more. The Wright Brothers and Edison videos from Nest will be watched also.

Week 34 We can't make an igloo in May, but maybe with sugar cubes. We will discuss the Idititod, Sled dogs, watch, "Iron Will" and "Snow Dogs" and maybe "8 below." We will listen to a CD of "The Call of the Wild." We have been to Hawaii, so the pictures will come out. Maybe we will learn the hula. I'll be there is a video at the library to teach you.

If I can schedule half of the field trips that I want to do with our support group, I will be happy. I have already told my husband that we need to start socking away gas money for this year. Next year, in ECC, I don't foresee any trips to other countries.

Believe it or not, there are many more places that I want to go and do this year. I want to keep that RV humming.

Non-specific to weeks:

I got "The Star-Spangled Statebook" on a free download.

Oklahoma History checklist download from Cindy Downes website, Oklahomahomeschool.com. She has many great Oklahoma resources on her website.

Patriotic Songs Copywork from CurrClick.com

Birds Notebooking Pages from CurrClick.com

Presidential Election Lapbook from NotebookLearning.com

We will finish up Joseph, the Canada Goose art book.

I bought Singapore 1A and 1B to do in this summer, but we have not done it so we will be behind. I also bought Math-It for games

I still have not decided whether to use Spanish of French and how much of a curriculum I want to buy. I have seen a cute calendar with a word a day that make a sentence every week, Flip-flop foreign languages, The Easy Spanish/French and more. I have Rosetta Stone, but I don't think I will use it yet.

I think journaling/diary will become a part of our homeschool this year. No corrections on spelling or sentence structure, just writing about feelings and activities.

I'll start sharing what we really end up doing after school starts. Can't wait!

Woo-hoo! Convention Seminars Free Online

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:13:00 -0500

I have seen this link posted on several groups lately. I guarantee that if you look through the list, you will find a topic or speaker that you want to listen to. Free to listen, purchase to download. It is an awesome resource! - Just look at some of the speakers! http://hche.org/listenOnline.jsp

Some of the one's that caught my eye:
Managers of Their Home - Teri Maxwell
The Ideal Homeschooling Mother - Marcia Washburn
Shepherding a Child's Heart-Scott Somerville
Education is Conversation - R.C. Sproul, Jr
One Father's Aspirations for His Children - Gregg Harris
Parenting Teens - Debra Bell
Genesis and the War of the Worldviews - Doug Phillips
Reaching the Reluctant Writer - Andrew Pudewa
Wise, Not Just Smart... - Jeff Myers
Biblical Budgeting Basics - Bob Coruzzi
Build a Man - Shelley Noonan
Raising a Mighty Man of God - Kevin Swanson
Family Worship - Voddie Baucham
Passing the Baton... Jeff Myers
Homeschooling Teenagers... Chris Klicka
and Dianne Craft, Ken Ham, Lorrie Flem, and many more

Oh, my! You will HAVE to book mark this page!

A Homeschooling Grandma: I Must be Crazy! - Homeschool Blogger

House Pets

Read the Constitution Day! April 20th

More Than Colored Eggs

Fairie Tale Theatre - I love Youtube

The Christian Freedom of Choice Act

Screaming my guts out at a 2nd grade basketball game!

Russia on Obama

On rescuing America's children and our Christian heritage

Want the latest on the Obama birth certificate and the Supreme Court?

My Youngest Son's Wedding

Costume pictures

Homeschoolers "threatening" to what it means to be American?

My First Week Without MFW Adventures

Begin with prayer

Pledge

Bible: Bible Story Flashcards (These were just cards I got cheap and I quizzed him as a review of last year's focus on the Bible stories. (He aced it, BTW.) I will have him memorize a scripture starting Monday until we get the curriculum.

Journaling: Junie B. Jones Personal Beeswax journal

Art: Finishing Joseph the Canada Goose from How Great Thou Art (I have the new art book, I Can Do All Things, but will start it when we finish this.
Reading: (to him aloud) The Railway Children, 1 chpt per day. (This is not set in the US, but I realized it too late.)

Math: Singapore

Math: Math-It

Music: Tchaikovsky (a CD I already had, just listening to selections. This year it will focus on his Nutcracker Suite, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty)

Music: Little Strummers guitar course for ages 6-10 that I downloaded for free from Homeschool Freebies

The days have been short, and we are going ice skating tomorrow, but when the curriculum gets here, I will update you on how I like Adventures.

Gustav and Southern Baptists

Dayspring and American Greeting card will replace Hallmark for me

Rick Warren Interviews Obama & McCain live this Sat.

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood canceled!

Just what you've always wanted - McCain & Obama paperdolls!

My MFW Adventures Planning so far

Woo-hoo! Convention Seminars Free Online

A Homeschooling Grandma: I Must be Crazy! - Homeschool Blogger

House Pets

Read the Constitution Day! April 20th

More Than Colored Eggs

Fairie Tale Theatre - I love Youtube

The Christian Freedom of Choice Act

Screaming my guts out at a 2nd grade basketball game!

Russia on Obama

On rescuing America's children and our Christian heritage

Want the latest on the Obama birth certificate and the Supreme Court?

My Youngest Son's Wedding

Costume pictures

Homeschoolers "threatening" to what it means to be American?

My First Week Without MFW Adventures

Begin with prayer

Pledge

Bible: Bible Story Flashcards (These were just cards I got cheap and I quizzed him as a review of last year's focus on the Bible stories. (He aced it, BTW.) I will have him memorize a scripture starting Monday until we get the curriculum.

Journaling: Junie B. Jones Personal Beeswax journal

Art: Finishing Joseph the Canada Goose from How Great Thou Art (I have the new art book, I Can Do All Things, but will start it when we finish this. Reading: (to him aloud) The Railway Children, 1 chpt per day. (This is not set in the US, but I realized it too late.)

Math: Singapore

Math: Math-It

Music: Tchaikovsky (a CD I already had, just listening to selections. This year it will focus on his Nutcracker Suite, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty)

Music: Little Strummers guitar course for ages 6-10 that I downloaded for free from Homeschool Freebies

The days have been short, and we are going ice skating tomorrow, but when the curriculum gets here, I will update you on how I like Adventures.

Gustav and Southern Baptists

Dayspring and American Greeting card will replace Hallmark for me

Rick Warren Interviews Obama & McCain live this Sat.

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood canceled!

Just what you've always wanted - McCain & Obama paperdolls!

My MFW Adventures Planning so far

Woo-hoo! Convention Seminars Free Online

Art: Finishing Joseph the Canada Goose from How Great Thou Art (I have the new art book, I Can Do All Things, but will start it when we finish this.
Reading: (to him aloud) The Railway Children, 1 chpt per day. (This is not set in the US, but I realized it too late.)