tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72401204226617573992024-02-07T16:12:47.855-05:00Bite the Buttmavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-73828159743367272582011-08-19T00:22:00.000-04:002011-08-19T00:22:15.734-04:00I'm Baaack!No I didn't forget I had have a blog. I've been overwhelmed with life for the last many months! Last week I noticed that I had been in a reasonably good mood for several days. That hadn't happened since ever. I actually felt like my old self again (I'm usually pretty jovial). I realized that I'd been taking my Estroven for over a week and concluded it was the cause of the return of the old me. Thank you Estroven! <br />
Contrary to what my gyno says, I'm sure I've been going through "the change" for the last two years. When my periods returned after taking Delaney off the breast, they were no longer perfectly regular like they'd been all my life. Then came insomnia, and a very slow onset of moodiness and low libido. Two hormone tests revealed that I was not pre-menopausal (yeah, OK). Although I feel physically and mentally better than I have in months, I think I am starting to experience the dreaded <em>hot flashes</em>. My husband has left the bedroom a couple of times because he couldn't take the ceiling fan on high. I usually can't either. My periods continue to be irregular, with the last one being late and lasting 10 days. <br />
Me being anxious, worried, sad & mad has caused some strife in my marriage. I'm just realizing the problem was<em> me</em> exacerbated by<em> him</em>. I did apologize and urged him (for about the 20th time) that if I'm ever "not myself" to point it out lovingly instead of launching an attack. Start by asking me if I've taken my Estroven that day...mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-80025638471615798142011-03-16T14:20:00.001-04:002011-03-16T14:22:09.737-04:00Inspired Reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8K7d8uI3UfcrSnpxU7DmH3XQUibESp4Bl4fVrBC9cA6aWoVY87eGYBBn-lR2KCXUcVypO7WmaoshTsJaUqOLKu6sNI-q_CPgq30MT52QvvXetjiw9b0wU68NdkAaP0AOBy3kDzKk6qA/s1600/IMG_0996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8K7d8uI3UfcrSnpxU7DmH3XQUibESp4Bl4fVrBC9cA6aWoVY87eGYBBn-lR2KCXUcVypO7WmaoshTsJaUqOLKu6sNI-q_CPgq30MT52QvvXetjiw9b0wU68NdkAaP0AOBy3kDzKk6qA/s320/IMG_0996.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm loving this book! When I read it, I feel like I'm sitting on the front porch talking with my favorite uncle about gardening and cooking. It also has great info on building raised beds, soil amendments and info on growing various vegetables. I also just finished listening to the audio book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Vegetable-Miracle-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/B001HV4ABQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1300299548&sr=8-2"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;">Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</span></a></em> by Barbara Kingsolver. Very entertaining, informative and inspirational. I highly recommend both of these books (I'm not getting paid to say this).</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-45895173924185667602011-03-07T22:49:00.001-05:002011-03-07T22:50:47.420-05:0030 Day VeganWelcome <a href="http://nourishthewholeself.typepad.com/"><span style="color: #0c343d;">30 Day Vegan</span></a> visitors! Isn't it great over there? I gave up meat two months ago, with no intention of ever going total vegan, but this little workshop makes it sound so doable, doesn't it? I think I can, I think I can! <br />
As you can see by earlier posts, we're in the process of starting a garden (again). Maybe I'll post later about my many reasons why. For now, I'll tell you the number one reason: to save money! That also happens to be one of the reasons I gave up meat. You will notice a hefty drop in your grocery bill when you stop buying meat. I'm not forcing the family into it, however. Ava <em>loves</em> pork chops. She can still have them, jut not as often and organic ones now. Hubs is mostly on board. <br />
I wish the workshop would have taken place when my garden was in full production! Oh, well, by then, I'll know a whole lot more about healthy eating and can plan subsequent crops accordingly.mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-45628840867151709372011-02-28T22:33:00.000-05:002011-02-28T22:33:57.157-05:00Waiting For Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplzlkNjm_Gfauq_GY-OfousKw4r_82RUUnQFeHwdqQxctO1m4cjF6SDDEIjSv-2BPHIzuqZNm9Wzwas18L4ULmxv-pWAdnzigLVh2qqr5ix2kcRGjncTn89K9a8NikExqvh0CdiObQt8/s1600/2-28-11+iPhone+pics+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplzlkNjm_Gfauq_GY-OfousKw4r_82RUUnQFeHwdqQxctO1m4cjF6SDDEIjSv-2BPHIzuqZNm9Wzwas18L4ULmxv-pWAdnzigLVh2qqr5ix2kcRGjncTn89K9a8NikExqvh0CdiObQt8/s320/2-28-11+iPhone+pics+003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bed 1 of 7 planted. Rainbow swiss chard and seven top turnip greens. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd like to thank my lovely assistants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSySaM65DtFTrEHgV6hgZGvejin4azPnbgnYn05N_leuBMq1YIG2LmSzDsbEk5PJ3w8q6EuLsjJRaS4kCpHaMQAjTSWCByHHNMlrgsJ61ogqIO22d3afEljv93iMPr076DRVtz7fPaBA/s1600/IMG_0967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSySaM65DtFTrEHgV6hgZGvejin4azPnbgnYn05N_leuBMq1YIG2LmSzDsbEk5PJ3w8q6EuLsjJRaS4kCpHaMQAjTSWCByHHNMlrgsJ61ogqIO22d3afEljv93iMPr076DRVtz7fPaBA/s320/IMG_0967.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Playin' in the dirt.</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-8569359419516152942011-02-23T21:02:00.000-05:002011-02-23T21:02:49.709-05:00Getting the Garden Started<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kXgEMZBRLJ7fP_ejKR-XMtjj5D7rGTti7m4M5Izg2VJTirMHKIRRd4Jthht9kHUwbubPEsZmlBVnTSTCdvd45Dbk3ePXSfdiLaE_PUW-hlhnMiY0O0DXqKlblkcBxSuc5v9_JT4HYv4/s1600/2-23-11+iPhone+Pics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kXgEMZBRLJ7fP_ejKR-XMtjj5D7rGTti7m4M5Izg2VJTirMHKIRRd4Jthht9kHUwbubPEsZmlBVnTSTCdvd45Dbk3ePXSfdiLaE_PUW-hlhnMiY0O0DXqKlblkcBxSuc5v9_JT4HYv4/s320/2-23-11+iPhone+Pics.