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Oct. 8, 2008
Camp Barge Sinks
Posted in Photo of the Day
We had some excitement today! A camp barge that was sitting in the booming grounds sank. Not to long ago Dh had seen it at the head of Seymour Inlet and then they moved it here because they were logging locally but it wasn't being used. A fellow that we know was keeping an eye on it but unfortunately couldn't stop it from from taking on to much water. In the photo above it is actually sitting on the ocean floor and they have pushed it up toward the bank of the spit road so that it wouldn't go completely under. The barge was built in 1944.
Not all was lost though. Above is the other half of the camp barge being towed away. I'm not sure where they're going with it but hopefully it will stay afloat!
Blessings,
Oct. 8, 2008
Plum Dimple Cake
Posted in Kitchen and Recipes
Plums, plums and more plums!!!
I found a delicious recipe for a dimpled plum cake today on Tartelette's blog and just had to try it :) It has a shortbread base and then the cake on top and it is soooo good! Now if only I hadn't used up the last of the plums, or I would make it again tomorrow *grin*.
Blessings,
Oct. 6, 2008
To All You Great Moms....
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAN TO BE GREAT MOMS,
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GREAT MOMS,
THOSE WHO HAVE GREAT MOMS,
AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAD GREAT MOMS...
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of shag carpets.
Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up.
Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?' and get their answer when a little voice says, 'Because I love you best.'
Real Mothers know that a child 's growth is not measured by height or years or grade.. It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mom to,Mother...
4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!
Blessings to all of you great moms out there :)
Oct. 5, 2008
Zwetschgenknφdel ~ Plum Noodle
Posted in Kitchen and Recipes
This year we have a bumper crop of Italian plums so today I spent the entire day trying to use them up :)
Since I was a little girl my absolutely hands down favorite thing to eat made with plums has been Zwetschgenknödel or Plum Noodle. It is a delicious potato dough with a plum in the center of each noodle and when it is cooked you eat it with buttered bread crumbs and a touch of sugar. YUM!
My Omi taught my mother and my mother passed it on to me, and soon I will be able to pass it on to L :)
Blessings,
Oct. 5, 2008
Above Rubies Email Devotional ~ Disarming The Gainsayers
Posted in Devotionals
DISARMING THE GAINSAYERS
Zechariah 8:12 (NLT), "I believe, therefore have I spoken."
"Who am I? Have you sighed these words on your difficult mothering days?
It's a good question, for if you don't know who you are, you will flounder in life. Fortunately, it's not a hard question to answer. God created you uniquely, like nobody else on earth, with special gifts that no one else has. But, transcendentally, you are a mother. You have an in=born urge to nurture. If you don't want to mother children, you will find yourself mothering something else, maybe your pet dog or cat. It is distinctive to us as females.
God created you with a womb and with breasts to nurture and nourish life. Why not embrace who you are? Be the best at who God created you to be instead of running from it. Start enjoying it. Disarm the feminists! Disown the lies! Destroy the deceptions and delight in motherhood.
How? By exploding with joy. You have the privilege of bringing children into the world for God's purposes, children who will live forever. By telling the world you are proud to be a mother. Away with inferiority that's a lie! Away with feeling insignificant; that's not true! Away with the thoughts that you were called to do something more important; that's a humanistic lie!
Next time someone asks you what you do in life, beam with joy and shout, "I am a mother! I have the most blessed career in the world."
The next time someone sees you with all your children in tow and asks, "Are all these yours?" put on a bigger smile, from ear to ear, and shout, "Yes, I am so blessed." Or, "Yes, we love children so much we are hoping for more." Or, "Yes, we're just getting started!"
Or you could even say, "Yes, they are. But where are your children?"
"Oh, they're' at school. We could only afford to have two."
"How very sad," you reply. "You must often feel bored and lonely. We live such a full and exciting life." Give another beaming smile and leave them speechless, ready to disarm the next person who makes a negative comment.
