North Laurel Home & School

It’s GOOD to Take My Kids to the Store

2012-05-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

Many mothers would rather leave the kids home when they go grocery shopping. When they are, oh, I don’t know, between the age of crawling and about 6, I agree *grin*. It’s even more difficult when you have more than two. Not that I’d really know much about that, since I only have two. My kids are older –almost 16 and almost 13 {wish I could just say they *are* 16 and 13…but soon, soon enough} so

Goal Planning Monday- 5/28/12

2012-05-28T08:00:00.000-04:00

Last week's goals- and how I did: Schedule posts for 3 weeks in advance. Oh, yes. 3 weeks. I’m wanting a long break from just about everything without actually leaving everything. I have 1 1/2 weeks already done. Nope: I didn’t get any other posts written. Guess it wasn’t meant to be! Finish my printables before Friday. Preferably by Wednesday but I’m looking more to Thursday. Can’t believe

Memorial Day Sales

2012-05-26T11:16:00.001-04:00

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Homeschool Mother’s Journal- Week of 5/21/12

2012-05-25T11:30:00.001-04:00

In my life this week…… I’ve been trying to get some things done. I can’t honestly say that it’s turned out the way I planned but it’s alright. I read two more books, worked on the kids’ report cards {not that we have to have one} and got some of my goals marked off {that would pretty much be my ‘to do list’}. Lee fainted while doing a training session on Monday. She is fine but it was a shock to

Book Review: Disciplines of a Godly Young Man by Hughes and Hughes

2012-05-24T08:00:00.000-04:00

Disciplines of a Godly Young Man by R. Kent Hughes and W. Carey HughesISBN: 9781433526026Hardcover, 191 pagesPublisher: CrosswayRetail: $14.99 From the back:Point blank, this is a punchy, no-holds-barred book for young men. Laying out the challenge to be disciplined, godly, and sold-out for Jesus, the authors talk about purity in your thought-life, cultural pressure, and perseverance as a

Quiche! It’s What’s for Dinner

2012-05-23T18:23:00.001-04:00

I was hoping to get a lot of photos to share in this post but nope, the dead battery syndrome struck again. I did manage to get a few though. They’ll have to do. Do you know how hard it is to make pie crust?! Actually… I don’t think it is at all but a lot of the time that means it isn’t going to be the ‘perfect’ crust lol. Eh, we’re not that picky {we can’t be –I’m the cook! lol}. Here’s what I

Father’s Day–Freebie!

2012-05-23T12:05:00.001-04:00

Between now and 11:59pm (Pacific Time) tonight you can get a FREE Father’s Day card from Treat! Just use the code TREATDAD and enjoy a free, customized, card. This offer applies to all new and returning customers. Here is how it works: · You choose your card from their hundreds of Father’s Day designs. · Personalize it with photos, nicknames, inside jokes, whatever you want to add. This is your

…sweet to the soul…

2012-05-23T08:00:00.000-04:00

Mother and Child Smiling, Mary Cassatt, 1908 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 This is for Word Filled Wednesday and Wordless Wednesday.

Laundry- So many ways?

2012-05-22T08:30:00.000-04:00

Laundry is the nemesis of so many mothers {fathers and children, too! they just don’t know it} everywhere. Not having clean clothes is sure to put a damper on plans real quick. Yep, you can nod your head to that one. Exhibit at Jay Em, Wyoming My kids have been doing laundry since they were about 10 and 7 {or so}. At first it was just a load here and there of their own clothes. As the years went

Goal Planning Monday- 5/21/12

2012-05-21T18:35:00.001-04:00

Oh well, I’ll attempt it again. My goals for the week: Schedule posts for 3 weeks in advance. Oh, yes. 3 weeks. I’m wanting a long break from just about everything without actually leaving everything. I have 1 1/2 weeks already done. Finish my printables before Friday. Preferably by Wednesday but I’m looking more to Thursday. Can’t believe I let them go so long already. Clean my bathroom.

Handmade Notecards in a Box–Giveaway- 5/21-6/4

2012-05-21T06:00:00.000-04:00

I know it’s such short notice! I just thought it up yesterday. Well, actually, I’d been thinking about it for awhile, the post was finally put together yesterday. One year ago I did a similar giveaway: handmade notecards made by yours truly. I’ve made more and I’d like to share. This is for one set of handmade cards and envelopes in a box. I’m making it really easy this time to enter –follow the

How Does My Garden Grow?

