Seriously… this past weekend, DS5 just blew through the first 4 phonics readers and only stumbled over a few words in reader #5. Keep in mind though, that according to …
beyond exhausted
I’m way too tired this weekend. I did mange to do a write on my Kat’s Skraps blog about the new stuff going on at SOTB. hopefully some sleep will …
Get Involved!
Was anyone else as disturbed by the CSI Vegas episode named “Burn Out” that aired last Thursday (I just got around to watching it last night) as I was?? I …
The Totally Wow Awesome Roller Coaster continues…
I thought I was done with the roller coaster… I guess it wasn’t quite done with me. I hate crying. My husband, wise man that he is, insists that “crying …
Hakuna Matata!
My SA Reading today (which was actually the day dated October 24) is about worrying over money. The topic of worry, any kind, always brings to mind the sermon I …
I hate idiots.
Ok… I had the server my personal website is on updated a few weeks back. I did this because the idiots wonderful people, at Ipower increased their hosting plans without …
Dia Del Muerte
This is so totally not the “Mexican Halloween.” Dia Del Muerte is not at all a celebration of death, but of life. In pre-Spanish Invasion days, people buried the dead …
As heard on TV
As heard on the news tonight (Oct 31), discussing the costumes out in a local costume party: “Is that a Power Ranger? Holy last decade!”
We don't *do* Halloween
The reasons abound. There is that whole “origins of evil” thing. I mean, most people know that the holiday has roots in the ancient Irish customs of the Druids back …
Dr. Phil's attack on homeschools
I just received this from a friend of mine, who also home schools. It’s a blog about a woman’s recent experience in the Dr. Phil audience as part of a …