Going out with all your children will become such fun. It will be even more exciting as you train your children for adverse comments about family. When you have answered your critic, the children can also put on their beaming smiles and all say in unison, "God bless you, Madam."
What if someone says, "DON"T YOU KNOW HOW TO STP HAVING CHILDREN?" Or "Are you planning to have any more?"
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With a smile and twinkle in your eyes, you could answer, "It's conceivable."
What if some dear soul comments, "You have your hands full."
"We're working on it," you reply. "We are blessed with five; only five more to go!"
Put your shoulders back. Lift up your head. Put a big smile on your face and disarm the anti-child advocates. You'll begin to change the world around you! You'll be speaking on the behalf of God who loves life and loves children. You'll be destroying the deceptions of Satan who hates life and seeks to destroy it.
What a mission. Have fun.
Love from NANCY CAMPBELL
PRAYER:
"I thank you, Lord, that you created me to be a mother. Help me to shine with your glory and lift up your truth wherever I go."
AFFIRMATION:
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Oct. 4, 2008
THINK ~ Bridge Challenge
Oct. 2, 2008
Our Vacation ~ Bathroom Woes & Beach Fun
Posted in Vacation 2008
Okay where was I?? Oh yes, now I remember *grin*..... the pooper. I told you it was going to be a real stinker of a story! LOL. When we arrived on Salt Spring to our new spot on St. Mary's Lake we had the pleasure of full hook ups for the camper which meant we would be able to have both power and sewer. Well this would have been completeley fantastic if our sewer tank was functioning properly. When we first picked up the trailer from the rental place the tank indicator lights showed that both the grey water (dish and bath water) was full as well as the sewage. Dh told the guy right away thinking that they had forgotten to dump the tanks but he said oh no he had done it already and that sometimes the lights go a little haywire because the sensor malfunctions. To prove that he had dumped it he even pulled the pin on the sewer outlet to show that nothing would come out. Luckily, nothing came out! So off we went thinking everything was ok.
It wasn't :( Anybody seen the movie RV with Robin Williams when he and his family go on vacation in a jumbo motor home and when they arrive at their first camping spot they find out that the sewer is full, they don't know exactly how to dump it and a very, very stinky mess ensues?? Well, something quite similar happened, with spectators and all.... minus the geyser *grin*. Dh hooked into the sewer pulled the pin and only a little bit of stuff came out so he thought that he would flush the tank to get out anything left behind out. His dad has a 5th wheel so he's not unfamiliar with doing this, that wasn't the problem. As he was starting to flush the tank he realized that it wasn't exiting, but filling!! The plumbing was plugged somewhere and it was full and it wasn't ours. EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy would the guy at the rental place looked super dumb if it the clog had let loose when he was proving to Dh that he had dumped it, which he really hadn't. Poor Dh worked and worked at it for nearly an hour and couldn't get it unplugged :( Someone had flushed stuff down it that they shouldn't have and it wasn't moving. That meant we no longer had a bathroom. Luckily for us the communal washroom for the campers was right across the street so we had to use it for our entire stay.
After we had recovered from the whole bathroom fiasco we were free to have some fun at the lake :) It was so nice and warm!
L tried snorkelling but just couldn't grab the concept of not breathing through her nose and ended up sucking in a lot of water *grin*. Then she got smart and started to plug her nose, now if only she would put her eyes in. LOL.
Who new that beach hats doubled as such great water toys :) There was a great patch of sand for them to play in and Dh and I brought our lawn chairs and just relaxed in the sun while the kids played. For some reason though they couldn't stop calling the lake, 'sea' water, and everytime they found a reed of grass or something they would call it seaweed! LOL. Can you tell we don't spend a lot of time at lakes?
Blessings,
Sep. 28, 2008
Unplugged Project ~ Fruit (Thanksgiving Turkeys)
Sep. 28, 2008
Our Vacation ~ Moving On
Sep. 27, 2008
Our Vacation ~ Tribune Bay
Sep. 26, 2008
Our Vacation ~ Setting Up Camp
Sep. 25, 2008
Studentvote.ca ~ Do you want to participate in the 2008 Federal Election??
