tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415438222570343272024-03-13T03:02:53.753-07:00Diary of A Mad Homeschoolercrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-78983432503380904282010-07-28T19:03:00.001-07:002010-07-28T19:26:24.974-07:00Photo Update: I Love SummerLAUGHLIN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_hA_ecibGFFtmRn4NQNXw2XV8BAFbBnXtelW3lCXc3Yn7bbgBAzzwi9MX04np6_7paSDasSrd1etUeKfbjaK7p1DtgN-xDFnxydGUvzdubSFli3HCylj5M5MdFxirjJGfLtID3qXH3Bc/s1600/boater+girls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_hA_ecibGFFtmRn4NQNXw2XV8BAFbBnXtelW3lCXc3Yn7bbgBAzzwi9MX04np6_7paSDasSrd1etUeKfbjaK7p1DtgN-xDFnxydGUvzdubSFli3HCylj5M5MdFxirjJGfLtID3qXH3Bc/s400/boater+girls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499145830397998002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABmBKSqYO-03JBSsTPIH19adrajTVsCYmZSNA4H65NGMxpz9G3Rn-3l2pP3L-_aBlJ7KOh2gclHZ5_Ix-aFO0RhdL3OyuOMOyXr6115bjA10njJ1tqmIk2d0BbfyL_2FwweIlvP53v4JE/s1600/rafts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABmBKSqYO-03JBSsTPIH19adrajTVsCYmZSNA4H65NGMxpz9G3Rn-3l2pP3L-_aBlJ7KOh2gclHZ5_Ix-aFO0RhdL3OyuOMOyXr6115bjA10njJ1tqmIk2d0BbfyL_2FwweIlvP53v4JE/s400/rafts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499146355104626098" /></a>PALM SPRINGS<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokY93VCW8uTvj5Th2EtMxFz_5YjCnFcFkWPgQ9e7S6BKxgv50oC1twMWbM80TZDa6tk2R5B6lxOgXJLoFShcsupPPs0PTdRkomf61WVHe5nKw7pl0T91SNH7yKZ4mEUOjXL5tnJDgAfnu/s1600/PS+I+LOVE+YOU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokY93VCW8uTvj5Th2EtMxFz_5YjCnFcFkWPgQ9e7S6BKxgv50oC1twMWbM80TZDa6tk2R5B6lxOgXJLoFShcsupPPs0PTdRkomf61WVHe5nKw7pl0T91SNH7yKZ4mEUOjXL5tnJDgAfnu/s400/PS+I+LOVE+YOU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499145822596985554" /></a><br />FOREST FALLS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_Ps-mbP2zIzMKLc1iabFmtLRDdgTyNz8lh8vaSiDFDCrkadLOiX8NbdKyxVuAj_ZZW0xRa1_cOHCzTyib9uKu0TQEnomiERwXP6P5nywl9Yxiu2gC5KsbF57YK1nk4F47AMAqg6ITcYl/s1600/FELLED+TREE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_Ps-mbP2zIzMKLc1iabFmtLRDdgTyNz8lh8vaSiDFDCrkadLOiX8NbdKyxVuAj_ZZW0xRa1_cOHCzTyib9uKu0TQEnomiERwXP6P5nywl9Yxiu2gC5KsbF57YK1nk4F47AMAqg6ITcYl/s400/FELLED+TREE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499145820613874482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeYfCwemTtbtCbk0NgGTpHt8r83Cf4PIBJNVmDcVhyphenhyphenRsFr4NAmT_-hmilupUYPaa1HXnm8kDW47vm3WgH3f5DCen-ASsgvP8ZtoUbzdSgZvrUeB5Z2pqxUGcDOm4O4zW3zJ_5gbfuy4iD/s1600/LEN+N+SHEL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeYfCwemTtbtCbk0NgGTpHt8r83Cf4PIBJNVmDcVhyphenhyphenRsFr4NAmT_-hmilupUYPaa1HXnm8kDW47vm3WgH3f5DCen-ASsgvP8ZtoUbzdSgZvrUeB5Z2pqxUGcDOm4O4zW3zJ_5gbfuy4iD/s400/LEN+N+SHEL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499145012331284370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgn20y7OAWFX89t5CMhqzhTsmkStk1_t6u6-nQ_ArBjZJAXgq0m75mv_QZPCe3WzPQmnztZuslkHr9SG7FYszI-pWyBbrbeyJ8YKrDOuELVG2SuN5XXts0t8eaQ-YBl_FydU6N-7Jfc1O/s1600/ella+bridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgn20y7OAWFX89t5CMhqzhTsmkStk1_t6u6-nQ_ArBjZJAXgq0m75mv_QZPCe3WzPQmnztZuslkHr9SG7FYszI-pWyBbrbeyJ8YKrDOuELVG2SuN5XXts0t8eaQ-YBl_FydU6N-7Jfc1O/s400/ella+bridge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499145004395150978" /></a><br />San CLEMENTE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyXGNBJ5NeYpC3znARpLth_tgAHkzf6vKIJpM7J6HAD0Co4vqByvxi2dP1cyDUMqny3_TZGGQUxUs9xbBEzO-j6HOaRqr3D2eNW5BAOZF1SFkaCdE_djtiVTgEgAeH5uooa2DkS33bOzR/s1600/San+Clemente.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyXGNBJ5NeYpC3znARpLth_tgAHkzf6vKIJpM7J6HAD0Co4vqByvxi2dP1cyDUMqny3_TZGGQUxUs9xbBEzO-j6HOaRqr3D2eNW5BAOZF1SFkaCdE_djtiVTgEgAeH5uooa2DkS33bOzR/s400/San+Clemente.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499144390343755634" /></a><br />NEW BABY NEPHEW!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMReYi_UsmAUmBLWwnEKnAyWd1p9UfhQL_4xCjW5n0sRGzVglmY7ZdKzesm-L8dB5Pxt56MixlW-4TVWNTte7fU3Yribl-AQp5a6WOEwS7FH4UcV9qA-vvGDHh7JzXE8K_YtuCZr3wxHpG/s1600/fingers+n+toes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMReYi_UsmAUmBLWwnEKnAyWd1p9UfhQL_4xCjW5n0sRGzVglmY7ZdKzesm-L8dB5Pxt56MixlW-4TVWNTte7fU3Yribl-AQp5a6WOEwS7FH4UcV9qA-vvGDHh7JzXE8K_YtuCZr3wxHpG/s400/fingers+n+toes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499146362095585778" /></a>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-23551782306544740042010-07-02T10:04:00.000-07:002010-07-02T10:18:42.998-07:00Quote of the Day: Teaching Literature?"Ultimately, works of literature are not things to be contemplated but powers to be absorbed."<br />-Northrop Frye, <span style="font-style:italic;"> The Stubborn Structure: Essays On Criticism and Society</span>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-88388647507715278432010-06-09T09:29:00.000-07:002010-06-09T09:42:37.264-07:00Quote of the Day: On Failing Forward"If we think [homeschooling] is really worthwhile and we have [the opportunity and the resources], and it’s never been done before [by any of our friends/family] but we believe in it, <strong>it’s O.K. to take a chance</strong>. It’s O.K. to try, and if it doesn’t work, learn from it, adjust and keep failing forward. And if you just fail forward all the time — learn, fail, learn, fail, learn, fail — but every single time you’re making it better and better, <strong>before you know it you’re [in] great company.</strong>"<br /><br /><em>Adapted from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/business/06corner.html?pagewanted=2&ref=business&src=me">this article </a>in the NY Times, which interviews the president and chief executive of Nvidia, a graphic chips company.