tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47692994460442928952024-03-14T06:47:33.001-05:00Our Many Beautiful BlessingsOne family's adventure into the unknown joy of homeschooling. From tragedy to triumph our lives are a reflection of God's love and grace for us.~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-84771562008188857902013-06-12T09:32:00.002-05:002013-06-12T09:32:32.454-05:00Summer is FINALLY here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life is so crazy sometimes for us. I am going to admit it here and in writing. I am worn out! This past school year has been crazy busy for me as a teacher, mother, wife and business owner. I am ready for summer time!</div>
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I've been dreaming of gardens and pools... lakes and campgrounds... sweet tea and lazy summer afternoons.<br />
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Technically summer started a couple weeks ago for my crew, but given the demands of a busy lifestyle I don't really feel like we started until yesterday. That was the very first day I slept in. 9:00 AM to be exact. Now, don't hate me. I fully made up for it this morning at 5:30. Anyway....<br />
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I've been so excited about a project I am determined to do. One of my favorite things is crafting! I never have time it seems to actually do what I enjoy. I'm making a purposeful effort this summer to do at least 30 days of Creativity. I do adore Pinterest and have a ton of pins I want to try! Here is my link if you want to follow <a href="http://pinterest.com/jenn4jesus/boards/" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/jenn4jesus/boards/</a><br />
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So lets get started on reviewing these ideas and see how well they actually worked, shall we?<br />
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First up on my list was the Glow in the dark ring toss.<br />
http://mommadidit.blogspot.com/2012/07/light-up-night.html is the original source for this idea. Fireworks were banned and the forest was on fire so this mom got creative!<br />
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Knowing that we had a week long camping trip coming up to Roaring Rivers State Park, I decided to run to the Dollar Tree and stock up on a few tubes of these bracelets just in case we had time. I got 15 bracelets in each package.<br />
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I'm so glad we did. The occasion of Amy's 22nd birthday was an excellent excuse to get some family competition on! We teamed up into pairs (3 teams total) and drove a couple of long tent stakes into the ground. We wrapped the stakes with a glow in the dark bracelet so we could see them.<br />
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The darker it got... the more your eyes played tricks on you and the harder the game became! Seriously, we had planned to call the winner at 22 (in honor of Amy's age) points. However, the birthday girl and I took the game, 2 hours later with a leading score of 5. Yes, thats right! F-I-V-E and both hubs and I have played Frisbee golf for about 20 years. VERY challenging. I would suggest that you use a necklace or actually connect 3 bracelets instead of 2 together if you want this game to move along quicker than ours did. Another thing to note, here in the Midwest the days are getting longer. You might have to start this game earlier than planned if you are at a campground that has a quiet time. It was 11:30 PM before we realized just exactly HOW LOUD our laughing had become.<br />
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Here are some fun images from our camping trip.<br />
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The darker it got outside the more these glowed. If you plan on taking night time pictures of your family fun, be sure to turn off the flash first. </div>
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Birthday girl showing off!</div>
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One of the FEW mornings that the girls actually got up at 5 to go fishing... Amy and Abby are pictured here with their ultra light poles.</div>
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And Miss Hali... before she became frustrated with fishing and decided swimming was a better option.</div>
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Aaron having fun with his first catch</div>
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The birthday girl caught a lunker! Way to go Amy!</div>
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Hali showing off her beautiful rainbow trout</div>
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For a young lady who has never been trout fishing, Amy sure had a great time </div>
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In this picture Abby was just saying "I'm not helping clean these" </div>
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Some more hamming it up from the princess</div>
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Pretending he caught all of those fish!</div>
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Here we are measuring out Kyle's Lunker. It qualifies!</div>
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Sometimes Boys just have to be boys no matter how old they are</div>
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This was one of my 3 Lunkers that I was actually able to reel in without breaking my line. She made a fine filet!</div>
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On the last morning before having to head back super early, Kyle and I caught a fine mess to add to those from the day before. The trout limit in possession is 8 trout per person and you must have the tags with you. We ate our fish the first two days for dinner then brought the rest home to smoke.</div>
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One of our most favorite places to camp as a family and as a couple is Roaring River State Park. Its nestled in the Ozark Mountains, in the Mark Twain National Forest. Fish are released daily from the hatchery depending on the amount of tags sold the night before. It's a very family friendly and fun campground for the kids.</div>
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~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-32299252406471464182013-01-22T21:14:00.001-06:002013-01-22T21:14:37.026-06:00One Year Follow UpSome of you know our story, some of you do not.<br />
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This last year has been an incredible faith walking journey. You see, a year ago my beloved son Nick was admitted to the hospital after 10 days of flu like symptoms.<br />
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Only it wasn't the flu. In fact for several days they had absolutely no idea what it was. Every 2-4 hours we got a new diagnosis. Leukemia, single cell cancer, testicular cancer, spinal meningitis. For a week they kept him in isolation and treated him for TB. They slit his throat and went behind his windpipe down to right above his heart and did a biopsy of a lymph-node. Still no answers.<br />
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All the while his condition deteriorated. He got 244 different medications. They were trying everything.Time was of the essence.<br />
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Prayer to the Lord was the only thing that was working. And we did a ton of praying.<br />
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As you can see from this photo, Nick was a healthy young man. He was QB for his high school football team, ran track and worked for our tree service. All very physical things. He worked out at the gym and ate healthy.<br />
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Since today is just an update, I won't go into those deep dark emotional days. The days when the doctors told us he wouldn't live. The days they said he wouldn't walk for at least 6 months.<br />
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We had days where Nick had to learn to stand again, to walk, to talk, to bathe, to text, to sign his name...<br />
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And our enemy? They finally decided on a diagnosis of Acute Histoplasmosis with advanced Cranial lesions.<br />
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It was an airborne exposure (from where we don't know) that first attacked his Lymph-nodes and then spread into his spine. From there it traveled up and into the brain. It caused lesions on the brain that swelled and began shutting down his faculties.<br />
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33 days in ICU....<br />
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Here are a few milestones along the way...<br />
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Here are the boys all suited up and ready to go in to see their best friend and brother. These boys didn't leave Nicks side. In fact, his best friend James came into the hospital with him and said he was walking out of the hospital with him... and that is what he did.</div>
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Nick went from 225 pounds down to 186.3... and this weight was taken 2 weeks into his sickness. He got down into the 170's... Over 40 pounds on such a tall and slim person. NONE of his pants would stay up!</div>
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In his room. His bed was huge because they don't make them long enough for people his height. Three football players can fit in this bed! Here he is reading with his friend words of encouragement left on his facebook wall.</div>
