Category Archives: Homeschooling

Silver in Raleigh

Posted on 25 July 2008 by Valarie

We went to the North Carolina 4-H State Congress in Raleigh this past Monday and Tuesday.  The Congress actually lasted all week, but we only needed to be there for those two days.  Alex and Faith both earned Silver Medals … Continue reading →

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Homeschool-By-Design

Posted on 12 March 2008 by Valarie

My friend, Jill, has developed an amazing website, and is adding even more wonderful information to it. I have added a link to it in my Homeschool Links section, but here it is again: Homeschool-By-Design. She has done an amazing … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Software

Posted on 10 March 2008 by Valarie

Our Girl Scout troop is working on the ‘My Heritage’ badge. One of the activities is to create some sort of presentation about your family heritage. Our troop is planning on making a scrapbook page at our next meeting, so … Continue reading →

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Leap Day

Posted on 29 February 2008 by Valarie

Things have been really busy around here lately. We have joined 4-H, and while that hasn’t taken up much time yet, I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s going to, and soon! Tomorrow night Faith and I will be helping … Continue reading →

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Early on a Saturday

Posted on 26 January 2008 by Valarie

I’ve mentioned this before, but I am not a morning person.  I used to feel really guilty about this, but something deep inside me ‘clicked’ when I turned forty, and suddenly I quit feeling guilty about a great many things, … Continue reading →

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I’m Number 4!

Posted on 22 January 2008 by Valarie

I just discovered that if you “Google” the phrase “March for Life 08″, my blog comes up as the fourth listing!  Wow. . . could this be my moment of fame? Here’s the update for now on the March:  there … Continue reading →

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Teens

Posted on 16 September 2007 by morningtower

This is our 14th year of Homeschooling.  It started out very simply, and has always been, for the most part, a lot of fun.  Homeschooling is so much a part of our lives that none of us can imagine doing … Continue reading →

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Good Starts, New Jobs & Hookah

Posted on 15 August 2007 by morningtower

We started ‘school’ this week, and so far it’s going really well!  Faith has been doing a tremendous amount of work, with a delightful attitude, in spite of a pretty nasty cough that gets in her way. (Seems she doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for School

Posted on 9 August 2007 by morningtower

I have spent the last two weeks cleaning, rearranging, organizing and planning. I sat down with my appointment book and figured out when I would need to start this school year so we could take the entire month of December … Continue reading →

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Down Time

Posted on 18 June 2007 by morningtower

Well, I finally have some down time!  Kendall is in Virginia visiting his girlfriend; Alex and Faith are both at camp until the 29th.  So the house is quiet, and I have had time to do lots of stuff that … Continue reading →

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Homeschool Graduates

Posted on 19 May 2007 by morningtower

Tonight I attended a Graduation Ceremony for one of our local homeschool support groups.  There were eleven young men and women graduating tonight, and it was a very nice ceremony.  Okay, the poor speaker was quite dull, but I could … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Day

Posted on 24 March 2006 by morningtower

So I’ve declared today my "mental health day".  I have ignored the laundry, the vacuuming, and even the kids to a large degree.  I just really felt like I needed to do some things for myself, and so I have.  … Continue reading →

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