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I just learned about The Homeschool Lounge a few days ago. Go check it out! They are giving away prizes on their site plus having both a Facebook and a Twitter party this week. Lots of homeschool mommy fun!
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L.E.N.S. Photo Challenge: The View From Here
This week’s challenge is: The View from Here. I used my phone to capture these moments from the last few days. Jacob likes gluten free banana muffins. Master of the Abacas. Tortilla making day. Jacob likes tortillas. Jonathan likes tortillas too. Did someone break into my house? All set to start 31 Days to Clean….
Homemade Laundry Soap
Photo Credit [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/apelser/status/98021681502748673″] After tweeting that yesterday, I had multiple requests for my recipe. I started making powdered laundry soap about two years ago. We were trying to cut out chemicals in our home. I was in the midst of a detox with my chiropractor and trying to deal with symptoms (and the root)…
Educating the Wholehearted Child: Chapter 1, Part 2
Chapter 1 ~ Part 2 We split up the discussion on this chapter into two parts. If you missed the first half of the chapter, you can catch up over on this post. In this second half of the chapter, the Clarksons show that homeschooling is not really something new; it’s really the rediscovery of…
Curriculum for 2011-2012 ~ Kindergarten
I wrote a post earlier this summer about our Kindergarten plans. I haven’t changed much of our plan since then. History / Geography / Literature: Sonlight Core A Math: Math Mammoth Light Blue Grade 1 and Misc Blue Series Level 1 Books Science: Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy Language Arts: Spell to Write & Read plus Pathway Readers and Workbooks (Finish final 1st Grade…
31 Days to Clean ~ Challenge Starts August 1
One of my 3 in 30 goals this month is to reclaim my house. I’m doing that by reading 31 Days to Clean by Sara Mae and participating in the 31 Days to Clean challenge throughout August. It all begins tomorrow and I’d love it if you’d join me. All you need is Sara’s book:…
3 in 30 ~ August
This is my first time joining up with 3 in 30! I need some organization and accountability in my life, so here goes. My 3 in 30 goals for this months are: Reclaim my mornings – Having a baby totally throws of your internal clock and schedule. Now that Jacob sleeps through the night regularly, it…
Homeschool Mother’s Journal ~ July 29
In my life this week… We took Jacob for his nine month check up on Wednesday. He’s doing great. He is 27 inches long and almost 18 pounds; that is right about 50% for weight and height. We thought that we’d be starting testing for Celiac, but that turned out not to be the case….
M.O.B. Society Blog Hop
If you’re coming over from the M.O.B. Society Blog hop… Welcome! My name is Amanda. I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart, Josh, for over eight years. We have two boys: Jonathan is four and Jacob is nine months. I’ve been blogging here at The Pelsers since 2005. I started blogging as a way…
Kids in the Word Wednesday ~ July 27
This week we worked on track #2 from Seeds of Courage by Seeds Family Worship. This was the longest verse that Jonathan has attempted to memorize. It is actually two verses and I was fully prepared to work on it for two weeks. But, as usual, Jonathan blew me away and memorized the whole thing!…