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How Duran Duran Helped My Parenting Skills

Filed Under: unschooling

When I was in elementary school, I had to ride the bus. It was ok, but it could get dicey at times. One thing that stands out strongly in my memory is someone bringing a radio on the bus. They were playing that song by Queen, “Another One Bites the Dust” and all the big kids were singing along. Except…
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As Promised

Filed Under: unschooling

I got a little bit sidetracked yesterday and didn’t post about a drawing that Iain did. We were very surprised when he described the meaning of it to us and I thought I would share it with you. This is Iain’s Generator. Iain says it “holds all things, Pure Evil, Evil, Good, and Balance”. It also supports life. THe four…
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Unschooling and Other Sundries

Filed Under: family, life, unschooling

A few days ago, I ordered a book that Madeline recommended (i think) called, The Unschooling Unmanual and man, have I been enjoying reading it! After having some wavering doubts about unschooling, this book has been just what the doctor ordered to reassure me that we’re doing the right thing. If you’re interested in picking up your own copy, click…
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Our House Yesterday

Filed Under: life, us

I went upstairs to check on the boys in the morning and this is what I found: Are those my boys or a pack of puppies all curled up together? Iain says he wants his own room but after seeing this: I’m just not sure he really does. Uh-oh….who let the dogs out?! Hmmmmmm. I wish I could sleep through…
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If you want to help me to feed my kids, take this survery

Filed Under: misc

LOL Okay, that’s a tad bit dramatic but it would be wonderful if you would be so kind as to support me and the outfit that provides the ads on my site by taking this survey. They’re trying to get as much info as they can to help better understand what kinds of ads to run on the sites that…
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