This post is mostly just for Andrea, who enjoys a good thrift tale. All summer long I have not been to one garage sale, yard sale, flea market or thrift store. This is most unlike me. I usually get most of my wares from these places if not the alley itself. But this weekend [...]

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(Yikes, run to the basement!)
It’s almost August, and you know what that means, right? Well, over here it means homeschoolers and prospective homeschoolers everywhere are scrambling for some magic. They want solutions, easy to use curriculum, new schedules, highly motivated children, active support groups that have lots of field trips for the fall, snazzy teaching [...]

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(Ever wonder what happens at the end of the next book?) Psyche!
My sister Kate (yes, of Kate’s Eye View) and her fiance John were here this weekend to visit and to share in the heatwave. They drove 14 hours with some friends in tow and happily let those friends go sweat at Lollapalooza so they [...]

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(Heatwave solutions….ugh, it is rumored to be heading toward 100 degrees this weekend and we still have a major drought here, and our pool popped)
In contrast to Sarah’s awesome new brain I am a little more sheepishly ready to announce my new system, which involves spreading out my stuff over an even greater area, thus [...]

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(The annual Quidditch tourney underway once again. This time, due to the book release it is 2 months early and the heat was a challenge to these stalwart players)
If you are a homeschooler with any time under your belt, chances are you are a pro at finding resources. You probably have an embossed library card, [...]

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I was reading the Sun Times today. Generally, I get my news online, but I happened to notice a fellow homeschooling acquaintance on the front, so I picked up a copy. That’s when I found this article about blogging being dangerous. Now, it’s true, some future employer of mine might discover I have upon occasion [...]

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(Not ALL of our field trips are uh….educational)
This past weekend we went with the kids and some friends to see some roller derby. That’s right, over the deafening beats of old 80’s punk tunes, I explained to my kids what a pivot did (she sets the pace for the pack and is the last line [...]

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(Look at that rapt expression of an absorbed reader!( I think she was hamming it up for the shot really.)
Calling ALL homeschoolers! I am going to tell you about the berry puke incident for certain, but first I must implore you all to get out your thinking caps and your number 2 pencils and prepare [...]

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First the business, then the cute story to make your jaw drop.
Biz: There is news in the podcasting world folks, and that news is that podcasting is now on iTunes, which means anyone can access any podcast really easily whether they have an MP3 player or not. Even my mom can do it. Which explains [...]

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(They’re on a mission from God!)
All is quiet here. The boys are napping. My daughter is off on a “candy” sleepover for which she has saved candy for a year. Tomorrow may be a rough recovery. But then, tomorrow is the 4th of July and we have off. Weeha.
That is why, with no pending issues [...]

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