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found this great deal at Home Depot. The budget only allowed for six. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1owqzxhyD58QjnY8o9v5oOaFNUti7ljH3ikjGiZmuwcmb9xhSkjqLnJGIIqgNBxYI2Kryev2yVsBbZ1nUqIy3pCMQyHNM9FEARSIY8nAzRnqfQmghEVIRiIWzoeDmLgUuvN8jamRxlw/s1600/2-23-11+iPhone+Pics+459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1owqzxhyD58QjnY8o9v5oOaFNUti7ljH3ikjGiZmuwcmb9xhSkjqLnJGIIqgNBxYI2Kryev2yVsBbZ1nUqIy3pCMQyHNM9FEARSIY8nAzRnqfQmghEVIRiIWzoeDmLgUuvN8jamRxlw/s320/2-23-11+iPhone+Pics+459.jpg" width="240" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Here I am putting the beds together. I'd just learned to use a drill the week before. I told the Hubs that now that I know how to use one, I don't need him anymore :-) .</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Hubs is now working as a truck driver. I am not happy about being left <em>alone</em> with three kids for three to four days a week, but I <em>am </em>happy about the steady paycheck. Our finances appear to be on the verge of getting better. Some uncomfortable decisions had to be made, but I think it'll be worth it in the end.<br />
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After years of whining about wanting to be a stay at home mom, I had the following epiphany: I CAN DO IT! I think we can pay the house off in 3-5 years if we seriously commit. I don't think it'll require unreasonable sacrifices either. We can live on Hubs' paycheck and use mine to kill the mortgage. I really think it can be done and he appears to be on board. First, we have a few pesky debts to clear, though. Once we no longer have a house payment, I'll just work every other weekend just to fund my IRA. <br />
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Of course, we'll have to cut expenses in order to achieve the above goal. My plan for that: grow our own food! I'm talking urban homesteading, baby! If that family in California can live off of 1/10 of an acre, surely we can do something similar with our 0.6 acre! Although I think pygmy goats are adorable, I'm going to pass on having animals at this time. I'm not even sure I'm allowed to have them. But we can grow all kinds of veggies and fruits. We can freeze a lot of things and I plan to learn to can, so we can eat off of our garden most of the year. I hope to be able to post about it. Our last gardening venture didn't turn out that well. We did not pick the best spot in the yard for it, but it didn't do so bad, either.mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-89058177891866307072010-09-29T15:11:00.000-04:002010-09-29T15:11:29.533-04:00Money TroublesI <em>thought</em> I was stressed when I wrote the last post! The hubs had been unemployed since June. We were OK for the first few months, but now I'm really feeling the pressure of the vice grip that is debt. We have no credit card debt, thank God, but a car loan and two other "small" loans, in addition to my very old student loan. Courtney finally found a truck driving job (I never got around to posting about how he went to truck driving school and how unhappy I was with that decision). They're working him to death for a pittance, but it's better than no income. So now, on top of homeschooling, working, parenting, cooking, laundry, etc, we're having to dig ourselves out of this hole. To say that it's been a strain on our marriage would be an understatemnet. That subject requires a post of its own, but it's not within the scope of this blog to tell ALL my business. <br />
I think I'm coming out of the depression I was in for a number of weeks. I do have many blessings to count, after all.<br />
As for homeschool, I've concluded that I'm going to have to go with a boxed curriculum. I don't really want to (nor can I afford it right now), but I just don't have the time & energy to put lesson plans together! We are doing pretty well overall. We make adequate daily progress and the girls do get a lot out of what we do. I just wish we could do MORE. Money is not everything, but it sure does make life a little easier all around, doesn't it? mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-13022254453562391392010-07-27T15:16:00.000-04:002010-07-27T15:16:05.979-04:00Back to (Home) School!People often ask me, “How do you homeschool AND work?” I’m starting to ask myself the same thing. I NEVER have down time. I’d like to post more often, but it’s just not possible right now….and we haven’t been schooling for a couple of months now. Luckily, I have an awesome husband who does a lot to make things a little easier for me. We start next week, but the girls have been asking for weeks now if we have school or not. Good to know there’s interest!<br />
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One of the things that’s been keeping me busy is getting familiar with my <a href="http://homeschooltracker.com/">Homeschool Tracker</a> software. The learning curve is quite steep, but it looks like the effort will be well worth it. I’m loading lesson plans and learning how to get things set up. I’m hoping it will decrease daily prep time. I concluded that the <a href="http://workboxsystem.com/">Workbox System</a> just isn’t going to work for me. It requires daily work that I’m not willing to do. I’d rather have something in writing that I can look at once a week and get things together right then & there. I guess I’ll be using the WB system with a twist: Daily work will be placed in folders, which will be placed in drawers. I hope to take pics and post them in the near future.<br />
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This year Ava will be in first grade, Shelby in Kindergarten. If she was going to public school, she’d have to wait until next year. She is very bright and interested in many things, so I think she’ll do well. The plan is to break the year up into six 6-week terms with one week breaks in between. We’ll take three weeks off for winter holidays and two months of in the summer. I think this way, we’ll get a lot of work done without burnout. Each week will consist of four “academic” days. One of these days may include a field trip or outside class. The fifth day will probably be a work day or housework day for me, although it may consist of a field trip, depending on what we’re studying and what’s going on in town. I any event, learning takes place every day, right?<br />