</em>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-43870481161698999182010-05-30T08:55:00.000-07:002010-05-30T09:04:49.059-07:00Verum I Bonum I PulchrumI'm so excited about the lessons in art appreciation that will come late next year and into the next ;)<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nUDIoN-_Hxs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nUDIoN-_Hxs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XemweIAvi8Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XemweIAvi8Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-66503256347466988772010-04-20T09:05:00.000-07:002010-04-20T11:05:10.074-07:00The Droid, Santa Catalina, and My Junior Seahawk<em>The only access to a computer I have had for over a month has been my new Droid phone. While I love it for the uber-convenience of having everything literally in-hand at any time, it is not quite able to directly upload my photo updates to this blog. And what's a blog post without a photo, right???</em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhPQCufU6j2kAVlkXHKg7Weq3Cj0OGVMTD3m4F2B6zxQ4JqCnCt-ZyAahTHNWrBt_2G0X9s1bgFu1azU9rGEXSlbRjL7RLPl6obwngxWBqGEMar-0qFOex4BR2Xwj6JQ7FisfR0vKffug/s1600/droid1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhPQCufU6j2kAVlkXHKg7Weq3Cj0OGVMTD3m4F2B6zxQ4JqCnCt-ZyAahTHNWrBt_2G0X9s1bgFu1azU9rGEXSlbRjL7RLPl6obwngxWBqGEMar-0qFOex4BR2Xwj6JQ7FisfR0vKffug/s400/droid1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462255592058947138" /></a><br /><em>Having hijacked my dh's work computer today, without further adieu...</em><br /><br />Last month, we took a trip out to Catalina Island for a couple of days to celebrate my first baby turning 10 (double digits!!!!) We couldn't have asked for better weather!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwCU8b1j6qyTC59zpF-Z1ds-3AsmCMxDEOk_rwlI-BbGOmqwnxZmJ7FcbTvwNwS65n4tq_TsEKEJZw7o-s9crsOcVLLioahQLIE-A3tTL1liiXaa8hNirbiEygP4gHWpqJuYn4ZiJpin1/s1600/aVIEW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwCU8b1j6qyTC59zpF-Z1ds-3AsmCMxDEOk_rwlI-BbGOmqwnxZmJ7FcbTvwNwS65n4tq_TsEKEJZw7o-s9crsOcVLLioahQLIE-A3tTL1liiXaa8hNirbiEygP4gHWpqJuYn4ZiJpin1/s400/aVIEW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462268750618503698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBKlgVYO2qqF_74kQeCXKzuGwOOR-WEE35nxEAvkmTcWZcLNefJguBpI0nnJd6N_e7SMYxHlYXkvrKQTKfBfXeeounUWG3JGKJwZriuGs8jpfIzdzvfezXqy-497_PEcYb4m1oa_2vGVg/s1600/aSAILBOATS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBKlgVYO2qqF_74kQeCXKzuGwOOR-WEE35nxEAvkmTcWZcLNefJguBpI0nnJd6N_e7SMYxHlYXkvrKQTKfBfXeeounUWG3JGKJwZriuGs8jpfIzdzvfezXqy-497_PEcYb4m1oa_2vGVg/s400/aSAILBOATS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462268742152576226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnzBJ5NIU4ndfkuoeGCraoEOs1htX27EtG0Xvjsn_9BR0apoQcuCoBvoSKWwlMcsPKK6jAanOEeyfjgp5aiXvkTE2-okohoENmbciYvm2fK_4Xk9IWthOK6pn8MgqMYovibGg1cnnup1K/s1600/bSNORKEL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnzBJ5NIU4ndfkuoeGCraoEOs1htX27EtG0Xvjsn_9BR0apoQcuCoBvoSKWwlMcsPKK6jAanOEeyfjgp5aiXvkTE2-okohoENmbciYvm2fK_4Xk9IWthOK6pn8MgqMYovibGg1cnnup1K/s400/bSNORKEL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462268775709266898" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.catalinahotspots.com/original_jacks/index.asp">Original Jack's Country Kitchen</a> is the BEST restaurant in town for grass-fed beef burgers and organic chicken. Order the Hawaiian French toast with Portugese sausage and coconut syrup. Delish!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7spCEkaj56CPz_n_7ySes6IH0qmnaPhaPKxZt18gyO0abq5AjWTYWbe2dDMjEYlwJhfHOli2sZrx6P6H-RJeGZuiCyjNBLlLPmTb15lHFzFMrz06FbZqBhAWErIqJqUJMzqRyNdL7iTV/s1600/cjack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7spCEkaj56CPz_n_7ySes6IH0qmnaPhaPKxZt18gyO0abq5AjWTYWbe2dDMjEYlwJhfHOli2sZrx6P6H-RJeGZuiCyjNBLlLPmTb15lHFzFMrz06FbZqBhAWErIqJqUJMzqRyNdL7iTV/s400/cjack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462268788971689938" /></a><br />Golf carts were the most popular mode of transportation...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yuAZiPXnelQHh9DUpQEnW3zRoVmP1zBdKkZcf2TAt1agKXyyflg_6ZUPTZCTkVcaWYKEmCbycgYi-bk2xTghNAxvC6we_T3IELvaXG3CsoMOx0JVbXqa-422rjppaWj-yoGmYVkGQFwv/s1600/dGOLFCART.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yuAZiPXnelQHh9DUpQEnW3zRoVmP1zBdKkZcf2TAt1agKXyyflg_6ZUPTZCTkVcaWYKEmCbycgYi-bk2xTghNAxvC6we_T3IELvaXG3CsoMOx0JVbXqa-422rjppaWj-yoGmYVkGQFwv/s400/dGOLFCART.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462268790287902786" /></a>... since the waiting list to get a car barged over is over 20 years long!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbMn8UxdrC8NYJdUmSq0eB4uHS1hEENOVPSzLHK0qSfPxqrzmCZumh5Oza44aCBAt9HNHdrHb4QLDJV2r4w-43HZ6DptV3d1mbyU2bcausoGMJKsXgV11vTVLYcVX7t6EFRCq0Eb2v-Xf/s1600/dmini.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbMn8UxdrC8NYJdUmSq0eB4uHS1hEENOVPSzLHK0qSfPxqrzmCZumh5Oza44aCBAt9HNHdrHb4QLDJV2r4w-43HZ6DptV3d1mbyU2bcausoGMJKsXgV11vTVLYcVX7t6EFRCq0Eb2v-Xf/s400/dmini.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462270807214514402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcW3tc6YFvC-6wPGqhKetIeIkCMYj2CCd69ji16VE66hF1JOLb2phGOWD69_jXkfQIK2slamZsdhgkxAqiT9KCXkAGc1sHl98Ho__WVGFGGIIxIZCpDMdy-eFuozaGEQRKc57P91vJ7hf/s1600/dONE+WAY.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcW3tc6YFvC-6wPGqhKetIeIkCMYj2CCd69ji16VE66hF1JOLb2phGOWD69_jXkfQIK2slamZsdhgkxAqiT9KCXkAGc1sHl98Ho__WVGFGGIIxIZCpDMdy-eFuozaGEQRKc57P91vJ7hf/s400/dONE+WAY.