That’s what I am, I suppose.  I dig in my garden.  I find old things.  I keep them.  My house was built in 1921 and the land was part of a plantation that was much older than that.  I find odds and ends.  Old bottles.  Very rarely an old coin.  Springs from mattresses.  Pieces of […]

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I just love adding miscellaneous items to enhance whatever we are studying.  When I say “miscellaneous,” I mean little treats or surprises that the whole family can enjoy together.
My 11th grader is studying some American history right now.  We are studying our own state a bit more in depth and also studying some American writers […]

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Where in the world has summer gone????  Our school year started today and I feel so good about how much we are already getting done!  We did purchase Sequential Spelling II this summer. I put in a link to one of the levels, but actually we got If It Is To Be It Is Up […]

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The kids and I went out shopping yesterday.  The first stop was at Whole Foods to pick up some bran muffins, milk, and the Crocs Kids Cayman Shoe.  Yes, Crocs.  They sell them at Whole Foods.  Cool.  But you can also find them at Amazon and other places.

And yes, those are the shoes we bought, on […]

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I went out yesterday and looked at my beautiful mint garden.  There was a great big red admiral butterfly there!

I just love seeing the butterflies.  The red admiral feeds on nettles, and I do have some nettles growing close by.  I suspect that is why it was visiting us.

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I want to share something we are going through.  My oldest son bought an XBox 360 and then bought an XBox Live account.  It has been troublesome for the last few weeks.  First of all, XBox required a credit card number to set up the account, even though he was using a PREPAID card for […]

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Well, I’m certain had I lived in the 60s I’d have been one of the many fainting girls at a Beatles concert.  Thank goodness I was just an innocent little kid.  It’s too late for me now to be in that state of mind, so I can look on them with sort of a wonder and awe at […]

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So, yeah, I have to admit I’ve been looking at more Beatles clips.  I am normally not spending time on line like this, but I’ve been talking to my mom about my dad - I miss him - and I guess it’s like remembering him, in a way.  He had SO MANY albums.  He loved music. 
This […]

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I have added a new category and started something new this morning. It’s The Fat Flush Plan! Yesterday I bought the book. I have been wanting it for awhile.
I am not sure how 100% to-the-letter my husband and I can both stick to this, but I am really going to try to help us both. […]

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