"A Wink and a Smile"

I am an "OFFICIAL" homeschooling MOMMY!

2007-05-30T13:38:31Z

Today I walked into the front office of my girl's school and asked to withdraw two of my girls. The other 2 (my soon to be K and 7th grader) will stay at their current school. I was so worked up about doing this, but it was rather uneventful. ...

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Dear Jesus letter ... from {K}, my 9 year old

2007-05-29T16:59:28Z

Dear Jesus, I really enjoy learning about you in the gospel of Luke. I learned that you were very brave to die on the cross for us. It must have been very hard to give up your life for our sins. You performed many miracles to help people from d...

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Goodnight Daddy ... I will miss you!

2007-05-21T07:13:08Z

(1938-2007) I know he is at peace! He shouted out a few times this week that he "wanted to go home" ... he is now. I am at a loss of words. I can't sleep, and it is the middle of the night. Dad just passed away at 12:50am EST this morning. H...

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What my color says about me ...

2007-05-20T13:40:06Z

What Your Favorite Color Blue Says About You: Emotional --- Affected --- Sensitive Peaceful --- Tranquil --- Connected Spiritual --- Experimental --- Deep http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourfavoritecolorsayaboutyouquiz/ Sounds abou...

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It's a new day ...

2007-05-19T13:49:24Z

I am thinking of summer, of family, and of course that involves lots of children. Between my parents 4 children, they have 15 grandchildren. Our family is BLESSED! My mind is heavily focused on family in recent days ... hence the new header pho...

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3 THINGS Meme

2007-05-15T03:14:53Z

Three Things That Scare Me: Drugs, dreams of my children drowning, rollercoasters Three People Who Make Me Laugh: Ellen Degeneres, {K} and {B} ... they are my funny kids, my brother Three Things I Love: my house, my pillow, my camera Three Things ...

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Nearest Book, Fifth Full Sentence Meme

2007-05-11T17:41:57Z

Here's the deal: Grab the nearest book. Open it to page 161. Find the fifth full sentence. Post the text of the sentence along with these instructions. Don't search around looking for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to y...

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EDUCATIONAL LINKS ...

2007-05-11T13:46:36Z

I feel like this blog has been awfully quiet lately. I guess I feel so busy in my life that articulating something to write here has been far too daunting in recent days. Recently I found this educational site that I think looks wonderful. One ...

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What AMERICAN accent do you have?

2007-04-30T22:56:29Z

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisc...

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Must be something in the water ...

2007-04-27T02:23:37Z

We know so many people with BROKEN BONES. This is our very first experience. After 11.5 years and 5 children, I guess that is pretty good.

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