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Month: May 2011

May 17, 2011
Heather L
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Review: BIP Wondermaps

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We have grown to really enjoy the products from Bright Ideas Press such as A Young Scholar’s Guide to Composers and Mystery of History.  When I heard that we would have the opportunity to review their brand new Wondermaps program, I jumped at the chance.  I mean it had 350 maps that were interactive and printable.  Oh, the possibilities started tumbling through my mind. Wondermaps includes: 60+ maps of the world 60+ maps of the USA 125 historical maps, including 25 biblical maps The complete map sets from The Mystery of History vols. I–III and All American History vols. I…

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May 16, 2011
Heather L
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Oasis

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Project 365 – #135 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ~Matthew 11:28-29~

May 15, 2011
Heather L
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Prep Ahead Meal Plan: Chicken

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Project 365 – #134 Have you ever uttered a phrase similar to this: “I bought all of this great food, but we ended up eating out all week due to life”.  I think it’s fairly safe to say that most people have had this happen to them at least once.  You go grocery shopping and pick up all of this fabulous food.  You’ve got wonderful plans for all of the beautiful, healthy meals for the week.  Then life happens and you end up eating take out or junk food.  Your meal plan goes out the window because there isn’t enough…

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May 14, 2011
Heather L
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The Epic Cream Sauce Failure

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Project 365 – #133 Okay, so that’s a slight exaggeration, but it was a time consuming failure.  Let me step back in time for a moment… This evening, I decided that I’d make some Mexican chicken with a lovely cream sauce served with peas.  I put the cast iron skillet on the burner to get it nice and hot as I wanted a nice sear on the chicken.  As I waited for the pan to heat up, I started dicing onions and green peppers.  The boneless, skinless chicken breasts sizzled as I placed them into the hot skillet.  I turned…

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May 13, 2011
Heather L
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Review: Institute for Excellence in Writing

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It’s not always easy to find curriculum that works for both the parent/teacher and the student.  In fact, it can feel downright impossible at times.  But every now and then, you find a curriculum that really works well for everyone involved, and that curriculum seems to change the whole dynamic of your homeschool – at least for that subject area.  Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) was that curriculum for us. Munchkin is quite the creative story teller, but something happened when she tried to put it all on paper.  The mechanics of writing just seemed to slip through her…

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