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The cookie monster hat and shirt haven't been worn since he was in the hospital. He can't bring himself to do much more than look at it!</div>
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Finally in March we said Good-Bye to that hospital and came home.</div>
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So how have things been this last year? It's been a long and stressful road. We often have to remind ourselves that NOTHING is too big for the Lord.</div>
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One month post hospital. Got to get a little mud on the tires...</div>
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And then drove to St. Louis when his best girlfriend got married... </div>
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And see our best friend off to college...</div>
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Helped coach his old football team....</div>
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Went to a few of his sisters soccer games...</div>
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Swam and got my strength (and color) back...</div>
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Returned to his part time job...</div>
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Watched a little baseball... and more football...</div>
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And lives for every moment.....</div>
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And this became his favorite song</div>
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Blink by Revive</div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_1">Teach me to number my days</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_2">And count every moment</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"> <span class="line line-s" id="line_3">Before it slips away</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"> <span class="line line-s" id="line_4">Take in all the colors</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_5">Before they fade to grey</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_6">I don't want to miss</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_7">Even just a second</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_8">More of this</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_9">It happens in a blink, it happens in a flash</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_10">It happens in the time it took to look back</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_11">I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_12">What is it I've done with my life?</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_13">It happens in a blink</span>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_14">It happens in a blink</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_15">When it's all said and done</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_15"> </span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_16">No one remembers</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_17">How far we have run</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_18">The only thing that matters</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_19">Is how we have loved</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_20">I don't want to miss</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_21">Even just a second</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_22">More of this</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_23">It happens in a blink,</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_23"> it happens in a flash</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_23"> </span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_24">It happens in the time it took to look back</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"> <span class="line line-s" id="line_25">I try to hold on tight, but there's no stopping time</span>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_26">What is it I've done with my life?</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_27">It happens in a blink</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_28">It happens in a blink</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_28"> </span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_29">It happens in a blink</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_29"> </span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_30">It happens in a blink</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_31">Slow down</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_32">Slow down</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_33">Before today becomes</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_34">Our yesterday</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_35">Slow down</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_36">Slow down</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_37">Before today becomes</span>
<span class="line line-s" id="line_38">Our yesterday</span>
<br /><span class="line line-s" id="line_39">It happens in a blink,</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_39"> it happens in a flash</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_40">It happens in the time it took to look back</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"> <span class="line line-s" id="line_41">I try to hold on tight,</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"><span class="line line-s" id="line_41"> but there's no stopping time</span> </span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Lyric"> <span class="line line-s" id="line_42">What is it I've done with my life?</span></span></div>
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Join me in taking a moment and just listen to this song and how powerfully it can move a heart.</div>
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Today Nick weighed 209.4 Lbs</div>
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His blood pressure was perfect. His lungs were clear. Lymph-nodes were not noticeably swollen. His doctor said that it appears that Nick has had a complete healing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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We will be returning this month for a follow up MRI of his brain. His blood work was finished today along with a chest image.</div>
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His doctor said that he would be shocked if any of the tests came back positive.</div>
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Now, when the wind and the waves come... Keep your eyes on Jesus!</div>
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When the Giant is looming over you... remember it takes just one smooth rock</div>
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I would like to say a special thank you to all of my friends and family for praying and standing with us. I can't imagine what this would have been like with out you.</div>
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And for everyone who might be interested... I have begun writing out Nicks full testimony. I hope to have it done within the next couple of months. It goes into detail on how this kind of storm just takes you by surprise... and just exactly what you can endure with the help of the Lord! </div>
~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-62574215337811793772012-09-14T18:00:00.000-05:002012-09-14T18:00:03.852-05:00Biology and Twister?<b><span style="font-size: large;">Q. </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">What do you get when you cross Biology class and Mrs. Seaholm as a substitute?</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A. </span></b>Biology Twister! Yes, you read that right! Mrs. Young had to go out of town this week for business. This necessitated the need for a sub. She didn't have much problem getting her lower level classes covered but, for some reason NO ONE wants to teach Biology for High Schoolers! I wonder why that is?<br />
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At any rate, Mrs. Young left me with 2 pages of terms and definitions with the simple instructions of "have them study for their test on next Tuesday"...<br />
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So I sat and I thought.... and quickly came to the understanding that I needed to act fast! HOW will we all endure a whole week of just flash card reviews? I mean, I understand the upmost importance of making sure these kids get this terminology down, understand the concepts and review the material... What can be done? HOW do I encourage each of these students to learn and study hard to make a good grade.<br />
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The first part of the week we play a fun little boys against girls game... great competition and a lesson about waiting until the question is fully given before answering...<br />
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The girls brought home a solid win by 1 whole question! Well, that was fun.. now what?<br />
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Just beginning the fun! Everyone on the mat. We had a secret word we could use at any time of we felt uncomfortable or needed to remove ourselves from the game... Just cry "uncle" </div>
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I'll have to say... Justin has got to be one of the most competitive boys I've ever met! </div>
