tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104944432024-11-01T04:09:06.407-04:00"All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost." J. R. R. TolkienKristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-22351888840371875492011-04-08T20:57:00.003-04:002011-04-08T21:08:28.210-04:00

I don't know why I thought this book was about math or a children's book. I was intrigued enough to read this and it was fantastic. What skill in keeping me in suspense throughout the whole book. I'm not really sure how I felt after reading the book though. It left me in wonderment, a great feeling I must admit to such a surprise ending. Catch this book but be prepared for some shocking

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-5630215564675166622011-02-19T09:26:00.002-05:002011-02-19T09:30:10.667-05:00

Who would have believed I would love a science book? Rebecca Skloot does a great job of teaching while telling the story of Henrietta Lacks, a black woman who died of cancer while quite young. The doctors took a sample of her tumor which became known as HeLa. HeLa cells were used to propel science to unbelievable discoveries, including the cures for polio and hepatitis B to name a few. The

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-3528384419104719952010-11-13T20:50:00.002-05:002010-11-13T20:55:00.707-05:00

Cody had to read Frankenstein for British Literature and I realized I had never read the actual book. Oh, yes, I have watched the infamous movies with the screw in the throat and the boots, but never read the original book. What a treat!! I couldn't put it down. I found it fascinating how Mary Shelley portrayed the women in her book as weak and feeble, yet she was a woman ahead of her time.

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Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-4531467852133255972009-12-29T15:29:00.001-05:002009-12-29T15:31:22.765-05:00

What a wonderful book!! In her first novel, Weir portrays a truly fascinating Lady Jane Grey, born of ambitious parents and made to suffer the injustices of the era. Her character portrayals are vivid and the book left me in awe of the historical times. This is a great book, one not to be missed.

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-55558533010722317852009-12-22T09:54:00.003-05:002009-12-22T10:22:59.815-05:00

In honor of the environment, we have gone digital this year!! In reality, we just didn't have enough hours to get everything done, but don't tell Al Gore that, OK? We wanted to share some of the highlights for our family in 2009 because we love hearing what has been going on with your family as well.January and February found us playing lots of basketball with our homeschool team. All three of

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So, I just wasn't too motivated. I admit it. The kiddos did all their independent school work but I had some things to take care, a few errands to run and I just couldn't get into the teaching mode. What was my remedy you ask? Well, we piled in the den and watched "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid."While we were watching it, I asked Cody what subject we could consider this movie. He says,

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-71401436169114449742009-09-28T15:41:00.002-04:002009-09-28T15:48:40.740-04:00

This has been my struggle: We study spelling, take tests, the kids do moderate then proceed to forget everything. This just drives me crazy!!I just found a wonderful new online program called Spellquizzer. We work with Spelling Workout but the kids just don't seem to retain what they learn. Now, one just puts the words into the program and records their voice saying the word and using it in a

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-36382973651643384202009-08-18T12:48:00.002-04:002009-08-18T12:50:43.435-04:00

Today was such a breeze compared to yesterday. We hit the ground running because everyone knew what to do for what lesson since we reviewed it all yesterday. What a joy! To say I was concerned we wouldn't finish everyday until about 8 pm was an understatement after yesterday but today is a brand new day.Enjoy the slideshow of our day.

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I couldn't put it down!! I bought this book a few years back somewhere. I'm sure it was at a yard sale, library book sale, Goodwill, etc. You know I can't miss a good book for a buck. Anyway, I put it away and didn't read it until a week ago. I saw it mentioned as a book not to miss. Well, that was an understatement.Once I got into the book, I was captured. Her portrayal of the Price

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-4157207292756460632009-06-11T14:41:00.002-04:002009-06-11T15:08:30.124-04:00

Do you even know where our current system of public education originates? Actually, our current system originates from a Prussian background. Know where that is? Actually, the system originated from a small town in the middle of Germany. What, our American system comes from German roots? The same system that enabled Hitler to rise to power by inoculating the children from a young age to

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-3311366484940926642009-05-26T16:28:00.008-04:002009-05-26T16:42:44.266-04:00

So, the "B" word (bored) is not allowed here at all this summer.  I have sooo many books, cleaning and science exercises for the kiddos that I will squirm if I hear that word.  But, alas, here come the pranksters, led by the Princess Belle and Dusty .  Oh, what is a home school mom to do?