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I have most of my curriculum in place, although I’m still doing some tweaking. The girls will do science, history, geography, health and language arts together. When ever possible, Language Arts will correlate with geography. They will do math & reading separately. I haven’t figured out what I’m going to do with Delaney (aka Babezilla) during school. I’m leaning towards daycare, but right now, finances won’t allow for that. For history, we’ll probably start out with Core Knowledge’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-First-Grader-Needs/dp/0385319878">What Your X Grader Needs to Know</a> . We’ll breeze though that in the first term, then embrace the classical education model and start with Ancient History next term. We’ll use History Odyssey for that. I’d like to use K12 for Shelby’s phonics, but that’s till up in the air. The rest of the subjects are as follows: Pandia Press’s REAL Science, Handwriting Without Tears, NC Healthy Schools for health, Phonics Pathways for Ava’s phonics, Galloping the Globe for geography and Right Start Math. They’ll each do Time4Learning as independently as possible while I work on phonics and math with the other one after we’re done with the group session. <br />
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I hope to incorporate lots of hands on activities. I know REAL Science has almost daily experiments. We did a trial run of a lap book (Hey Diddle Diddle) and they loved it. Galloping the Globe and History Odyssey also incorporate crafty projects. I’m looking forward to starting and so are the girls. I think it’ll be more enjoyable this year because they’ll be working together. Let the learning begin!mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-22829733051475561962010-05-13T21:30:00.000-04:002010-05-13T21:30:58.915-04:00Archaeology Day at Fernbank Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qWgnAb6-L4aqRANzPahoot1rHljBzxHwyo4Q50vmsxIujfvr9P5Ue3NeOtaxusfnyf-VIbPwCsHStdtp7TTSyL63zV80KQe415UglQzTtSn2A0bzv8IK6wUUKMZWeV9fn1zA5-WDe8k/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qWgnAb6-L4aqRANzPahoot1rHljBzxHwyo4Q50vmsxIujfvr9P5Ue3NeOtaxusfnyf-VIbPwCsHStdtp7TTSyL63zV80KQe415UglQzTtSn2A0bzv8IK6wUUKMZWeV9fn1zA5-WDe8k/s400/IMG_0372.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lTDE0GQizqt295WZr_iDbl4do7oshvfgeWVc5iameKeOuIT4gAquLK5VGZ6jeGjy5-_xRuTXFPfPYf1ddzJZ8ypDrmyD1g1ioQF1Fslo2IQhgElTPrO5kAf_C5bTMP3plDEOjNWic8A/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-41527286445028139332010-05-09T23:18:00.000-04:002010-05-09T23:18:43.462-04:00Edisto Island Beach State Park Camping Trip<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1593717230"></span><span id="goog_1593717231"></span>As usual, Courtney got his way again. He talked me into our latest toy, a travel trailer, henceforth referred to as "the camper." Although the truck he'd recently purchased had ample towing capacity, he had to trade it in for am SUV because blah, blah, blah...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWaBghelJEFvxkmwYcSu2YbTZbi7yHtW_ybxC_XpATA_rlIy37RhwXQ-5bBdTP2aqqkvtkkC4eG_udZKy4o2lnXFPHl0-UGXGqW6H59yvycvBefl-zbvfAxmKJR3P5ngRo7p_tXBm6ag/s1600/IMG_0175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWaBghelJEFvxkmwYcSu2YbTZbi7yHtW_ybxC_XpATA_rlIy37RhwXQ-5bBdTP2aqqkvtkkC4eG_udZKy4o2lnXFPHl0-UGXGqW6H59yvycvBefl-zbvfAxmKJR3P5ngRo7p_tXBm6ag/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We'd planned the beach camping trip long before the camper idea was though of. We were just gonna tent camp. I was Ok with that. I really was. Gas alone ate up a big chunk of money. I didn't realize how much would be needed when hauling a load. The total gasoline bill for the trip was about $250. Also, it takes longer to get places when you're hauling a load. I'm a city girl, how was I supposed to know that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAZEiSbyBuuCKQRe9EuYZvZdhk5poLuDO4Xa6nytW9vDtwAIwDWfmK3p61KRouGXCfECBHCHsUy1Rcjvja0p_7GBoL7LXaUmI7Jv6_SCNQ5rL_0O0Tt-9k3QF3KUcZWnEC1LRkTSDvks/s1600/IMG_0259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAZEiSbyBuuCKQRe9EuYZvZdhk5poLuDO4Xa6nytW9vDtwAIwDWfmK3p61KRouGXCfECBHCHsUy1Rcjvja0p_7GBoL7LXaUmI7Jv6_SCNQ5rL_0O0Tt-9k3QF3KUcZWnEC1LRkTSDvks/s400/IMG_0259.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozL2Y24QpmvOTl6vacmnPu6j8WwXIWirfaz6OYPk7wDs3rLGIPymJV0mGu6TqmqcWjifaOo9io-LAJVyVhypWYi4Lzxqy7CFkJNi_ZBM31jY87Td35zwsmlPTjJj-UZYxbzpSoechBHg/s1600/IMG_0321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozL2Y24QpmvOTl6vacmnPu6j8WwXIWirfaz6OYPk7wDs3rLGIPymJV0mGu6TqmqcWjifaOo9io-LAJVyVhypWYi4Lzxqy7CFkJNi_ZBM31jY87Td35zwsmlPTjJj-UZYxbzpSoechBHg/s400/IMG_0321.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's a tiny Piggly Wiggly right outside the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Ava on top, Shelby & Delaney below. The door on the left is the bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbT-VJO1wPnUuifatCvWb_4CIgFNm-hXSQImvw4VhdAiyLF2M5JPRn9Rwzjt3x3SPRk9OnjRocw4NFZ_1tBZ8kWIxwez1GCUZ3ky9daYF2gjz3b6FaMcFhPeQyelmbrXxkJ8qGOAzbm4/s1600/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbT-VJO1wPnUuifatCvWb_4CIgFNm-hXSQImvw4VhdAiyLF2M5JPRn9Rwzjt3x3SPRk9OnjRocw4NFZ_1tBZ8kWIxwez1GCUZ3ky9daYF2gjz3b6FaMcFhPeQyelmbrXxkJ8qGOAzbm4/s400/IMG_0317.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the well lived-in trailer. The bed is actually a slide-out. It extends the length of the trailer by about 4 feet. The dinette area converts into a bed also.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The girls definitely loved it. Our next trip was going to be to a beach campgound near Destin, Fl. Tight finances and the impending oil slick, have caused to change plans. We'll either go the the mountains near Chattannooga, TN or Lake Lanier Islands. Stay tuned!