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In the end, while they all did a fantastic job... they were wiped out and needed a little rest! The good news? There were only 2 definitions they still struggled with...</div>
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bionomial nomenclature and one even I can't remember!</div>
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Good luck Biology students on your upcoming test... and THANK YOU Mrs. Young for the privilege of teaching your class!</div>
~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-83961035439623281362012-09-14T16:10:00.000-05:002012-09-14T17:21:26.701-05:0020th Century HistoryThose who follow me and regularly read my blog understand my love for history. While for some it makes absolutely no sense... to me it's fascinating!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Really, it all comes down to one thought. God has known since the beginning of time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On our first day of class I asked the kids to always keep in the back of their mind, and ask themselves this question: "Can I see His footprint?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The question is... will we learn from it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">With all that said, let me take some time to introduce my amazing history class and some of our doings...</span><br />
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This year I am teaching 20th Century History, Assisting in Chemistry, Subbing for Biology, harassing the kids during study hall and teaching a wonderful class called Fascinating Woman.</div>
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Obviously, if you read this headline you already know I want to share my amazing history class today!</div>
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<b>Q:</b> What are we doing in history this year?</div>
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<b>A: </b>Visual timeline of the 20th century.</div>
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<b>A:</b> We will visit every decade from 1900-1999. I have sectioned out approximately 3 weeks of class for each decade. Because I want learning to be FUN and because I would like them to actually remember something from history class later in life, I try to mix things up. My main focus is on 10 interesting facts in each decade. Each event has a visual object that they can touch, move, arrange and mentally order.</div>
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One of the activities I am doing is printing off pictures from each decade. I made 2 sets of each picture with a caption of what it was. I then give each group a stack and ask them to put them in order according to decade. By looking at the pictures and the clues that each give they have come remarkably close. They will know all of these events by heart at the end of the school year.</div>
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Sometimes there are great debates about what came when... and then there are funny little remarks like "Elvis really died on the toilet?"</div>
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Here is a glimpse at our cell phone center... Still not complete but this gives you a good idea what I'm getting at here in my class. ALL cell phones go on the shelf! This shelf sits just inside my door so.... </div>
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This pic was taken on Back to School night... See that young man over there? Yep, that's my boy Nick!</div>
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We are still thanking God every day for his healing! Those shoes? That would be Miss. Hali... aka... Two socks! The other day at Target I saw another young girl with the same pair, only opposite feet. Secretly I don't mind this fad. I no longer feel guilty about pairing up socks!</div>
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Lastly, this is an example of one of the visuals I brought to class. In 1900 Kodak manufactured the Brownie Camera. It changed the world of photography. On Kodak's 50th anniversary they released an updated version of the Brownie and give it to kids 12 and under during the celebration. Having this Brownie camera, touching it, looking through the lenses.... and placing it in order of it's time in history has been priceless!</div>
~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-13861610307310411442012-09-14T13:16:00.001-05:002012-09-14T15:15:28.351-05:00Our new ClassroomsSome of you have heard the concept of Co-Op, others of you have not. For many years we decided to do this "Home School" thing all on our own. While it was a beautiful experience, we are getting our feet "wet" with something new.<br />
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The concept of co-op is fantastic. Yoke with other home schooling parents and share the duties of educating the children collectively. What I like the most about it is that each parent teaches what they KNOW and are good at. Win win for everyone!<br />
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We are very blessed to be a part of our co-op which is called IOL. We are even more blessed, as this year IOL was able to take over a Catholic school which had to shut their doors due to lack of enrollment. Here was this great big space not being used! It's wonderful to have elementary, junior high and high school wings, gymnasium/cafeteria and amazing kitchen....and then there are my two personal favorites~ The library and inner court garden!<br />
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My next few posts may be a bit random as I take you through all that has been happening, give you a tour and introduce to my awesome new students!<br />
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Welcome to classroom 12! This is me on the night of open house. I found this excellent saying on Pintrest, printed, matted and laminated... and got it finished just in the nick of time!<br />
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This is one of my most favorite "touches" to my classroom. It's my frivolous hall pass.</div>
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These are my awesome hall passes. Laminated and on a lanyard.</div>
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My facebook bulletin board. Designed for the purpose of keeping each other updated on major things in each other lives. <br />
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And here is our twitter board. The kids can, at any time, pop up and do a new tweet!</div>
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One view of my classroom. Since this picture was taken we have reduced the number of chairs, brought in round tables and stools, got a real teachers desk and decorated. Here is my beloved teaching space!</div>
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Same view, only I have up my "smart phone" buttons... Eventually each will become a part of the interactive classroom. Patience is a virtue... thinking this all out and finding extra time to create has been difficult lately.</div>
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Last picture for now... this is my rather plain Jane chalkboard and cork board. Needing to do SOMETHING with this area, I slapped up some artwork by Van Gogh. Pretty appropriate since my classroom was the former art room for years.</div>
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I am truly blessed!</div>
~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-22080248048133826722012-04-16T21:52:00.000-05:002012-04-16T21:52:09.682-05:00My last post was the end of September! Wow~ Talk about being behind a little bit! School is almost over.<br />
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In just one short month we FINALLY get to graduate Aaron. I say finally because he was supposed to actually graduate LAST year but I was talked into giving him one more year of school and sports. I am very glad I did!<br />
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More on Home School graduation and the process a person has to go through in order to accomplish this feat with perfection!<br />
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On to some of the awesome things I didn't share over the last few months!<br />
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Here we are... Studying for SOTW again... Chapter 9 if your following along.<br />
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In 1883, the Krakota volcano erupted in Indonesia. The explosion was the loudest sound ever recorded. People all the way in Australia heard the eruption. The eruption caused tsunamis as for as South Africa. The tsunamis were catastrophic as they wiped out Telok Batong, Sumatra, Sirik and Semarang in Java. We decided to create our own volcano.<br />
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Next up: Some brilliant illustrations that my kids are doing with their Art teacher Danna York. This woman is absolutely amazing. Each of my kids have walked away from a drawing amazed that they actually created it!<br />
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Every year a group of us insane females get together for about 12 hours of Black Friday Shopping Madness! We took a couple of hours and created these darling little planners for a couple of friends. They are intended to use for 2012. Inside are all kinds of lists and envelopes for receipts. There is a great website that you can print off your own copies. I have been using organizedchristmas.com for several years now and it has helped me stay on track and well organized for the holiday.<br />
