Or, why the way things are worded matters. Enjoy!In a laundromat:Automatic washing machines: please remove all your clothes when the light goes outIn a London department store:Bargain basement upstairsIn an office:After tea break, staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining boardOutside a secondhand shop:We exchange anything–bicycles, washing machines, etc. WhyContinueContinue reading “What’s That Again?”
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Be Happy With January’s Credit Card Bills
Yes, it is possible to be happy when your credit card bills arrive in the mail after Christmas. Really. How? By not overspending in November and December! It really is possible to give gifts to people who are important to you without emptying your wallet.First of all, make a list of everyone to whom youContinueContinue reading “Be Happy With January’s Credit Card Bills”
Homeschooling Through and Around the Holidays
Deck the halls with boughs of school books, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.‘Tis the season to be busy, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.Don we now our anxious faces, fa la la la la la la.Sing of lapbooks, handmade orn’ments, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.See the piles of laundry ’round you, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.StrikeContinueContinue reading “Homeschooling Through and Around the Holidays”
Thank You!
Thank you to all who have served and are currently serving in the armed forces of the United States of America. I come from a long line of proud patriots and am even a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I’m proud to be an American!
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Sidney Portier is not eating dinner at my house, neither is Ashton Kutcher. Actually, no one is coming to Thanksgiving dinner at my house this year; we’ll be driving across town to my sister-in-law’s house. Who’s coming to dinner at your house? Do you even know? Are you anxious for a tried-and-true method to hostingContinueContinue reading “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?”
Easy Filing
Y’all know how much I love organizing and setting up filing systems, right? In case you forgot, or need a refresher, check out my paper posts (including How to Set Up a Filing System). Well, the good folks over at Smead Products caught wind of my penchant and sent me some great filing products toContinueContinue reading “Easy Filing”
Buckets-O-Fun
When we received the “It can’t get any Yuckier!” and “Sticky Yuck!” packets from Buckets-O-Fun in the mail, my kids could not wait to try them out. They even agreed to work together on the projects! “Sticky Yuck!” contained one small packet of granules and directions on the card to which it was stapled (onlyContinueContinue reading “Buckets-O-Fun”
How to Mesh Unit Studies With Classical Education
Love the idea of unit studies? Fascinated by classical education? Think the two are mutually exclusive? I’d like to propose that they are compatible. Let’s just briefly review classical education and unit studies to make sure that we’re on the same page as far as basic definitions go. “Classical education depends on a three-part processContinueContinue reading “How to Mesh Unit Studies With Classical Education”
Red Ink
How much are you willing to give up for the Gospel of Jesus Christ? How much physical and emotional abuse are you willing to suffer for your beliefs? Zhen-Li adopts her husband’s Christianity and internalizes it as her own–even when her family has her kidnapped and her second baby aborted–even when she is imprisoned. HerContinueContinue reading “Red Ink”
The Price
The Price is Kathi Macias’s second installment in the Matthews and Matthews Mystery series. If you want to catch up, I reviewed the first book, Obsession, a few weeks ago. Just when Toni and Abe thought life was getting back to normal after they solved her father’s murder and rescued Melissa from kidnappers, tragedy strikes again.ContinueContinue reading “The Price”
Bethany LaShell 