</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-36174562970493429842010-04-14T21:55:00.001-04:002010-04-14T22:08:06.329-04:00William Harris Homestead Fieldtrip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHOjMY1PNn0xcdv7vv1Mt_t_oNxzfeu1TmbR6-JMF0HCD1-bBd8Ppd_i3isYrE9Z-SpyyaJdcY5tjf9ElUIbJXjwUlPv6kabgJTezLkZoakBe4EOrGIn-7WkRF9mjcZQE2VJGQWWFxLE/s1600/IMG_0188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHOjMY1PNn0xcdv7vv1Mt_t_oNxzfeu1TmbR6-JMF0HCD1-bBd8Ppd_i3isYrE9Z-SpyyaJdcY5tjf9ElUIbJXjwUlPv6kabgJTezLkZoakBe4EOrGIn-7WkRF9mjcZQE2VJGQWWFxLE/s400/IMG_0188.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">William Harris built the house above in 1825 with his own two hands! I really enjoyed this filedtrip and learned a lot about rural life in the 19th century. The girls learned more than I realized.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y5u1kKMc3XzrtZtRSqZbyzMT7qRJV5wBbDdj-yflIlj2pTGLAfbOtKFXsIoO6M-hOdWQLrvayAwAI3jCYZQpiIqDw-FvK3zZvzvCbcztAfAmXcMxoTwbtwPEwJAkoKkXMrNVo6cX5q8/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y5u1kKMc3XzrtZtRSqZbyzMT7qRJV5wBbDdj-yflIlj2pTGLAfbOtKFXsIoO6M-hOdWQLrvayAwAI3jCYZQpiIqDw-FvK3zZvzvCbcztAfAmXcMxoTwbtwPEwJAkoKkXMrNVo6cX5q8/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" width="223" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We learned about the daily life of a Confederate soldier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqqtP6oqkkt5KdU9DDaRjFHeR-CZcHQB0qUjQdrm6fp8y8mUbzdo6m6M0BDrRSFbnlOOlFHZowZRwHV5OWjI6exzFo99sC1_pqVwl8DwROUwVVBr5ev1agISZnQLYAadg2ItY6rtSkyk/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqqtP6oqkkt5KdU9DDaRjFHeR-CZcHQB0qUjQdrm6fp8y8mUbzdo6m6M0BDrRSFbnlOOlFHZowZRwHV5OWjI6exzFo99sC1_pqVwl8DwROUwVVBr5ev1agISZnQLYAadg2ItY6rtSkyk/s400/IMG_0192.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Down by the creek, where the laundry was done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEpXOFnxjxN8aW_jKI6_iynPupSvvtRphIQLERsMR4wXmOA1kSyE7SD2ib4Lg6VW009lptvf2sl6Wu4b4rVQOwZdcXttUJjIo-d_-VLyuhTWss1NYMntPpbx2y5KtgSft-qv-mC6c9BU/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEpXOFnxjxN8aW_jKI6_iynPupSvvtRphIQLERsMR4wXmOA1kSyE7SD2ib4Lg6VW009lptvf2sl6Wu4b4rVQOwZdcXttUJjIo-d_-VLyuhTWss1NYMntPpbx2y5KtgSft-qv-mC6c9BU/s400/IMG_0196.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the buildings on the property.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyVbSI3IEY3sSymsm_cEjmHh7etDLzBLxUx3kejrzfOIt-Ohtk3DFHN0hcenmr14bSJQ5BbMOLzAv6pE_6-rF6mLtXDibsp60hdoWp4Ohsk4qz1-kvjZTmUMwwFHx_N4NSwZ-d468YxM/s1600/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyVbSI3IEY3sSymsm_cEjmHh7etDLzBLxUx3kejrzfOIt-Ohtk3DFHN0hcenmr14bSJQ5BbMOLzAv6pE_6-rF6mLtXDibsp60hdoWp4Ohsk4qz1-kvjZTmUMwwFHx_N4NSwZ-d468YxM/s400/IMG_0194.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhLz-5iqyXmLUl47EUjDKGeMqIMswDlq1U5SAn2J0f8LS8dSVLAuvvzwMj5o7Bx7JYPi0reVdy2IUH51uJgCeRmg7Z8FoGZ6DXQvtiuDcELjM-Rl2tqIm2iDeNdUAOPU2P44Mb1_TT18/s1600/IMG_0197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhLz-5iqyXmLUl47EUjDKGeMqIMswDlq1U5SAn2J0f8LS8dSVLAuvvzwMj5o7Bx7JYPi0reVdy2IUH51uJgCeRmg7Z8FoGZ6DXQvtiuDcELjM-Rl2tqIm2iDeNdUAOPU2P44Mb1_TT18/s400/IMG_0197.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a hayride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hqqFEOWn96tcfFXkB3rWgjyTW4qQzzR2J9iYy_YH-eY4iy8Su-dZiFwhpriIf__pn9mgClRNlSWoxKaXO-SC-68hl4hnuGjMmkl2Df9K23ctCybGL1cYz4RuuNeU6_0tO5ztTHnT3LU/s1600/IMG_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hqqFEOWn96tcfFXkB3rWgjyTW4qQzzR2J9iYy_YH-eY4iy8Su-dZiFwhpriIf__pn9mgClRNlSWoxKaXO-SC-68hl4hnuGjMmkl2Df9K23ctCybGL1cYz4RuuNeU6_0tO5ztTHnT3LU/s400/IMG_0202.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqeUnOjHw5ScHDNYtKI9ywPF_rFB1w62sD7tO07vQGGFcvg1LrRAJ0DnOkBh8zwt4DctbYEVcHU75PCqb548qjrEg0I0CHm7UqBpBcaL8sbAi_PfekgopImhdejBD0flmtLxKgBiMU_Q/s1600/IMG_0199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqeUnOjHw5ScHDNYtKI9ywPF_rFB1w62sD7tO07vQGGFcvg1LrRAJ0DnOkBh8zwt4DctbYEVcHU75PCqb548qjrEg0I0CHm7UqBpBcaL8sbAi_PfekgopImhdejBD0flmtLxKgBiMU_Q/s400/IMG_0199.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the Harris house. Daily life was busy! They combed and spun cotton and wool, dyed it and even wove it into fabric!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IxWIq6Bt6NL3FHnGE65_dqPZLfVDZRCaPWcyxEj7vXXcDXso6IBX9HfmEr8n6EOECFZvxKw9vcCLnthenEdQn_eRhYMTDISSt1tk5R7XimRPvyv73xJmVyTIbwe7faErrx-p8PtcZS8/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IxWIq6Bt6NL3FHnGE65_dqPZLfVDZRCaPWcyxEj7vXXcDXso6IBX9HfmEr8n6EOECFZvxKw9vcCLnthenEdQn_eRhYMTDISSt1tk5R7XimRPvyv73xJmVyTIbwe7faErrx-p8PtcZS8/s400/IMG_0203.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-43730487550962746442010-04-12T22:34:00.001-04:002010-04-14T22:11:56.692-04:00Shelby's Volcano<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_W_qMt3eG2v1gXHF8x0CP6FLnuTAxgJYCpM0bgPUSk0ttyw8AvesgaFZkV9HXRR0z15KfTJ32FQy1iggn8HQrs7azkSE5AWqHyiUVRKoakUgtFnqzZW0TT3wYJkiD4jCEUMXGdCp314/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_W_qMt3eG2v1gXHF8x0CP6FLnuTAxgJYCpM0bgPUSk0ttyw8AvesgaFZkV9HXRR0z15KfTJ32FQy1iggn8HQrs7azkSE5AWqHyiUVRKoakUgtFnqzZW0TT3wYJkiD4jCEUMXGdCp314/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a>I am proud to tears of this project! Shelby (4) made it without being asked to and without help. It's a volcano near the ocean. The orange is the lava, the blue the water. She's been interested in volcanoes for some months now. I got a National Geographic DVD on the subject last week thinking it would be too technical and boring, but worth trying. She loved it! We also got a few books, but haven't had too much time to read them yet.