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<br />~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-26558569262239267432011-09-30T21:58:00.000-05:002011-09-30T22:07:20.937-05:00Becoming A Wife Of Excellence<br />
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I doubt there are very few of us who wouldn't like to obtain this title.
The truth for me is that I very much want to become a wife of
excellence.<br />
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When Kyle and I got engaged, our pastor had us
counsel with him. Both of us had recently converted from Catholicism to
born again believers. He was a very wise man who has since gone on to be
with the Lord. His policy about husbands and wives was quite simple. To
me he read Proverbs 31, encouraging me to make this my life verse and
let it guide me all of the days of my life. To my husband he encouraged
loving his wife like Christ loves the church. On the surface it seemed that
this would be such an easy thing to do!<br />
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Then we got married and
the "fairy tale hit the fan"... so to speak. I cannot tell you how many
times we have had to revisit these verses and passages over the last 16
years!<br />
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Several years ago I made it a point to find any book that
would help me become who my husband needed me to be. I set about
collecting books, consuming them and trying to apply the principals I
learned. Some books fell short in a major way, while others remain on my
bookshelf, easily found and referred back to.<br />
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In the first oh,
say 10 years of my marriage there was a great deal of conflict in our
marriage. We both came into marriage with different concepts and
understandings. Especially when it came to roles we both play.<br />
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I
found a couple of books that really did help me. You see, it wasn't
until my eyes were completely opened to my own heart that I even
realized I was lacking. When I was preparing to speak at a Woman's
Conference in Paris our pastor called us together and asked what we
would be teaching on. Of course, I would be teaching on biblical
submission! Seriously, he almost fell over with laughter and called me
aside... and told me under no certain circumstances that, until I
mastered being submissive to my husband can I teach on it! At first I
was offended. But on my way home I had quite the talk with God, and then
I knew the truth. I was not ready to teach on this subject, instead God
would have me share my personal testimony of living through sexual
abuse for many years and God's healing powers. <br />
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I am so glad I
listened to my pastor and followed God's leading. My testimony of
this missions trip to France is amazing. But another story for a later time.<br />
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The
Excellent Wife by Martha Peace has been pulled again from my shelf. You
see... no matter how it appears on the outside, no matter how
"excellent" I feel I have become... there is always room for
improvement. <br />
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Upon reading the areas in the book I have
underlined, I see what a great and mighty work God has done in my life. I
also see many areas in which I still struggle and could do much better.<br />
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Over
these next few weeks I will be revisiting the attributes of an
Excellent Wife. I plan to make myself a Large blooming flower and tape
it on my front door. In the middle will be the words "An Excellent wife
is" and on each of the petals I will write the answers as God reveals
them to me. Some I know and practice, some will need better
clarification and application.<br />
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I hope to be able to show you and
share with you the awesome work I expect God to do in my life! And I
hope to be an encouragement to you as well, as we are all on this same
journey. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A Wife of Noble Character</span></h5>
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17270">10</sup> <sup class="footnote" value="[<a href="#fen-NLT-17270b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2031&version=NLT#fen-NLT-17270b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]</sup>Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?<br />
She is more <u>precious than rubies.</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17271">11</sup> Her husband can<u> trust</u> her,<br />
and she will <u>greatly enrich</u> his life.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17272">12</sup> She brings him<u> good</u>, not harm,<br />
all the days of her life. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17273">13</sup> <u>She finds</u> wool and flax<br />
and <u>busily</u> spins it.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17274">14</sup> She is <u>like a merchant’s ship</u>,<br />
bringing her food from afar.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17275">15</sup> She <u>gets up </u>before dawn to<u> prepare breakfast</u> for her household<br />
and <u>plan the day’s work </u>for her servant girls.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17276">16</sup> She goes to <u>inspect a field</u> and<u> buys it;</u><br />
with her earnings <u>she plants a vineyard.</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17277">17</sup> She is <u>energetic</u> and <u>strong,</u><br />
a <u>hard worker.</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17278">18</sup> She makes sure <u>her dealings are profitable</u>;<br />
her lamp <u>burns late into the night</u>.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17279">19</sup> Her<u> hands are busy </u>spinning thread,<br />
her fingers twisting fiber.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17280">20</sup> She <u>extends a helping hand to the poor</u><br />
and <u>opens her arms to the needy.</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17281">21</sup> She has <u>no fear</u> of winter for her household,<br />
for everyone has warm<sup class="footnote" value="[<a href="#fen-NLT-17281c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2031&version=NLT#fen-NLT-17281c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]</sup> clothes.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17282">22</sup> She makes her own bedspreads.<br />
She <u>dresses in fine linen</u> and purple gowns.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17283">23</sup> Her <u>husband is well known</u> at the city gates,<br />
where he sits with the other civic leaders.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17284">24</sup> She <u>makes</u> belted linen garments<br />
and sashes to <u>sell</u> to the merchants.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17285">25</sup> She is clothed with <u>strength and dignity</u>,<br />
and <u>she laughs without fear of the future</u>.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17286">26</sup> When she speaks, <u>her words are wise,</u><br />
and <u>she gives instructions with kindness.</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17287">27</sup> She <u>carefully watches everything in her household</u><br />
and <u>suffers nothing from laziness.</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17288">28</sup> <u>Her children stand and bless her.</u> <u>Her husband praises her:</u><br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17289">29</sup> “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,<br />
but <u>you surpass them all!</u>”<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17290">30</sup> <u>Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;</u><br />
but a<u><b> woman who fears the L<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ord</span> will be greatly praised</b></u>.<br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17291">31</sup> Reward her for all she has done.<br />
Let <u>her deeds publicly declare her praise.</u><br />
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<u>* </u>All of the underlining are mine! These are the points that touch my heart so much.~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-68872086261205060742011-09-30T21:07:00.001-05:002011-09-30T21:12:42.084-05:00Update on the Ducklings...Do you guys remember these little guys? I got them back at the beginning of the summer.<br />
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During a short period of insanity I gave into my girls. "Please mommy! We want ducks!" You see, up to this point I was an avid chicken whisperer. I loved my 2 little ladies whom have given me many moments of companionship and joy.</div>
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Ducks? WHAT am I going to do with ducks? I had absolutely NO IDEA how to raise ducks. </div>
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During this summer, we had a bad storm tear through the area and we lost power. Some time between 2 AM and 5 AM we lost Anna and Stardust. They were my girls' new babies. Our best guess was a raccoon or Opossum. Our neighbors to the West of us had a greater loss. Mama and Papa duck, along with 9 ducklings and 3 chickens. It was a very sad day in our neighborhood. Abby loved Anna so much!</div>
