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What we did after the FPEA Convention

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Planning out your Homeschool Year—-in style!

Last year, Big Daddy started giving me a wonderful annual gift. The gift of going to a hotel room for
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Homeschool convention tips

This year will mark my THIRD time attending our state’s annual homeschool convention, and even in a bad economy I’m
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A birthday present from God

Our second leopard gecko hatched on the boys’ birthday. They are now considering them a birthday present from God. We
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A birthday surprise

Today our school room received a much welcomed surprise. One Leopard Gecko hatched from our first clutch that we’ve been
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Singapore Math

One of the many things I love about teaching out of Singapore Math’s Kindergarten Math books is that the workbooks
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Our duckling story part II

After we rescued our little duckling I was careful not to let the children hold the duckling because I wasn’t
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D is for Duckling

This afternoon we rescued an abandoned (Mallard?) duckling. Its mother was nowhere to be found and another neighbor saw one
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Writing

Bear is starting to write me notes—just like the books said he would! Over the past two years I have
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Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge

I’m so proud of G-man and Bear for participating in the Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge with their homeschool P.E. Co-Op.
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Great Sunflower Project part II

Our sunflowers from the Great Sunflower Project arrived in the mail today along with our instructions. The seeds they sent
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Blackpoint Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Blackpoint Wildlife Drive is a 7-mile auto tour through one of the best wildlife viewing areas within Merritt Island National
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Birds: The fun of watching birds

You may have thought that you have to be an expert to identify birds, but birding can be enjoyed by
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Trapper Nelsons @ Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Today we took a field trip to Jonathan Dickinson State Park where we boarded the Loxahatchee Queen II for a
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Jonathan Dickinson State Park

This 11,500-acre park is named for Jonathan Dickinson, a Quaker merchant whose vessel shipwrecked nearby in 1696. Jonathan Dickinson State
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Loxahatchee River

Loxahatchee means “river of the turtle,” which is a fitting name for the Loxahatchee River which is one of the
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