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2008 Micro-Photography Winners

Posted in Art, Photos, Science, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Science and Art merge in this magnificent medium…enjoy the wonder of micro-photography….
“Reality’s building blocks are too tiny to see, so modern scientists pursue the invisible. The Nikon Small World Competition — which celebrates the most beautiful and mesmerizing microphotography — allows the rest of us to look on in wonder.
This year, the grand prize went [...]

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Meet and Greet: Cheryl Harness

Posted in Books, Field Trips, Photos, tagged , , , , , , on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This morning, Boo and I were honored to meet, Cheryl Harness, author and illustrator.  Ms. Harness has written and illustrated many US History Picture books, such as: Ghosts of the White House; Ghosts of the Civil War; Young Teddy Roosevelt; Young Abe Lincoln; The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-But-True Survival Story of Plymouth [...]

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Science: Photos of Subjects not seen by the Naked Eye

Posted in Photos, Science, tagged , , , , , , on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Plato insisted that the most beautiful things were invisible — that perfect forms are too perfect to see. Well, Plato would have loved the Wellcome Image competition, which limits itself tophotographs of subjects that can’t be seen by the naked eye.
This year’s winners are an eclectic bunch: Here’s a carpet of concave blood cells. There’s [...]

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My Hubby is SO Proud…..

Posted in Boo, Family Life, Photos, tagged , , , , on April 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

My Hubby’s side ”thing” is mowing lawns.  Last year, he took the kids with him and was teaching them the ropes.  Boo was 8 and pretty small – – so he didn’t put her on the rider he bought last year.  (In order to make it stop, you had to push – – HARD – – [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending March 14, 2008

Posted in Photos, Weekly AAR, tagged , , on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Monday
History-Read “The Black Douglas” from Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Language Arts-Copy Work for “The Covetous Man” from Aesop’s Fables
Literature-Read “The Covetous Man” from Aesop’s Fables; Read No Mirrors in My Nana’s House; Read Chapters 14 and 15 from Shiloh.
Quiz-Took the quiz for Shiloh from www.BookAdventure.com
Math-Miquon Math Worksheet Pgs. E-1 through E-6
Poetry-Read XXXIII – The Swing from [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending March 7, 2008

Posted in Photos, Weekly AAR, tagged , , , on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Monday
Monday was super-busy. I planned a little in advance (which I normally don’t do….LOL) for Dr. Seuss’s Birthday “celebration” at www.bookadventure.com; where they were giving an extra 50 points for reading a Dr. Seuss book, PLUS double points on all books being tested. (At first, I just thought the double points was for the first [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending February 29, 2008

Posted in Photos, Weekly AAR, tagged , , , on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Monday
I had a dental appointment (just a cleaning….thank goodness!! : ) So, we just used this as our “day off” – – but, we did manage to get in some art and Brownie stuff done.
Art/Brownies-Assemble and Decorate the “Hobbies” Lapbook. Stamp Stencils. Painting Polygons.
Math-Discussed Polygons.
Personal Reading-Took a quiz for BSK: Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots
 
Tuesday
History-Read [...]

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Southpaugh AAR for the week ending February 22, 2008

Posted in Photos, Weekly AAR, tagged , , , on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Monday
President’s Day – – We took the day off!! : )
Tuesday
We met with the homeschool group. Boo listened to a lecturer discussing Jordan.
Geography-Boo learned where Jordan is and colored their flag.
Art-Color combinations (continued lessons from last week).
Wednesday
Today is Brownies…so our focus is usually on finishing up whatever patch we are working on for the [...]

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A Look at our Faves….

Posted in Ideas, Meme, Photos, tagged , , , , , on February 22, 2008 | 20 Comments »

It is that time again….

The Heart of the Matter is hosting their weekly Meme….this weeks topic: What is your favorite homeschool product.

 
My absolute must have is the computer and internet (high speed). I use SO many internet resources….and to have them all at my fingertips!! WOW!! Obviously, I use wordpress….then several book swap sites (www.bookmooch.com, [...]

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Where we do our thing….

Posted in Ideas, Meme, Photos, tagged , , , , , on February 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Over at The Heart of the Matter, they are featuring their weekly Meme.  This week’s (well, actually last weeks) Meme is: Where do you homeschool?

On Tuesday’s we have started going to a homeschool group.  However, when we are home, we use the whole house – – but, we spend the majority of our time in the dining [...]

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