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So, in my compassion for the girls I gave in. We some how ended up with the 2 duckings you see floating around in the pressure cooker (I thought it was cute!). The black and yellow one we named <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Jeremiah Puddleduck</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">and the little grey and yellow one we named <span style="font-size: x-large;">Marshmallow....</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do call her Marsha now....</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just like all babies grow... so did my little ducklings....</span></span></span></span></div>
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I had no idea what sex these birds would end up being... I am so glad that Jeremiah ended up being male! And Marsha is a female... That means I will be having ducklings before too long! Now, let me tell you how much I adore these ducks! THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN! What personalities they have!</div>
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Before you run out and and get yourself a couple, let me warn you that they are MAJOR mess makers and full of mischievousness! They poop like crazy and need a pool or pond. They are very opinionated and will tell you EXACTLY what they think if you are not pleasing them. They are super fast even though they waddle... and they have sharp nails!</div>
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While I have never eaten a duck egg in my life, I hear they are superior to chicken eggs. I suspect that if I don't collect the eggs when Marsha starts laying them that lots of little duckling will be born over the winter or first thing next spring. </div>
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I now understand fully how Beatrix Potter managed to write so many stories about ducks!</div>
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<br />~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-8927452991660842552011-09-30T17:55:00.000-05:002011-09-30T17:55:16.359-05:00SOTW week 41848-1861<br />
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<li> Giuseppe Garibaldi, Young Italy rebels against Austria.</li>
<li>Victor Emmanuel II, Italy becomes a Kingdom</li>
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The largest part of this unit covered Italy and China. The manual had some great suggestions for this unit so we ran with it.<br />
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The First Pizzeria opened in 1830 in Naples, Italy. It is still open today. Naturally, as a class we had to celebrate Italy becoming a Kingdom in 1861 with pizza!</div>
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This is a Taiping Tien Kuo Coin. You read these coins first from top to bottom and then from right to left. Almost off of these coins have been destroyed. The front side of this coin says " The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace" and the backside says "Holy Coins"</div>
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So while we consumed our pizza and brownies (Yeah, History is torture!) we learned some new words in Uygur.</div>
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Hindsight is 20/20 as they say... Along with having them learn how to count from 1-9 in Uygur I also had them write out "God Bless You" and "God Loves you" in Uygur Calligraphy. I didn't get any pictures! </div>
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Week 3 of SOTW 1855-1857<br />
Dost Mohammad signs treaty with Great Britain, ending the Great Game and David Livingstone Explores Africa.<br />
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This was a fun unit that didn't look too promising when I first planned out what we were going to learn. I found it difficult to follow what the books recommendations were for the hands on projects once again, and decided to do a few of my own. While my own girls have already done an in-depth study of Africa last year, my other co-op kids had not. My own didn't mind revisiting Africa and learning about the great sacrifices that David Livingstone made.<br />
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We created tree's in our journals and placed a heart under the tree. David Livingstone's heart was planted in the same way by the Afrikaans when he died. His body was then sent home to his family, while his heart remained forever. We labeled the the tree and sky using our Afrikaan words.<br />
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On the left hand side of our Journals we added our map work and famous men of this era.<br />
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We practiced and added our Swahili words and Afrikaan words. Their assignment was to address and use these words to others this week. Jambo was used a lot!<br />
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Co-op was hosted at my house this week. It gave me an opportunity to actually TEACH in my new classroom! I will have to admit... I do love my dry erase boards! On the left is our Swahili, in the middle the tree, next is Afrikaans and there to the right are some of the facts we knew about Africa before we began this unit.<br />
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Mrs. Hildboldt with the Elementary and middle school kids. They are working on their nature sketches.</div>
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I know that sweet girl there! Abby is sketching the flowers we planted on top of our dearly beloved Megan that had to be put down at the end of summer.</div>
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This is actually in the middle of my "new" raspberry patch.</div>
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I will have to say this... I LOVE these kids! Nothing can wear me out quicker than a day with these little ones! They are amazing!<br />
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<br />~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-75235436360481531572011-09-15T09:39:00.001-05:002011-09-15T09:40:32.360-05:00Who ARE these people?"Who is this young lady?" a client asks. "This is Hali, our oldest daughter", I replied. The exchange goes back and forth for the appropriate amount of time, each person politely executing this vague social greeting. Neither will leave the others presence and actually KNOW anything about each other. Will this person go to heaven? Does he need prayer? How is his family? Does he need a hug or encouragement? As a society we "settle" for what we consider "normal". We move on. Next week that person will not be remembered. To us they have little value.<br />
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I have no desire to be normal. You guys can be normal if you want to. In our American culture "normal" means you are in <span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">debt, immorality, relational conflict/divorce, stress, confusion and loneliness. I think I will bypass all of that and live my life believing the promises that God has given.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I don't want my kids to be normal either. And I am glad that they have been raised with a heart of compassion. I can count on my kids to always do the right thing... because it's the right thing to do. This is called integrity. Do they ever mess up? Do they ever make poor choices? You bet they do! I have yet to meet that perfect person. Last I checked that was only Jesus. Each one of them know how to exercise self control. And by controlling themselves they master areas of their lives that many fall in. There are many ways that my kids don't measure up in that "normal" category. This is okay with me.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Now back to my first point. What kind of difference could I have made in my daughters life or my clients life if I would have led the conversation in a different direction?</span><br />
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"Who is this young lady?" a client asks. "This is Hali, our oldest daughter. Hali, this is Mr. Johnson. His son has been suffering with asthma attacks lately. Their whole family needs prayer and encouragement to get through this tough time....." Now I have just opened this conversation to a whole new realm. Mr. Johnson has value. His family has value. Mr. Johnson walks away from our conversation knowing someone cares enough to listen. Later that night, or next week, when Mr. Johnson is discouraged and tired he KNOWS someone is praying. When we take the time to invest in others, listen, encourage and break the confines or normality we make a change for the better of all.<br />
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Here is the same conversation in a different light.<br />
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"Who is this young lady?" a client asks. "This is Hali, our oldest daughter. Hali, this is Mr. Johnson. He has lived in this same town for over 60 years! He can tell you stories about how so many things have changed over time. He was just telling me a story about how his family had the very first television on the block. His son just bought him this new phone he hasn't learned to use yet, but he figures if he could figure out that first TV then he can figure out his phone!"...... Now we have bridged the gap of generations. Chances are, my child will volunteer to show him how to use his phone. My daughter walks away knowing she has helped Mr. Johnson and Mr. Johnson walks away thinking a little differently about today's generation of kids. If we make just small investments into other people, the world around US will change.<br />
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Let me encourage you, even challenge you to break away from "normal" and reach out to others. You really do make a difference.<br />