</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-21639241055457907442010-02-26T15:27:00.003-05:002010-02-26T15:27:00.421-05:00Traveling FlatsI've known about <a href="http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/">The Flat Stanley Project</a> for a while and have finally decided to join in. I joined the Flat Traveler Homeschool Yahoo Group for resources, ideas, and to hook up with other Flat Traveler Families. I'm not sure if the girls are old enough to appreciate this now, but I know they will down the road. My plan is to put together a Flat Traveler (henceforth to be referred to as FT) scrapbook that they'll be able ot browse through and (unknowingly) learn from. You can click <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/flattravelers">here</a> for more ideas & info on FTs.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB78tSYhJ54sJzt9cxKnluRQuYL5tPYPHz38J5IYC3QLdjer9zt556hO88OQM_VQjMDWTcTicoTnZsewshkKxxsN0BdeqZSJMnbFluQeRyqAyy5tF9rT5xFukttfCiOqDydaV1_UMqSj0/s1600-h/IMG_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB78tSYhJ54sJzt9cxKnluRQuYL5tPYPHz38J5IYC3QLdjer9zt556hO88OQM_VQjMDWTcTicoTnZsewshkKxxsN0BdeqZSJMnbFluQeRyqAyy5tF9rT5xFukttfCiOqDydaV1_UMqSj0/s400/IMG_0111.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made two FTs: Flat Ava and Flat Shelby. Flat Shelby is not pictured, as she's on her way to Israel. Flat Ava (pictured with not-flat Ava) will be going to visit my ex-SIL in Austria. Shelby's holding the journal I put together that the hosting family will fill out for us. In it are questions such as Did anything historically significant happen in your town? What is your town's food specialty? and places for the host to draw pictures or place stickers. My plan is to visit every state and as many countries as possible. I've made a list of folks I know in differet states & countries and will be hitting them up to host our FTs in the future. You can send and host as many FTs as you like. I think 2 out at any given time is plenty. We are expecting two and I'm thinking that's a good number to have to keep up with...I mean host. </div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-76215502968426414052010-02-22T15:06:00.001-05:002010-02-22T15:08:32.568-05:00I Can't Believe I'm 45!!! (seriuosly)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTTVpief52b7lGVKClWMqC4ZpyAyklwskxp94IDHyicltO8EBndJlq2Sa7Qa_RI9-bk1e5TBoJTeWABbNypwyggvsJGKkTRyxutqWTIQTRopLQ0tEO6NyVvBTcs3TrvL_jard7vmDxrA/s1600-h/IMG_0067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTTVpief52b7lGVKClWMqC4ZpyAyklwskxp94IDHyicltO8EBndJlq2Sa7Qa_RI9-bk1e5TBoJTeWABbNypwyggvsJGKkTRyxutqWTIQTRopLQ0tEO6NyVvBTcs3TrvL_jard7vmDxrA/s320/IMG_0067.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and the hubs, all glammed up for a birthday outing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtzLO3EsAVwtvWfdYouu_w5mHq7BRTvOHJQB7eS7GQ5a0iwjFvdUW_2ehMOnkn52XiSMKckjhYCPGK1ghXW2QQh6n59yWryI-rQEhexG5GqbWDuwTt4ebBgdME2JvtoHTdVFxhavvZhE/s1600-h/IMG_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtzLO3EsAVwtvWfdYouu_w5mHq7BRTvOHJQB7eS7GQ5a0iwjFvdUW_2ehMOnkn52XiSMKckjhYCPGK1ghXW2QQh6n59yWryI-rQEhexG5GqbWDuwTt4ebBgdME2JvtoHTdVFxhavvZhE/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great to get out with other adults!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndrHcuPWPGNTTwsXUWLXUqx1B5fhdbA9fHeYRz7Yf6JtNUe8o5-tF5ha5SnjcsyN9SuCu3aPOAvqXpBuQdh9EIQNHF9jAdQCHODrqekH7YCQs6vFanboraE8b5XmWv_BwIBrGLL4X_HQ/s1600-h/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndrHcuPWPGNTTwsXUWLXUqx1B5fhdbA9fHeYRz7Yf6JtNUe8o5-tF5ha5SnjcsyN9SuCu3aPOAvqXpBuQdh9EIQNHF9jAdQCHODrqekH7YCQs6vFanboraE8b5XmWv_BwIBrGLL4X_HQ/s320/IMG_0054.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Here I am more <em>au naturel,</em> doing one of my favorite things: cooking. Notice the almost complete kitchen. I love it!</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-151120025704407332010-02-22T14:56:00.001-05:002010-02-22T15:09:52.404-05:00Atlanta Snow 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbqkufZwRpeMSBYwynl-bovSifJrdQtRQDwh53XKnMJf2KK2aAWAmiA4vTjodrjXGwpIoKCPnqIrmlZW3O-KpLG9sarlY9wYsrGPk6Bqm6nhzOFkkgJeSM1HDhyvzqD8senpikwFTiPs/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbqkufZwRpeMSBYwynl-bovSifJrdQtRQDwh53XKnMJf2KK2aAWAmiA4vTjodrjXGwpIoKCPnqIrmlZW3O-KpLG9sarlY9wYsrGPk6Bqm6nhzOFkkgJeSM1HDhyvzqD8senpikwFTiPs/s320/IMG_0085.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibD_2mTDu6Ztm2IuiSpkVzygH_B3sQrgZVEA7Drk-fqJ-W9gdGx2_FXuaHMCq9x9aJd9FD8y5aUUA_QDrYeWMq-EvBKJXAhtFFUQJ1q9bftkGPdEVSjn4xpKjZ3pqmpxvAuI_ksyelHkU/s1600-h/IMG_0081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibD_2mTDu6Ztm2IuiSpkVzygH_B3sQrgZVEA7Drk-fqJ-W9gdGx2_FXuaHMCq9x9aJd9FD8y5aUUA_QDrYeWMq-EvBKJXAhtFFUQJ1q9bftkGPdEVSjn4xpKjZ3pqmpxvAuI_ksyelHkU/s320/IMG_0081.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP0BFiRCd2HnJDtQ7zXuyTW_-kaWzh8Tn9BefIu2jBbkzxnQJxR0-Hc3YRxfB6q5GhCk65r8a4X0FuDz_aev2yQv_wj_58h9zsR_IrXEhyphenhypheng1AqAtnKEFPo7rEbjIlb4qC1r2QKdxis68/s1600-h/IMG_0080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP0BFiRCd2HnJDtQ7zXuyTW_-kaWzh8Tn9BefIu2jBbkzxnQJxR0-Hc3YRxfB6q5GhCk65r8a4X0FuDz_aev2yQv_wj_58h9zsR_IrXEhyphenhypheng1AqAtnKEFPo7rEbjIlb4qC1r2QKdxis68/s320/IMG_0080.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyRYJ9PfW8-PJqtyFy22hZ1adS3DJlF88TS39wIdW3fIMsSDOnq5zsvs_yRSCIkbOibPWcRH4t4fShs0vbcL2j5QupR_kqHIF0d08ioqMLIFQPKDYIiwqjnSOdGViOrk9U-3K1UYMTQI/s1600-h/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyRYJ9PfW8-PJqtyFy22hZ1adS3DJlF88TS39wIdW3fIMsSDOnq5zsvs_yRSCIkbOibPWcRH4t4fShs0vbcL2j5QupR_kqHIF0d08ioqMLIFQPKDYIiwqjnSOdGViOrk9U-3K1UYMTQI/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent the snowy weekend sick in bed. We tried to go to the doctor on 2/12, but couldn't get out of the neighborhood because of the snow/hill combo. Finally made it the next day and was diagnosed with "A Bad Cold."