Buddy Davis is a dinosaur sculptor, singer, songwriter and speaker for Creation Science and works with Answers in Genesis.  The Creation Museum has several of his dinos on display, and he has several CD's with great messages in music, for adults and children.  He lives in a cabin that is over 100 years old in the town of Henpeck, OH with his wife Kay.  (yes, Ken Ham likes to tease him about that!).  He told us his testimony Friday night and it was really neat.  The short version is that he almost had a recording contract in Nashville many years ago, it fell through and he started sculpting dino's.  Met Ken Ham at a conference, nearly 30 years ago (I think) and invited him home to see his work.  Ken came and the rest is history.  He has travelled the world singing his music now, and loves what he does. 

Why am I telling you about him?  Because if you have children, you need to "meet" Buddy Davis.  They can learn all about creation science  by singing his upbeat songs, like "It's Designed to do What it Does Do" and "The 7 C's of History"And fun, songs about Bible stories, like "Here Kitty, Kitty" and Sampson's Ticked" (in the style of Johnny Cash).   He also plays an assortment of instruments, including the mountain dulcimer.  And is just an overall neat guy! 

Sweet Cheeks loves the "here, kitty, kitty" song.  (That's not the name of it, it's title is "Daniel in the Lion's Den")  She sings "here, kitty, kitty, purr"  and says "uddy avis" "uddy avis"  She's just too cute.  But don't tell her I said that :) As supporters of the museum, we were invited Tuesday to a reception.  After we walked in, Buddy Davis walked up to us and said Hello.  Shane was getting ready to introduce himself and us, and Buddy says "I know who you are"  how cool is that?  Well, I hope it's cool and not because our children, are loud and kind of nutty... but I guess it could be...

All of his music is good, but we particularly like "The Creation Musical Adventures" double CD and "Soar" This CD has the "here, kitty, kitty" song.  And the title track is about the Eagle...   He also has a newer album with romantic music for all us married folk and his newest is an instrumental mountain style hymns CD. 

We are home, I have another entry on the laptop, but it'll wait.  You'll be hearing alot about the conference in the next several posts I imagine. 

"nigh nigh" as Sweet Cheeks says. 

MFW K almost complete. Missing about 10 student worksheets. asking $70.00ppd.

WP I'm Ready to Learn Almost Complete, missing Art Start for Little Hands and Blank Letter Book (which I replaced with one that I got from Calvert) $70.00ppd

Hot Dot Flash Cards all of Sub & Add Total of 4 packs. One is still in package.. pen included. and two Wrap-Ups sub & multiplication all for $35.00ppd.

Keys to Good Language 5. Purchased from SL in Feb. Brand New. TM, Student Workbook & Test booklet  $15.00ppd

Color Phonics from Alpha Omega Publications for ages 3-adult. Practically new. 3 of the 5 disc are still in the package. Will also include Rev. Up for Reading & Rev Up For Math normally $9.99 each. These are for the computer $30.00ppd

I also have some SL Language Arts posted Here and Easy Grammar posted HERE

If interested email. I take MO and Paypal non credit card though.

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I am so proud of my daughter!   She's working really hard on her math w/ Jacqui on Monday-Wednesday.  And, this week, on Tuesday when she had 1065 test she got an A!!  HOORAY for her!!  :)  She got to have 2 double cheeseburgers from McD's as a reward.  Her request.  Yes, she's a slender girl, yet a hearty eater! LOL!

Earlier this afternoon,  Michael, Nathan, and I went to the Amish Store and before that to Dodie's Store(it's actually called, County Line Surplus Store & our friend Dodie is co-owner).  I got talking w/ Dodie about a new Christian school being started about an hour away from here(the gal-Linda starting it is the same woman who ran Faith Christian Learning Center when it was in our town.  And, Breanna attended there from 2nd-5th Grades).  I briefly talked w/ Linda on Dodie's cell phone & we'll be receiving an invitation to their open house for this coming weekend.  We had been praying about Breanna going to a Christian school again this fall.  She maybe would go 1-2 days a week w/ Dodie as Dodie will be helping out at the school at least 1-2 days a week and bringing kids from our town down there.  Please, pray w/ us for God's wisdom and direction to be clear(finances and everything). 

