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Traveling Woes – 10 Essentials For Car Rides

Recently, because we took the puppy along with us, the kids and I stayed behind in the car while daddy went in to purchase some items at an electronics store. You know he was gone for a while, don’t you? Gabriela was upset (appalled) that she had to sit in the car while her daddy went shopping. After just a few minutes...

The Most Significant Teacher

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This is the stuff no-one teaches you or warns you about! I always wanted a son and a daughter, in that order. Turns out that is exactly what my husband had in mind also. Three years after marriage we had just that. God has a sense of humor. The problem is that no one warned me about the crazy things that would happen. Although...

Just A Wee Bit Fascinated With the Wii!

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What has the gaming industry done to my child’s education? My six-year-old is working learning to spell correctly using Sequential Spelling. Last week we were working on words that contain double E’s. He was doing great until we arrived at the word “wee”. The sentence was “The wee little lad has an eye for wee little...

Parking Pals review and giveaway

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For use in parking lots, the Parking Pal™ magnetic hand is designed to help busy parents keep their child out of harm’s way while tending to other tasks. Parking Pal magnets come in several kid-pleasing styles! MISSION: * Help reduce injuries to children in parking lots * Heighten awareness of the dangers in parking...

The Horror/Journey of Inspiring My Six Year Old to Read

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Homeschooling has been a little rocky considering we started during hurricane season and Gustav ran us down. Getting back into a routine, my first grader is now doing well with Saxon Math but refuses to read and learn new words. Since I am determined not to fail, I decided to take the advice of seasoned homeschoolers and find...

Because Sometimes We Feel Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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I have officially started my home school journey and have been shopping for a name and catch phrase for our homeschool and homeschool blog. The blog I have yet to start. …Because Sometimes We Feel Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa Then I thought as I was writing this, “OOOH, that is so it!” “Scusa” (excuse me in...

A Lesson From the Great Teacher

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I am walking in circles around the dining room but I am oblivious to the fact that I am doing it much less why. So I stop and begin to walk down the hall. It is like slow motion. I can hear Darin calling Gabriela and I can here Gabriela crying. I’m walking down the hall and I am thinking, “what has happened now, why...

So You Think You Can Home School?

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Published on Heart of the Matter Online, June 25 This is my reality show…. Welcome! For two years, 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...

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...

The Price of Professional Development

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Please welcome guest contributor Andrea to Heart of the Matter! We are sure you will all be blessed as she reminds us of the importance of taking care of ourselves! Thank you Andrea. There is an old phrase called ‘Mother Culture’ used by homeschoolers who follow a Charlotte Mason approach to education. I ran a...