</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-92114237763859943672010-02-22T14:49:00.000-05:002010-02-22T14:49:36.783-05:002nd Place at the Girl Scout Bake-Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8_gUJ9f5OAT_jiCep68cR-DcGViLwR0MRGRcLMwL2vWf0rZ2nxDRkGtFsSWtUy0eZn5EzMBU4YbOsuFMsda2NmqO87eYSAUmHHhK3liCJXkYBquPgLnJq54rv7hFhR0n68QoSnvqHDQ/s1600-h/IMG_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8_gUJ9f5OAT_jiCep68cR-DcGViLwR0MRGRcLMwL2vWf0rZ2nxDRkGtFsSWtUy0eZn5EzMBU4YbOsuFMsda2NmqO87eYSAUmHHhK3liCJXkYBquPgLnJq54rv7hFhR0n68QoSnvqHDQ/s320/IMG_0112.JPG" /></a></div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-8917396815581806542010-01-29T23:59:00.000-05:002010-01-29T23:59:18.214-05:00Goodwill Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzme_35iMsyB_96UIi8tmWq8yp1Lx01UaZiUvRAQqs9Lk-L49PAKnG-wboyTZ-oD9jb_cM4zA-aszTBuywG-bmnzq9q2IK5IIA74HVhm1JvSLgxtZlj6ln-k4I3cho6JKh-C2EX1EjNd4/s1600-h/IMG_0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzme_35iMsyB_96UIi8tmWq8yp1Lx01UaZiUvRAQqs9Lk-L49PAKnG-wboyTZ-oD9jb_cM4zA-aszTBuywG-bmnzq9q2IK5IIA74HVhm1JvSLgxtZlj6ln-k4I3cho6JKh-C2EX1EjNd4/s320/IMG_0077.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczEnIT3NmJGcUd9bIcDha9yunU0vYrPhglQR85l-EscS_Tw8hjrTSwF8hkfFgofdROmZ3YaeecYEDyADAXeO6oRErNyLSuI9lukvVQ9a1TRJoAlcYTgktetFUyAYBgLm4jzfEAdPMr64/s1600-h/IMG_0076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczEnIT3NmJGcUd9bIcDha9yunU0vYrPhglQR85l-EscS_Tw8hjrTSwF8hkfFgofdROmZ3YaeecYEDyADAXeO6oRErNyLSuI9lukvVQ9a1TRJoAlcYTgktetFUyAYBgLm4jzfEAdPMr64/s320/IMG_0076.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It had been a while since I'd been to my favorite store--Goodwill. Most of the time, they have just what I'm looking for. Sometimes they have items that I'm not necessarily looking for (like the books above), but some I just can't pass up! For the books I paid between $0.75 and $1.25. Some of them are classics! The prices for the appliances were: $5.95 for the ice cream/sorbet maker and the crockpot on the right, $7.95 for the programmable crockpot on the left. It was a good day of shopping! Anybody got any good crockpot recipes?</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-75583427490966817392010-01-27T00:22:00.000-05:002010-01-27T00:22:25.503-05:00Daisy Scouts Bake-Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2qqUvIQeAfb2o-Zr4LscXXxGPSdjRX3mFyg3bAS3MW-KYFY88lYXJgp9hyphenhyphenozHP5V6W4PLDgaSZWNlACqdyHSYRtJrL07yGHgYVgMUVD0n1K6C_nxxNipy8lkUMFlWeymc1PWgiR_GBU/s1600-h/IMG_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2qqUvIQeAfb2o-Zr4LscXXxGPSdjRX3mFyg3bAS3MW-KYFY88lYXJgp9hyphenhyphenozHP5V6W4PLDgaSZWNlACqdyHSYRtJrL07yGHgYVgMUVD0n1K6C_nxxNipy8lkUMFlWeymc1PWgiR_GBU/s320/IMG_0055.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><div align="center">Ava and Shelby made Butter Squares for the Girls Scouts Bake Off. Curiously, we had to use the recipes provided by the troop leader. Ava is a Daisy Scout, Shelby a "Tag Along" since she's not old enough to be a Daisy yet. They got second place in the bake off. <br />
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</div><div align="center">The finished product. Ava got to taste it, but Shelby couldn't because of her allergies.<br />
</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-46200588934714458982010-01-10T23:44:00.000-05:002010-01-10T23:44:12.319-05:00Thanksgiving RV Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Thanksgiving, we decided to rent an RV and go visit my aunt & uncle in Maryland. I hadn't seen them in over seven years. They had a houseful, so we thought it would be a good idea to bring our own accomodations. She was a 38 footer and sooo nice!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The drive turned out to be longer than planned. But it was OK, we had good drivers.<br />
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</div><div align="center" style="text-align: justify;">We had a very good visit with our family. Delaney was a little monster the whole time we were there. I think it was due to her sleep schedule having been disrupted. I think she now has a bad reputation with the kin.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got to see two of my old Air Force friends while up there. Gwen and I were stationed at FE Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wy. I left there in 1991, but we have stayed in touch through the years.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen and I were stationed at Hickam AFB in Hawaii in the 80's. We experienced our first pregnancy together. Our due dates were 3 weeks apart, but we ended up delivering one day apart (I was late, she was early). I looked up to her, and she helped me navigate some of my marital woes. We had lost touch in recent years, but I managed to find her through her daughter on Facebook. It was so awesome to see both of them, but sad that we couldn't spend more time together.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We also took advantage of being up there and did some quick sightseeing. I wanted the girls to see where the president of the United States and his family live, among other things.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The trip cost much more than we'd calculated, but it was a great expereince overall. We REALLY want an RV of our own, but that won't be doable for a long while. *sigh*<br />
</div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-30239984218956163162010-01-08T00:07:00.000-05:002010-01-08T00:07:01.386-05:00Fun Birthday Outing 11/09<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For birthdays, I like to plan fun family outings. For Shelby's 4th birthday, we went to <a href="http://cabbagepatchkids.com/">Babyland General Hospital,</a> in Cleveland, Ga, where the Cabbage Patch Kids are born. It just so happend that it was the grand opening of their new location.<br />
