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Life Experience and Literature
Probably my favorite genre as an emerging reader was pioneer stories. One of my all-time favorite novels was Caddie Woodlawn, so I was very excited to realize it was part of Sonlight’s Intro to American History program. I remembered what exciting adventures Caddie had in the 1860s on the Wisconsin frontier. I can’t tell you how many times I read…
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Families Writing
My mother saved a few of my school papers, as all mothers do, I suppose. It’s interesting to see my little-girl handwriting, but to be perfectly honest, spelling lists and mimeographed worksheets are kind of boring to look it. My mother also saved letters. Boxes and boxes of letters. Now those are fascinating to me. They give a glimpse into relationships and…
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On the Rock
Remember how I mentioned that I wanted to get in more walking and hiking this summer? Well, in spite of my good intentions, I haven’t gotten out there as much as I thought I would. An overbooked schedule has a way of crowding out things like that. However, I will say, I have hiked more than usual this year– so…
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Labor Day Camping Trip
We camped at beautiful Priest Lake for the Labor Day weekend. We didn’t actually end up staying at the campsite much this time. Lyle had planned out a full itinerary of Geocaches in the area, so we did a lot of exploring. It’s such a gorgeous area, so that was a perfect plan– and the weather cooperated nicely. Here’s the…
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August Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods: About as close to perfect as possible. We have had an incredibly mild summer this year. Lyle told me he heard we’ve only had something like 4 days where the temperature got over 90 degrees. We never even bothered putting in the window a/c unit this year. We’ve just had the windows…
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Timberdoodle Games
Timberdoodle is my favorite homeschool company for fun supplements, thinking games, and activities. I was really impressed with the selection of single-player critical-thinking games that Timberdoodle offers.
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Montana Camping Trip
This past weekend we went camping in northwestern Montana with friends. Mostly we go camping by ourselves, but this is the second time this summer we’ve had the privilege of sharing the fun with another family. Lyle was able to take off at noon on Friday so we got to the campground in the early evening. We got our campsite…
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Picking Huckleberries
Down the forest path we went… …in search of the elusive but oh-so-desirable huckleberry. They don’t usually grow quite this profusely, so you can bet we picked like crazy when we did find the bushes loaded. Three hours of hand picking garnered about a half gallon of the luscious berries. Now I understand why they sell for $40 a gallon.…
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Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!
Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man? The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. –Proverbs 20:6-7
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I love my Kindle!
As a lifelong avid reader I debated for a long time over whether to get an e-reader or not. Initially I didn’t want to spend the money– first on the device itself, and then on books to go on it. That seemed an extravagant luxury to me, as most of the books I’ve ever read have either been from the…
