Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Just For Fun
You Are a Comma |
 You are open minded and extremely optimistic. You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything. You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests. You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time. Your friends find you fascinating, charming, and easy to talk to. (But with so many competing interests, you friends do feel like you hardly have time for them.) You excel in: Inspiring people You get along best with: The Question Mark |
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Another Event
Yeah, so as a teacher of senoirs I get to go to prom and dress up and so does hubby. For the second week in a row, hubby donned his tux and I got out THE nice dress and headed out. It was a nice affair and all of the kids were well behaved.Saturday, May 17, 2008
At a birthday party
Cheese's. Emma was not to be out done and wore her Ariel crown.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Awesome Homeschool Science Fair
My awesome, brilliant, homeschooling friend (from high school!) that now lives in Virginia has done the incredible - she has put on a science fair! This, of course, is near to my heart, as I teach high school quasi-adults about science, I am thrilled to see someone who is instilling the LOVE at an early age. Here are the details - feel compelled to click the links (once I get them in place) and bump around the cyber world she has linked for you - there are pictures at Little Blue School, et al.
The G.U.E.S.S. Homeschool Science Fair took place on May 5th in Norfolk VA , where smart young scientists shared their research and conclusions with their peers, their families, and the judges. Fun was had, friends were made, hypotheses were proven, and prizes were awarded! Thank you to all the sponsors of the G.U.E.S.S. Homeschool Science Fair!If you would like to help thank these generous sponsors by boosting their links on key search words, please steal this post, links and all, and republish it to your blog. When you've done this, email guess@littleblueschool.com and let us know, so that we can add you to our "Science Fair Bloggers" and give you some links and traffic too! You'll get a link on Little Blue School, Homeschooled Twins, and on the homeschool science fair web site.Need the code? Click here to get the .txt file with all the links in place. Just put it into your blog's HTML editing field, and you're ready to go. If you have trouble posting, and you need help, email us.Moore Expressions is a homeschool bookstore in Virginia Beach , VA. They sell used and new homeschooling curriculum, host a support group, and publish a newsletter called the Bayith Educator. They are the premier source for homeschooling books in the Hampton Roads area.Art of Dance Academy is a dance and theater school on the border of Norfolk and Virginia Beach . They offer "Tiny Tots" toddler dance classes, youth classes for ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop, and adult classes too. Most importantly, the host the famous summer princess dance camp.Norfolk Karate Academy offers classes in Tang Soo Do (Korean karate) and Gracie Jiu Jitsu (Brazilian grappling and self-defense). With classes for children, teens, and adults, it's a great way for anyone to get in shape and kick things in a socially acceptable way!Nauticus is Norfolk 's maritime museum and home of the USS Wisconsin battleship. The hot new exhibit is Seabots: Pilots of the Deep! Have you seen it? Nauticus is in the process of setting up a Homeschool Advisory Group to talk about homeschool science programs at the museum.Mariner's Museum has amazing programs for homeschoolers learning about maritime science, history, and even pirates! Their next homeschool open house is on May 15th and features a class in pirate lore. Visit Mariner's Museum for historical exhibits and educational programming.Homeschoolingbooks.com offers homeschool curriculum packages to take the guesswork out of selecting materials that compliment each other to create a whole year of learning for your homeschooler. Three collections are available for each level, and individual books are for sale too.Brooks Systems offers standalone software and web applications that check legal compliance in all municipalities in all fifty states, and create truth-in-lending documents for residential lenders. Using Brooks for your automated mortgage compliance, you can be sure your loans are safe.Dr. Bernard Nebel has written two books to help homeschool teachers integrate learning in different areas of the curricula into one living breathing learning experience. His new book, Building the Foundations for Scientific Understanding, is a science curriculum for K-2.Young Chef's Academy is a marvelous kitchen classroom with amazing cooking classes for kids. Go ahead - cover yourself in flour! Most amazing of all: their summer camp offerings are themed around the Olympic Games. Cook for the Gold with Camp Can-I-Cook in Norfolk this summer.Mad Science is Hampton Roads' premier provider of science enrichment classes for children. Summer classes include "Crazy Chemistry" and a space camp developed with NASA! New homeschool science classes are being offered in Norfolk and VA Beach, with more planned for fall.eScienceLabs creates boxes of joy for science loving homeschoolers. In each kit is a complete science experience -- from individual lessons to full years of high school labs. Hands-on science kits are the answer to your laboratory woes. Everything is in there: test tubes, goggles, and fun.Folkmanis Puppets makes the most delightful animal puppets available outside Santa's workshop. Meet their most unusual creations like llamas, Chinese dragons, ostriches, flying squirrels. Unusual materials create realistic textures, and they all move in very realistic ways. Irresistible.Book Exchange is the largest used bookstore in Eastern Virginia . Unlike most musty and confusing used stores, this one is clean, bright, inviting, and has a huge selection of used homeschool books.Thank you for your help in promoting these homeschool-friendly sites. They took a risk on sponsoring us in the first year of our science fair, and we appreciate their support.
The G.U.E.S.S. Homeschool Science Fair took place on May 5th in Norfolk VA , where smart young scientists shared their research and conclusions with their peers, their families, and the judges. Fun was had, friends were made, hypotheses were proven, and prizes were awarded! Thank you to all the sponsors of the G.U.E.S.S. Homeschool Science Fair!If you would like to help thank these generous sponsors by boosting their links on key search words, please steal this post, links and all, and republish it to your blog. When you've done this, email guess@littleblueschool.com and let us know, so that we can add you to our "Science Fair Bloggers" and give you some links and traffic too! You'll get a link on Little Blue School, Homeschooled Twins, and on the homeschool science fair web site.Need the code? Click here to get the .txt file with all the links in place. Just put it into your blog's HTML editing field, and you're ready to go. If you have trouble posting, and you need help, email us.Moore Expressions is a homeschool bookstore in Virginia Beach , VA. They sell used and new homeschooling curriculum, host a support group, and publish a newsletter called the Bayith Educator. They are the premier source for homeschooling books in the Hampton Roads area.Art of Dance Academy is a dance and theater school on the border of Norfolk and Virginia Beach . They offer "Tiny Tots" toddler dance classes, youth classes for ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop, and adult classes too. Most importantly, the host the famous summer princess dance camp.Norfolk Karate Academy offers classes in Tang Soo Do (Korean karate) and Gracie Jiu Jitsu (Brazilian grappling and self-defense). With classes for children, teens, and adults, it's a great way for anyone to get in shape and kick things in a socially acceptable way!Nauticus is Norfolk 's maritime museum and home of the USS Wisconsin battleship. The hot new exhibit is Seabots: Pilots of the Deep! Have you seen it? Nauticus is in the process of setting up a Homeschool Advisory Group to talk about homeschool science programs at the museum.Mariner's Museum has amazing programs for homeschoolers learning about maritime science, history, and even pirates! Their next homeschool open house is on May 15th and features a class in pirate lore. Visit Mariner's Museum for historical exhibits and educational programming.Homeschoolingbooks.com offers homeschool curriculum packages to take the guesswork out of selecting materials that compliment each other to create a whole year of learning for your homeschooler. Three collections are available for each level, and individual books are for sale too.Brooks Systems offers standalone software and web applications that check legal compliance in all municipalities in all fifty states, and create truth-in-lending documents for residential lenders. Using Brooks for your automated mortgage compliance, you can be sure your loans are safe.Dr. Bernard Nebel has written two books to help homeschool teachers integrate learning in different areas of the curricula into one living breathing learning experience. His new book, Building the Foundations for Scientific Understanding, is a science curriculum for K-2.Young Chef's Academy is a marvelous kitchen classroom with amazing cooking classes for kids. Go ahead - cover yourself in flour! Most amazing of all: their summer camp offerings are themed around the Olympic Games. Cook for the Gold with Camp Can-I-Cook in Norfolk this summer.Mad Science is Hampton Roads' premier provider of science enrichment classes for children. Summer classes include "Crazy Chemistry" and a space camp developed with NASA! New homeschool science classes are being offered in Norfolk and VA Beach, with more planned for fall.eScienceLabs creates boxes of joy for science loving homeschoolers. In each kit is a complete science experience -- from individual lessons to full years of high school labs. Hands-on science kits are the answer to your laboratory woes. Everything is in there: test tubes, goggles, and fun.Folkmanis Puppets makes the most delightful animal puppets available outside Santa's workshop. Meet their most unusual creations like llamas, Chinese dragons, ostriches, flying squirrels. Unusual materials create realistic textures, and they all move in very realistic ways. Irresistible.Book Exchange is the largest used bookstore in Eastern Virginia . Unlike most musty and confusing used stores, this one is clean, bright, inviting, and has a huge selection of used homeschool books.Thank you for your help in promoting these homeschool-friendly sites. They took a risk on sponsoring us in the first year of our science fair, and we appreciate their support.
Emma's Dolphin Story
A few posts ago I sent in a picture of some Emma art - a lone dolphin jumping above the water. Today, she colored a second dolphin (no tuna for this kid) and wanted to write a story. Emma's writing is more than painfully slow right now, so she dictated. Her mind moves faster than her mouth, so I can understand why she did not want to sit and try to write it all down. This summer I had already planned a book writing project together, so this is a good start and a great indicator that she is right in the spot she needs to be to really get a lot out of such a project. Here's her story so far, according to her dictation:
"Then, another dolphin came up to its friend and said, 'Holly! How are you doing?' Holly said, 'Let's go to my house and play.' Then the other dolphin said, 'Okay.' 'Okay, Sharma! Let's go! Let's go to my house and play princess games on my bed.'"
Emma kept rambling after that, but Daddy was taking dictation and stopped writing about then (I was writing an Advanced Biology test) as Emma poured out the antics of the crazy, princess focused dolphins, Holly and Sharma.
The End
"Then, another dolphin came up to its friend and said, 'Holly! How are you doing?' Holly said, 'Let's go to my house and play.' Then the other dolphin said, 'Okay.' 'Okay, Sharma! Let's go! Let's go to my house and play princess games on my bed.'"
Emma kept rambling after that, but Daddy was taking dictation and stopped writing about then (I was writing an Advanced Biology test) as Emma poured out the antics of the crazy, princess focused dolphins, Holly and Sharma.
The End
Monday, May 12, 2008
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Mary art
old. It's all Nemo, all the time since she turned 2. It must be true
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