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269943068333474" /></a><br />Scenes from a glassbottom boat tour:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSuB_XLL7ZVHDTt16SMKJ0r1xsZ_x71fewoG_oHMw7NeN6bh7mSbx0bDwW5CZ_cRujWqgz91RMIgvAc6oYeTeKHU8hX3PIpUADCGT29mlR89TjWnWy-lw8hwDFcSKFA2W7BQD8t12VHVV/s1600/eFISH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSuB_XLL7ZVHDTt16SMKJ0r1xsZ_x71fewoG_oHMw7NeN6bh7mSbx0bDwW5CZ_cRujWqgz91RMIgvAc6oYeTeKHU8hX3PIpUADCGT29mlR89TjWnWy-lw8hwDFcSKFA2W7BQD8t12VHVV/s400/eFISH.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269937180503666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-CcNmulokgWHin5k61ys6AF5a9huo6vab_LHxolJp8JJKViIE7tlDI6eyDtn3RNtuKtN1sX4gLTIHewEbl8wjrWLrCHrW_Kd9MiDq2zvOEhBGlppu0Etf8vyqrnsFHeA1wzq2hf0DNBm/s1600/ePELICANS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-CcNmulokgWHin5k61ys6AF5a9huo6vab_LHxolJp8JJKViIE7tlDI6eyDtn3RNtuKtN1sX4gLTIHewEbl8wjrWLrCHrW_Kd9MiDq2zvOEhBGlppu0Etf8vyqrnsFHeA1wzq2hf0DNBm/s400/ePELICANS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269933838279890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtGVXOivXEwq7krPCJ-yrnHAFZAtUUZj37ui6B_mCHVxUgi1bQfAKeM6t00W6aFpLv-VVp3kw6MHQyphef5g0yS4OvVkkHX6cLMT7JCXcMgyXUzl6fl0ZmHidujfEBPXWHZAqSaYEhVGQ/s1600/eSEAL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtGVXOivXEwq7krPCJ-yrnHAFZAtUUZj37ui6B_mCHVxUgi1bQfAKeM6t00W6aFpLv-VVp3kw6MHQyphef5g0yS4OvVkkHX6cLMT7JCXcMgyXUzl6fl0ZmHidujfEBPXWHZAqSaYEhVGQ/s400/eSEAL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269924587453394" /></a><br />We spent all of 20 minutes at the Wrigley Botanial Garden, having been driven out early by the sounds and sights of what must have been thousands of bees.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuqCccrZGBb_YRkKn_8HOaJ8drjr-4Pkxl13fL0872LIkPemLhRpyzzDJtNue25ijg7jZAIoSr9JQg2gPq1wS6WGlfYlGKJWw7N8o1HBnz-owbTYLsxOTosexf5gWU3f7bnPJ0azzqYmg/s1600/wTREE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuqCccrZGBb_YRkKn_8HOaJ8drjr-4Pkxl13fL0872LIkPemLhRpyzzDJtNue25ijg7jZAIoSr9JQg2gPq1wS6WGlfYlGKJWw7N8o1HBnz-owbTYLsxOTosexf5gWU3f7bnPJ0azzqYmg/s400/wTREE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269922505620834" /></a><br /><br />Earlier this month, S attended the Jr. Seahawk program at the <a href="http://ocean-institute.org/">Ocean Institute in Dana Point</a>. She had a great time and learned some interesting things about life at sea. She enjoyed creating this watercolor resist to accompany her composition.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGszG5A8DDenaaEGrFvHq4OAJIePiIWYy4_cj9_Q7iiUkKGPthNlWgkuwBEiPXKZOG2LClOVSze2dl_0Teryxs7oevaspK-QcfFkMJcA917pnjSb3WnpFw4Uq8Hv7RB-SkGkTFK3lE0Nq/s1600/OCEAN1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGszG5A8DDenaaEGrFvHq4OAJIePiIWYy4_cj9_Q7iiUkKGPthNlWgkuwBEiPXKZOG2LClOVSze2dl_0Teryxs7oevaspK-QcfFkMJcA917pnjSb3WnpFw4Uq8Hv7RB-SkGkTFK3lE0Nq/s400/OCEAN1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462256175981747954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUce3164AJzrloiIeqVRo17uw4Qqzw4pWzUiuIM5dTD5All7N-gjLTpxfRWe3jt_HJmC9qqETHMCLKHBLrkM7sSH2Y43Pd4yDxREcL0hWS6vbDNwB7CDiYXeNpVspYqkEwOgjeZbVKaqJ/s1600/OCEAN2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUce3164AJzrloiIeqVRo17uw4Qqzw4pWzUiuIM5dTD5All7N-gjLTpxfRWe3jt_HJmC9qqETHMCLKHBLrkM7sSH2Y43Pd4yDxREcL0hWS6vbDNwB7CDiYXeNpVspYqkEwOgjeZbVKaqJ/s400/OCEAN2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462256179455044466" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD955tPGkRsvcX6PuBe6268aEQWh4lDDjfCGRNUIrR3hoHch88AkGbDPrVn3KrKWwlK3ru-vn3Q8SnVUtr7oLTn6C56Q4e7Hxbu6fcOuTtz8MmzrPwQmHFaVH3wVDmsIlU0GTzJRMoli1W/s1600/OCEAN3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD955tPGkRsvcX6PuBe6268aEQWh4lDDjfCGRNUIrR3hoHch88AkGbDPrVn3KrKWwlK3ru-vn3Q8SnVUtr7oLTn6C56Q4e7Hxbu6fcOuTtz8MmzrPwQmHFaVH3wVDmsIlU0GTzJRMoli1W/s400/OCEAN3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462256191909208370" /></a><br /><br />Lastly, my baby finally lost a tooth! [Sorry for the side-angle. The Droid camera-phone is definitely not a Nikon.] <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUldd0NpvJO349QFmi5oDLYtxk1Ndp-pTWtgg3LcqeEw5X_FUQWQ957Ax_jvsRI5-HX0yDz6rkK7ZvEOouxhUvfpLzI2_TGu1uI7hkOv5vZDXywgrzBFwkkjb4PbXNwUHi4R7fwHCZLklg/s1600/tooth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUldd0NpvJO349QFmi5oDLYtxk1Ndp-pTWtgg3LcqeEw5X_FUQWQ957Ax_jvsRI5-HX0yDz6rkK7ZvEOouxhUvfpLzI2_TGu1uI7hkOv5vZDXywgrzBFwkkjb4PbXNwUHi4R7fwHCZLklg/s400/tooth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462270812108094034" /></a>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-32220711097143110102010-03-11T17:00:00.000-08:002010-03-11T17:45:44.415-08:00Photo Update<strong>Long