2009 October » Joyful and Successful Homeschooling

Flexibility

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Oct 272009

I have these great drinking cups that I got each time I purchased a large soda at the deli in my local grocery store (Publix). They are plastic with a lid which locks on so that they don’t spill. It’s great because on any given day I can have my three pet birds, my four [...]

Special offer for Sara’s Wish, Sarah’s Promise, and Sarah’s Escape

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Oct 232009

Here is a lovely set of books! For a review, see http://www.takerootandwrite.com/2009/10/review-of-sarahs-wish.html#more Specials for Friends of the TOS Homeschool Crew Not offered on my website–Order by mail only Sarah’s Wish – 126 pages $8.50 retail: $10.99 save $2.49 Sarah’s Promise – 245 pages $10.50 retail: $14.99 save $4.49 Sarah’s Escape – 304 pages $15.50 retail: [...]

Traditions

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Oct 202009

Good afternoon my lovely homeschoolers!! It is officially Autumn. Not because it is after September 21st. Not because the weather has been horribly chilled lately, but because I have made my pumpkin custard. It’s true. It’s not autumn in the Nolette household until Mom makes the pumpkin custard. Most of my family LOVES it. Thanks [...]

Maintenance Pt. 4

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Oct 062009

Maintaining Our Homeschool Program Now that we’re back on track with our relationships, let’s look at our homeschool program. Are we maintaining it as we should? How do we maintain it? Where do we begin? A wise veteran homeschool mom once told me that we begin at the end. The first thing we must do [...]

Fall into Grace

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Oct 062009

Greetings, Joyful and Successful Homeschoolers! A big hug to all of you this lovely autumn day! Here in FL, the sun is still warming our days with the intensity of summer, but last week we got a sneak preview at colder days! We even turned off the air and opened the windows! Today was a [...]