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Homeschooling Resource Review: Dover Publishing

I am always looking for things to supplement my already full curriculum. It’s not that I need more things. . .it’s that I find that often my kids are so curious that they want to study something in depth. . .well, and then I need more things! One resource that I’ve always used is Dover Publishing. My love affair with Dover started when I was trying to inspire my daughter to embrace the intricacies of Ancient history. Okay. . .really, I was just trying to inspire anything, having to do with anything in Ancient History. (Does that happen to you? … Continue reading →

Food, Favors and Decorations to Complete Your Family Election Party

My last blog outlined invitations and possible activities for an Election Day (or Night) Party. This blog will help you prepare for the party. Favors/Name Tags Make name tags/favors in which the name is on a white circle of cardstock. Folded loops of ribbon be glued to the back of the cardstock around the edges of the circle. Leave two ribbons (hanging down. This resembles the rosette ribbons worn by members of political parties in England (hence the term, “showing your colors”). If it’s just a family party, rather than names you could make ribbons of different countries and write … Continue reading →

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2007

Today I decided to take a look back. I do this every year for several reasons, but namely, it makes me feel like we’re going somewhere. It’s really easy to get “stuck” when I look at the tiny steps my children take daily. It’s only when we look backwards, that we can see how far we’ve come and how all those little baby steps add up to one big leap. I was going to post a blog on what I thought about my year and then I decided that you probably don’t care. Or if you do, you shouldn’t. You … Continue reading →