Beach</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfQmo55b7PlOgg8XEl8Z0im2GArUmAV4hRSwYdOupX8IrhsI0J9i6GYnCnGZ6z1o1jNwKUvVK-U0Ljqf5d-hoaZXo_OjfObagk4-5noIiWlOoJRr7pbVMC8WTNS23Z6ZYuIzmxcgcyAnt/s1600-h/BOATSA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfQmo55b7PlOgg8XEl8Z0im2GArUmAV4hRSwYdOupX8IrhsI0J9i6GYnCnGZ6z1o1jNwKUvVK-U0Ljqf5d-hoaZXo_OjfObagk4-5noIiWlOoJRr7pbVMC8WTNS23Z6ZYuIzmxcgcyAnt/s400/BOATSA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447554213892520562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWdhJPQu8YM9hF9uy6VILHz5DOyFRWryAe6raR9sEMPJ5JBbZ1XFmkZWD7-ewjCyB5JzpwtqtJw38Kynbm4XJVehdG7uigfV6nnLDhtNbkcCAtZTdSFp5jJ5RQgXk9LXMq9f_itnPgwLX/s1600-h/LEEWAYA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWdhJPQu8YM9hF9uy6VILHz5DOyFRWryAe6raR9sEMPJ5JBbZ1XFmkZWD7-ewjCyB5JzpwtqtJw38Kynbm4XJVehdG7uigfV6nnLDhtNbkcCAtZTdSFp5jJ5RQgXk9LXMq9f_itnPgwLX/s400/LEEWAYA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447554206069467234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEjZX0UIEcbio6eMURduLGZjyG2pJBXITL8D3uhshXRlveX5Lxt9HSAaVQ90m-d-AiXtWhMnwtPlVtz_Un0JzyuAHS_dpCuRukc55KmJtx0OVxkQ1QGq7c-EmCkfgItTCQSzOk0dGwXxn/s1600-h/SAILORSA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEjZX0UIEcbio6eMURduLGZjyG2pJBXITL8D3uhshXRlveX5Lxt9HSAaVQ90m-d-AiXtWhMnwtPlVtz_Un0JzyuAHS_dpCuRukc55KmJtx0OVxkQ1QGq7c-EmCkfgItTCQSzOk0dGwXxn/s400/SAILORSA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447554197408458018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9lzhp7GSG5SQcoEj7KzzImtnEZVKQaOfierAsheLYdCf0tvlteRdioD3KP7cvWW2wmYvXJYn30njHTe1DBZeWX2kWAAprxdxo9kjHZOlzlyLlUmn2GXppLw7zhhxPgKpQ0-YC6hzg-Ao/s1600-h/CANOEA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9lzhp7GSG5SQcoEj7KzzImtnEZVKQaOfierAsheLYdCf0tvlteRdioD3KP7cvWW2wmYvXJYn30njHTe1DBZeWX2kWAAprxdxo9kjHZOlzlyLlUmn2GXppLw7zhhxPgKpQ0-YC6hzg-Ao/s400/CANOEA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447554196668595442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmbbr9qoIDpZ9JkTu7GJ4bm7mW2VmO-gA0d6LFpERtNQegaFEcJOG8pnJYJLZXSRrcud8H-RTYJIZyWaBQLtIJGcmy5jf3NgJD_7Idb1juYTlkcS0CTKVqr4kZXqW-wgV29vX2XOgjfmp/s1600-h/ELLAA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmbbr9qoIDpZ9JkTu7GJ4bm7mW2VmO-gA0d6LFpERtNQegaFEcJOG8pnJYJLZXSRrcud8H-RTYJIZyWaBQLtIJGcmy5jf3NgJD_7Idb1juYTlkcS0CTKVqr4kZXqW-wgV29vX2XOgjfmp/s400/ELLAA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447554186464549538" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Cookie sales</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeap0SwhNBLkHo1NVF4kMJ5K0tkx7DIvUxV3ZyEAqwq24UhQ0uRAIyguzkRyrnOgimaAtdPs7T0FT7P_ek2NK2-r3Jjl95Dxj8lt3yJ-ONbqljfXSHYmfy5gNnlGZi4ub4rGxJXjvzckfD/s1600-h/COOKIES.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeap0SwhNBLkHo1NVF4kMJ5K0tkx7DIvUxV3ZyEAqwq24UhQ0uRAIyguzkRyrnOgimaAtdPs7T0FT7P_ek2NK2-r3Jjl95Dxj8lt3yJ-ONbqljfXSHYmfy5gNnlGZi4ub4rGxJXjvzckfD/s400/COOKIES.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447554643515053090" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Learning about birds at the local nature center</strong>, including making our own bird call device. We also met this friendly snake.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSMvrlEjylloXO0kg6lxOOvws9VJkfDBCXVZpeFX2Smd0jRt5xfUkTDwf-opUwoGMgscqWuaRG2JweZSO_07VviZy0hl7T-FQDcgkZeZRr9G5-uaBN7zxtTOhqCHfW7YKuXyGToUUutm7/s1600-h/OWL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSMvrlEjylloXO0kg6lxOOvws9VJkfDBCXVZpeFX2Smd0jRt5xfUkTDwf-opUwoGMgscqWuaRG2JweZSO_07VviZy0hl7T-FQDcgkZeZRr9G5-uaBN7zxtTOhqCHfW7YKuXyGToUUutm7/s400/OWL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555376109197634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILQV4izZJBHj-vU818JB7H0IGpqPyHq3_54nwRl5vqUXZrGQEIZhIHaXmRo1nq_dBzJY60pWK2YkEY9YVTtQSTog1FmuOoRt-DZuZ9unrOqGe1Kb_dFtMbodWe5Almx4udH7wMwQOryH6/s1600-h/OUT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILQV4izZJBHj-vU818JB7H0IGpqPyHq3_54nwRl5vqUXZrGQEIZhIHaXmRo1nq_dBzJY60pWK2YkEY9YVTtQSTog1FmuOoRt-DZuZ9unrOqGe1Kb_dFtMbodWe5Almx4udH7wMwQOryH6/s400/OUT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555368430995570" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnxPR9w9zm_qS6iwCBB-5z2yBqKbDQ5yUJyksfuIjUeAKwMzX2ublUJPWPepsOXS5ooEQk00RW8Q1W8xvBpHAiPQ4st96GCrZGITNewayggAbmXA43q5yTVBRTLQ2QVxFBnEgcfM6izgG/s1600-h/SIGN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnxPR9w9zm_qS6iwCBB-5z2yBqKbDQ5yUJyksfuIjUeAKwMzX2ublUJPWPepsOXS5ooEQk00RW8Q1W8xvBpHAiPQ4st96GCrZGITNewayggAbmXA43q5yTVBRTLQ2QVxFBnEgcfM6izgG/s400/SIGN.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555896373317042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWseVsl2IKGDZPknJVoT1Z2UrElGO25Hjm4zi9cb8VEI7IaenGJSaBjGG2o3c90V9Gqe3quN0DnmLfkJWHLcrwm9-hksne-uInzuPbc0qThGb2OqtowF4nw5tj_PYG6IbyGZfrI38uPYW/s1600-h/LOOK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWseVsl2IKGDZPknJVoT1Z2UrElGO25Hjm4zi9cb8VEI7IaenGJSaBjGG2o3c90V9Gqe3quN0DnmLfkJWHLcrwm9-hksne-uInzuPbc0qThGb2OqtowF4nw5tj_PYG6IbyGZfrI38uPYW/s400/LOOK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555352535383250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY_VmBeRAP__QBhEmOF89F5ur5k7WJUkgZwbqLINcfKytvLuYR6Ql-eFxTxY6ssfsV9ANrpED1EuxMiqSlrF7CX4qO36Vm_ty7z2w3ZTaALTjnzoVef4GaDJePQkWk_8_hSZiUQ_sv_qG/s1600-h/HAWK.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY_VmBeRAP__QBhEmOF89F5ur5k7WJUkgZwbqLINcfKytvLuYR6Ql-eFxTxY6ssfsV9ANrpED1EuxMiqSlrF7CX4qO36Vm_ty7z2w3ZTaALTjnzoVef4GaDJePQkWk_8_hSZiUQ_sv_qG/s400/HAWK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555348909377602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAs-etIdc-JbrUN1cJzBj3Ls8FoGJvsb94qyRUtLbKx9tx8amU5VaVdrWCI-ttk1R6hJ4PbkzGx1LvkyrjFXfOE7OeWx8GzsozrzSBKERzEDJsquh3kUUGeTbHNgmJK4P9Ik7MrR8rpC1/s1600-h/BLOW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAs-etIdc-JbrUN1cJzBj3Ls8FoGJvsb94qyRUtLbKx9tx8amU5VaVdrWCI-ttk1R6hJ4PbkzGx1LvkyrjFXfOE7OeWx8GzsozrzSBKERzEDJsquh3kUUGeTbHNgmJK4P9Ik7MrR8rpC1/s400/BLOW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555341635211858" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XTqmiv1t2Rq61C_CHutovRQ04N8Ltwkr8VAVs4LNZ8iHwGcfmkJtOusXPgj_rOMilJU-CfAThQ9g51PtKeNYMTtbWtIU_zvyqKK8wYLY0KK9_t6ZUfcpX-jjXJfVLCs-A0CUdVwdRpTG/s1600-h/SNAKE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XTqmiv1t2Rq61C_CHutovRQ04N8Ltwkr8VAVs4LNZ8iHwGcfmkJtOusXPgj_rOMilJU-CfAThQ9g51PtKeNYMTtbWtIU_zvyqKK8wYLY0KK9_t6ZUfcpX-jjXJfVLCs-A0CUdVwdRpTG/s400/SNAKE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447555900729717362" /></a>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-13232106570229575622010-01-31T18:47:00.000-08:002010-02-05T09:35:00.466-08:00Quote of the Day: Knowing<em>True education should expand all the faculties of the mind:<br />memory, conscience, imagination, insight, intuition and brain.