I’ve been wanting to share this for weeks, but just now figured out how to post a YouTube video :-[
Archives for September 19, 2007
sparkly hannah day
Friday is Sparkly Hannah Day! Celebrate this sweet little girl whose life was cut short by a freak drowning accident. As a mother who lost a child, I know that one of the greatest fears is that your child will be forgotten as time goes by. Let her mom know that although we are strangers, we remember Hannah! Details are in her post on how to share your day. [HT to Kelli]
tag… i’m it
Carrie at Chocolate the Other white meat tagged me for a Homeschool meme. (Her blog name always makes me laugh!) So here you go:
You know you are a bona fide homeschooler when….
1. The sound of the school bus coming down the street prompts you to say, “See, if you were in public school you would just now be getting home.”
2. You race to get the camera every time you find a new critter in the yard.
3. The groaning begins when you tell your kids to add a page to their nature study notebook for the newly discovered critter.
4. Anytime the kids go outside it counts as PE.
5. Anything that involves making a mess on the dining room table counts as Art.
6. Your house is never clean for more than 5 minutes because there are four kids there ALL. DAY. LONG.
7. You go grocery shopping at odd hours of the day.
8. Your kids are always trekking across the backyard with a bag full of new books to share with your homeschooling friend who lives right behind you.
9. You get the Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD from Netflix to occupy your 4 year old while doing school with the older ones, and he learns ALL his letter sounds in one week!
10. You look forward to the last Friday of the month because it’s Homeschool Pajama Day!
I tag Jill & anyone else who wants to play along!
wfmw – chore helpers
I want to pass along a few handy chore sites I’ve come across. Chart Jungle is the only one I’ve used, but the other two look fun.
PAYjr. has a printable chore chart, online calendars, and keeps track of chores done & money owed if you combine chores & allowance.
My sister found Chore Wars. Family members compete with each other to finish chores, create a character & play an online game.
Chart Jungle is a site I’ve used for a long time – it’s especially good for young helpers. She has a chart for everything imaginable, and even a template for chore bucks. Join her mailing list & you will get an email whenever a new chart is posted.
Run on over to Rocks In My Dryer for some really great links!
Tips I want to remember:
