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29Sep/091

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20Sep/090

BG Cloth Diaper Giveaway!

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Check it out, enter and hopefully I WIN!! LOL

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15Sep/090

Today we started our Nature Study! Daddy took the girls out today to get started and he is planning to "lead" this study once per week on his day off. I think this is a great way for him to get more involved in our homeschooling.

We decided to choose the sunflowers to study today. Pawpaw had some really amazing sunflowers in his garden this summer and here is a photo of one in full bloom a few weeks ago.

They are starting to hang now and the pretty petals have almost all fallen off the centers. Emira and Ainsley were able to see that the small flowers on the center will dry and fall off leaving the seeds that we all love to eat. Pawpaw will cut these down tomorrow and hang them to dry completely. This week we will continue to study our sunflowers and get to know the names/parts of the flower.

If you would like to know more about Nature Study and Nature Journaling, HERE is a great blog to visit! There you will find the link to download the Handbook of Nature Study e-book free. There are also weekly Outdoor Hour Challenges you can do for your studies as well as a wealth of information on how to get started and what Nature Study is exactly, and how it can be a great addition to your homeschool.

We are using the Mead Primary Journal Creative Story Tablets for our Nature Journaling. These are perfect since they have a space on the top half of the page for sketching. We found ours at Staples but they seem to be less expensive if you purchase them online.

If your homeschool participates in Nature Studies and you blog about it, please let us know! We'd love to visit and study along with you.

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12Sep/090

Nikki-ology

Found these on another blog, looked like fun so here goes:
***********FOODOLOGY***************

What is your salad dressing of choice?
Ranch

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
El Toro

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
chocolate of course!

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
meat and veggies

What do you like to put on your toast?
margarine

***********TECHNOLOGY***************

How many televisions are in your house?
3

What color is your cellphone?
White

Do you have an iPod?
Yes

***************BIOLOGY******************

Are you right-handed or left-handed?
right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
3 babies lol

What is the last heavy item you lifted?
diaper shelves

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
No.

************BULLOLOGY**************

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
No thanks!

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
Yep!

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

Season?
Spring

Holiday?
Christmas

Day of the week?
Monday

Month?
October

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

Missing someone?
My grandma

Mood?
Creative

What are you listening to?
WVU game

Current worry?
Too many to list

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************

First place you went this morning
Bathroom

What’s the last movie you saw?
Secret Life of Bees

***************OTHER-OLOGY*****************

How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
One, I prefer Crocs

Last time you had a run-in with the cops
YEARS ago lol.

Last person you talked to?
My husband

Last person you hugged?
Ainsley

Do you always answer your phone?
No. Actually I rarely answer because it only rings when I’m sleeping or busy.

It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
Some stupid Fw from my sister.

If you could change your eye color what would it be?
Deep brown or Blue

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic
Cherry LimeAid please!

Do you own a digital camera?
A Canon digital rebel XSi and 2 powershots

Have you ever had a pet fish?
Yes, several

Favorite Christmas song(s)
O Holy Night

What’s on your wish list for your birthday
Charm bracelet, new shoes for fall

Can you do push ups?
maybe one lol

Can you do a split?
No way!

Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
Little of both

Do you have any saved texts?
No, I don’t text much.

Have you ever been in a car accident?
Small fender benders

Do you have an accent?
Yep! I’m a true WV hick! But I try to hide it when I’m on the phone – I used to be a telemarketer

What is the last movie to make you cry?
Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Plans tonight?
Blogging and crocheting

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
Yes! Thank God, that is when I found Jesus!

Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
Lunch at McDs for the homeschool picnic – nuggets, sweat tea, fries

Have you ever been given roses?
Yes

Met someone who changed your life?
Yes, a few!

How will you bring in the New Year?
Probably at home with a glass of wine or champagne.

What song represents you?
I’m Not Afraid by Stephanie Smith

Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
Just for a visit though

Do you have any tattoos/piercings?
Nose and ears are pierced, turtle tattoo on ankle

Does anyone love you?
Thankfully yes!

Would you be a pirate?
Naa I don’ think so.

What songs do you sing in the shower?’
I don’t sing in the shower.

Ever had someone sing to you?
I don’t recall anyone doing that.

Do you like to cuddle?
with the kids.

Have you held hands with anyone today?
No

Who was the last person you took a picture of?
E and A at the lake

Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
New

Do you like pulpy orange juice?
Yes!

What is something your friends make fun of you for?
Snoring

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12Sep/090

Summer is Coming to an End…

Saw this on E’s blog and wanted to play

Favorite Summer Movie: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
Favorite Summer Cocktail: Still nursing so not drinking.
Favorite Summer Song: Love Story by Taylor Swift
Favorite Summer Meal: Christi’s Grill Out
Favorite Summer Outfit: khaki Capri’s, orange blouse, orange Crocs
Favorite Summer Reading: Didn’t get a chance to read much this summer.
Favorite Summer Moment: Driving to TN or Baseball playoffs.

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11Sep/090

Twiggy Worm

Last week we found this little guy. Ainsley actually stepped on him but he seems to be ok. We are trying to figure out exactly what he is. We are still researching, but so far all we know is that he is some type of inch worm and that he changes colors so he can blend in with the twigs. We found him under our Wild Cherry tree. Most of the web sites I have used to search him have had no pictures that look just like him. I have found some that resemble twigs but they are skinny and brown. This guy is not skinny and definitely not brown.

Next to my lense cap so you can see his size.

Two days after we found him he spun his cocoon inside of an apple leaf that the girls put in his jar. I suppose he would have been a moth of some sort. Sadly he didn't survive and we didn't get to see what he became. I seem to have a knack for the ones who don't survive

We are still trying to identify this catepillar so if you know what he is or know where I can find info, please let me know. Thanks!

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11Sep/090

Our Monarchs Are Here…And Gone!

On Thursday, Sept.3, two of our Monarch cocoons were almost completely black and our beautiful butterflies were ready to come out! Sadly our 1st cocoon never matured. How amazing to watch these darken and you can see the colors of the wings through the cocoon.

Here is the first one just out of the cocoon, wings still wet.

Looking through the jar. How amazing are those wings!

The next day, we set them out on the porch to fly away. One of them decided to stay with us a while and perched on my wreath out back for a bit before traveling.