<br /><br />When you just process information, you deny or cut off those other functions of the mind and reduce it to the brain alone, which is just simply [responding to stimuli]. The danger is unbelievable….<br /><br />Columbia Teachers College held a symposium on “Knowing: How We Come to Know Things” and how important this is. Some speakers said that much that is being done in education denies these other functions of the mind and reduces them to the responsive] brain alone. They reminded us that those other functions—memory, conscience, imagination, insight, and intuition—are the functions by which we know absolutes and truths, [discern right from wrong],<br />and<br /><br />are able<br /><br />to know<br /><br />God.</em><br /><br />GenYvette Suttoncrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-6117929186106088142010-01-29T19:32:00.000-08:002010-01-30T19:06:02.888-08:00Sometimes I wonder:<br /><br />if i am successful<br />at educating my girls<br />to be<br /><br />intelligent,<br />thoughtful,<br />respectful,<br />responsible,<br />logical,<br />american citizens<br /><br />am i dooming them to a<br /><br />life of bitter loneliness???<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8474611.stm">Case in Point #1</a><br /><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/012510dntexbooks.3e17c50.html">Case in Point #2</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PPE9RkQWig&feature=player_embedded">Case in Point #3</a>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-66869008174751693192010-01-22T20:52:00.000-08:002010-01-22T21:04:05.683-08:00EveryBody's Doing It<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_YrlrnthpMv_iWxhTh6ksDsjp9uOFVBqC8WBUmxbVh1Csh1_QTYxCpqywFcuc4KX714PlKnvKCD_CmnAFdWGGbvzy4OcX-enGGuPLky5EObszQrgONtQm1S-tjh7V9jt01NKbpM6Dn9s/s1600-h/CIRCULATORY+SYSTEM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_YrlrnthpMv_iWxhTh6ksDsjp9uOFVBqC8WBUmxbVh1Csh1_QTYxCpqywFcuc4KX714PlKnvKCD_CmnAFdWGGbvzy4OcX-enGGuPLky5EObszQrgONtQm1S-tjh7V9jt01NKbpM6Dn9s/s400/CIRCULATORY+SYSTEM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429793884402221250" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbwrOUzndIE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbwrOUzndIE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-80592644039149486722010-01-15T14:44:00.001-08:002010-01-15T15:10:41.853-08:00My Olympians<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73JKw3-tlcicPgpMSIxzDGd_j8LDKrx-v0j8iNZdELEORu7RQPJk-Pc_lFd7-pMk2lK853ugWm5Il9lfM_pVbHa9_reLaBbMtvMo78E9qml5AczKna8L6YOLj26jOLmwHBoOfA1Ik7Zpc/s1600-h/OLYMPIANS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73JKw3-tlcicPgpMSIxzDGd_j8LDKrx-v0j8iNZdELEORu7RQPJk-Pc_lFd7-pMk2lK853ugWm5Il9lfM_pVbHa9_reLaBbMtvMo78E9qml5AczKna8L6YOLj26jOLmwHBoOfA1Ik7Zpc/s400/OLYMPIANS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427103127874877138" /></a><br />We continued our studies of ancient Greece this week with the alphabet, Homer, and the Olympic games. We discovered that although the barbaric Dorians and Sea Peoples (Philistines) destroyed the developing culture of the Mycenaeans, which led to the Greek Dark Ages, over the period of a few hundred years these same barbarians developed their own culture; a culture which looked very much like that which they had decimated on arrival. They learned to read and write, built homes then cities then a government, and pretty much became the Greeks we know and love to read about today.<br />We've been reading various books and watching some cool videos about the Trojan War, the Illiad, and Odysseus's struggle trying to get home to Penelope and Telemachus. Today we tried translating our names into Greek (hard to do when you have Ss and Ls!) and even held our own little Olympic Games, complete with a torch to announce the date and contests in javelin-throwing, long-jumping, and, of course, a foot race (stade). The girls made their own wreaths from our tree out back and proudly placed them on their heads.crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-40704880048394964692010-01-13T13:36:00.000-08:002010-01-13T14:25:42.521-08:00Have You Seen This Ad?<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e50YBu14j3U&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e50YBu14j3U&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>While I'm not promoting Kaplan as a worthy college goal for my kids, I did get chills when I watched this spot. <a href="http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2010/01/13/why-liberal-arts-matter/">Just maybe we are finally seeing a return of the appreciation of Liberal Arts Ed!</a></p>Preparing for <strong>A</strong> good life, not necessarily <strong>THE</strong> good life...crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-35194448904881181262009-12-30T15:47:00.000-08:002009-12-30T15:55:39.244-08:00It Truly Is A Wonderful LifeFor those just like me, who look to the sky<br />with furrowed brow and anger in my heart, wondering<br /><br /><em>What can I do about it???