January 2009

Project 365: Days 20-25

January 31, 2009

20/365 21/365 Don’t laugh. My daughter fell and busted her lip, so I spent the late afternoon/early evening at emergency care with her; it was my son’s 14th birthday, so I had a movie date with him after I got home. A late bedtime arrived and alas, I had no Project 365. This photo is [...]

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I ♥ Faces: Joy (week 3)

January 28, 2009

It’s time for week 3 of the iHeartFaces photo contest! The first two weeks had an “Anything Goes” theme, but for this week the theme is Joy. I sorted through an awful lot of photos this week. I had lots of smiling faces, but I thought this photo truly captured childhood joy. This week’s guest [...]

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All About Spelling

January 28, 2009

One of the homeschool products we’re reviewing is All About Spelling, a multi-sensory approach to teaching your child to spell. The primary learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. All About Spelling utilizes all three, since students learn better when taught through their strongest mode, but more importantly because “when students are taught using all [...]

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Bloggy Giveaways: All About Homophones ebook

January 28, 2009

[Contest is closed. Winner is Angelina at Permanent Things!} All About Homophones is a beautifully designed new ebook for teaching homophones to students in grades 1–8. (You can read my full product review here.) It is a great resource for homeschoolers or families with children in public or private schools. What is a homophone? Homo [...]

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All About Homophones

January 28, 2009

The first thing I want to say about All About Homophones is how impressed I am with the layout. The book is downright charming: the graphics are fresh and whimsical, but done in gray scale so you don’t have to worry about using expensive color ink if you purchase in ebook format and print it [...]

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Project 365: Days 12-19

January 26, 2009

12/365 Old School Until I get a laptop, I’ve started writing out product reviews in the car on the way to church and then typing them up later. It makes me feel a little old school and guarantees I don’t lose my writing callous. 13/365 14/365 15/365 16/365 17/365 18/365 (notice our youngest who fell [...]

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Homeschool Memoirs: ABCs, Describing Me

January 22, 2009

Our assignment: “This week use the ABC’s to describe your character, your life, your homeschool, and your family.” I decided to give this a try without seeing if I really could come up with anything first. Here goes! Analytical Blonde Churchgoer Dawn Eager Font-Loving Geek Hectic Independent Journalist (as a blogger) Krispy Kreme-loving Loyal Multi-tasking [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Cool Suspenders

January 20, 2009

My sister got married in May. Our whole family fell in love with her new father-in-law; he is so cool. I loved these suspenders he wore to the wedding! Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants.

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I ♥ Faces: Kids (week 2)

January 19, 2009

It’s time for week 2 of the iHeartFaces photo contest! I’m really psyched that I got in on this from the beginning. Submissions are accepted each week from Monday through Wednesday, and winners are announced on Saturday. In just the second week, this contest shows evidence of being hugely popular. This week’s guest judge is [...]