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We began week two by reading our chapter and then doing our map work. During class we discussed Commodore Matthew Perry and his black ships that arrived in Japan.We also covered the "peace of Paris" treaty, Russia's ambitions quenched and the war over the "Keys to a Church".<br />
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We did a couple activities that strayed from the book. Before class began I asked some of the older girls in Co-op to put embossing powder on their hands and go about the next 15 minutes responding, touching and sharing. I then began my class. We took some time to learn who Florence Nightingale was, where she was from, how she helped in the war effort and how her work changed hospitals around the world. Our big focus was germs!<br />
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I then asked each of the kids to partner up and give each other an inspection. I told them that the glittering embossing powder represented germs. They realized they were covered with it! This was a very good lesson for all age groups! Before lunch I even busted a couple of them who forgot to wash their hands!<br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128">My class varies in age and grade level. What I share with you is my attempt to teach to all of these children. My hope is that each one of them will learn to love history as much as I do.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128">I have read many reviews about SOTW, scouted blogs and researched all summer. I have had a difficult time finding any examples of the fourth volume. You will also find that I have supplemented the hands on activities because several units are lacking anything that will hold my classes attention. In most cases I have resorted to Geography lessons, cultural lessons and hands on activities.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128"><b>Week 1: Victoria's England</b></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128">The week before classes began I sent a message to all of my students and then met with them to discuss what my class would be like. I announced we were going to hold our own Great Exhibition just like Queen Victoria and Prince Albert did in 1851. Each student was to bring something from their family's country of origin. Artwork, style of music, popular foods, inventions or products were acceptable. This was a good way for us to get to know one another and also learn a bit about where our families came from. <b><br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128"><b>We also enjoyed listening to Irish folk songs that one of my students brought while we worked on our time lines. It was wonderful!</b></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128"><b> The teacher brought something too!</b></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1429615128"><b>We did a few other fun activities and one of those was to recreate our own crystal palace.</b></span><br />
<ul><li><span id="goog_1429615128"><b>Was built May 1, 1851</b></span></li>
<li><span id="goog_1429615128"><b>Over 1 Million feet of glass was used</b></span></li>
<li><span id="goog_1429615128"><b>Prince Albert rejected over 245 plans</b></span></li>
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We have began our "crazy season" of football and soccer and last but not least, our new school year. As we say goodbye to our carefree days and embrace longer days in the classroom, we rejoice in all that the Lord has let us do.<br />
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These are a few of my favorite moments.<br />
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This summer has been the shortest one on record. Hottest one as well!<br />
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You know I have long avoided updating since March 21st~ And naturally, as I sit and try to make my back to school post... Hubs sits at the door wondering if I will go to the grocery store and get some milk.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Funny how I just posted about making some changes to my blog. I have been looking and looking for that piece of paper I wrote the new format on. Yes, I am a mess!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today we started our spring cleaning. Do you think for the life of me I could actually FIND something I need right now? Sigh...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am not very organized right now. In fact, while my house is clean and tidy... I can't seem to find a thing. Shocked? Don't be! This is not the first time that I have been in this situation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-39441805165065392082011-03-21T20:23:00.000-05:002011-03-21T20:23:50.387-05:00Considering a new format...We have been on spring break this last week. During this time I have been really thinking and reflecting on what it is I want to share on my blog.<br />
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I am feeling like it's time to communicate more if my heart. The real me. Both the good and the bad of homeschooling. I also would like to share my personal journey in a way that is not long and over wordy... But in a way that is some how encouraging and uplifting.<br />
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This may mean I don't share as many pictures. It may mean I share more pictures than I usually do.<br />
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Just wanted to let my faithful peeps know there was going to be a small change.<br />
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And I am praying it's for the good!~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-90366921606445978542011-02-17T00:25:00.001-06:002011-02-17T00:32:25.620-06:00Snow Days!<b>Does your home school take snow days?</b><br />
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This has been a major hot topic on both my home school boards and facebook. On one hand you have the public schoolers who are out of school, making it difficult to say no. On the other hand you have your fellow home schoolers across the nation who are not experiencing your weather and they are making good use of their winter months.<br />
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I always strive for my kids to be on schedule. In fact, because we really enjoy taking longer breaks, we began schooling through the summer. This left us plenty of time to take off between now and the end of the traditional school year because we have already fulfilled our state mandatory hours. My heart was yearning for a few play days... but do you realize our public schools were closed here more than 20 days in some districts? That is more time off than I wanted to allow. Without a schedule (even a flexible one like ours) the kids grow antsy and irritated.<br />
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For the first time ever, since moving to Missouri, we had a blizzard. That was both cool AND an opportunity to talk to my kids about the dangers and make sure we had an emergency preparedness plan. Which we do. Since we study the Red Cross Health books as part of our curriculum. We were ready for what ever life sent to us... We were ready to be with out power for up to 2 weeks.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is very important to make sure that you and your kids are well prepared to spend time out side when it is cold like this. One young lady who is on our soccer team got frost bite on her shins. She was not dressed appropriately to be out side for a long time. Be sure to have a couple pair of gloves for each person, Insulated snow or Ski pants, a good pair of Snow boots that have a reflective coating on the inside to maintain your foot temperature and also water wicking materials. Wearing several layers helps a great deal. It's not getting cold that really hurts a person, it's sweating from all the fun and activity and then getting cold~ So if you have layers you can take them off as your body warms up and put them back on as you cool down. Hats are very important when spending the day out in the snow. Your "lid" will keep the heat in. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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And I am really thanking God for her safe return. We had a few issues with her return flight, but after many hours of talking on the phone, interceding and getting blessed by a new one time donation the flight was secured. She boarded the plane in Honduras and arrived in Kansas City the evening of the 18th.<br />
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Over this last month, we have been helping her transition back into civilian life so to speak. After months in Belize and Honduras with no running water, toilets, clean drinking water and sleeping with tarantulas getting back into the American swing of things has taken a while. I have never seen a young lady so very thankful for the small things in life.<br />
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Amy is here only for a few more months. She will leave in May if she has enough money and solid sponsors. She will either head on to Colorado for an internship there or she will follow her heart to Thailand to work with women being saved from the sex trafficking movement. <br />
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While Amy is here in my home we have been taking her job hunting but that is not going so well. A month later and she has only had one interview.<br />
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With all that said, let me tell you that God is good and will make a way for Amy to continue in her 3rd DTS training with YWAM (Youth with a mission) <a href="http://ywam.org/">Want to read more about YWAM? Click here.</a><br />