Posted in Homeschooling
I don't know if you have heard of studentvote.ca (I hadn't) but this is an amazing opportunity to teach about the upcoming Federal election on October 14th, 2008 and perfect timing to I might add since I really wanted to teach about this!
It is open to all students in Canada, even homeschoolers! And yes your elementary aged children can participate as well :) It is crucial that you sign up right away since they will be closing down registrations tomorrow evening, September 26th at 5pm. Sorry about the short notice, I just learned about this today. When asked for you school name make sure you include 'homeschool' in the title if you want to be recognized as a homeschooler.
Participating in studentvote.ca is completely free and you will have access to:
- Instructional resources – Containing a variety of lesson plans, covering the democratic process and informed citizenship. Both elementary and high school level resources are available in both official languages.
- Campaign guide – A planning guide with a calendar of important dates and suggestions for organizing the project in your school.
- Posters – To help you and your class increase awareness within your school.
- Elections Manual – Detailing polling methods and procedures for Student Vote Day.
- Ballot boxes and voting screens – To use on Student Vote Day.
- Ballots – With the names of local candidates, based on your voting district or municipality.
They started mailing out packages this week and you have instant access to the teacher's resources online via PDF files.
Local newspapers, local news casts and online sources are also an excellent resource to beef up your election studies. The Globe and Mail has a great Federal Election 2008 Political Webpage that you can use to keep up on nation wide topics and statistics and they also have an Election 2008 Newsletter & Alerts email subscription that you can subscribe to so that you can get all of the breaking news, election stories, polls and analysis. Don't miss a thing! *grin*
British Columbia is a key player in this election with the Conservatives and the New Democratic Party being the key players battling it out, so make good use of the hot topics!
This is just like the real thing and a great way to educate our children on how the electoral process works. Nothing like a little practice before the real thing :)
Blessings,
Sep. 24, 2008
Our Vacation ~ Hornby Here We Come!
Posted in Vacation 2008
Where to start! Let's go back to before we even left *grin*. The day before we were set to head down island we had to pick up the trailer. It's actually not ours but a rental, good thing to but that's for later in my story. LOL. Dh and I had talked about taking out a BCAA membership just in case we broke down or something but in the end Dh decided that we probably wouldn't need it.... boy was he wrong. We were about an hour from home and Dh noticed that his battery wasn't charging!! Uh oh, was it the battery, the altenator....? Now he always carries a bunch of tools in his dry box in the back of the truck but he had taken them out to make space for the camping stuff *grin*, oops :) He opened up the hood and didn't even have a wrench to check the battery connections. Thank goodness we were right close to Canadian Tire so he ran across the street and bought a cheap electrical tester to try and find out if the altenator was giving off any output, it wasn't :(
By now I was more than a little concerned. We were quite far from home, not sure if we would be able to get an altenator and would we make it home?? Well we were able to get one just before the parts store closed and we had just enough juice in the battery left to start the truck and make our way home with all electrical extras shut off. Phew! I was never so happy to see home :) We hit the driveway, Dh backed into his parking spot to level the trailer and the emergency brake cord snapped off! ACK!!
I was seriously thinking that this holiday just wasn't meant to be at that point! LOL. As you can see in the above photo we did make it after all :) Dh spent the rest of the evening fixing the truck and then we did a mad pack to get all of our stuff jammed into it for the coming week.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to Denman Island we go :)
Don't mind me, I just love ferry pictures *grin*.
On most of the smaller ferry routes there is only a toll booth on one side of the route, so when we arrived on Denman Island there of course wasn't anyone there waiting to send the ferry off ramp down :) See that rectangular box he's hanging onto above? That was hanging from the ramp when the ferry docks and he pulls it down so that he can operate the ramp from the ferry :)
One more ferry to go :) This is the view from the ferry line up while we waited for the next ferry.
