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I am a Christian, mom, wife, homeschooler, YouTuber, author, and quilter.

Our Curriculum 2012-2013

Our Curriculum 2012-2013
Curriculum / Homeschool / Mom Stuff / Organization  Our Curriculum

Hi everyone! I’ve been getting several emails wondering what our 2012-2013 homeschool curriculum choices are! I’ve been planning like crazy, and trying to get everything in order.  For now this is what we’ve chosen to do, we haven’t officially started yet, so its still subject to change…because I’m crazy like…

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Letter of the Week Giveaway!

Letter of the Week Giveaway!
Give Aways / Preschool  Preschool Curriculum / Reviews

Looking for a complete preschool curriculum that covers numbers, letters, shapes, colors, phonics, motor-skills and more? Look no further, I have a FREE copy of Letter of the Week preschool curriculum to giveaway today! I know you are all getting ready for the new year and I wanted to do…

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Summer Boredom Busters: Leaf Collection

Summer Boredom Busters: Leaf Collection
Homeschool / Summer Boredom Busters  Summer Activities

Welcome to another super fun and easy summer boredom buster for kids! Today we’re making a leaf collection book, complete with leaves! Supplies: 5 sheets of blank copy paper Stapler or ribbon to bind Optional: Clear contact paper to preserve leaves Nature items to collect, we chose leaves, but you…

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Road Trip USA: Wisconsin Geography Lessons

Road Trip USA: Wisconsin Geography Lessons
Geography / Homeschool / Midwest  US Geography / Wisconsin

Wisconsin was named the 30th state on May 29, 1848. It is nicknamed “The Badger State” which originally referred to the lead miners of the 1830’s, who worked at the Galena lead minds in Illinois. The mines were in northwestern Illinois, close to the Wisconsin border. The miners lived in…

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Summer Boredom Buster: Water Balloon Pinata

Summer Boredom Buster: Water Balloon Pinata
Summer Boredom Busters  Summer Activities

I found this fun water balloon piñata idea at www.Ziggityzoom.com and thought it looked like the perfect solution to cooling off during our hot summer days! Okay, now I ask you…what better way to have fun this summer than with water balloon pinatas!? I mean seriously! I’m not sure about…

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Monthly Meal Plan ~ August 2012

Monthly Meal Plan ~ August 2012
Mom Stuff / Monthly Meal Plan / Recipes  Monthly Meal Plan

Whew! Is it hot where you are? It’s hot here! The last thing I want to do is be in the my kitchen literally baking all summer, so for my August Monthly Meal plan I added in some fun grilling days…plus whenever grilling is involved my husband likes to take…

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All About Spelling Level 7 DISCOUNT!

All About Spelling Level 7 DISCOUNT!
Homeschool  Spelling

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that All About Learning Press released their All About Spelling Level 7! Get a 15% off discount this week only! If you’re just starting you’ll need the Teacher’s Manual and Student Packet. You should also get the Basic Interactive Kit…

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Educational Insights Hot Dots Giveaway!

Educational Insights Hot Dots Giveaway!
Give Aways  Phonics / Reviews

Hi everyone! I have an awesome giveaway for you all today! Educational Insights has come up with some new Hot Dot cards and a fun new pen as well. And today I have some of them to giveaway to you all!   Since we’re working on the human body this…

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Summer Boredom Busters: Squirt Gun Fun

Summer Boredom Busters: Squirt Gun Fun
Homeschool / Summer Boredom Busters  Summer Activities

  Supplies: Squirt Guns Water Plastic Cups   Directions: Fill squirt guns with water Stack plastic cups in a tower on a stable surface Take turns shooting down the cups!   If you’re wondering why Turbo is wearing galoshes, it’s because we happen to live near rattle snakes, so it’s…

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Summer Boredom Busters: Water Balloon Fun

Summer Boredom Busters: Water Balloon Fun
Homeschool / Summer Boredom Busters  Summer Activities

Okay, so today I have the easiest of all summer boredom busters for you! It’s just good old fashioned water balloons! Supplies: Water Balloons Water Buckets We purchased the above container of water balloons from Wal-m*rt. They were really cheap, and even came with a hose attachment which came in…

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