Mary at Everyday Baby Steps posted about the 29 Day Giving Challenge and I have decided to see if the kids want to join me in making it a family challenge.
The basic premise is to give something away every day for 29 days…
Why? Because to see the world change, we have to do something to change the world. Plus, the best way to attract abundance into your life is to be in a perpetual state of giving and gratitude. Be an important part of the global giving movement that inspires more generosity on our planet.
Sounds good to me! I think this would be a wonderful thing for the kids to take part in on their own terms, too.
I think we may start Monday. Tomorrow is opening night for “Beauty and the Beast” and then it’s on again Saturday. We are likely to be running around like mad […]
Original post by Alicia
I blame Andrea.
Between reading Zahi Hawass’s book Curse of the Pharaoh, resalting the Pharaoh’s Chicken, making step pyramids out of Legos and sugar cubes, and going to another good animal presentation on the library, I have had precious little time on the computer today.
And I spent what little time I had laughing out loud, to the amazement of my children, who laughed along with me even when they didn’t get the joke.
Read about the worst cakes ever baked or decorated by so-called professionals at Cake Wrecks.
Take a look at the worst photos ever attached to real estate listings at It’s Lovely! I’ll Take It!
Then, since I was laughing anyway, I had to catch up with The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks and the often side-splitting Passive-Aggressive Notes.
Go ahead. Go laugh. I’ll wait.
Original post by piseco
Aprovecho que estoy en la compu por un buen rato en la tranquilidad de mi casa (cosa rara en esta casa) para actualizarme y a la misma vez compartir con ustedes lo que estamos haciendo y lo que haremos con la ayuda de Dios.
Mi hijo comenzó esta semana su séptimo año educado en el hogar (2 años a tiempo parcial, 5to año a tiempo completo) y verlo esta semana dibujando con mucho ánimo las partes de la corteza terrestre, distinguiendo entre la corteza, el manto y el núcleo, vino a mi mente el cómo comenzamos, algo que hemos compartido en otras ocasiones.
Mi hijo ha crecido físicamente, emocionalmente y mentalmente. Ya comienza a dar signos de madurez; dentro de unos meses cumplirá 10 años (diciembre 2). Participa activamente en un grupo de bellas artes en nuestra Parroquia, hará este año su Primera Comunión, ya habla sobre chicas (aunque sean amigas de […]
Original post by Denise Osorio
Después de tanto tiempo fuera del ciberespacio… realmente, tengo que admitir que la vagancia del verano me dominó por completo… Lo rico de levantarse tarde, disfrutar la vida (aunque apenas pude salir con los chicos por lo caro que está la gasolina aquí en Puerto Rico y con una guagua de 6 cilindros, necesito llenarla con aproximadamente $80, ouch!!!!) para volver poco a poco a la realidad y a la rutina.
Una situación que quiero comentar es lo que sucedió en los Estados Unidos sobre los comentarios de un presentador de radio llamado Michael Savage en contra de las familias con autismo. En su programa, el señor Savage dice que en el 99% de los casos de autismo, es por razones de indisciplina o “changuería” (perdonen si internacionalmente es una palabra obsena, pero en PR quiere decir niñerías). Que con una más fuerte disciplina de los padres, los niños dejarán […]
Original post by Denise Osorio
I didn’t tell you all the details with the zoo and stuff so I will do that when I get back!
See ya later!
:)Natalie:)
Original post by natalie
Today we went to the Hiwan homestead museum in Evergreen for a tour. We had never been there before, so we were excited to see it. We ate a picnic lunch with our HS group and then broke into 2 groups for the tour. We got to go to the general store first. We went through the servants quarters (actually the whole house was theirs, but Jeffco turned part of it into a small general store circa 1895) and walked into the shop. Our guide gave everyone a penny and told us we’d get to spend it at the end.
First he asked us to find things that were different than what we’d find in a store today. Well, the eggs were lying out in a crate, the cheese was under glass, there was a post office in one corner, seeds, flour mills, coffee mills and a fruit grinder. Then […]
Original post by liese4
Via COD, I found and read the fabulous letter from a librarian to a patron who complained about the content of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding. As you might guess, Uncle Bobby is gay. I firmly believe in the right of parents to determine what books their kids read (though I don’t censor, myself). I also firmly believe that those parents or persnickety library patrons DON’T have a right to limit the books available to my family. Bravo, Jamie Larue!
Original post by paradisefound
Noah is featured in an In the Hands of a Child ad in The Old Schoolhouse magazine’s summer edition!..page 27!!
Original post by justakrazymom
I know it sounds crazy, but it’s true. Those 0% APR on Balance Transfer offers that you get in the mail can help you get out of credit card debt BUT you have to be diligent about payments, pay more than you would normally pay per month, and NEVER pay late (even a day late will cause you to lose your 0% APR).
