Monthly Archives: June 2008

Still Waiting . . .

Posted on June 24, 2008 by doucementgently

I am still waiting on my 2008-2009 Rainbow Resource catalog. Anyone else got theirs yet? I thought I was doing the right thing by waiting until their new catalog reached me before I ordered. Perhaps there would be more items … Continue reading →

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Birthday Cake

Posted on June 23, 2008 by doucementgently

My youngest just turned one year old. I usually make a cake for birthdays, so I pulled out my recipe books. I had been wanting to try some of the recipes I saw in the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Fraternally … Continue reading →

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Planning Next Year and Interruptions

Posted on June 21, 2008 by doucementgently

I’ve started planning my lessons for next fall. So far, I have been able to fit 42 chapters of Story of the World I into 33 weeks. I made sure to include some slop for extra reading and activities, but … Continue reading →

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Books, Books, Books!

Posted on June 21, 2008 by doucementgently

We’ve been checking out our limit of books from the library lately. At our small, local library, we get one “household” card. Only 15 items (including movies) may be checked out at any one time. This is somewhat of a … Continue reading →

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Only One Small Hiccup

Posted on June 20, 2008 by doucementgently

Vacation bible school is over and the kids had a blast. The only hiccup was Thursday night when it started to pour rain right before we picked them up. I had neglected to check the forecast earlier, although I did … Continue reading →

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Busy! Busy!

Posted on June 17, 2008 by doucementgently

I am one of those introverts who would rather stay home with a good book than interact with people. If there is one thing on my calendar all week, I stress out thinking I’ll forget it or that it breaks up … Continue reading →

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Questions, Questions

Posted on June 11, 2008 by doucementgently

As I wrote before, we have run into quite a few children who are going to be entering kindergarten this fall at one of the local public schools. Their mothers, upon hearing that I have a child of that age, … Continue reading →

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Activities Review

Posted on June 9, 2008 by doucementgently

Things have definitely been busy here since school officially ended for the spring. The kids have been to the pool, joined the summer reading club at the library, learned six letters (one uppercase) in cursive, done upteen review pages in the … Continue reading →

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Curriculum / Lesson Plans

Posted on June 4, 2008 by doucementgently

One of the things I have on my to-do list for the summer is to develop next school year’s lesson plans. In my two years of homeschooling, I have not yet had a master lesson plan made up in advance. However, #2 … Continue reading →

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