Hooray!! We're finally on Hornby Island :)
We did all of our bookings online so we had no idea where the campsite we were heading to was or what it would be like *grin*. As we traveled all around the island to get to Ford's Cove our last little bit of the trip was down a steep road that was quite narrow in some spots....
and very close to the steep embankment in spots :) It literally dropped off from the side of the road downwards to the beautiful farms below! As we neared the bottom of the hill there was a large sign that said something about the end of the road coming and 'NO TRAILER TURN AROUND'. Hmm, where are we honey?? No reply. Are you sure this is they way?? He's looking a little worried now *grin* as we take the final corner to a marina with a very tight parking lot and another narrow gravel lane leading to the Ford's Cove general store.
That's it! End of the road. Although the sign does say camping. Honey maybe you'd better ask where the heck we are going now that we are at the point of no return, LOL.
We were indeed in the right spot :) Just behind the general store up another steep and narrow gravel driveway was our camping spot. I've got to give Dh big kuddos for his champion handling of the truck and trailer in squishy spots! I would have been chewing my fingernails off and searching for someone to con into doing it for me *grin*. I'll post more pictures tomorrow again :) I've probably got enough to keep you going all week 
Blessings,
Sep. 23, 2008
Above Rubies Email Devotional ~ All The Days Of My Life
Posted in Devotionals
ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE
Psalm 27:4, "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple."
David longed for the "House of the Lord." It was his favorite place to be. But David could not be in the house of the Lord continually, as much as he longed to. He was king of a nation. He had battles to fight; administration to attend to. But dear mother, we have the opportunity to live David's longing. Let me explain.
The house of the Lord is no longer one temple as it was in David's day. It is not even a church building where we attend on Sundays or Saturdays today. The house of the Lord speaks of His presence. God wants your home to be His house where His presence dwells; a place where you abide in Him and He abides in you. The house of the Lord is abiding fellowship with Christ. The house of the Lord is your kitchen where you prepare the meals; the house of the Lord is your dining table where you feed your family and make every meal a love affair; the house of the Lord is any room in the home where you are working or interacting with your children.
In your home you can behold the beauty of the Lord. As you abide in Him and look to Him, He will impart His grace to you in your time of need. He will show you that He is the God who is Enough for every challenge and every situation. He is with you, in your home, and will never leave you or forsake you. No, not even when everything seems overwhelming and you feel like tearing your hair out! You are still in the house of the Lord at this moment. Instead of despairing about the situation, stop for a moment and realize that God is with you. He has promised that He will not fail you. Thank Him that He is with you. Thank Him that He cannot fail you.
In your home you can inquire in His temple. David had to go God's temple to inquire of the Lord. He faced battles, enemies and challenges; He needed God's discernment, wisdom and strength. You also long for God's wisdom. You are desperate to know what to do. You cannot go on without His strength. Praise the Lord, you don't have to get into your car and rush off to a church building. You are in the house of the Lord right now. You can inquire in His temple right now. He will give you His wisdom. He has promised, remember.
All you have to do is abide--that literally means to live in His presence. It means to acknowledge that Christ is living within you and that you are in Him. You are inseparable. You are one. He is your life source. You can't live without Him (well, I can't anyway!). Your own strength wains; you need His. Your wisdom is human; you need His divine wisdom. Your love runs out the door; you need His agape love. You are depressed and down in the dumps; His joy does not depend on how you feel. You feel your life is worthless; you can only bear fruit to bless your family and touch other lives as you abide.
John 15:4-5 says, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me can do nothing." There it is. The secret to living in the house of the Lord all the days of your life.
How I love those words... "all the days of my life." It doesn't matter what my day is like, God is with me. It doesn't matter whether I think God has left me; He is bigger than my thoughts. My thoughts deceive but God doesn't change.
See your home in a new light. It is the house of the Lord. You can live in it all the days of your life.
Love from NANCY CAMPBELL
PRAYER:
"Thank you, Lord, for showing me that my home is the house of the Lord. Help me to enjoy my home in a new way. Thank you that I don't have to visit the house of the Lord. I live in it! Amen."
