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God’s Wonderful World

Morning Smiles

Here are some online treats to bring a smile to your face this rainy morning:  “The Garden God Planted,” with gorgeous pictures by Tina’s daughter.  We love our gardens that we work hard in, but seeing God just give something so beautiful to a friend brings tears to my eyes. Carmen’s “Summer Schedule, ” one […]

Earthquake or Earthworms?

Yesterday there was a rumbling and I thought, “They’re doing a bit too much blasting at the quarry.”  When it continued and the house rattled a bit, I thought,  “Boy, that’s one huge truck going down the road.” Then I realized what it was and yelled,  “Earthquake!  Everyone outside!” The house continued to creak and […]

Of Bats, a Deer, and a Star

Just as the sun had set and dusk was spreading, I noticed Mr 15 go for a walk.  I don’t like going for walks along the woods by myself at night, but with him out there I felt OK about venturing out.  Especially with my coyote stick.  (You know, the coyotes sneak up on me […]

Homeschool Highlights: Vacation

Our homeschool highlight this week was … vacation! What did we learn, besides the inevitable education that happens when you put 7 people in a small, warm space?  Yes, there was air conditioning, but it was still warm. Well, we learned that -gibbons (monkeys) have strong territorial instincts.  We heard different families howling at each other, with long wails, […]

Homeschool Highlights (Magnets and Catching Up)

We had a very busy school week, mostly because we hadn’t finished last week’s work.   However, since we stayed home most of the week we had a lot of time to work.  That was good and restful, especially since I was busy trying to understand the new HS Blogger system. Miss 7 worked on this […]