(My cousin actually took this pic, which she calls the boy’s zombie video face, but I had to share it since I can never capture his daddylonglegs spider length eyelashes quite so well. )
Unschooling Voices #8 is up and rarin’ to be read. Might I add that one of the topics is about technology and [...]

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Just watched the movie RV with my family. Can’t say I disagree with this review  except to say that we did laugh our butts off in some places.Also, there is something to be said of a movie, no matter how shallow the character development, that shows  a family of self-centered individuals evolving through various stages [...]

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(Obliging the photographer)
Did you know you can see your own DNA using basically just kitchen ingredients to do so? This is one science experiment no kid could resist. You can extract DNA from plants this way too, substituting the cheek swab for some other scraping of course.
Looking at our own DNA has shown us [...]

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(Urban gritty shot with visiting cousin. We’re thinking about forming a band, since we have the brick wall shot taken already.)

Found an interesting blog-related word last night on Wikipedia whilst making sure my own newly coined word wasn’t already taken.

“Boreblogging
Writing about personal matters that are barely interesting even to the writer — preferably in a [...]

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Alright bloggers. I have nominated ya’s. The clock is ticking. I’m not sure if and when we’ll get to see who is nominated by whom, but once the voting starts all will be revealed. Especially enjoyed the minty fresh new website they put together for the event.
Why is it 2006 awards? Because it is [...]

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(Brushing up on types of plagues with your little loves? How about some ten plagues finger puppets? Hours of fun ensue as your pointer finger takes on the persona of boils, locust, darkness and lice. Save my personal fave, “firstborn” for the finale.)
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Hey y’all, are you from Chicago? Then you should know that this year [...]

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(To do list: climb tree. Check!)
I was looking for an excuse to do this today. We’re a day late, but that is okay, because we were very diligent yesterday; climbed trees, were tour guides, went to the Science and Industry museum and a dance performance. Not to mention that we did an experiment where we [...]

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(Another in the boy’s photo explorations-titled: skeptical man on bus)
It would be awesome, wouldn’t it, if there was such a thing as a Homeschool Blog Awards? Shit, yeah! Well, there is, and it is just getting going so please think hard about all of the homeschooly blogs you love and prepare to nominate! There are [...]

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Now Relaxed Homeskool is available not only in html, but in sticky plastic. Can’t you just imagine this fetching 4X6 bumper sticker on you car, journal, filing cabinet or bicycle? If so, propose me a trade (another cool sticker, ATCs, an old zine, some artsy or crafty thing you’ve made, an old paperback or CD, [...]

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(Recently I’ve learned that it is really hard to get mad at a gap-toothed kid who smiles at you.)
We should have been doing math, but instead we talked about it. This is always much more interesting.
It all started because I read a cool description of metaphysics and shared it with Ken when the kids were [...]

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