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What’s Worse Than a Diaper Full of Sand? A Diaper Full of Sand and Shit. 2007-04-21 04:48:45 So what’s been going on in the PHAT house lately? Little League season has started. Yeah!
We’re getting some warmer weather and C wants to be in the sandbox every day. She lays down and covers herself in sand, so we just strip her down to her diaper and let her go to town. Today [...]
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VA Tech: Nothing “Could Have Been Done” 2007-04-18 20:18:58 Like many people, I’ve been flipping channels and watching the news unfold about this tragedy at VA Tech. It’s a horrible thing that happened, but I am getting really annoyed watching the media speculate about how it “could have been prevented.” Is the emergency response team at VA Tech up to speed? There were [...]
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Vote for Homeschool Blog Awards 2007-04-12 13:47:47 Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the Homeschool
Blog Awards
! Voting ends Friday at midnight.
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Search Engine Funds Public Ed 2007-04-12 13:19:51 CatchTomorrow is a new search engine that is donating 50% of its gross revenue to America’s public schools. Interesting idea, although I’m not convinced more money is the answer to the public school’s problems.
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Notes From Spin Class 2007-04-12 02:10:33 About 10 years ago, I taught Spinning (exercise class done on stationary bikes). Then I had a child and kinda dropped out of exercise classes, opting to do my own thing during my sporadic trips to the gym. But I missed the motivation, the group dynamic, the instructor to guide me and push me just [...]
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Custom Charts 2007-04-08 23:06:35 I’ve always been a pretty organized person. I like charts and schedules and goals. Lately I haven’t been using these tools and I’ve truly felt a negative effect in my life. So I’ve been trying to get back on track.
I just found a fun and useful web site that creates custom charts. It’s designed [...]
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Tabletop Photo Gallery 2007-04-08 21:37:18 Another cool idea from FamilyFun magazine: Rejuvenate an old card table by covering it with a photo collage. Take a bunch of family photos, arrange them on the table and cover the whole thing with Mod-Podge to seal it.
Sounds like a great rainy-day activity that my kids would love.
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And the Winners Are… 2007-04-01 01:58:23 Congrats to Pajama Mommy, the winner of the Cupcakes and Cuties hair clips!
AND…
Congrats to Verrykerry, the winner of the Cars DVD!
Thanks to all for playing!
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Two Years of Bloggity Disarray 2007-03-30 04:41:50 Today is my two-year blogging anniversary. Two years of motley posts, unfocused ramblings, continually-changing designs. Not that that’s a bad thing.
My life, like this blog, has been in a state of disarray. But in a good way. I’ve changed and grown over the past two years, and I’m not just talking about the 25 pounds [...]
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Hot Dogs and Coca-Cola 2007-03-29 17:34:13 Today in history:
Coca-cola was invented in 1886. I found this article interesting, if a bit alarmist.
Oscar Mayer’s birthday. Read about the history of hot dogs. Then create this simple Hot Dog Vendor box with your kids. And I bet imaginative children can find all kinds of uses for this craft besides playing “hot dog vendor.”
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CoH Dedicated to Darwin 2007-03-29 03:54:12 Alasandra has a great Carnival of Homeschooling dedicated to Charles Darwin
. Some excellent posts this week - check it out!
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Cupcakes and Cuties 2007-03-24 18:25:44 Check out this adorable hair clip in my daughter’s hair:
My husband’s cousin, Jenn, offers hand-made clips and pony-o’s in lots of sweet designs through her business, Cupcakes and Cuties. Her products are unique and high-quality.
Want one? Well I’m having ANOTHER contest (don’t forget to check out my Cars DVD giveaway) to give one [...]
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Homeschool Blog Awards 2007-03-24 13:13:02 In 2005 Spunky Homeschool
founded the Homeschool Blog Awards
. Her efforts offered exposure for all the wonderful and dedicated homeschool bloggers. We all discovered new blogs and made new friends.
Since Spunky has retired from blogging, Sprittibee has graciously taken on the responsibility for the 2006 Homeschool Blog Awards! Yay Sprittibee! She has joined forces [...]
