. I missed posting my July Week 3 goals last week, but I certainly have not forgotten what my goals are! So far, this summer has been filled with sun, pool, beach, friends, family, sports, etc. We are enjoying ourselves immensely, and I am appreciating the small break from the routine of school work, planning, […]
One family’s stand for Justice – catch the story on PBS 7/26! . I’ll be blogging about the book Mugabe and the White African later this month, but I wanted to let you know that Point of View will air the documentary Mugabe and the White African on Tuesday, July 26th. The film tells the story of Mike […]
Litfuse is sponsoring a $30 Amazon.com giveaway!! . To enter all you have to do is send a tweet (using #litfuse) about Safe From the Past or share about it on Facebook! . If you tweet we’ll capture your entry when you use @litfuse. If you share it on Facebook or your blog, just email […]
Homeschool Planning: The File Crate System Series is all about our journey with using files and a file crate to plan and execute our homeschool year. In this part PINNABLE IMAGE As I am clearing out from this past year (2010-2011), I am also looking forward to the coming year (2011-2012) and trying to decide […]
. July 19-21st, CurrClick will be holding open house sessions for CurrClick Live. In every session, participants will have a chance to win a $40 gift certificate to live classes, teachers will be introducing themselves and talking about their classes, and discounts will be given out to attendees. . CurrClick is one of my favorite […]
. Goal One: Change the “tone” in our home. . The “rewind” is being used less and less now. I find the kids halting their behavior more quickly when I start to raise my hand, or speak in protest of how they are acting. The one time we used the “rewind” the other day, it […]
Today I am featured on the 3in30 web site to tell everyone how it works for me. I have only been a participating for a few months, and while I don’t have a 100% success rate, I am doing pretty well! Below is a short excerpt from my post. But please head over to […]
Due to the weather getting nicer here in NY I am running a series of posts on fun, inexpensive things for the kids to do outside. This is the third post in the Fair Weather Fun series and I am focusing on BUBBLES today! Fair Weather Bubble Fun 1. Make Your Own Bubble Wand […]
. Goal One: Change the “tone” in our home. . This one is my important one for this month, and possibly the months to come. We are doing reasonably well with this. When one of us (including me) has a not so nice tone, we “rewind” and try again. Now the kids know what is […]
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. I am already starting out July by being behind in posting my goals! Never fear though as I have known what they are going to be and have been diligently working on them (well, some of them). My first goal, and the biggest one I have chosen to tackle may take more than one […]