</em><br /><br />Make this your resolution for 2010. Do it today.<br />For the chance at a better tomorrow.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Icqrx0OimSs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Icqrx0OimSs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-13333595911081417522009-12-21T19:25:00.000-08:002009-12-21T19:40:39.571-08:00Snowballs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGUBgXuhk6QYxDxXAn2bAUC0_czETCbcX7xFMjgpzI0BDK88eNO-E1X0WEinmFhmIhe4FKCdoutjimI11pFgZIJuPO858AbXOh-WuDOYwVJfWuNYiPEMK9Xkxj68RHjGkoPoitvBBBzLj/s1600-h/COOKIES+09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417899401380218674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGUBgXuhk6QYxDxXAn2bAUC0_czETCbcX7xFMjgpzI0BDK88eNO-E1X0WEinmFhmIhe4FKCdoutjimI11pFgZIJuPO858AbXOh-WuDOYwVJfWuNYiPEMK9Xkxj68RHjGkoPoitvBBBzLj/s400/COOKIES+09.jpg" /></a> <div>Recipe courtesy of <a href="http://imaginechildhood.com/blog">Imagine Childhood</a>; ours aren't as pretty but just as yummy I bet!</div>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-84741353511003681492009-12-20T15:07:00.000-08:002009-12-20T15:20:26.058-08:00merry N mallow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGlFy2qF_EMjCgjiTIhORcfeFC4jHj7z2wPHoem3vePu_fumlm9F1nq65Tt0UEu-d08xpvj0WxonQUYEMnjFLFCFS4R2dAsaGAh5qhEka-BWpX8KA94OjZMui_jV0U5VWpHUU7lz2KFZR/s1600-h/MARSHMALLOW+MEN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGlFy2qF_EMjCgjiTIhORcfeFC4jHj7z2wPHoem3vePu_fumlm9F1nq65Tt0UEu-d08xpvj0WxonQUYEMnjFLFCFS4R2dAsaGAh5qhEka-BWpX8KA94OjZMui_jV0U5VWpHUU7lz2KFZR/s400/MARSHMALLOW+MEN.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417459629393357170" /></a><br />*Idea from <a href="http://chiccookiekits.blogspot.com/2009/12/frosty-marshmallow-man.html">The Decorated Cookie </a>via <a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/">The Crafty Crow</a>*crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-79426852356982497892009-12-17T12:18:00.000-08:002009-12-18T15:34:39.200-08:00Lizzy D. Lizard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjH8M_KpQhxb-ErKudXZsZ25CgznJPRLdpZirGtW3oiqjl9nMzw2dSspfAE_v8tjAKGp2JCjW05NOMPf8qJ8IU_Fo8rTmtgHUtGw-D5XgkVQ-PEMyZVUGOBhiIMk6kujbj9TIB_KRGsfu/s1600-h/LIZZY.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjH8M_KpQhxb-ErKudXZsZ25CgznJPRLdpZirGtW3oiqjl9nMzw2dSspfAE_v8tjAKGp2JCjW05NOMPf8qJ8IU_Fo8rTmtgHUtGw-D5XgkVQ-PEMyZVUGOBhiIMk6kujbj9TIB_KRGsfu/s400/LIZZY.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416302352338989970" /></a>Told ya. It's an absolute menagerie 'round here. Life science isn't a subject as much as an exercise in tolerance (at least on the part of this teacher!)crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-63294515807836148062009-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:002009-12-17T05:00:00.636-08:00UPDATE: Dixie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcluabaJQI6zQF4_bkXo5KXEFhYGeksGaPDJKRi5HDu-VwHWEEJxWwI6SB1hd9pY9ns-mTlyUDdwoUqXHbGkP8bIc9HQDp_B0s041UmHihIHjdLsDs-eSGbLxUkbUAwcYuXvKRhmNeP9dl/s1600-h/DIXIE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcluabaJQI6zQF4_bkXo5KXEFhYGeksGaPDJKRi5HDu-VwHWEEJxWwI6SB1hd9pY9ns-mTlyUDdwoUqXHbGkP8bIc9HQDp_B0s041UmHihIHjdLsDs-eSGbLxUkbUAwcYuXvKRhmNeP9dl/s400/DIXIE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415989129086698642" /></a><br />Well, Dixie the Fabulous Rescued Dawg has made herself quite at home at her aunt's house. Mamma Mandy came to visit last weekend and it was love at first sight for them both. Now if we can just make it to June without something of real value chewed to oblivion, some assembance of grass left in the backyard, and the sliding door intact we'll all be happy in 2010...crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-32371036009345945012009-12-16T15:18:00.000-08:002009-12-16T15:29:59.352-08:00Monkey Rainforest and The Carcass Barrens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNncxwHcnSbUGW8otN_gQ5nzlo6XBmXzrMsDQaOzTpkcgEuDL6oZbmq3zz6SSjDc-BVmDZJ1alRj65IBjXr64cLfu5SCUU_p6qRXv3hoXW8LLnxNSeLPMxnokPKmT0EPkV1ljv6YwAGy8f/s1600-h/CARCASS+RIVER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNncxwHcnSbUGW8otN_gQ5nzlo6XBmXzrMsDQaOzTpkcgEuDL6oZbmq3zz6SSjDc-BVmDZJ1alRj65IBjXr64cLfu5SCUU_p6qRXv3hoXW8LLnxNSeLPMxnokPKmT0EPkV1ljv6YwAGy8f/s400/CARCASS+RIVER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415979623243614226" /></a><br />A little bit <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Dragon-Ruth-Stiles-Gannett/dp/0394890485">My Father's Dragon</a></em>, a little bit <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Voyages-Sinbad-Sailor/dp/1843650401/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261005941&sr=1-1">Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor</a></em>. I love my two home scholars. <br />---Illustration by Shelby, age 9<br /><br />Put this in your "<em>ass</em>essment" file, Lady! [well, not in the Spelling one <grin>]crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-30965334778304863392009-12-14T13:46:00.000-08:002009-12-14T16:16:06.133-08:00The Orchid: A Sensitive Beauty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjwQU-fYoCVdIu1cN1X62djYjy2IaqF-r-zRvHB8us24iamyg8j7npq7reVgconeDHHfk6tn395TcVJI0-XgjZX6xFSmviEaMZfAxQZ9nDGw3e1JtB4C7JjyXEfGDRCA1hlym3MmiQTyh/s1600-h/747949_87213842.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjwQU-fYoCVdIu1cN1X62djYjy2IaqF-r-zRvHB8us24iamyg8j7npq7reVgconeDHHfk6tn395TcVJI0-XgjZX6xFSmviEaMZfAxQZ9nDGw3e1JtB4C7JjyXEfGDRCA1hlym3MmiQTyh/s400/747949_87213842.