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New Magazines 2007-03-24 12:16:02 I’m a magazine junkie. Here are two of my recent finds: Parent and Child and Toddler (which just released its premiere issue and has nothing on its web site yet).
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Spiders! 2007-03-24 00:58:44 OK, I don’t like spiders. I get creeped by pretty much any bug. Naturally, this aversion has rubbed off on my son, so he’s not exactly the kind of boy that’s made of “snips and snails and puppy dog tails.” That said, I occasionally make an attempt to show him that bugs can be [...]
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Win the Cars DVD 2007-03-22 14:29:03 Don’t forget to enter my contest to win the Cars DVD! Details are here.
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Thursday Funnies 2007-03-22 14:26:34 My sister emailed this to me and I thought I’d share it. I really needed a good laugh today - maybe you do, too.
20 Rules To Maintaining A Healthy Level Of Insanity
1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow [...]
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Win the Cars DVD, Check Out Disney’s Family.com 2007-03-21 23:19:08 Over the past several months, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Disney
’s newest project: Family
.com. It’s an awesome resource for parents where you can “research the answers you need to your most pressing parenting questions, share your parenting experiences and opinions, and take advantage of their suite of extensive, easy-to-use tools.” I am proud [...]
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Clipmarks Rocks 2007-03-20 00:25:19 I recently posted about a couple new blog tools I’ve been using and a reader suggested in the comments that I also check out Clipmarks
. A big thanks to that commenter because I am just LOVING Clipmarks.
Clipmarks is an add-on browser tool that allows you to “clip” a section of an article or blog post [...]
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Every Day’s a Holiday 2007-03-19 14:54:14 Did you know that every day’s a holiday? And there are some interesting ones. I like to search the web to find out what’s special about today, then create a little “celebration” that incorporates a learning activity. A great resource is About.com’s Fundays Calendar, which includes links of related activities for each “funday.”
I’ll be posting [...]
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The Heart Can’t Be Superglued 2007-03-17 20:25:02 L started an art class a couple weeks ago at a local paint-your-own pottery shop. The instructor has been wonderful, teaching L about drawing, sculpting and painting through hands-on projects.
In the first class, he drew a landscape. She taught him about depth and the horizon, how to paint from light to dark, and how [...]
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You Say It’s Your Birthday 2007-03-14 04:05:10 Well it’s my birthday too! Today I turned 38 years old. Nothing milestone-ish. Nothing particularly exciting nor depressing. I got a beautiful new watch for my birthday, plus some cash, gift cards, a book I’ve been wanting, and lots of great cards. Thanks everyone! Funniest card award goes to my aunt:
Cover: (Two women [...]
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Toontown Promotes Cooperation 2007-03-13 14:39:05 Disney’s Toontown.com is my latest addiction. It’s a kid-safe, online role-playing game that brilliantly promotes cooperation and teamwork. This article talks about the game’s cooperative value for children.
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Parent Code 2007-03-11 12:38:23 I like this “parent code” idea for parents to communicate when a conversation is best left for a time when little ears are not tuned in.
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Baby Bug 2007-04-23 05:22:44 Check out this new social networking, digg-like site designed especially for parents, The Baby Bug. It’s just starting out, but with time and more users, it has great potential!
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Ten Foods You Should Never Eat 2007-04-23 01:34:49 Nutrition Action lists 10 foods you should never eat. Damn, I love them all.
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The Onion 2007-04-23 01:20:26 I’ve just discovered The Onion and holy cow is it funny! I had such a chuckle over this story about a Montessori school. In case you aren’t aware (as I wasn’t at first!), the entire site is satirical.
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Winning, Losing, Praising 2007-04-22 20:53:05 It was the fourth (and last) inning in my son’s first Little League game of the season. His team, the Orioles, was down 5 to 0. Suddenly, they got a hit, a stolen base, another couple hits, then an awesome hit that was close to a home run. The score was 5 to 4!
There was [...]
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I’m Hot. At Least Two People Think So. 2007-04-27 22:13:20 My husband, and the person that nominated me for this award:
Vote for me. Feed my ego.
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