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</div>Above is the Cabbage Patch. The setup was sooo cute! Babies are born when the mama cabbage is 10 leaves dilated. Sometimes the babies need a dose of <em>imagicillin. </em>The nurses are LPNs--Licensed Patch Nurses. Our girls weren't too impressed with the whole experience. We spent a fortune on dolls they don't even play with! Oh well, I had fun--except for dealing with Delaney's bad attitude that day.mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-74555691409023078202009-12-27T22:21:00.001-05:002009-12-27T22:23:21.013-05:00God & ReligionThe last time the girls went to Miss Lisa's (our daycare provider) she sent us off with the following little anecdote: "We were singing Christmas carols and having lots of fun. (This is the first year they've been exposed to them and really don't know that many). We sang "Joy to the World" and when we came to <em>The Lord has come</em>, Ava asked, 'Who's the Lord?' " I was both amused and uncomfortable. I believe in God, but not necessarily in religion. I have NEVER told my girls about God because...I don't know what to say! I don't believe the human mind can fully grasp the concept of God. It boggles my mind when I try to understand. God is the ocean and we are molecules of water. What do you say to a child? Living in the South, the subject is bound to come up again...and again. They need to have some infortmation on the subject! I ultimately want them to reach their own conclusions. My son (23) has some pretty wild beliefs, and I have to take some resposibility since I was always open to new ideas as I raised him. Whenever the subject of religion comes up, Hubby always throws the phrase "bible-based" in. Although he went to church growing up, I doubt he could quote you a verse if you paid him $100. He really knows nothing about the bible, but seems to feel that he should and the anything having to do with God should be "bible-based." I don't take the bible as the only divinely inspired text. There's the Torah, the Koran, and the Quitab-I-Aqdas to name a very few. I find it a little offensive to think that the bible is the ONLY book in which God reveals him/her/itself or gives instructions for living. I plan to introduce the girls to the Creator....soon. mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-26050969252775617972009-11-13T23:22:00.000-05:002009-11-13T23:31:42.796-05:00Tears For Teeth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SmeQVrcrb0SIepco7o5AhpzhmS1KFV3dWOxpKjzRRIyfYj_TKReqECh_rRszgwL2w19wWbJ3YLDTx3tPC23QsNx7rA-YydOCrWugRt0rp6Y7C4VKuBtQekaY5aBukhfbb19VrsUaFDA/s1600-h/2009+11+13_0146.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403810224532671490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SmeQVrcrb0SIepco7o5AhpzhmS1KFV3dWOxpKjzRRIyfYj_TKReqECh_rRszgwL2w19wWbJ3YLDTx3tPC23QsNx7rA-YydOCrWugRt0rp6Y7C4VKuBtQekaY5aBukhfbb19VrsUaFDA/s400/2009+11+13_0146.jpg" /></a> I don't care what the lab test said, I think my hormones are out of whack! The silliest things get me all teary-eyed. Like Ava losing her first tooth. It had been loose for over a week, and we had been wiggling it daily. I even tried to twist it out that morning. But when she ran into the kitchen, all excited becasue the apple she was eating made the tooth come out...I had to fight back tears! I told her I was sad, and sweet nurturer that she is, she kindly asked "Why, Mommy?" <br />"Because this means that you really are getting to be a big girl."<br />"But, Mommy, if I get big, I can help you cook."<br />That is one of her highest aspirations. Although she already helps me cook...sometimes. Apparently what I let her do is not enough. <br />So if I'm crying over a loose tooth, Lord help us when we shop for her first bra...mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-15803391271124016882009-11-12T14:47:00.000-05:002009-11-13T17:30:23.247-05:00Fall Photos 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB3wT68HuUoas5wjHrkPHU2NVBGsUcpchF7O5hS-NJG6xg7jvth0is7QbFexAzZzs-gn0jbGXRHOGkqA_C45e1bt0h6audCtpMi6JaaTVQEgGyPt7HBXPZtYan0eSZi98q6GoCcGUTFY/s1600-h/Copy+(2)+of+iPhone+Pics+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403718291858435778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB3wT68HuUoas5wjHrkPHU2NVBGsUcpchF7O5hS-NJG6xg7jvth0is7QbFexAzZzs-gn0jbGXRHOGkqA_C45e1bt0h6audCtpMi6JaaTVQEgGyPt7HBXPZtYan0eSZi98q6GoCcGUTFY/s400/Copy+(2)+of+iPhone+Pics+050.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0RLuIjApecDGTvKphEmRFHi4lqbMDJMTToZcPv8E-t_aH58IdUtRcMrGV8tBhSCwZMV3v4kifytSTC2gcBDnruNAlbfrzFqymvDjfSyHLhGQJHwuZRNFYRPnOzwtep1YsVx5YYbxLw4/s1600-h/Copy+(2)+of+iPhone+Pics+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403306850915278914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBFDVqnTWHDVp6F5tBDgreMenxcc9ZIJAvEqPHH_PGrtxXTD0nPMKNxLh_8Mn5VmzVTOO6fBGs8pEbRLUSsXtSG-MN6ufEu0vwHZCLX1aYiPnI7K_AXvpptq4fIsH5drsXewp-gCzmWE/s400/2009+11+03_0013.jpg" /></a> One big happy family<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsURhVQOgl0Z9wFqkzrPceNYl5aCelo-PWA9yhB70RMC8AGuVMBIlDhWap2ZdMfGiqxgH0WZgNsFLOKkgERar9vvXBmFFIKWnXjoo3yRzE0VunPCurQQwF_eRZEHqE7DHkxfSoAetDbms/s1600-h/2009+11+03_0007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403306611977828178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsURhVQOgl0Z9wFqkzrPceNYl5aCelo-PWA9yhB70RMC8AGuVMBIlDhWap2ZdMfGiqxgH0WZgNsFLOKkgERar9vvXBmFFIKWnXjoo3yRzE0VunPCurQQwF_eRZEHqE7DHkxfSoAetDbms/s400/2009+11+03_0007.jpg" /></a> Runaway butterfly<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyzJJIknYjte3j9xaYI5AYh3K8dz06QYSr2AJDR9tr3H3kE3lH23owsjjsPQSxPr6iLyx3Ti1HnSzj_t68XrsUEx34YPIzXJ-7vt1WteL1cV9t98mLA5x1xBA2Cby18z2V4Slb14tC6U/s1600-h/2009+11+03_0001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403306373008022482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyzJJIknYjte3j9xaYI5AYh3K8dz06QYSr2AJDR9tr3H3kE3lH23owsjjsPQSxPr6iLyx3Ti1HnSzj_t68XrsUEx34YPIzXJ-7vt1WteL1cV9t98mLA5x1xBA2Cby18z2V4Slb14tC6U/s400/2009+11+03_0001.jpg" /></a> A Monarch butterfly, Tinkerbell, Belle<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-74403281499849224052009-09-14T23:04:00.000-04:002009-09-14T23:18:45.755-04:00Still Working On the KitchenI was supposed to have worked yesterday, but got cancelled. I spent the day helping Hubby lay hardwood flooring in the kitchen. