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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Learning Latin Can Be Fun with Visual LatinVisual Latin
October 10, 2011
Heather L
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Learning Latin Can Be Fun with Visual Latin

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

Visual Latin…  Where do I even begin this review?  This program has really changed things around our house.  I was one of those homeschool moms who never thought that we’d be studying Latin.  It wasn’t even remotely on my radar.  I admit that I didn’t place a great deal of value in studying Latin.  Boy was I wrong! From day one, Munchkin loved – yes, loved – this program.  She wanted to watch the lessons because her teacher, Mr. Dwane, makes Latin fun and entertaining.  After watching just the free introduction lessons, she asked me to get her a Latin-English,…

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Gluten Free Coconut CakeCoconut Cake
October 9, 2011
Heather L
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Gluten Free Coconut Cake

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

I wanted to try a different dessert that wouldn’t feel heavy, but would taste delicious.  I wasn’t sure how Munchkin would feel about it since she’s not really big on coconut, but it turns out that she enjoyed it. Gluten Free Coconut Cake Recipe Ingredients: 1 gluten free yellow cake* 1 cup coconut milk 2 Tbsp honey 1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted Directions: Poke holes in cooled yellow cake (still in pan). Whisk together the coconut milk and honey.  Slowly pour over the cake.…

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Analytical Grammar Companion DvdsAnalytical Grammar Dvds
October 8, 2011
Heather L
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Analytical Grammar Companion Dvds

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Towards the end of the last school year, we started using Analytical Grammar.  I was one of those moms that said I wouldn’t use a grammar program that required a great deal of diagramming.  Well, once again, I’m eating my own words.  It turns out that diagramming works for Munchkin.  She doesn’t always like it, but it does work for her. Munchkin liked the format of Analytical Grammar, but her one complaint was that she felt there wasn’t quite enough instruction for her.  Because she wanted to do the work independently, she would tackle the lesson using her understanding of…

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Review: Principles of MarketingPrinciples of Marketing
October 7, 2011
Heather L
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Review: Principles of Marketing

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Munchkin was excited about the possibility of doing this review as she currently is thinking about her plans for the future.  When we received the dvd, I popped it into the computer and started printing out the lesson plans, learning objectives (by chapter), course syllabus, and key terms (by chapter).  (You can view these on the computer, but I wanted to have physical copies for Munchkin.)  I had Munchkin look over everything prior to starting the lessons, so she would have a better understanding of the class. For the classes themselves, the student listens to a lecture accompanied with powerpoint…

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