Master Plan Review! (GIVEAWAY too)
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Congratulations to Michelle of Northofthe49 on winning a copy of The Master Plan! Anybody an organizer out there? Anybody in NEED of organization in their life? Everyonce in awhile a little piece of heaven lands in your lap! That is what happened with The Master Plan by Julie Forsythe! When the opportunity to review an...
Old Fashioned Homeschooling
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I’ve been schooling long enough to have observed trends and cycles in the movement. In the “old days”, we schooled very simply. We didn’t have the options currently available. We have a zillion companies willing to sell to us, yahoo groups, blogs, co-ops, online schools, umbrella schools, church schools, tutors …and...
Buying Your Homeschool Curriculum with Heart
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By Guest Contributor Hallie of Blue Thistle Books Today I have an agenda. Not just any agenda, but one very close to my heart. Those of you who know me can attest to the fact that I rarely use my blog to complain, but I was out of phone numbers today and needed to blow off some steam so here it is. You see, I spent all of...
Book Review: Mimi the Selfish Kitten
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All of my children give oral narrations on their literature and my youngest, Hip Rider, has been due to give her book review for a while now so in her 17 month old vocabulary regarding her opinion of this book when Mommy reads it…..is just “Mimi!“. Yes, “Mimi” is what she yells with excitement...
Review: Cheaper By the Dozen Study Guide by Kristina Campbell
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Wanting a house full of children myself, I was eager to read Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Since this novel was based on real-life, I knew it would be a testament, good and bad, to what life was really like with a full household. It did not fail. The Gilbreth’s were the epitome of...
Review: We Were There with the Pony Express
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We Were There with the Pony Express by William O. Steele I love historical fiction. Teaching history in the form of a story is so much more engaging than through reciting dry facts found in a textbook. The cultural details, events, characters, and yes – even dates, are absorbed so much more readily when presented in story. I...
Heart of the Matter Online Meme: Ask Us!
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Welcome to the Heart of the Matter Online meme. Every Friday we will feature a different topic for our meme. Today we are going to do something a bit different for our meme. Today it is YOUR chance to ask US questions. Yep, any of us. Is there something you’ve always wanted to know about the Amies? Are you curious about...
Homeschooling an Only Child
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*Please note I refer to all children as “he” in this article. My stat counter tells me the Google searches that bring readers to my personal blog. By far the most searched topic is “only child.” I posted only once about my son being an only child, yet this post brings at least 2 dozen people a day to my blog. The Google...
Speaker Spotlight: Kelli Crowe
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Kelli Crowe is a homeschooling mom of 3 boys and a professional scrapbooker and designer. She has been featured on Scrap In Style TV, designed her own line of paper, and has been showcased in numerous magazines and books. Kelli can be found at her personal blog. Come and “meet” Kelli at the Heart of the Matter...
So You Think You Can Home School?
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This is my reality show…. Welcome! For 2 years now, my husband has been saying that I need to homeschool. Now I feel it is important to note that he likes to blurt things out before he really thinks about them. I mean, he is a loud little Italian man. I on the other hand will analyze from all angles and then by the time I...
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