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One of our neighbors who grew up as a missionary in the Philippines came up with a wonderful idea. I had been teaching Amy how to make home made breads so that she would have the practical skill should she need it. We had taken a few samples for them to try.<br />
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Bread Tasting Parties!<br />
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So now we will be asking our friends, family and neighbors to host a bread tasting party. The object? To sell bread for Missions.<br />
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Raising money for Amy has been very difficult. Finding people who have a heart for missions and a little change in their pocket is a rare experience.<br />
But everyone needs bread.<br />
And most people want healthy bread.<br />
Combine those 2 with a tasting party and we are praying for a smashing success. Our church is not a "normal" church in the respect of having bake sales or fund raisers. So all of this must be done outside of the church and on our own.<br />
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Here is a sample of some of the breads we are making and also us in the process.<br />
And for those of you who thought this was a home schooling blog, it is! My little ladies have had their hands in this project from the start! Train them up in the way they should go and they will not depart from it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtCxOdQGsWG9zywHQVO6E5KbJMSl2wC-dmdtliTDKffJ60BFB3ij5cPhFTwNE080divgPEXS-yMESWqSnFJewuxA-AzwS88rpqPRoXphedi-htsdyRa7HS6LU-jTkUnSFnK7lWAMmTH8/s1600/IMG_7922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtCxOdQGsWG9zywHQVO6E5KbJMSl2wC-dmdtliTDKffJ60BFB3ij5cPhFTwNE080divgPEXS-yMESWqSnFJewuxA-AzwS88rpqPRoXphedi-htsdyRa7HS6LU-jTkUnSFnK7lWAMmTH8/s400/IMG_7922.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Absolutely PERFECT with a cup of hot tea!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You may be asking what you can do?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">* If you live local consider hosting a bread tasting party. It would consist of preparing a soup, a salad and a drink, and then inviting your friend over for a great time. Bread will be available to try during the evening with your meal and also for purchase on the spot and pre-orders.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">* Pray for Amy. She so desperately needs to be covered in prayer at this time in her life. She has a ton of decisions that need to be made and wants to be sure she is clearly hearing from the Lord.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">* Become a sponsor. Consider a one time offering to Amy or become a partner with her. No amount is too small. I PROMISE! Every dollar gets her one step closer and in foreign countries you get more for that dollar as well. It is very expensive to travel (remember my post about having over $500 in shots and pills we didn't know about until the week she left?) and Amy is responsible for all of her expenses. You can donate directly through YWAM or mail a check here. I will post instructions on how to donate through YWAM in a separate post soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">* Lastly, buy bread. It's 100% organic whole wheat. It's that simple.</div>~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-61562430452085395162010-11-14T22:15:00.000-06:002010-11-14T22:15:46.305-06:00More Thanksgiving fun...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-tFihVL_jFetDNEgIn2WRAwcbz9i1pHqBGV5irasSJOhAzsGYxW7s0oHH3IycoWpXOKF-9vAau2EK_dvwepujMXokRhwgVDOoSMvQmhkzcjv6kFqtfGYeMtJgJfeqeiE7eZM24et5Rw/s1600/IMG_6484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-tFihVL_jFetDNEgIn2WRAwcbz9i1pHqBGV5irasSJOhAzsGYxW7s0oHH3IycoWpXOKF-9vAau2EK_dvwepujMXokRhwgVDOoSMvQmhkzcjv6kFqtfGYeMtJgJfeqeiE7eZM24et5Rw/s400/IMG_6484.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of the units that Blake has been working on in Home Economics is cooking. Baking to be exact.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So out come the pans and we set off to do an afternoon of baking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZWtPAzYCMEcAuFsF0if7wIMguGNqDN3ArUwBXiMW8MG5QvomN3A0MlV34RzQzbtzCgr6grY5o4JriMzYp09fHTX8gEPq44HR22C5BVRqUGKUtFZDXgLZRFsdqbueQs9MEJKBayyCWdI/s1600/IMG_6485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZWtPAzYCMEcAuFsF0if7wIMguGNqDN3ArUwBXiMW8MG5QvomN3A0MlV34RzQzbtzCgr6grY5o4JriMzYp09fHTX8gEPq44HR22C5BVRqUGKUtFZDXgLZRFsdqbueQs9MEJKBayyCWdI/s400/IMG_6485.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We made 3 loaves of lumpy bread, but they tasted good. Two pans of cinnamon rolls and 3 pans of dinner rolls. Here is Blake rolling up the cinnamon rolls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf1HlGsCfvwAC07XbGQA75RuNVZs2DDtU9DruAlKmEzojj4HaLEjWml29txuRym1eIy5yPreLvD1_p2k2FAaLVH_f8lcNQg1wWJ7U1JLjFfjRuGu5qEDH8gdtPzSxH6PAtOE3zYO91ro/s1600/IMG_6488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf1HlGsCfvwAC07XbGQA75RuNVZs2DDtU9DruAlKmEzojj4HaLEjWml29txuRym1eIy5yPreLvD1_p2k2FAaLVH_f8lcNQg1wWJ7U1JLjFfjRuGu5qEDH8gdtPzSxH6PAtOE3zYO91ro/s400/IMG_6488.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of their creations. Hali and Blake worked on these for quite a while. The end result was very yummy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5RbZaa9OvY-nip7BLQ7bycjDbCkDhweRrPuyRhBXDuloZcvO_up0Ew8p6teslbyL8zCoDO-LAh_TTjG5P5cVM82_9BEYPMeYG6rmIikMUYboAy17omQLbIU33twQVQ2BjhBAgBI2vpM/s1600/IMG_6528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5RbZaa9OvY-nip7BLQ7bycjDbCkDhweRrPuyRhBXDuloZcvO_up0Ew8p6teslbyL8zCoDO-LAh_TTjG5P5cVM82_9BEYPMeYG6rmIikMUYboAy17omQLbIU33twQVQ2BjhBAgBI2vpM/s400/IMG_6528.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We gathered pine cones and other outdoor treasures at the beginning of the week. Here the kids are painting their pine cone swags. Next week we will hang them on the front doors. They turned out wonderful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9mCTwfx7fD22w0iRRV-Fy2I1thwjU_gZrBCG5Q-bju64q961hO8Jbz2X0Um22aN30Qq6_hjrPjRPKXLBbyV8RnmTNt-iUS203A6yUpLYBHMCbIOTrj142Z2rIpR6F1M2LRgOr2ojjbg/s1600/IMG_6529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9mCTwfx7fD22w0iRRV-Fy2I1thwjU_gZrBCG5Q-bju64q961hO8Jbz2X0Um22aN30Qq6_hjrPjRPKXLBbyV8RnmTNt-iUS203A6yUpLYBHMCbIOTrj142Z2rIpR6F1M2LRgOr2ojjbg/s400/IMG_6529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My lefty has to concentrate to make sure she get's the look she wants.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">While outside gathering pine cones we also gathered leaves in order to make leaf print place holders. Once the paint dried we added the names of those people we were spending Turkey day with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqMb9ENkwiDw_RDeW_I4WQOKg982o-1tf4aTpIlA9JhjbeKbo5lnHebCALOWBangQC78tOestxl5wsDPJkS7-QkqFgyT49FzBo2B8OVqRJ1y-3PFFwfvVo28yS_mlHnS0o3bgst-lCiA/s1600/IMG_6532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqMb9ENkwiDw_RDeW_I4WQOKg982o-1tf4aTpIlA9JhjbeKbo5lnHebCALOWBangQC78tOestxl5wsDPJkS7-QkqFgyT49FzBo2B8OVqRJ1y-3PFFwfvVo28yS_mlHnS0o3bgst-lCiA/s400/IMG_6532.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember that stamping I told you about in the last post? Here is an example of how they turned out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm4X5lad0BEh1A_mg0LMw7VtFGmkkT4A968khQ5rJxFRCg52_j7gEvQ5XVh4QVmQrZrFej8kT2j28Qx8DyzdNVA2O3Mp3H7X4vRR32nxw4ZAuggH2B6sTsZJ5CXb-kVlhTWsBtRTBmiI/s1600/IMG_6538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm4X5lad0BEh1A_mg0LMw7VtFGmkkT4A968khQ5rJxFRCg52_j7gEvQ5XVh4QVmQrZrFej8kT2j28Qx8DyzdNVA2O3Mp3H7X4vRR32nxw4ZAuggH2B6sTsZJ5CXb-kVlhTWsBtRTBmiI/s320/IMG_6538.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And this one is John Keats "To Autumn". The kids are giving these away as gifts to their hostesses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWx20AHISd-tRenqlmSndlixnYNvoJN-xGZ0SPdh2yXEAHwHkTz87xUMs06WBDOEYCKzCRNWD2BQ1hakmhXWk8jef0uW5Omm40XYkCNCVUZmUAjWGxQc_sEG5lyzgLvsz6PW9PoQjWzQ/s1600/IMG_6539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWx20AHISd-tRenqlmSndlixnYNvoJN-xGZ0SPdh2yXEAHwHkTz87xUMs06WBDOEYCKzCRNWD2BQ1hakmhXWk8jef0uW5Omm40XYkCNCVUZmUAjWGxQc_sEG5lyzgLvsz6PW9PoQjWzQ/s400/IMG_6539.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every good home schooling mom has a good fail once in a while, right? Well... I came upon this awesome recipe that was INDIAN CORN. You were supposed to take corn puff cereal, marshmallows, dehydrated fruit and Fruit leather and make these really cute corn cobs with a stick in them. Suzie taught class this particular morning because I was called away on business. To say the least she was frustrated with both me and my recipe when I came home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Total fail. But they sure tasted yummy according to Hali.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqiS2CosUo8_5UkApgCi2AelQ3WDaIocwYMaithNuReWHPV8sx7891yFPD45Gx54jLI6C0-Yre2tZHcB6S-7qiAoQZ6hzfg53c4enaCrF1tITrbWTGiyc6O_ItgfCnw0hf4GmeOXWswI/s1600/IMG_6543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqiS2CosUo8_5UkApgCi2AelQ3WDaIocwYMaithNuReWHPV8sx7891yFPD45Gx54jLI6C0-Yre2tZHcB6S-7qiAoQZ6hzfg53c4enaCrF1tITrbWTGiyc6O_ItgfCnw0hf4GmeOXWswI/s400/IMG_6543.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They just fell apart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvcsKGR_eCrcjW39sDGKSj9W_NiSx7zR9kG6dIy991o_GKEtjxoOxeeMRZYb55G4T_odE6KnnMsvubyfI-wDU8zXoPKgOVd1y_VoDcP-qNDf8CX6Dtm8P4WVY-tvlJ-ZMkNHt5vIFAL8/s1600/IMG_6617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvcsKGR_eCrcjW39sDGKSj9W_NiSx7zR9kG6dIy991o_GKEtjxoOxeeMRZYb55G4T_odE6KnnMsvubyfI-wDU8zXoPKgOVd1y_VoDcP-qNDf8CX6Dtm8P4WVY-tvlJ-ZMkNHt5vIFAL8/s400/IMG_6617.