Check out #4 in this article on getting out of credit card debt:
Got Credit Card Debt? Ten Tactics to Use Right Now to Get It Under Control
I have done this a few times. The first time I transfered almost $4,000 from a few cards onto one card, and when that 0% APR time ran out, I moved that balance to another card. Today, I did it again, I’m determined to be out of credit card debt by the end of this 0% APR period. […]
Original post by a conscious life
I’m still building with Legos. I just haven’t put anything on my blog. Hard to believe but I kind of forgot about my blog for a while. So today I built something just for Loads of Legos.
I kind of got carried away when I was building and built a few things, instead of just one big thing.
I call it Skull Island Cave.
This is the entrance to Skull Cave.
The inside
This is a boat with an underwater cabin that breaks off into a mini boat.
This is the inside of the boat.
This is the inside of the break off mini boat.
Fold up sky speeder.
Folded up sky speeder.
Police speeder.
Cockpit.
License plate.
Everything
Original post by legoboy
Here are those bomber pics from Sunday:
F-18 and bomber:
Canyon:
Or as Hannah says, ‘Ewitch’. Well, it would have cost us $125 to get into Elitch, but thanks to our library – it was free. Good thing too, I would never pay $125 to get into Elitch. We had a friend meet us there so we had somebody else to ride rides with.
We rode the carousel and the Ferris wheel and then split up.
Joel and Bethany went to the big rides, Grace, Hannah and R went to the kids section. They rode the train, around the world in 80 seconds, airplanes, boats and bumper cars.
We played in the ball pit and Joel met up with us. He was using the map of Elitch to work on ground team skills. He drew an arrow and marked his location with the time he arrived and left each place. I thought that […]
Original post by liese4
For anyone who likes the idea of a well-run award contest where the prize is just the acclaim of your peers….
Alasandra has opened up nominations for this year’s contest. Nominations are being accepted until Oct. 17 in three categories: Adult, Teen, and Group.
So, go check it out, and start checking out the nominated blogs….or make a nomination…
If nothing else, you might find a new blog that you enjoy reading.
Original post by Meg
Last night GB went to his first sleep-over.
You will think I’m an over-controlling, compulsive, buttinski but I was terrified all night. I literally couldn’t sleep. Visions kept running through my head all night. I was worried about GB. And I was so concerned for the mom-in-charge. There was a total of seven boys with two other smaller children. And in my book that’s a lot of kids spending the night. It could be a recipe for chaos………. Not that I wanted to jinx the night.
My memories of sleep-overs are that someone always feels alienated, tempers flare, and I was always the last person still awake. It’s scary to be in a strange house and everyone is asleep, and there you lay. But the lasting impression was one of fun. I still wanted to go. I just didn’t want to be alienated, annoyed, or the last person awake. You know?
I was […]
Original post by Robin
Sonlight’s Bible curriculum has you read parts of the Bible each year so that over 6 years you read the whole thing. We’re reading Genesis right now. A few days ago we read the part about Abraham and the covenant with God that required all males to be circumcised.
As I was reading Ani got more and more agitated. She was looking quite concerned. Finally she said “Mommie” in a horrified voice and pointed to her three little brothers. I knew exactly what she meant. Our boys are not circumcised and here I was reading that all males must be circumcised.
I explained to her that we are no longer under that law and circumcision (or not) is a personal choice and not a religious requirement for us. She was very relieved to hear that. (And I was very happy that she was comprehending […]
Original post by CamianAcademy
It’s 5:20 AM!, and I’ve been awake for well over an hour now. I laid in bed for almost 40 minutes, trying to go back to sleep, but to no avail. My mind was whirling with thoughts, composing them, winding words onto skeins of memory, hoping that I could even find them to explore and ravel later, these prose lacking cohesive meaning. I deliberated over whether or not to risk waking baby S, whether to get up and write them out, lest they disappear with my consciousness if I sleep- elusive and so easily lost they are, like grasping at wind, trying to hold onto light. I was wishing that I had one of those writer’s pens with a light, but wondering would that even work, without waking S and Chris, both obliviously snoozing on either side of me… and so, as the thoughts piled and sleeping I was not, […]
Original post by Beth
We had expected a very boring day yesterday, having no car, but it turned out to be very full and fun. Our crocs arrived very early and Flopsy put hers on straight away and has only taken them off for bed since! Mopsy’s not keen on hers - I think she can’t get over how loose they feel and refuses to keep wearing them to get used to them. Fingers crossed she does soon! Cotton-tail’s are too big, but we’d expected that. I can’t decide if mine are too big or not. They’re certainly bigger than the website says they should be, but I seem to keep meeting people who wear theirs as big as mine are and find them fine. And I’m fairly certain that the next size down were too small when I tried them on. They’re very comfy though, and despite a lot of walking yesterday, came […]
Original post by Clare
We’ve been homeschooling long enough that the socialization thing is years past laughable around here. My kids interact with other kids at the pool, the park, community theater, library club, friends’ houses and on and on. The phone never stops ringing for the girls. They are veritable social butterflies.
