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My Daily Domestic Diigolet 11/20/20082008-11-20 via My Domestic Church Qaeda scorns Obama with racial slur and urges attacks | U.S. | ReutersNo doubt, more of the "Change" we were promised. tags: obamaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's deputy leader accused Barack Obama of betraying his race and his father's Muslim heritage on Wednesday and urged more attacks, as the group tried to counter the incoming U.S. president's global popularity. Read more...
Communication Corner ~ Day 4 "21 Days to More Godly Communication"2008-11-20 via The Official HSB Community Blog - Homeschool Blogger The Lord instructs us on the power of the tongue hundreds of times in His Word. Yesterday I talked about how our tongues can be used to bless people, but our tongues may also be used for evil. Day 4 of my "21 Days to More Godly Communication" comes from Psalms. "Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit." -Psalm 34:13Our words are almost real things. They can be used to bless or to curse. Speaking evil can hurt someone even more than physical harm. Read more...
Children’s Fiction of 2008: Julia Gillian and the Art of Knowing by Alison McGhee2008-11-20 via Semicolon Julia Gillian has an unusual name, a loyal, healthy St. Bernard named Bigfoot, and a list of accomplishments that extends to the front and back of a piece of lined notebook paper. She’s the only child of two teacher parents, and I can only speculate that tendency toward prissiness and precocity stems from her family situation. I found it difficult to enjoy Julia Gillian at first, but by the end of the book I was used to her precise and somewhat prim voice. Read more...
Children’s Fiction of 2008: The Island of Mad Scientists by Howard Whitehouse2008-11-20 via Semicolon Being an Excursion to the Wilds of Scotland, Involving Many Marvels of Experimental Invention, Pirates, a Heroic Cat, a Mechanical Man and a Monkey in the series The Mad Misadventures of Emmaline and Rubberbone.The subtitle just about says it all. This book made me laugh out loud and reminded me of M.T. Read more...
Our Homeschool Journey: Changing Course2008-11-20 via Sprittibee Homeschooling is a journey. Sometimes the path is clear and straight - the sun is shining, and all is well. Other times you have to turn on your fog lights, pray for protection and guidance, and hope that you don't run over anyone since you can hardly see ten feet ahead. A big part of preventing a wreck is keeping your eyes on what is ahead and keeping your hands on the steering wheel (foresight and a plan of action). This is our story... Read more...
Thomas' Cake2008-11-20 via The Thomas Institute Well, last night was the annual Cake Bake pack meeting, where the boys are to make and decorate their own cakes. The theme was "Down on the Farm" and everything has to be edible. Thomas chose a picture that he had taken at an old tractor meet. Then we went to Kroger and had their cake decorator print the photo out on edible paper, with edible ink. He took it home and put it on the cake and added the other decoration. It drew a lot of attention, but didn't win anything. Read more...
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!2008-11-20 via Cajun Cottage Under the Oaks The comments have been closed, the names drawn by my younger two daughters, and the winners have been contacted by email. I want to thank everyone for playing in the recent Book Walk. If you didn't win, don't worry. The... Read more...
Animal Classification Project2008-11-20 via Blissfully Domestic » Homeschool Bliss This project is inspired by Millicent Selsam’s book, Benny’s Animals and How He Put Them in Order.The book is out of print but is usually available from the library.While we really enjoyed reading this along with the project, you can do without it.Have your kids cut out a wide variety of animal pictures, the more the better. Ask them to figure out some way to sort them. Let them try different schemes based on size, color, where the animals live, etc. Read more...
The View on Homeschooling2008-11-20 via SpunkyHomeSchool In a discussion about Obama and the education of their two daughters, Joy Behar of The View slams homeschoolers and calls all lot of them "demented when they're homeschooled" and that "they learn to be scared of other children." The discussion begins at the 5:45 min. mark. Behar's remarks are at the 7:08 min. mark. Read more...
Excerpt: Expecting Too Much2008-11-20 via Camp Creek Blog “[T]he trick in each case is to find the individual child’s sweet spot, the point between too little and too much expectation.The good news is that you’re the world’s leading expert on your child, the one person in creation best equipped to find that sweet spot. Just remember, as you go about it, that it’s only human for parents to tend to expect that our children can do more than they can really do. Read more...