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415248986375058978" /></a><br />Everyone has something about themselves that others feel justified in labeling as <em>undesirable, weak, ugly, bad</em>. What's worse is that some of those labels and all the negativity they bring are given with the attitude that they are irreversible, final, even <em>destiny</em>. Fortunately, age has allowed me to better understand and even accept myself for what has been deemed my most prominent deficiency: s e n s i t i v i t y.<br /><br />Now, I know that in the role of nun or social worker or actress, sensitivity may be perceived as a useful and even required positive trait. But I did not grow up around particularly religious, political, or artistic people; so "sensitive" was definitely a put-down.<br /><br />This is why I am happy to have read an article entitled <em><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200912/dobbs-orchid-gene">The Science of Success</a></em>. It describes new research on genes and human behavior that has begun to present a theory of nature <em>via </em>nurture in a way that has never been explored before. My ideas about my own personal history seem to support this new direction toward a place where "sensitive orchids" are not only necessary to the evolution of our species but valuable and wonderful when they are exposed to the right environment.<br /><br />From the article in <em>The Atlantic</em>:<br /><strong>Most of us have genes that make us as hardy as dandelions: able to take root and survive almost anywhere. A few of us, however, are more like the orchid: fragile and fickle, but capable of blooming spectacularly if given greenhouse care. So holds a provocative new theory of genetics, which asserts that the very genes that give us the most trouble as a species, causing behaviors that are self-destructive and antisocial, also underlie humankind’s phenomenal adaptability and evolutionary success. With a bad environment and poor parenting, orchid children can end up depressed, drug-addicted, or in jail—but with the right environment and good parenting, they can grow up to be society’s most creative, successful, and happy people.</strong><br /><br />In my role as a parent, the implications of this new research and the opportunity it brings to affect a change in the attitude about "orchids" is very exciting. Whereas my childhood was filled with sad attempts to <em>overcome </em>the trait, in my parenthood I may <em>exploit </em>it, in myself and in my children should they have it.crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-18247330063167721652009-12-13T16:14:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:28:08.348-08:00One Guess: What is it?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgDfdPfPVuG2Mw5KT7TR5deNSBLhkYTIylTe8yLwD-pvoZC8yzZbOYFJkP4FpPsg2Rdkf7R8un0tjmirQh6P9lqiJva-mNucLnmExigrPi71-LYB2Nwr4BJ1zPpY6hHKgIcnkc6ZlyYvC/s1600-h/WORM+WISDOM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgDfdPfPVuG2Mw5KT7TR5deNSBLhkYTIylTe8yLwD-pvoZC8yzZbOYFJkP4FpPsg2Rdkf7R8un0tjmirQh6P9lqiJva-mNucLnmExigrPi71-LYB2Nwr4BJ1zPpY6hHKgIcnkc6ZlyYvC/s400/WORM+WISDOM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414878976514509746" /></a><br />We bid adieu (good riddance, whatever) to the 2nd Ipod and replaced him with another, shall we say <em>quieter</em>, <em>easier</em>, <em>friendlier</em>, <em>more useful </em>animal for the family menagerie: <strong>Red Wigglers!!! </strong>Stay tuned in the next few weeks for photos of the happy decomposers that live in a bucket under our kitchen island... ;)crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-83921021079607087612009-11-25T15:44:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:29:03.138-08:00[Because of Winn] DIXIELook who came into our lives today... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzPKkTAKS10j3pEtHR2AeiKSuRGls-tEqN9c9D7f56yGOpks2URTHs9KcI7ozRqRqBdZi_vcMd5wWrh9UtWfM7gK12E2zh1R7jb7H13_9U831OLwup4HOf5OaGktTcPUlYa1Ybq_CMjwP/s1600/dix6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzPKkTAKS10j3pEtHR2AeiKSuRGls-tEqN9c9D7f56yGOpks2URTHs9KcI7ozRqRqBdZi_vcMd5wWrh9UtWfM7gK12E2zh1R7jb7H13_9U831OLwup4HOf5OaGktTcPUlYa1Ybq_CMjwP/s400/dix6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191946254896130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNO9YizWL8RlILDgFHH10muFvCRIeaULb9ed5Lh0qZit4SHIPcM4Mv3za2kj2XoH34lDE3h3djRRx1hbgZXANiR3WYdAqTeMQ-QqyO382ifpO9muZGE9ypll57qRgkfVc0xzUdgFfalnk/s1600/dix5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNO9YizWL8RlILDgFHH10muFvCRIeaULb9ed5Lh0qZit4SHIPcM4Mv3za2kj2XoH34lDE3h3djRRx1hbgZXANiR3WYdAqTeMQ-QqyO382ifpO9muZGE9ypll57qRgkfVc0xzUdgFfalnk/s400/dix5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191935149622786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm05K0hWCyee3s5vJyVTlm2voS7otqWy1EKriydO82YzksKCs_o6-e4fnGoFxaIAqSWXMPbKBume5nK4xyfBcfOE8iyD7532jJMmEQqbpAOUHtT_qRPpKHI_eXqAvtfC9_LOjzeTppr8oz/s1600/dix3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm05K0hWCyee3s5vJyVTlm2voS7otqWy1EKriydO82YzksKCs_o6-e4fnGoFxaIAqSWXMPbKBume5nK4xyfBcfOE8iyD7532jJMmEQqbpAOUHtT_qRPpKHI_eXqAvtfC9_LOjzeTppr8oz/s400/dix3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191933857747394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemzOEItzVKje4m-umXTyAWhU6ttejZZoZn6azfM0Xj5zaK_DfsNEUbpyQTvySfl48ZuKvHuCXP3kZl0aG1IpTPsGbKYZAyl5Tqo6T_2BQEWX_Y0-gvhkNKAPPuRkkZmBDIm6ubGG_Kh-3/s1600/dix2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemzOEItzVKje4m-umXTyAWhU6ttejZZoZn6azfM0Xj5zaK_DfsNEUbpyQTvySfl48ZuKvHuCXP3kZl0aG1IpTPsGbKYZAyl5Tqo6T_2BQEWX_Y0-gvhkNKAPPuRkkZmBDIm6ubGG_Kh-3/s400/dix2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191928953741842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IV1PG2aMdrerzZ_-ELdpl9uwOJm2MH3tZ-ZfPeOp94-qOF2Gb29parQZ5U_rvxmjtgG4AAKUsYpC1_CHO5WOqPiK1KouDHTVuLvT5VM_zSGUfHnDgOdatlGwF63hl6DaBsnuQeYFk_DU/s1600/dix1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IV1PG2aMdrerzZ_-ELdpl9uwOJm2MH3tZ-ZfPeOp94-qOF2Gb29parQZ5U_rvxmjtgG4AAKUsYpC1_CHO5WOqPiK1KouDHTVuLvT5VM_zSGUfHnDgOdatlGwF63hl6DaBsnuQeYFk_DU/s400/dix1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191924923708658" /></a>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-86873428485057984522009-11-09T16:50:00.000-08:002009-11-23T18:05:55.289-08:00Recent Earworm<em><strong>No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to [learn/sing about].