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Moving on... These are my little Turkey day Mascots. They currently reside on my bookcase in the livingroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">To start our Asia unit off, we made home made papers. We will construct a journal next month when we return from break.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSGJomjtyC9W-4qKEc-VQELKSsey3MwpGBWx7fuERZPvyVVdh3oP3xyQRgx2xRWyiRF2ZepQQTzpkz92KyXVmDfdHBgnCF3Nl_gZWvPLmw-zLNzKuz7XzD4D3Ls9os9hpq7H1K8L9O3U/s1600/IMG_6629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSGJomjtyC9W-4qKEc-VQELKSsey3MwpGBWx7fuERZPvyVVdh3oP3xyQRgx2xRWyiRF2ZepQQTzpkz92KyXVmDfdHBgnCF3Nl_gZWvPLmw-zLNzKuz7XzD4D3Ls9os9hpq7H1K8L9O3U/s400/IMG_6629.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Digging through the recycling box to find the colors they wanted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that is is for my random posts of this week. I did want to mention that along with Frost and Keats we also studied Francis Scott Keys "The Star Spangled Banner". I thought it appropriate on Veterans day. What amazes me is that even though it is our national anthem, most Americans only know the first and last verse. Most don't know the story behind it.</div>~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-17585540091677899542010-11-14T17:53:00.000-06:002010-11-14T17:53:03.513-06:00What an amazing week!We have had an incredible week here at the academy. I have lots and lots that I would like to share but as usual, very little time to dedicate to it. Since I have some larger posts that I want to do sometime tonight... I am going to just do a quick overview.<br />
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Starting this week out we had 17 hours of "extras" that needed to be completed. We also were planning to go to Liberty Memorial on veterans day. So 17 hours of extra work in only 4 days. We also had our regular work that had to be completed. I honestly didn't think that we would make it... But guess what? WE DID!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo2JoPSFmtLYSme1R_fttj4Evdb4F_R_5nH1voobmTB0F7QpN3qdmG-5wzv_mCnk_JWyf2RjADeg8v7ZgHGenLQ70jwg-nb7ViFATOiO9J3Pk8DN3lUdQTtk9j49k4dY3rX75sQEM41c/s1600/IMG_6431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo2JoPSFmtLYSme1R_fttj4Evdb4F_R_5nH1voobmTB0F7QpN3qdmG-5wzv_mCnk_JWyf2RjADeg8v7ZgHGenLQ70jwg-nb7ViFATOiO9J3Pk8DN3lUdQTtk9j49k4dY3rX75sQEM41c/s400/IMG_6431.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am going to show you in another post what exactly we did with these. The two top cards they stamped using fall colors and they are making THANK YOU cards for Turkey day. They have written words of gratitude on the inside. The large cream paper was stamped for a poem, as was the green one.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is Aaron's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-_vbO6Ytb0qJCjwk9KNqEMHfrkm9ouwKzxf_QELiuc_TIn0YH1_4vTNjh7PVkw6IySruQQ4SQAAFbheB_jTfdfRlruYUrHlp7_qyTdmErY49uqPhXzfEJ2GPbaFY6lVYj6PpkIDJlx0/s1600/IMG_6432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-_vbO6Ytb0qJCjwk9KNqEMHfrkm9ouwKzxf_QELiuc_TIn0YH1_4vTNjh7PVkw6IySruQQ4SQAAFbheB_jTfdfRlruYUrHlp7_qyTdmErY49uqPhXzfEJ2GPbaFY6lVYj6PpkIDJlx0/s400/IMG_6432.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is Hali's</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd3RfM0wnNwG6MHREDG1NL8Ns9Hvo6chuatlEV514iXct4Uk8mTTdXzGv6PDxWVDWWCdIsVIMlV2SmPGDxI2qsm7pKus7_N_p3gW2KSKXtE87b2HUQ8XCCcf1WAL63MKwCMAh4PtOJhU/s1600/IMG_6434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd3RfM0wnNwG6MHREDG1NL8Ns9Hvo6chuatlEV514iXct4Uk8mTTdXzGv6PDxWVDWWCdIsVIMlV2SmPGDxI2qsm7pKus7_N_p3gW2KSKXtE87b2HUQ8XCCcf1WAL63MKwCMAh4PtOJhU/s400/IMG_6434.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one Blake's.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of these turned out very nice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We really got behind finishing up Antarctica. However we put the final touches on the Penguin lapbook so I can now share it with you all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly... Blake has been learning about Mesopotamia. My friend Rhonda whom I adore had her girls build the fertile crest out of salt dough. I loved it so much I had my own little people do it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkTJPaWrXhePVjFweH0EEcNFDt0z2kD2cDIot0Y-dTi3WEW1sbqkVTsEtK9OuICnNRuc0TSZb04G0sB89wxmztNW_Ypz4U-SOpsZYNqJa2spZrS3oiIJeiiTfX-7Hr39xZpi_N2CxO9I/s1600/IMG_6385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkTJPaWrXhePVjFweH0EEcNFDt0z2kD2cDIot0Y-dTi3WEW1sbqkVTsEtK9OuICnNRuc0TSZb04G0sB89wxmztNW_Ypz4U-SOpsZYNqJa2spZrS3oiIJeiiTfX-7Hr39xZpi_N2CxO9I/s400/IMG_6385.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtk101tB9u-mDWKeSerlIgdeQlOWYT_2LZBgql3RALIVda3rJ_LHUUdWHtf3sm0lLqa2uydTSI8HxjF-3kWb8dwWN2nCsF9u1Q3FlnNeUeSiAVZzAv0_B5cmM_fH650e9ElAcCZD5OaE/s1600/IMG_6392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtk101tB9u-mDWKeSerlIgdeQlOWYT_2LZBgql3RALIVda3rJ_LHUUdWHtf3sm0lLqa2uydTSI8HxjF-3kWb8dwWN2nCsF9u1Q3FlnNeUeSiAVZzAv0_B5cmM_fH650e9ElAcCZD5OaE/s400/IMG_6392.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbn9Sj7kWhZDvTnG_XcIQHXCKGweRdNHhN-exhwWI1Wz2WB3Xi7q-8NhOQi-DMJ-ax88B4JgEyBNuIpFV83zkVxsS_DhhXqQkYctFpFTYCXj03xRhqwlEWHRfkcGPQvO16P8hpuvmhkRI/s1600/IMG_6395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbn9Sj7kWhZDvTnG_XcIQHXCKGweRdNHhN-exhwWI1Wz2WB3Xi7q-8NhOQi-DMJ-ax88B4JgEyBNuIpFV83zkVxsS_DhhXqQkYctFpFTYCXj03xRhqwlEWHRfkcGPQvO16P8hpuvmhkRI/s400/IMG_6395.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-3111603659607964152010-11-14T17:15:00.000-06:002010-11-14T17:15:32.494-06:00Chocolate Pilgrim HatsWhen we took on this project I was thinking there was NO WAY the kids could mess this one up.<br />
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This week we have had SO MANY blunders it became a running joke. Abby has given counsel to Suzie when yet ANOTHER project did not turn out the way we had hoped. "Don't worry about it Suzie, it's just an experiment". Priceless advice from my 9 year old.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG7P0PTyT7G_JIEZy0bKLfWymu1kqq2q0f_0VP0TlhyKJ4uT7A8g9PEhiCpwmhHFIJfVhmHinUleHyN7KnGKehMvVTH_Tj7RyGnYcXvlxJdlhnuCJqmT3D4X_Inym93tMwWuOhUL951U/s1600/IMG_6426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG7P0PTyT7G_JIEZy0bKLfWymu1kqq2q0f_0VP0TlhyKJ4uT7A8g9PEhiCpwmhHFIJfVhmHinUleHyN7KnGKehMvVTH_Tj7RyGnYcXvlxJdlhnuCJqmT3D4X_Inym93tMwWuOhUL951U/s400/IMG_6426.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing you do is melt Semi Sweet or Dark chocolate chips in the microwave. Make sure you used about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of oil to thin it down. Start with a smaller amount and add until it will smoothly coat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, pierce a large marshmallow with a toothpick and cover the marshmallow in chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Place the chocolate marshmallow on top of a chocolate stripped cookie (bottom side up).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let cool and then using yellow icing make buckle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are taking a box of these to my friend Carrie's house for Turkey day. They might not be beautiful but they sure are yummy!</div>~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-48815922180665549772010-11-14T16:57:00.000-06:002010-11-14T16:57:36.718-06:00Tree of BlessingsThanksgiving is a time to be thankful for our blessings.<br />
That has been our theme this last week.<br />
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My dear husband went out and cut me a nice branch from our Cherry tree.<br />
We placed it in the middle of a coffee can (with colored paper covering the label) filled with rocks.<br />
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In order to make the leaves look crinkly we sprayed them with water and crumpled them up. Then we let them dry.<br />
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The kids then punched holes in them and added the things they were thankful for.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a fun little craft that the kids enjoyed doing. It now is proudly displayed in the middle of our classroom table.</div>~Jenn~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08937656429733760544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4769299446044292895.post-31861017362308500682010-11-09T00:00:00.000-06:002010-11-09T00:00:46.880-06:00Opening Day at the ice terrace~Crown CenterWho in the world gets up at 4 AM in order to drive a bunch of kids to the ice rink? Apparently tons of parents so I don't really feel like I am the only one who has lost my sanity!<br />
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Hot chocolate and bagels... Frost in the air... the zamboni machine... and the slicing of ice beneath a metal runner...<br />
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Christmas music broadcast live... a TV channel or 3... Oh how we love Kansas City traditions! A winter season just wouldn't be the same without ice skating at crown center! <br />
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We had a fantastic time, met up with several other families we knew (but didn't know were attending) and froze all of our fleshy parts while listening the the joy and laughter of children.<br />
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