Archive for September 2008

Super Surfing Saturday

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Joy Miller | Category: Link Worthy

This week’s theme is definitely homeschool-related, but that doesn’t mean non-homeschoolers won’t enjoy these sites too!
Computer Science Unplugged is a site designed to teach the fundamentals of computer science without requiring a computer. In addition to online teaching and links, there are numerous well-written PDF files available for download that include activities covering the basics [...]



Day 5 in Sarah’s Kitchen

Sep 26th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

This morning we had a bit of a scattered breakfast. Nathan had yogurt, milk and toast and Joseph and I had cereal.

After breakfast Joseph headed off to school and shortly there after the repairman called and let me know our car was ready to be picked up. So Nathan and I took a walk to get [...]



Christmas is Coming…

Sep 25th, 2008 | By Toni | Category: Christmas

As I write this there are

90
Days

7
Hours

40
Minutes

until Christmas.
Christmas should be a time of cheerfulness, giving, and wonder, but for many it is a time of stress (and I am not talking about dinner with the relatives).
I once had a friend, who the day after Thanksgiving would sit down with a stack of catalogs and credit cards. [...]



Introducing Carri from the Peterson Clan!

Sep 25th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

Introducing Carri from the Peterson Clan. If you ever wanted a glimpse into the kitchen of a large family then this kitchen week is for you! Carri is a mom of nine!

I am Carri, married to Eric, an EMS helicopter pilot. I have 9 children. Yes, they are all ours. [...]



Introducing Kid Blogger Konnection

Sep 25th, 2008 | By Kate Miller | Category: Family Matters

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Toni, Joy and I all have children who blog (in fact, among the three of us, we have nine children who blog!). Our kids love blogging, and we often use it as an avenue to fit in some extra writing assignments. However, it’s difficult for our kids to find the blogs of other [...]



Day 4 in Sarah’s Kitchen

Sep 25th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

Wednesdays are always busy for our family because it is my husbands day off and we usually have errands, playgroup and once a month is book group. This morning before we headed out for playgroup I made French Breakfast Puffs for breakfast and they were delicious! I have never made these before but I highly [...]



Peerless Peeler Giveaway Announcement

Sep 24th, 2008 | By Kate Miller | Category: Giveaways

We have randomly selected the winner in our Peerless Peeler giveaway. Lisa from Crazy Adventures in Parenting has already been emailed and we will be mailing the peeler to her. At 39 weeks and 6 days pregnant, we hope the baby arrives before the peeler does.
Don’t forget to enter our current giveaway for the Magnetic [...]



Day 3 in Sarah’s Kitchen

Sep 24th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

This morning I was able to get up bright and early and go grocery shopping, hooray! I woke up at 6:00 am and got ready for the day, and about an hour later I headed out to Walmart. I was so greatful to be able to beat the crowds this morning and get some things [...]



Those Troublesome S’s and Z’s

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By Joy | Category: Homeschooling

A couple weeks ago I posted an illustration of lowercase b and d to help children differentiate between the two letters. Since then, my 6-year-old has prompted me to make more illustrations of other troublesome letters (as did several commenters).
So here you go!
This time I tackled the letters S and Z which — whether lowercase [...]



Day 2 in Sarah’s Kitchen

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

I awoke to a very rainy, grey and drizzly day. I just love days that make you want to curl up on the couch with a good book or movie with a cup of herbal tea, hot cocoa or chocolate chip cookies, yum! Well unfortunately I wasn’t able to enjoy this drizzly day very long, [...]