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Month: September 2011

Review: SAT & College Preparation Course for the Christian Student

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SAT & College Preparation Course for the Christian Student by James P. Stobaugh About the Author: James P. Stobaugh was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard and holds degrees from Vanderbilt and Rutgers universities, and Princeton and Gordon-Conwell seminaries. An experienced teacher, he is a recognized leader in homeschooling and college/SAT preparation. He has published several books for students and teachers. He and his wife, Karen, have homeschooled their four children since 1985. Book Description: Getting ready for college includes performing well on the SAT. The SAT score helps determine acceptance into college and the acquisition of scholarships. In the new…

Game Day Fun – Go Blue!

Posted in Family, and Photography

Project 365 – #253 I grew up watching Michigan football games. Some of my fondest memories with my Dad growing up were going to the Big House to watch football games. Moving away from Michigan didn’t change my enjoyment of watching the Wolverines battle it out.  We didn’t always have the opportunity to watch MI football depending on where we were stationed, but we at least tried to keep tabs on how things were going.  Now, Munchkin is starting to enjoy watching some of the games with us. For this game day, we decided to wear some of our new…

The Little Herd

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Project 365 – #252 The little squeaks are growing quickly.  It’s hard to believe they’re almost a week old.  It looks like we have 2 females and 1 male, but we’ll need to confirm that in about 2 weeks when it’s time to remove the males from the females.  They’re so cute as they follow each other in a little herd.  Choco, the papa, is allowed in with them for closely supervised visits as he is a bit lonely, and he loves being with his family.  Rosita is doing a great job as a mama; she takes care of the…

Power Outage

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Project 365 – #251 What do you do when a power outage comes along – a huge outage that covers southern Arizona and southern California and parts of northern Mexico?  Well, first you pray that it doesn’t stay off very long as it’s really hot outside, and you have lots of food in the fridge & freezer that you don’t want to go bad.  Then, you try to find out what caused the outage and how long it’s suppose to stay out. If you’re a kid, you have fun playing with cute guinea pigs, and you learn that constantly going…