2012-05-20T22:54:00.001-04:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. You may have seen my posts about digging an area for my garden. I've finally got it where I want it and I hope to get some plants in there soon. Here's a bit what it looks like at the moment. Not very pretty, huh? When my hubby and I were talking about supplies and the things I

Exams, Y6 & Y8, thoughts

2012-05-20T13:12:00.001-04:00

I’m going to finish recording their exam questions/answers here and then put my thoughts down. You can read if you would like but it’s here mainly for record keeping purposes. I’ve been reading about Exams at AO, Parents’ Review, also. Y6 Science:1. Describe the animals that are found on the surface waters of the sea. (The Sea Around Us)-Fish can be seen and at night and rarely during the day

Giveaway- Small Homemade Notecard Set in a Box! 5/21-6/4

2012-05-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

It doesn’t start yet but… I wanted to share what’s coming. I make little notecards and envelopes from ‘fancy’ scrapbook paper. They are cut out by hand from a template that I made myself. The ones eligible for this giveaway are all approximately the same size but I have made smaller ones –those are a challenge! I did a four part tutorial a year ago right here on my blog. You can look at my

Book Review: Heiress by Susan May Warren

2012-05-19T14:44:00.001-04:00

Heiress, Book 1 of Daughter of Fortune series, by Susan May WarrenISBN: 9781609362188Paperback, 367 pagesPublisher: summerside pressRetail: $14.99 The beautiful heiress daughters of newspaper magnate August Price have been given everything their hearts desire. But what if they want only to be loved –without an enormous price tag attached? When one daughter pursues a desirable marriage, she

Homeschool Mother’s Journal- Week of 5/14/12

2012-05-18T12:17:00.001-04:00

In my life this week… …it seems that I’ve been slacking but not really. I’ve had something that had to get done just about every day {and I *did* get at least that one thing done}. Otherwise it’s been a fairly laid back week. In our homeschool this week… …still exams. Well, they actually pretty much finished up yesterday. I thought that they might so left Friday as a ‘make-up’ day or refining

Implementing Foreign Language- 5 Days of Foreign Language

2012-05-18T09:00:00.000-04:00

This post is part five of a five part series. See part four.See all posts in the series. Through the week, I’ve talked about the why, which, and how {sort-of} of foreign language. Regardless of all those {why do you want to learn a language; which program will you use; will you make your own program}, implementing a second language into your life, not just the ‘classes’, will help to solidify

Design Your Own Foreign Language Curriculum- 5 Days of Foreign Language

2012-05-17T08:00:00.000-04:00

This post is part four of a five part series. See part three.Check back tomorrow for the next post in the series! See all posts in the series. You know why you want to learn a language. You’ve decided which language you want to learn and you know the programs that are available. But…you cannot afford to purchase one of the complete programs at this time. Does that mean you set aside and do not

Foreign Language Programs & Curriculum- 5 Days of Foreign Language

2012-05-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

This post is part three of a five part series. See part two.Check back tomorrow for the next post in the series! See all posts in the series. Now that you’ve chosen your preferred second language, how will you go about learning that language? Perhaps the best way is to have a native ‘teach’ you the language through every day interaction. I’m not sure about your situation but that isn’t exactly

Exams, Day 2, Y6 & Y8

2012-05-15T21:22:00.001-04:00

This is for my own personal record keeping but you’re welcome to read on. Year 6 isn’t recorded today. Year 8 is typed as it was written, no corrections made. I won’t record anything from Y6 today because much of it *must* be revisited (the work). Effort was not applied. Y8:Citizenship/Morals/Government/Economics:1. Show how the Body is equipped with Servants, and how each has its perils, and

Choosing Your Foreign Language- 5 Days of Foreign Language

2012-05-15T08:00:00.000-04:00

This post is part two of a five part series. See part one.Check back tomorrow for the next post in the series! See all posts in this series. Yesterday my post talked about why learning a foreign language is a good idea. Today’s post will talk about which foreign language to choose. What are some criteria for choosing a foreign language? Interestingly, a few of the reasons of why also apply to

Monday’s Money 5/14/12

2012-05-14T18:45:00.000-04:00

Mother’s Day is past {by one day!} and now it’s time to think of Father’s Day and graduations! Wayfair- Get free shipping on a Gastar M.iGrill Table Top Gas Grill {it’s a grill and a radio!}. There are other free shipping items at Wayfair as well. Amazon.com -Up to 50% off! Home improvement and tools. And the free app of the day: KeyChord, click the image below. Homeschool Programming Inc.-

Exams, Day 1, Y6 & Y8

2012-05-14T14:00:00.000-04:00

This is for my own personal record keeping but you’re welcome to read on. It is quite long. Year 6 is recorded first, as it was written, nothing corrected {unless auto corrected and I don’t catch it first- and I suppose some could even be my own mistakes that I don’t catch}, followed by Year 8, in the same format. Bible:1. Describe a character from your reading of “Saints & Heroes”.- Laud was a

Why Learn a Foreign Language? 5 Days of Foreign Language

2012-05-14T08:00:00.000-04:00

This post is part one of a five part series. Check back tomorrow for the next in the series!See all posts in this series. Foreign language is often a requirement for high school graduation as well as many colleges. If you graduated before 1996 (give or take a few years), you may not have had to meet this requirement. I personally missed it for high school but had to meet it for college.

In Our Backyard- Photos

2012-05-13T16:53:00.001-04:00

(It really was quite tiny) (do you see the lamb?)