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Come on in & make yourself at home as you catch up with the happenings of our little family. I'm Karla, the "scribe" for our family, and am better known as "Momma" to our two blessings, "Honey" to my hubby, and "the maid who provides for our every need" to our 2 kittens. I hope you will call me "friend."

We are a homeschooling family that has our mix of funnies and failures, along with triumphs & successes. I am a recovering perfectionist, who is ever so grateful that I serve a perfect Savior. He teaches me that I have a lot to learn, but also that He has brought me a long way.

I have been the bride to the most gracious, sweetest man in the world for the last 12 years. What I love most about him is that he is always striving to be a better husband, father, and child of God.


I am also the blessed mama to
OUR TWO GIFTS:

a creative 10-yo Darling Daughter who loves pink, being a little lady, having tea, reading, being creative, and riding horses

and a 6-yo tremendously adventurous Little Man-in-training who loves helicopters, bugs, dirt, running, and the sport of eating.



(If you are wondering about the curlers, go down to the Sweet Monday section of the sidebar. It's a women's ministry that was started in Richmond, Va, and when we moved from there, I decided to start one down here. While I’m not doing it this year, please feel free to glean away from my entries of all the past programs & devotions.
Please let me know any of them have blessed you, and if you would like permission to use anything I've written. Thank you!)


"Books of Wonder" Reading List
Rare Treat
Great Guests
Not Something You See Every Day...
A Winter Walk on the Beach
Menus & Recipes for Monday, Jan 18 - Sunday, Jan 24
My 36th Birthday
Free Educational iPod Applications
Menus & Recipes for Monday, Jan 11 - Sunday, Jan 17
Word Cloud for 2009 Holidays
Menus & Recipes for Monday, Jan 4 - Sunday, Jan 10
Post-Christmas Happenings
Thanksgiving Memories
Menus & Recipes for Monday, Dec 28 - Sunday, Jan 3
Christmas Weekend 2009

Show&Tell Fridays
Family
Family Funnies
From My Recipe Box
Homeschooling Helps & Ideas
Homeschooling



Wondering about the curlers?
CLICK HERE to get the scoop!
It's just one of the silly things I did at my monthly "Sweet Monday" meetings!

• Past Meetings & Devotionals
• Information On Sweet Monday
• Sweet Monday's Main Website





"The bringing up, as of a child, instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. To give children a good education in manners, arts and science, is important; to give them a religious education is indispensable; and an immense responsibility rests on parents and guardians who neglect these duties." ~Noah Webster~
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"Gradually we have become aware that family life is God's classroom for shaping us into the kind of people He wants us to be."
Catherine Marshall, A Closer Walk

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2010 Habits:

1. Gentle voice, gentle heart
2. Weekly meal planning
3. Have hot tea every day
4. Wake up between 5-6 am
5. Work out 4 days a week

2010 Goals/To Do's:

1. Complete top of DS's quilt
2. Complete top of DD's quilt
3. Read min. of 1 book/month
4. Organize fabric
5. Make blocks for charity quilts
6. Create 2009 Family Scrapbook
7. Finish 2008 Family Scrapbook
8. Implement Thomas Jefferson Education in our home

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Jan. 1, 2009: HELPFUL HOMESCHOOL LINKS: GEOGRAPHY

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December 2005
"Watch for the storms of God. The only way God plants His saints is through the whirlwind of His storms. Will you be proven to be an empty pod with no seed inside? That will depend on whether or not you are actually living in the light of the vision you have seen. Let God send you out through His storm, and don’t go until He does. If you select your own spot to be planted, you will prove yourself to be an unproductive, empty pod. However, if you allow God to plant you, you will "bear much fruit" (John 15:8)." ------------ My Utmost for His Highest, March 11th


We chose "Longhome" from Eccl.12:5 KJV, to keep us ever mindful that our eyes, hearts & lives should be focused on our longhome: HEAVEN!


But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith."
(1 Timothy 1:5)


• We take an eclectic approach: This year we are using Classical Conversations with Charlotte Mason ideas integrated in, and as always, many trips to the library!

• We approach learning as fun & something we do all of the time. Once we are done with the 3R's for the day, we dive into the things we want to learn more about or that interest us.



Show and Tell Remember doing this in Kindergarten? What to participate in an on-line version? Come join us!


“Let the book on your nightstand be something that is not likely in ten years to be out of print."
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MOM's 2010 ACCOMPLISHED READING:


BIBLE READING/SPIRITUAL:

• Amos
• Obadiah


OTHER:

• Christy (Catherine Marshall)


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FAMILY READ-ALOUDS FOR 2010 (COMPLETED):


HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY:

• Aztec Indians (McKissack)
• Aztec, Inca & Maya (Baquedano
• African Beginnings (Haskin)
• Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions (Musgrove)
• Africa (Petersen)

CHARACTER


CLASSICS

• The Story of Doctor Dolittle
• The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle


• *NEW!* "Hometooling"
(FREE Family Learning Guides, to help parents and children journey through the Bible together

• Choosing Home

• Christian Homemaking

• Charlotte Mason Educ.

• Free & Easy Homeschooling

• Homeschooling 4 Free

• More Homeschooling for Free -- collection of free learning resources

• Homeschool Free Stuff Newsletter

• Garden & Hearth: Tips, Lesson Plans, Unit Studies & More!

• Top 100 Educational Websites

• Blackstone Audio(Save 50% with code af-2003-sb)


Homeschool Buyers Co-op
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• Classical Conversations
• ChristineMiller
• ClassicalHomeSchool
• Laurie Bluedorn
• Stepping Heavenward


• The Learning Calendar
(Daily history podcasts)


• Squidoo's Audiohomeschool
(Great Audio Links We Use)


• Dori Oakes' MP3's for Learning
(Audio Links Galore!)






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Green Hour Weekly Challenges

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• Lynn's Links @ EclecticEducation



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