This is taken from the book Life's Greatest Treasure. It was written by Francis Thompson:
Know you what it is to be a child? It is to be something very different from the man of today. It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of baptism, it is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in belief. It is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear. It is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness and nothing into everything - for each child has his fairy godmother in his own soul. It is to live in a nutshell and count yourself king of the infinite space; it is
To see the world in a grain of sand,
Heaven in a wild flower,
To hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.
~blessings to you today~
Friday, July 14, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Droodle Day #5
Today's Droodle is titled "Fried Egg, Sunny Side Down."
"Put all your eggs in one basket, and -- watch the basket." - Mark Twain
~later gator~
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Can You Believe Another Questionnaire?
Hey, did any of my friends ever figure out how to spell it? When I tried spell check on Blogspot using both spellings, I get nuttin. I could get up off my butt and walk over to the resource section of my store and check it out in a dictionary, but I'm too lazy.
Haven't been here in awhile. You probably think that all this blog is is questionnaires; don't you? I've been really occupied and preoccupied. I won't be back much during the summer. I am just not that motivated right now. Okay, below is a questionnaire that I got from an unnamed source, unnamed because I am embarrassed that I do visit her site. A double fudge brownie goes to the person who can figure out whose site it is! Again, I tag whomever reads it cuz I don't know how many people read my blog. If you read and never comment, how about leaving me one today so I know you have been here? Just hit "0 comments" to post a comment.
1) What country/region/state do you live in?Texas – yeehaw!
2) How long have you been homeschooling? Just getting started, old pro or somewhere in between? 7 full years
3) Write a little something about your family. Ages? Stages?
Daughter K16 who is – you guessed it – 16. Daughter K12 who is – you guessed it again – 12. R, my husband and Dusti my doggie.
4) Share some good homeschooling advice you've run across.
Don’t make your homeschool like a school, make it like a home.
5) Tell us something you're passionate about (besides your family and homeschooling, those are givens!).
Helping people and saving them money.
6) If you could take the ultimate field trip, where would you go and why?New York – I’ve always wanted to go there! Washington D.C. would be my second choice.
7) What is a resource you can't do without?
My store because I give myself a nice, big discount.
8) How do you homeschool? Classical, Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, Unschooling, Eclectic?
I have no idea what we are called. Relaxed homeschoolers? Eclectic? We use very few “textbooks", and we are NEVER up early! Okay, LAZY, relaxed (except during math), eclectic homeschoolers, that's us!
9) Share a website or two that you visit often - can be your favorite blogger or a curriculum supplier, just any sites you really like.
http://www.teachingmom.com/ and get images for your timeline free at http://www.google.com/. Hit “images” to search. Be careful! Make sure you’re with your children if they are searching. You might get some bad pictures!
10) Tell us about one of your favorite projects/activities/trips you've had in the past few months.
Watching the girls do their Texas history projects. See photos down the page a bit.
11) What is a current/previous homeschooling challenge you've faced?Running two businesses and homeschooling at the same time. WHAT was I thinking????
12) Share an accomplishment, something about you or your children. Come on, brag about it!
My daughter K16 can crochet practically anything! My daughter K12 can sing practically anything. My husband, R, can fix practically anything.Me? I can burn or ruin practically anything!
13) What are you looking forward to over the coming year?
The end of the busy season. The start of school where we actually have a routine again and know what to expect. I’d like to go to the beach next week. T's pending visit!
14) Name three things you like doing in the summer with your family.
barbeque outside, swim, go for an evening walk, watch movies and stay up later than we do during the school year
15) Have a favorite homeschooling quote? Share it here.
It may not be a homeschooling quote, but it's true for homeschooling >>> “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” I should have heeded that advice last month. Mmwwahhhhhhhh!
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
-- J. Andrews
~nice to see you here again!~
Haven't been here in awhile. You probably think that all this blog is is questionnaires; don't you? I've been really occupied and preoccupied. I won't be back much during the summer. I am just not that motivated right now. Okay, below is a questionnaire that I got from an unnamed source, unnamed because I am embarrassed that I do visit her site. A double fudge brownie goes to the person who can figure out whose site it is! Again, I tag whomever reads it cuz I don't know how many people read my blog. If you read and never comment, how about leaving me one today so I know you have been here? Just hit "0 comments" to post a comment.
1) What country/region/state do you live in?Texas – yeehaw!
2) How long have you been homeschooling? Just getting started, old pro or somewhere in between? 7 full years
3) Write a little something about your family. Ages? Stages?
Daughter K16 who is – you guessed it – 16. Daughter K12 who is – you guessed it again – 12. R, my husband and Dusti my doggie.
4) Share some good homeschooling advice you've run across.
Don’t make your homeschool like a school, make it like a home.
5) Tell us something you're passionate about (besides your family and homeschooling, those are givens!).
Helping people and saving them money.
6) If you could take the ultimate field trip, where would you go and why?New York – I’ve always wanted to go there! Washington D.C. would be my second choice.
7) What is a resource you can't do without?
My store because I give myself a nice, big discount.
8) How do you homeschool? Classical, Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, Unschooling, Eclectic?
I have no idea what we are called. Relaxed homeschoolers? Eclectic? We use very few “textbooks", and we are NEVER up early! Okay, LAZY, relaxed (except during math), eclectic homeschoolers, that's us!
9) Share a website or two that you visit often - can be your favorite blogger or a curriculum supplier, just any sites you really like.
http://www.teachingmom.com/ and get images for your timeline free at http://www.google.com/. Hit “images” to search. Be careful! Make sure you’re with your children if they are searching. You might get some bad pictures!
10) Tell us about one of your favorite projects/activities/trips you've had in the past few months.
Watching the girls do their Texas history projects. See photos down the page a bit.
11) What is a current/previous homeschooling challenge you've faced?Running two businesses and homeschooling at the same time. WHAT was I thinking????
12) Share an accomplishment, something about you or your children. Come on, brag about it!
My daughter K16 can crochet practically anything! My daughter K12 can sing practically anything. My husband, R, can fix practically anything.Me? I can burn or ruin practically anything!
13) What are you looking forward to over the coming year?
The end of the busy season. The start of school where we actually have a routine again and know what to expect. I’d like to go to the beach next week. T's pending visit!
14) Name three things you like doing in the summer with your family.
barbeque outside, swim, go for an evening walk, watch movies and stay up later than we do during the school year
15) Have a favorite homeschooling quote? Share it here.
It may not be a homeschooling quote, but it's true for homeschooling >>> “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” I should have heeded that advice last month. Mmwwahhhhhhhh!
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
-- J. Andrews
~nice to see you here again!~
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