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know he built me a new kitchen this year. It had been at a standstill for many months until I started <em>gently </em>and <em><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lovingly</span></em> reminding Hubby that I sure would like my kitchen to get done. Honey does indeed attract more bees than vinegar (or is it flies?). As usual, he started all of a sudden and without warning me. You'd think he'd know better by now. Instead of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">bitchin</span>' (OK, I bitched a little), I spent yesterday helping him get the damn thing done. He said he likes it when I help him with his work and that it makes him feel romantic! How sweet is that!? Today we were both sore and exhausted (yes, there was romance after the hard work). <br />Now we are planning the logistics of getting the floor sanded, stained and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">polyurethaned</span> with three little ones in the mix. It looks like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">there'll</span> be a least one night's stay in a hotel. We hope to get it done within the week as it's not wise to leave a wood floor unfinished with three <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">rugrats</span> running around. Good thing I don't buy red juices!<br />No word on my PC. Don't know if it's that serious, or if the doctor's just that busy.mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240120422661757399.post-33069222345757920902009-09-10T23:43:00.000-04:002009-09-10T23:43:18.203-04:00Learning About TeachingI know I'm not the first homeschooling mom to question her decision. There have been times over the last few weeks when I have asked myself "what was I thinking?" It would be so much easier if I didn't have to work <em>outside the home. </em>I have to stress that because I feel like I'm <em>always</em> working!<em> </em>Hubby has been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sooo</span> good about helping to clean. Thank God, because otherwise we'd be living in a pigsty! I've been managing to keep up with washing clothes. Folding & putting away...well, that's another story.<br />
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I have pics to post, but my PC is at the doctor's. Hubby has threatened to ban me from it since it's not the first time I've jacked a PC up. It appears that I'm downloading infected files....<br />
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So school is going well overall. Ava asks for lessons even in the evening, and I do not say no. Part of my stress is from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><a href="http://k12.com/gva">GVA</a></span>. There are deadlines to meet! I have mixed feelings about it, since the curriculum is pretty good, so far. We're testing out of a lot of the early math & science units, but I'm hoping it'll get a little more challenging down the road. Ava has her good days and her bad ones. I think she's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">a little</span> envious of her sister's freedom. I keep telling her that she's a big girl and has to do big girl things. This usually works, at least for a little while. We are loosely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">using</span> the <a href="http://www.workboxsystem.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Workbox</span> System</a>. it does appear to help keep the day moving and to accomplish more. I put fun things in there to break up the day a little. I'm learning that Ava is quite squirmy and I try very hard to let her move all she wants, as long as it's not distracting her. I'm not sure if she's an official <em>Kinesthetic Learner</em> or just wriggly.<br />
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My latest brainchild has been to use movies as a fun part of our geography studies (called history by GVA). Below is a list of movies that can be used to teach about the continents (feel free to add to it):<br />
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<div align="center">AUSTRALIA</div><div align="center"><em>Finding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Nemo</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="background-color: yellow;"></span></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">EUROPE</div><div align="center"><em>Beauty & the Beast</em></div><div align="center"><em>The Secret Garden</em></div><div align="center"><em>Anastasia</em></div><div align="center"><em>The Hunchback of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Notre</span> Dame</em></div><div align="center"><em>The Three Musketeers</em></div><div align="center"><em>Don Quixote</em></div><div align="center"><em>Hercules</em></div><div align="center"><em>Ratatouille</em></div><div align="center"><em>Nanny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">McPhee</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="background-color: yellow;"></span></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">ASIA</div><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><em>Mulan</em></span></div><div align="center"><em>The Jungle Book</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">AFRICA</div><div align="center"><em>The Lion King</em></div><div align="center"><em>Madagascar 1 & 2</em></div><div align="center"><em>The Prince of Egypt</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">NORTH AMERICA</div><div align="center"><em>Pocahontas</em></div><div align="center"><em>An American Tail</em></div><div align="center"><em>The Incredible Journey</em></div><div align="center"><em>American Legends Series</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">SOUTH AMERICA</div><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><em>Ferngully</em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="background-color: yellow;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center">ANTARCTICA</div><div align="center"><em>Happy Feet</em></div><div align="center"><em>Penguin March</em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="left">I don't plan to show every movie, but I think any of them will give a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Kindergartner</span> a sense of the continent being studied. My plan is for the kids to watch the movies over the weekend when I'm at work. Hopefully, they'll want to watch it again with me later in the week, but if not, that's OK.</div><div align="center"></div>mavibuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02008646063066691055noreply@blogger.com0