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-72015425097344776312009-04-11T18:15:00.002-04:002009-04-13T13:33:14.150-04:00

Premio Dardos Award"The Prémio Dardos is given for recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing. These stamps were created with the intention of promoting fraternization between bloggers, a way of showing affection and gratitude for work that adds value to the Web."Available for participants in the 52 Books in 52 Weeks

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-31286188569506901442009-03-30T11:43:00.004-04:002009-03-30T11:56:18.050-04:00

I picked up this book about 7:00 pm last night, after a tiring day of running and taxiing the family.   My dh had it sitting beside the couch and I picked it up, read the back, started it and finished it this morning.  What a grand little book.I found myself really surprised at how many of his ideas I had read about in regards to home education and education in general.   One of the premises is

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-83067036834238833652009-03-14T10:51:00.001-04:002009-03-14T10:53:05.691-04:00

Very different from the Twilight series, "The Host" was good but a little slow in places.  I felt rather exhausted with the character by the time I was through, but the book was good.  Not my favorite, but good.

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-44062494017586415572009-03-07T16:00:00.002-05:002009-03-07T16:03:36.046-05:00

Ok, so I haven't posted about what I am reading.  Well, that is only because I have been rereading a couple of "foundational" books for our home education.  I reread most of The Well-Trained Mind and The Well Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer.As I enter the educational facilitation of a high schooler, I am rereading these to remind myself of the foundation on our method and to read the high

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-37408673706673033112009-02-14T12:51:00.002-05:002009-02-14T12:56:08.878-05:00

A classic definitely worth revisiting, "Fahrenheit 451" was frightening.  Written over 50 years ago, Bradbury's predictions of the lack of knowledge society gets from books and the way we will go toward feel-good theology were so clear that I was amazed by his predictions.  Will we get to this place soon or are we already there?  I couldn't help but thinking how wise he was in his predictions of

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-63298803400784601842009-02-06T11:27:00.002-05:002009-02-06T12:41:05.198-05:00

WOW!!  What an incredible book.  Through the eyes of a naive child, Boyne tells a story of the Holocaust in a tragic way.  A simple read, this book made an everlasting mark on my memory and left me contemplating human nature.  Get this book and read it.

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I finished this book and must say, it was wonderful and funny.  Arthur Dent goes on an intergalactic adventure with his luny companion Ford Prefect.  What he encounters will leave you laughing out loud.  He even discovers the answer to the meaning of life.Read this one for the fun!!  

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-44847286768620473602009-01-31T20:34:00.001-05:002009-01-31T20:36:14.247-05:00

I stuck with it and finished "Wicked" today.  I really started getting into it during the second half of the book.  The reason the Wicked Witch of the West is after Dorothy is just not what one would think.  Now, off to my next book.

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-78665537265364172292009-01-29T12:36:00.001-05:002009-01-29T12:38:14.415-05:00

Not getting "Wicked" but I am determined to finish.  Just having a hard time with this for some reason.  But I will persist, for no apparent reason other than for stubborness.

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-30646826045303321242009-01-24T21:54:00.000-05:002009-01-24T21:55:32.106-05:00

No, that's not how I am feeling but the current book I am reading.  Kinda different for me but I'll let you know what I think when I finish.

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-71718650013939437812009-01-21T12:16:00.002-05:002009-01-21T12:24:23.360-05:00

What a masterpiece!!  I just couldn't put this book down.  It was beautifully written and left me wanting to read "just a little bit more" each time I had to quit reading.  Set in Germany during WWII, the reader feels the effects of Hitler's regime through the eyes of a small girl.  She is forced to live with foster parents and lives the war face to face.  Told from the voice of death itself, the

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-57100995947096554022009-01-17T16:02:00.002-05:002009-01-17T16:04:59.606-05:00

Being from the south, I could really appreciate her Carolina humor and descriptions.  I really enjoyed the plot and the characters were very exuberant!!  A great read for those who know childhood is not always perfect.

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078580534869737020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494443.post-71138774799728144632009-01-14T13:38:00.002-05:002009-01-14T13:47:55.984-05:00

While I read this as a Senior in high school, I truly enjoyed reading it without it being an assignment.  That said, I couldn't get over the depth of each character and the ability to harness their pain indefinitely.  How the human character can be so scarred left me feeling rather sad.A must read, I enjoyed the book tremendously.  I am looking forward to reading the other Bronte sister's books

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