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Far in the Wilds (eNovella) by Deanna Raybourn {Review}
Last night I finished reading Far in the Wilds, the prequel novel to A Spear of Summer Grass. A few years ago I started to read ASoSG but was turned off by the over sexual nature of the story. After recently reading A Curious Beginning, I decided I would give this saga another try because I do so enjoy Deanna Raybourn‘s writing. This week I started reading ASoSG again and when I came across the introduction of the character Ryder, I decided I wanted a little background on his story. So I hiatus ASoSG and picked up FitW. Far in the Wilds was a great read. I got it when it…
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Ben Loves Bear by David McPhail {Review}
Ben Loves Bear is an amazing book and I cannot wait to get my hands on Bella Loves Bunny! Ben Loves Bear is a lot of things under these durable covers. It is an early reader that is just right for my budding preschooler. It is a board book with absolutely adorable images that delights my toddler. The sentences are short enough (Ben Loves Bear. Bear Loves Ben.) that my toddler tries to mimic it and soon I think my preschooler will have it memorized. This is wide like a board book, (6×8 dimensions) but a bit taller so it almost fits in the early readers section near the I Can…
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September 28, 2015 at 12:41PM
I have to confess that cross stitching white on white is not my favorite part of a project! #crossstitch #craftblogger #needlecraft from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1iWLCGN
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September 28, 2015 at 12:37PM
Goodness me, am I fan of #naptime! #corduroybear #sleep from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1Vmuiqz
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September 28, 2015 at 12:35PM
We played #kickball the other day with local #homeschool people. I sent a picture and the Enginerd laughed and said, “Look they’re acting like children!” We’re not usually ones to get dirty… from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1LXMm5p
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Little Miss, Big Sis by Amy Krouse Rosenthal {Review}
Amazing! Wonderful! I love this ‘big sister’ book and I’ve read quite a few. This is my favorite. The simple Peter H. Reynolds illustrations are delightful as per usual. Rhyming text from Amy Krouse Rosenthal is enlightening and covers more than just the initial excitement and then chaos. Every big sister should get this book!
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Itty Bitty Kitty by Joan Holub {Review}
The first I notice is on the cover, that is indeed NOT an itty bitty kitty… Secondly, Joan Holub, I love Joan Holub! Â There is a plethora of rhymes in these pages and the story is poetic in style. Itty Bitty is a kitty on nearly a ‘Clifford’ scale. Ava’s parents are in a no-mood to the idea of a new kitty addition, however, she just might be a hero. I love Holub’s books and the illsutrations of James Burks are creative and colorful. I love the idea of a ‘giant’ Itty Bitty Kitty, but the premise of an escapee baby makes this mama cringe. I’m also not a fan…
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In the Waves by Lennon & Maisy Stella {Review}
Grab your ol’ flip-flops and your sunblock, too, for this sing-along story told to the tune of the debut original song from Lennon and Maisy of the hit TV show Nashville. Based on a song by Lennon, Maisy, and Mary Lynne Steall and Carolyn Dawn Johson. Singing duo and stars of the TV show ‘Nashville’ have a debut picture book and a download for the song is available at HarperCollins.com/IntheWaves (embedded below, click through to the blog to be able to play the audio file). While I have to confess I am not a watcher of reality TV shows, I have seen commercials of it. Apparently, In the Waves is their first…
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Blackberry pie
Also made a blackberry pie from canned filling using my awesome pie crust recipe. I’m not wanting not to eat it and think I’d prefer to make my own filling but the Enginerd liked it. #blackberry #pie from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1KP2tpp
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Made a new pie last night…
Made a new pie last night. This time substituting with Honey Crisp apples instead of Golden Delicious and coconut sugar in the crust instead of cane sugar. #applepie from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1gNJU8F
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What materials do you use to teach reading?
Hello friends! As of January 2019, I have an affiliate account with Memoria Press. If you’re here, you know how passionate I am about Memoria Press. Please bless my family by using our links. Learning how to read is possibly the first essential skill in education, but how to teach it? How do you teach reading? There are programs, and curriculum galore available. There is just using phonics or alphabet flashcards. There are interactive apps for mobile devices and websites. There is the option to just read to them and point things out here and there. And there are also educational DVDs. Which direction to go? This doesn’t even touch…
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C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller by Janet & Geoff Benge {Review}
The last several weeks most nights I have been reading aloud and taking turns with my Second Grader to read C.S Lewis, Master Storyteller from the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series by YWAM Publishing {aff} which we were blessed to receive for review as well as a CD Unit Study Guide Curriculum. The book is also available an audiobook and eBook versions and the study guide is available as a download as well. Ours is a physical paperback and CD. The book is very good quality with a glossy cover and is the size of an average trade paperback book with just over 190 pages. On the YWAM…
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Johnny Appleseed Apple Pie {Recipe}
Autumn has come in with enthusiasm to my kitchen and I am loving the creative vibes that I have been able to express with making my first few pies. The first pie we made when we were studying Johnny Appleseed and an apple theme. My Enginerd bought 10 varieties of apples and we compared, contrasted, and taste-testing them all over the week and the using six Golden Delicious apples we set forth to make ourselves an apple pie (my first in baking a pie!). I got the basics of an idea for the pie crust from Young Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie but interestingly for the pie filling it says not…
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September 18, 2015 at 12:09PM
Thank you delivery guy! SQUEAL #chickfilamoms from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1P8B3dK
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September 18, 2015 at 10:01AM
Girls were fascinated by the rays of sunlight. Spent the entire afternoon talking about God reaching out to us. #homeschool from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1KVGmzj
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Tennessee Parthenon #FieldTripFriday
Look the left. Baby and #wubbanub. To the right. The Parthenon. Bring #history alive! #homeschool #fieldtripfriday from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1MvtDDG