* </strong></em><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jAMRTGv82Zo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jAMRTGv82Zo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />We've covered three of the four so far: Sargon, Hammurabi, and Gilgamesh.<br />UPDATE: We've learned about Ashurnapal now, too. Another of the meanie Assyrians. At least he loved stories enough to create the <a href="http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Nineveh">very first library</a>.<br /><br />Speaking of history, here is a recent illustration by my 6 year old home scholar. Both of my girls are really loving the <em>story </em>of hi<em>story</em>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGy93R5cvMUy0BoUu2mKMPXh79B__xT8VZ0kGpgRI7CUhYgzDjG-w2j5QgZEqUpp87DOSm4VBJMsnVcqBkPawMv-0NDaXret0_UFA104L1CaHqbcgk5wwGiAyRfHiF5HGy9O2e44KLOaX/s1600-h/ELLA+HAYES+History.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGy93R5cvMUy0BoUu2mKMPXh79B__xT8VZ0kGpgRI7CUhYgzDjG-w2j5QgZEqUpp87DOSm4VBJMsnVcqBkPawMv-0NDaXret0_UFA104L1CaHqbcgk5wwGiAyRfHiF5HGy9O2e44KLOaX/s400/ELLA+HAYES+History.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402274613720086130" /></a><br />*Adapted from a quote by David McCulloughcrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-61934106482510432342009-11-08T20:13:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:29:56.541-08:00Belated Halloween<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBizKf0tzzRhN7MmKtj5d2BAb6SC8gMAD7XiUs_hU-NH91GFp0QejcF2OpAjOWx14zI5uTNeGc6WqBeUtUCG6K8phjT89a4goASWV-W8NvjpjbINgKJ-qIyh6xFXN30ND4EE0xuyOmiK-e/s1600-h/MY+SPOOKS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBizKf0tzzRhN7MmKtj5d2BAb6SC8gMAD7XiUs_hU-NH91GFp0QejcF2OpAjOWx14zI5uTNeGc6WqBeUtUCG6K8phjT89a4goASWV-W8NvjpjbINgKJ-qIyh6xFXN30ND4EE0xuyOmiK-e/s400/MY+SPOOKS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401952688474458818" /></a><br />I just realized I hadn't posted anything for Halloween. I guess we were too busy making <a href="http://ordinarylifemagic.blogspot.com/2009/09/crow-puppets.html">yarn crows</a>, drinking <a href="http://madhomeschooler.blogspot.com/2009/10/recipe-pumpkin-milkshake.html">pumpkin milkshakes</a>, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjhFNdAoDHEzgbII7jxIc1Z3vBYCijW0BWL-uHy_FlnNkeb-fY-vMHHetlHl1qAf4WnMuMZDSejOuyalpuo48QGAWtGVUCDK2wTn40xb8s0X1wrYAWybT1cK_rvyjACPcs_3aQwAsdZ6p/s1600-h/116844204.jpg">harvesting pumpkins and gourds</a>, making bat mobiles, crafting pumpkin votives, and going to parties to celebrate the holiday and I had forgotten to post photos of all these fun activities! ;)crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-45003691388591648902009-11-07T18:03:00.000-08:002009-11-07T18:07:12.598-08:00Stingrays!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUaZMaiGLW6y8qnpXXE3PTKgH5tI8Cd2PWClzrQBdim9ubGvwexQ6UXaeeOrllhSksq9EjdIOUMHsES5XIB7hb1NkmXo0mxG8WxpnYHLVxRs49ah1D4OqRUoot55I4bMEwGrJAi22qobx/s1600-h/STINGRAYS+09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUaZMaiGLW6y8qnpXXE3PTKgH5tI8Cd2PWClzrQBdim9ubGvwexQ6UXaeeOrllhSksq9EjdIOUMHsES5XIB7hb1NkmXo0mxG8WxpnYHLVxRs49ah1D4OqRUoot55I4bMEwGrJAi22qobx/s400/STINGRAYS+09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401548365647507634" /></a><br />The close of a great season of soccer...crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-10139013900845193452009-11-04T17:04:00.000-08:002009-11-04T17:16:04.402-08:00Quote of the Day: There Is No Alternative<strong><em>"Education is about developing human beings, and human development is not mechanical or linear. It is organic and dynamic. Like all living forms, we flourish in certain conditions and shrivel in others. Great teachers, great parents and great leaders understand those conditions intuitively; poor ones don’t. The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child and community. There is no alternative. There never was.”</em></strong><br /><a href="http://www.sirkenrobinson.com/">~~~Sir Ken Robinson</a>crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341543822257034327.post-63632033040009053202009-10-27T19:49:00.000-07:002009-11-04T17:08:55.517-08:00Quote of the Day: Successful Parenting 101<strong><em>"I won’t measure my success as a parent by whether my children share my values, but by whether they act according to their own."</em></strong><br />---Jonathan Safran Foer, adapted from his coming book, “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Animals-Jonathan-Safran-Foer/dp/0316069906/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256698329&sr=8-1">Eating Animals</a>,” which will be published in November.crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389895382376332127noreply@blogger.com0