The same can’t necessarily be said for me. I am the weird homeschool mom who doesn’t get enough socialization, who isn’t in all the mom clubs, dresses goofy and is just plain different.
I don’t have anything against being different. I like it, actually. I’m an odd duck and I can’t imagine being normal. But I do wish there were more odd ducks, or at least more people around who liked weird people.
We live in a tiny, tiny town. The population is around 700 and half of those are senior citizens who moved here after retiring from farming nearby. Almost everybody […]
Original post by Alicia
Woah. I just watched the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It is really Chilly! ( I luv that Steak!) But it really looks like a horror movie.. EEk!With the searing violin music (!) And all..The kid who is playing young Riddle seems perfect. spooky and evil and jut so……right.
Original post by chicagolo
In the past, I have been guilty of jumping into changes too quickly. I’d become overwhelmed and quit. Part of the problem was not preparing and part of it was not making changes that worked with my personality.
I started reading, “Organizing From the Inside Out” last night… this book teaches you how to organize your life in a way that flows with who you are.
Steve Pavlina over at stevepavline.com has a great post today about Habit Change. He equates habit change with chess strategy.
He says:
“Trying to change a habit overnight is like trying to execute scholar’s mate in chess. Scholar’s mate is a strategy of achieving checkmate in only four moves. It only works against total beginners. Against a chess player with an ounce of experience, scholar’s mate will fail. A botched scholar’s mate puts you in a disadvantaged position, so attempting it is usually a bad […]
Original post by a conscious life
I am going to be having a giveaway soon. Stay tuned for more information.
Original post by a conscious life
Fit For Life is a set of dietary principles: let go of the diet mentality
“Life is based on awesome immutable laws. Ignorance of those laws does not excuse anyone from the concequences of their non application or the breaking of those laws.” - Joy Gross “Positive Power People”
Health is produced only by healthful living.
The basic foundation of Natural Hygiene (the fundamentals that Fit For Life is based upon) is that the body is always striving for health and that it achieves this by continuously cleansing itself of deleterious waste material.
Health is a birthright, and being overweight is not health.
The human body ceaselessly strives to be fit. The secret is to learn to facilitate the process rather than thwart it.
Original post by a conscious life
The longer we have Blaze the more connected he and R become… It’s been really wonderful to watch the two of them becoming closer and more in-sync with each other each time she rides.
She’s started taking him out of the pasture for some trail rides lately, something that’s fun for him and more challenging (and fun!) for her. I decided to record the last trail ride in pictures…
Before she left the pasture she decided to try rounding up the donkeys just for fun. It’s something she’s done before on Blaze, but is a bit of a challenge…
The donkeys weren’t in the mood to cooperate this time though, and were getting ornery, and she was anxious to get going so she let them go and headed for the gate out to the pasture.
A new trick she and Blaze have figured out is opening the pasture gate without her dismounting. It’s obviously something Blaze was trained to […]
Original post by woodstone
At Doc’s suggestion, I went ahead and tried this: Our World Economics. I ordered it from Amazon like two days ago, and I just got it today. FAST shipping, these guys.
Now on to my review:
1–Spiral bound book, with one DVD inside. It is a book of Lesson Plans, not a student/teacher text. Professionally printed and nicely bound.
2–DVD has three videos on it. You can sample the videos on their website. Each video corresponds with a Unit in the book.
3–This is subtitled “Introductory International Economics Lesson Plans”. It uses the country of Bolivia as its basis for learning. It is excellent for Middle and High School Students.
4–Each Unit has 7 Chapters to it. You watch the video that goes with that Unit and then take your time doing the 7 activities. For us, that means two lessons a week.
5–There is a vocabulary list, internet resources list, and a […]
Original post by electricbarbarella
Brownielocks has a fun list of Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays and Observances for each month. August has some interesting ones! A few of my favorites….
World Breastfeeding Week 1-7
Simplify Your Life Week 1-7
Weird Contest Week 10-15
Be Kind to Humankind Week 25-31
Friendship Day 3
Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day 7
International Left Hander’s Day 13
National Men’s Grooming Day 15
Bad Poetry Day 18
Kiss and Make Up Day 25
Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day 28
The site author has links to some of the days and assures us that every observance is officially recognized/sponsored by some organization somewhere in order to be listed. Some are serious, some are ridiculous (I won’t love litigating lawyers even if there is a day for it!) and some are just fun.
Original post by Alicia
In between everything else that’s going on this week, we have gone to two very fun birthday parties. When JediBoy was born, I started going to La Leche League meetings here in town, and I met a group of moms who remain very dear friends. All of our first babies were born in that summer or fall. JediBoy was the oldest on June 19, and Ethan was the youngest on October 2. All the others came in between, including B. on July 24 and A. on July 31. Here they are the summer they turned one.
Now they’re all turning six! If you want to see how big they are, I have lots of pictures after the cut.
Original post by piseco
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