Knoonellog

June 2007



I was asked to play tag!

Monday, 25 June 2007 1:34 P GMT-05
My friend Shelley tagged me for my first meme.  I am honored, as Shelley and I are new e-friends but we have a lot in common.  (By the way Shelley, I'm a fan of Harry Potter too!)The rules of this game are that you must discuss fou

Mirrors are good too!

Sunday, 24 June 2007 6:47 P GMT-05
Thank you all for some very enlightening discourse.  Now, I think, is a great time to stop and reflect on what was said.

Passion is Good

Friday, 22 June 2007 9:16 A GMT-05
 My brother and sister-in law left a poignant comment on my blog this week.  We have long held opposing views on many important topics.  It seems that whenever we attempt to discuss these views we are interrupted by someone or somethin
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I would pick his ideology over Hillary's science anytime

Wednesday, 20 June 2007 2:35 P GMT-05
This is just one example of how the president puts ideology before science, politics before the needs of our families, just one more example of how out of touch with reality he and his party have become," Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., tol
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New foods

Wednesday, 20 June 2007 7:09 A GMT-05
It has been fun watching Nikita explore his new world.  One of my favorite memories was a trip to Golden Corral during the first week’s home.  (The kids’, favorite restaurant.)  I asked Richard to go get a plate of dinner f

Six months

Monday, 18 June 2007 9:16 P GMT-05
We have been a family of five now for exactly six months.  In that time Nikita has settled very comfortably into our lives and our hearts.  He has had to make some big adjustments as have the rest of the family.  He has risen to the ch
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What i meant to say is.....

Saturday, 16 June 2007 9:13 A GMT-05
I guess I didn't realize that the catalyst for talking about my homeschool philosophies was Mary Vitamin on her blog "Castle of the Immaculate."  She has returned to writing about her ideas on the subject this week.  I have be

My Educational Philosophy

Thursday, 14 June 2007 2:53 P GMT-05
My Educational Philosophy  This is the time of year when many a homeschool mom looks back on what happened in the past 12 months and tries to decide what worked and what didn’t.  I have caught that bug myself.  The urge comes par
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A Working Definition of Education

Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:48 A GMT-05
A Working Definition  My definition of education as it applies to my children is:   the process by which an individual prepares intellectually for future responsibilities,  opportunities or endeavors.  This definition is not

A Pleasant Day in the Garden

Tuesday, 12 June 2007 8:24 A GMT-05
Okay so it isn't quite a garden, but it is quite a nice back yard, if you ask me.Yesterday after Nikita's nap I filled the little pool with water and put it at the base of the slide.  Nikita had a blast siding down into his own swimming

What the World Eats

Sunday, 10 June 2007 8:07 A GMT-05
This is a very interesting photolog from CNNWhat the world Eats

Happy Birthday Frankie!!!

Friday, 8 June 2007 12:42 P GMT-05
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I'm a proud mama

Friday, 8 June 2007 9:25 A GMT-05
Three out of five earned merit awards yesterday in each of thier various interests.  My family has been very busy and it shows.Genna earned six brownie try-its this spring.  She tried new things in sports, hiking, science, cooking, marketin

If your children play soccer: Read this Now

Tuesday, 5 June 2007 9:05 P GMT-05
This is from today's Winchester Star.  We didn't know Brayden personally but many of our friends did. Tuesday, June 5, 2007‘One less person is there’ By Teresa Dunham The Winchester Star Stephens City — Mary Ellias
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My Beautiful Gymnast

Friday, 1 June 2007 2:50 P GMT-05
Genna had her gymnastics show last night.  She has really developed her skills over the past year.  Since last fall she has perfected her cartwheel, learned to do a back bend kickover and has strengthened and toned enough to do well on the

Uncle Ray has been fishing again!

Friday, 1 June 2007 2:48 P GMT-05
   And not a moment too soon.  Click on the headline for the full story.COA bans fishing for whale sharksStarting next year, the gentle giant of the tropical seas will be protected by a ban on fishing, and by the prohibition