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iHeartFaces Week 8 (2nd year): Hands On

February 21, 2010

This week’s themes at iHeartFaces is “Hands On” and the guest judge is Becky Earl.
When I first heard the theme “Hands On,” I thought of a cool, artsy shot I have of my oldest son. When I read theme’s description, however, I changed my mind:
Show off those teeny-tiny baby hands, chubby toddler hands, the soothing [...]

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Rockin’ with The Greencards

February 21, 2010

Two dear friends. my husband, and I had the pleasure of hearing The Greencards live last night on the second of a two-evening stop at the historic Crimson Moon Cafe in Dahlonega, GA. My husband calls me a Greencards groupie. I own all four of their CDs and was a member of their “street team,” [...]

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Fun with Geography at The Homeschool Post

February 20, 2010

Please join me at The Homeschool Post today for Fun with Geography: Learning the Highest Peak on Each Continent!

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Feedback Needed for Online Homeschool and Lightroom Workshops

February 19, 2010

I would really appreciate your feedback in two areas. If you only have feedback for one (because they are totally unrelated), then feel free to only leave it for just that one.

How NOT to Homeschool
Sprittibee and I are speaking at the Heart of the Matter’s online homeschool conference next week on the topic “How NOT [...]

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Happy 20th Birthday, Photoshop!

February 18, 2010

On any other day, I would advise you to join NAPP using my promo code, DAWN, which will get you a $10 discount and Corey Barker’s Adobe Photoshop CS4 Design Effects DVD free. But see, today isn’t just any day.
Thursday, February 18, is the 20th Anniversary of the release of Photoshop!
It’s interesting to think [...]

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Good Stuff for Educating You and Your Kids

February 17, 2010

Here are some goodies that I wanted to share with you.
Heart of the Matter Conference {online}
Heart of the Matter is holding another great online homeschool conference next week, February 22-25. Sprittibee and I (the Bee and Peach duo!) will be speaking together again! This time our topic is “How NOT to Homeschool” and our session [...]

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Encouraging Your Child’s Creativity: A Writing Exercise

February 15, 2010

During our Valentine’s date last night, my 10-year-old daughter called to tell me that she was bored and had nothing to do. My mother hated to hear us say we were bored — a sure sign of a lack of imagination — and I share the sentiment.
My husband told her to write a story, a [...]

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Sometimes Realizing Your Vision Takes a Little Work

February 13, 2010

“Three images go into making your final photograph. The first is the image you visualize—the story you are compelled to tell. The second is the scene you capture with the camera. The third is the image you refine in post-production. The better we are at all of these, the closer our final photograph will come [...]

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The Greencards LIVE at The Crimson Moon Cafe! (updated)

February 12, 2010
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You know you love a band when you volunteer to be part of their “street team.” That’s how I feel about The Greencards, a group that I describe as hip bluegrass. We own all of their albums and have already seen them live once before.
The Greencards will be live at the Crimson Moon Cafe in [...]

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