(Now back to civilization. Without a hammock. )
Assignement for Blog Class by Kim
The funniest thing that happened on my vacation was when my cousin said there was an animal in the shed, so we all hiked up to the shed, with the doberman in-tow, and I was the one who saw the telltale stripe of [...]

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Would it be wrong to just show off our newish haircuts here? We’ve cut back on Li’s mousse allotment since this photo. Especially since his uncle had an unfortunate incident with Nair mousse and his head.  Now if only we could drag the girl in for an updated do.

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Okay, Ken will probably let me speak of it online now. We’re back from vacation! We had a splendid week with my aunts,sister and cousins. This in a freakishly rural setting free of not just computers but also cell phones, toilets, showers and TV. Needless to say, we had love and the cleanest lake in [...]

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(CTA lady at work in the booth)
One of my favorite family activities is one that no one ever talks about, collaborative projects. Recently, we had this thing that just sort of happened. See, about a year ago I bought the boy some bathroom stick on wall architectural blocks. They were flat, colorful, sticky tiles that [...]

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(Work has its perks.)
(Thanks to Atypical Homeschool for passing this around)
1) What country/region/state do you live in?
US, midwest, Illinois.
2) How long have you been homeschooling? Just getting started, old pro or somewhere in between?
This will be our 6th year, and I cannot believe it myself when I say that!
3) Write a little something about [...]

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(Working in a box)
July is a good time to vacate the home and hit the road. If you have weens, you know the score. They can whine, punch, fight, hit, sigh, beg for snacks and vomit, all within the course of an hour. Now, my favorite activity has always been travel, and I guess I [...]

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(Holiday over. Back to work. On the el. Oh man, I remember going to work pregnant on the el every day and trying really hard not to throw up on people)
Gas is up. I got roped in to explaining gas production and nonrenerwable resources and world economics to the kids the other day, while Ken [...]

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(Pause in the work study to say,”Weeha. Fire is captivating.”)
(Thanks Andrea for the nice tag to get me writing this week)
5 things in my closet:
1. Until I finally tossed it last week, a stuffed bear dressed lushly as a major in a marching band, wearing shiny black boots that when you touched made him sing [...]

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(Work sucks)
I’ve ironed out some old cliches in the past week. After I hung them up to dry of course. So, please go get a cup of tea while I get warmed up.
It is easier to think when you are by yourself. You can have these rounded-out thoughts, bouncing you to places you never would [...]

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