AFFIRMATION:
I am not a visitor but a dweller in the house of the Lord.
SCRIPTURES REFERRED TO IN THIS DEVOTION:
Look up Isaiah 41: 10, 13; Hebrews 13:5-6; James 1:5-8.
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Sep. 22, 2008
Fun Mixing Primary Colors
Sep. 21, 2008
I'm Back & What A Holiday! ~ Strathcona Park
Sep. 9, 2008
Boys Will Be Boys
Posted in Family
What is it that makes boys just have to climb everything!? On our last outing to a nearby park there was a neat driftwood log sculpture that just begged to be climbed on :) Of course K wasn't happy to just sit on it, no he had to hang upside down like a monkey!
I've got some family time that is calling me so I just wanted to let you know that I will be taking a brief bloggy break and will catch up with all of you at the end of next week. That is if I can tear myself away for that long *grin*.
Blessings,
Sep. 7, 2008
Electricity ~ The One Wire Circuit
Sep. 7, 2008
Unplugged Project ~ Soft (Felt Bookmarks)
Sep. 6, 2008
Quick! Can You Answer This??
Posted in Fun Stuff
Can you light up a small flashlight light bulb with 1 battery & 1 piece of wire? What do you think, yes or no? Can't wait to see what you think, but don't think to hard! *grin*
Blessings,
Sep. 5, 2008
Have We Finally Cleared This Milestone??
Posted in Family
I can't believe it! I'm so excited that I just had to share :) L just got up to go potty in the middle of the night all by herself. I had to pinch myself just to make sure it was real! *grin*
Girl's are supposed to be the easiest to potty train but not this little gal, she's been putting on all the stops over this. We've spent years in those pull up undies and training pants because some days she just didn't feel like going to the bathroom when she needed to and I finally put a stop to that and said enough was enough and made her wear 'big girl' underwear hoping that some cool princess undies would spur her on to dry days but we still had accidents, although they were minimal compared to before. Then about 2 months ago I took away the night time pull ups, cut out the before bedtime drinks and made sure she hit the potty before bedtime and wouldn't you know it, she wet the bed nearly every night! I actually thought that I might go crazy from all the bedding that I had to wash every morning. But tonight was a first. She has NEVER gotten out of bed in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. Could it be the end of night time bed wettings?? Time will only tell but I'm crossing all my fingers and toes that we have finally crashed over this milestone! LOL.
Blessings,
Sep. 3, 2008
An Apple To Remember
Posted in Family
I love this time of year when we really start to get delicious fruit and vegetables from the garden :) I mean what kid wouldn't love to be let loose in a raspberry patch to eat until they can't eat anymore *grin*. Opa planted a bunch of raspberry canes in our chicken pen a couple of years ago and the kids have claimed them as their own.... that is if they can get to them before the chickens do! LOL.
We have been enjoying fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, beets, plums and now apples to. We have 2 giant transparent apple trees outside of all of our bedrooms and they are loaded with nice plump apples this year. There are always more than we can handle so my dad takes a lot of them home with him and at lunch time he peels at least a dozen for the kids and himself to eat :) Well the other day K comes running out of his room asking if it would be okay if he and L had an apple from Opa. It wasn't anytime near lunch aka apple time with Opa, so I said they'd have to wait not thinking that he was anywhere nearby! I was wrong :) There was Opa outside their windows which are a good 9 or 10 feet above ground picking apples from the tree and throwing them to their waiting hands hanging out of their windows! Some were caught, some bounced back out and onto the ground and others sailed right through. LOL. They were having so much fun of course I just had to say they could eat them :) I love moments like that.... they'll never forget it!
Blessings,
Sep. 2, 2008
Homeschool Routines ~ HM Assignment #3
Posted in Homeschool Memoirs
This week please post what your planned homeschool routine is.