It's so good to know that He is w/ us every step of the way.  :)

"For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end."  Psalm 48:14

My account on Half.com has a place where I can switch to vacation setting when the need arises.  Blogs don't have such a feature, but I'm forging new ground here to put my blog on vacation setting.  This means that I won't be putting up new blog entries every day and you'll have to hold back on the high volume of comments to each entry.  Oh, wait.  That sounds like what it's like all the time around here.  Well, you know what I mean.

We are, in fact, already on vacation and have been for the last thirty-one hours, although the first fourteen were hardly what anyone would consider as vacation.  After all, vacations are supposed to be relaxing, refreshing, a delectable break from the ordinary.  Yesterday was...not.  You see, we spent the day, fourteen hours to be exact, in the van.  Let me break it down. 

Dollar store presents for the kids: $25

New used movie for borrowed DVD player: $8

Enough snacks to choke a horse: $40

Toll road: $1

Bare bones dinner for 6 at Arby's: $30

Gas: I don't know, something astronomical

Arriving at Grandma's house all in one piece: priceless 

So, here we are at Grandpa and Grandma Shaw's house.  Today, we recover.  Tomorrow, we press on to West Virginia to meet all of John's brothers and their families for a week at Snowshoe.  Yes, Snowshoe is a ski resort, but we are assured that there are other things to do there.  I hope so because grass skiing does not appeal to me.  I need the snow to break my falls.

At the end of the week, we plan to go on to Pennsylvania to visit my family for a few days.  My sister, Katie, is home from London for a month, and I need to see her while she's on this side of the pond.  Then there are my parents, my brother and his family, my cousin and her son, a friend with a new baby, etc.  Many well-loved faces to see again. 

So, keep me on your favorites list, I'll be back.  While you're waiting, I suggest you try a vacation, too.  They're pretty good.  Well, after the first fourteen hours or so.   

Wow! It still amazes me that we have been on this homeschool journey for 10 years now and love it more all the time!  How cool is that!!  Well, the littles and I are using Story of the World (SOTW) this year and may I say we love love love it.  So far it is just what I wanted with very few of my own additions.  In fact looking over the first few months there is very little I would add.  I actually own alot of their extra reading suggestions too.  We kicked off the new year with an archaeological dig in the sandbox.  I buried about 40 things and the kids all had their own section.  After they dug up the household items they told me what they were used for and what it said about our family.  They loved this activity.

We then moved on to making handprints out of plaster of paris to remind ourselves what our hands looked like in 2008.  Another great way to understand history in a hands on way. LOL!

The kids also loved doing cave painting.  They really worked at it until they were pleased with the outcome.

The top one is done by my Tom Sawyer (6). 

The kids enjoy coloring the coloring pages that come with the SOTW workbook while I read to them and are also having fun with the mapwork.  We are starting a time line so they can watch history go by. (more on that in another post).  Reading and math are getting off the ground too and I hope to have circle time going by next week.

The big teen is off to a good start with his studies.  However, the nature center that he interns at has asked him back for an additional week as a camp counselor so I guess we will have to school light for another week.

BLessings,

Dawn

I just started school for the year. I think I really only finished about a week before, but knowing that I will need to take time off for a move and a new baby, I am trying to plan ahead.

It is exciting to be teaching 5 students at once. Really everyone needs help with their math which is very mentally stimulating. One huge blessing is having four readers. It is nice that many of them are learning lots on their own and learning how to read and follow directions.

We are reading through the Little House On The Prairie series, we have done some related map work, and made a list of their work compared to ours. It really helps me be aware of the fact that most of my work is picking up and organizing stuff. I am on the lookout for ways to scale back on that problem, I am sure a move will help a bit.

I am doing a weekly blog over at the Homeschool Blogger Company Front Porch, so it is a struggle to get things posted here, but I do appreciate reading what everyone else has to say.

Blessings,

Jennifer