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		<title>Goodbye Homeschooling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow E will be going back to public school! It was truly the hardest decision I have ever had to make and I&#8217;m still not ok with it. However I know it&#8217;s best for all of us &#8230;right now. Please pray her adjustment goes smoothly, she is very nervous yet excited. And with that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Nature Study Begins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we started our Nature Study! Daddy took the girls out today to get started and he is planning to &#8220;lead&#8221; 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. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=109</link>
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		<title>Twiggy Worm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Monarchs Are Here&#8230;And Gone!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=103</link>
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		<title>Monarch Caterpillar Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Daddy brought home 2 more caterpillars on Wed and one of the worms was mature already. So he began to hang and spin his chrysalis that night and when we checked him yesterday morning he was finished. Then today Hermie and Wormie decided to hang from the top or our jar. We went out shopping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=97</link>
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		<title>Monarch Butterflies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for Monarch butterflies!! For the past 3 years we have &#8220;raised&#8221; a few butterflies and it&#8217;s something we enjoy learning about each year. So we were excited to have a go at it again this year. We have been searching for caterpillars for the past couple weeks and haven&#8217;t found any. The roadsides [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=93</link>
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		<title>And the Winners Are&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My giveaways for the Curriculum Cleanout are now closed and I am happy to announce the winners!! Sequential Spelling Giveaway: #5 &#8211; Shawntele AOP LifePac Science Giveaway: #14 &#8211; HSB Suzanne A Beka 4 Science Giveaway: #11 &#8211; Tammany Congratulations, ladies! Look for an email from me]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=82</link>
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		<title>Perseids Meteor Shower</title>
		<description><![CDATA[E and I spent about a half an hour outside tonight watching the Perseids Meteor Shower! We counted about 9 meteors but I think there were more of the smaller ones. Beautiful!! God is such an awesome God!! *Photo from photobucket*]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=78</link>
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		<title>Fun Filled Weekly Workboxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a few fun ideas for your weekly workboxes? Check out this site!]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=74</link>
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		<title>Our 2009-2010 School Year Has Begun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year we have jumped on the workbox bandwagon. Really it just makes perfect sense and I know it will be a great organizational tool for our homeschooling. We are using 7 drawer &#38; 3 drawer Sterlite carts for Emira and a 3 drawer cart for Ainsley. Below is our main curriculum however we will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepainters5.com/homeschool/?p=59</link>
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