Today was our first day back to school :) All in all I think it was a fairly successful day, but with L in Kindergarten this year it poses a completely new challenge in the scheduling department! Actually I don't really go by a time schedule like the one in the photo above *grin*. We're more of the 'go with the flow' type of schedulers but I do have a plan of action! We're not that lax around here :)
Like I mentioned above L is starting some formal learning this year and it became quite apparent today that she is very impatient about waiting her turn while we tackle big brother K's workload to. So needless to say I can see that there are going to be a lot of changes in our schedule over the coming weeks as we tweak it to fit all of our needs :) This is what we are doing so far and usually start about 8:30am.
- Get up & dressed
- Make breakfast for everyone
- While kids eat I read our bible, our current read aloud, and some history
- Spelling and copywork/dictation
- L draws a picture or two that I will narrate with her later
- While L draws, K and I work on history/geography and language arts together
- K works independently grammar worksheets & math
- L and I work on her reading program, write a story to go with drawing from earlier, read book of manners/virtues and work in her complete kindergarten workbook of skills etc.
- Lunch
- Back to science with both K & L
After this point I use some time to catch up on what needs to be done around the house, work on arts & crafts, nature or what have you and we catch up on anything from the morning school time that we didn't get to finish.
I found today that there seemed to be an awful lot of stuff to get done. More so than usual which I know is due to the additional kindergarten stuff so I think we are going to start to break up our subjects over certain days. History/geography/social studies on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays and science will be on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Math and english will continue to be a daily event and we'll see how that works out :) Wish me luck! I can see this is going to be a tricky month *grin*.
Blessings,
Sep. 1, 2008
A Surprise Visit
Posted in Family
Yesterday my best friend surprised me with a visit! We only get to see each other about once a year so it was so great to see her :) We grew up together from grade 1 on through high school and then after we graduated we ended up going separate ways for college so we weren't able to have a lot of face time, but have tried to keep touch with phone calls and letters and yearly visits. So when she called and said she was nearby visiting her mom I definitely wanted her to come over here to. We ended up spending the afternoon together catching up on what was happening with each other and she stayed for dinner with me and the children. They were so excited to have company and of course they never run out of things that they just have to show a guest. LOL. Before she had to head back to town we had a mini photo op and took some pictures together and she wanted some of the kids to before they sprouted another foot before he next visit. *grin* Just before she left Dh phoned to and said that he was coming home so it turned out to be a really great day with my best friend and dh home :)
Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend to!
Aug. 31, 2008
Playing Cards
Posted in Fun Stuff
We love to play UNO which I'm sure most of you know how to play :) If not it's a simple game where you follow the color suit, changing it with change color cards or same numbers, and then there is the added danger of getting hit with a pick up 2 or worse a pick up 4, a miss a turn or even having the game reversed before it even gets to you! The ultimate goal is to be the first one out with no cards left :)
In the past L has watched but not been able to play. Usually one of us would let her put our cards down so that she could be part of the fun but you know it's just not the same if you're not doing it yourself! Well the other day K really wanted someone to play it with him and I just couldn't sit with him at that exact moment so he decided that L would make a good partner. They started by laying their cards on the table so that both of them could see what each other had and after he played his card he would help her pick out what card she should play. They did this for quite a few rounds until L got the hang of how the game worked. Then all of a sudden she just took off! She can really play a mean game of UNO *grin*. This morning as they were sitting in the living room going at it again she actually beat big brother and K was so good about it, congratulating her for a great game :)
Blessings,
Aug. 30, 2008
It's Box Day!
Posted in Homeschooling
Yesterday was box day :) It's always so much fun when the new books arrive! It must be the new smell that wafts out of the box or some sort of hypnotizing power from the sheen of new books because everyone instantly forgets that school time actually involves work and begs to start RIGHT NOW!! LOL. Really, how can you possibly say no?
I must admit that even I get sort of giddy over new books and can't wait to tackle them :) It's like Christmas time in August. *grin*
K is super excited that he gets to do electricity experiments this year and the microscope book we ordered has the coolest pictures in it :) I can see some fun learning ahead and we still have another box yet to arrive!
Blessings,
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