Saturday, November 05, 2011

My Memories Suite Winner




And we have a Winner......



Congrats Susan! I will be e-mailing you shortly with the details! 

Thank you everyone for entering! If you didn't win and would like to order My Memories Suite software, you can use the discount code STMMMS41712 to get a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 credit in the MyMemories store.




Friday, November 04, 2011

The Homeschool Mother's Journal #2

The Homeschool Mother's Journal


In my life this week…
    What a week! On Monday my grandfather passed away. He was a very wise man and will be greatly missed. Family came in Tuesday and we attended the funeral on Thursday. It's so hard to know that you will never see them again. I'm trying to take comfort in knowing that he is in a better place now. Also on Tuesday, My sil had a beautiful 7lb baby boy. This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions. 
In our homeschool this week…
 This week has been very hit and miss. We spent mornings focusing on our Mexico Unit Study. Afternoons were spent with reading & writing. My oldest has been working on a reading chain, to accomplish her goal of 100 books. 
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  This week was spent gathering with family. A lot of our family came in from Texas. Family we hardly ever get to see. It was nice to catch up and spend some time together, just wish it was under different circumstances. 
My favorite thing this week was…
  My middle girl has a new favorite game. It's Tic Tac Toe, but that's not what she calls it. This week while spending time at my parents, she asked everyone she could if they would play Tac-Too with her. My brother-in-law played game after game until he was Tac-Tooed out. ;)  Of course when she was saying it, it sounded more like Tattoo. 
Questions/thoughts I have…
 How does everyone Schedule? Do you use a program or a specific planner? I tend to schedule weekly. I have tried to schedule monthly and have hardly been able to keep on track to our needs. 
Things I’m working on…
 Going to bed earlier..It's a work in progress. I tend to stay up so very late, and it's catching up to me. 
I’m reading…
 I just started  Created To Be His Help Meet by Debi Pearl
I’m cooking…
  This week the girls and I made no-bake cookies. So easy and so yummy. 



     I’m praying for…

 My grandmother. I pray for comfort and strength in this hard time. 
A photo to share…
 Our sweet girls

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Free Resources for Spelling



Bible Based Spelling Lessons
http://gardenofpraise.com/bbspel.htm

Free Homeschool Curriculum Spelling Course

Vocabulary & Spelling City  (Click Here For My Review)
Spelling tests made easy

Big IQ Kids 
Online Spelling Program

 Practice Spelling Words - Improve your students ability to learn and retain spelling words.
http://www.kidsspell.com/

Home Spelling Words
http://www.homespellingwords.com/

Elementary School Reading & Spelling 


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