tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24075933139641337672024-02-18T19:57:55.605-08:00Joyful Jajliardos' Christian AcademyThis is where you can check into our homeschool! Hope you enjoy it!Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-31196308352226350222011-08-22T11:02:00.000-07:002011-08-22T11:02:02.491-07:00First day back at it!<br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The 2011-2012 school year has begun!<span> </span>Big D is again doing a virtual school online (so he’s got teachers he works with for all his classes, has online classes each week, etc.)<span> </span>The 2 other kids are changing things up this year and we’ll be using a free curriculum, Ambleside Online, for them.<span> </span>I miss being the one teaching them and I hated doing school merely to check off boxes.<span> </span>This curriculum involves LOTS of reading and lots of classic literature.<span> </span>I’m excited about it!<span> </span>My Girlie isn’t as excited as the boys are about starting school, as you can tell from her picture.<span> </span>She just wants to read her book!<span> </span>Heh heh!!<span> </span>Don’t know where she got that from!!!!<span> </span>((rolling eyes)).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbDf4BHd34n8ZKV8gqZ4Sj36gSmS-04nO4_uXt4A5iNRv_dww8XvBiB0rqgsXubQBQiUyejDw04FtTIzb0LwlRvNAm30Wks1WsEHJtPBnfIQDjIW0-s4IPdvv4CgVHmLnSsb0S4FlRkw8/s1600/school+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbDf4BHd34n8ZKV8gqZ4Sj36gSmS-04nO4_uXt4A5iNRv_dww8XvBiB0rqgsXubQBQiUyejDw04FtTIzb0LwlRvNAm30Wks1WsEHJtPBnfIQDjIW0-s4IPdvv4CgVHmLnSsb0S4FlRkw8/s320/school+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think I won't tell them that school doesn't officially start for another week and a half!!!!!!!!!</span></b>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-85996787027666363502010-11-19T14:05:00.000-08:002010-11-19T14:05:43.598-08:00it happened again!So, my youngest Boyo was kind of struggling through phonics, some days it seemed like he was forgetting more than he was learning. So this year, our K12 teacher suggested we sign him up for Reading Horizons program online. It's supposed to improve their reading level, sometimes as much as 2 grades. Well, he's been doing that and liking it BUT like his big brother before him, he found a book that was just too tempting to resist! The other day he got 5 <a href="http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/features/eyewitness/">DK Eyewitness books</a> out from the library. The favorite so far has been a book about <a href="http://us.dk.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780756658298,00.html?strSrchSql=vikings/Viking_Susan_Margeson">vikings</a>. He was enjoying looking at all the pictures and kept saying how he wished he had this or that piece of equipment. Well, last night he plopped down on the kitchen floor while I was cooking dinner. He had the book, a pencil and paper. He'd say something like, "What is a 'shee-at'?" I asked him to spell it and he said, "S-h-e-a-t-h" so I told him it was a sheath. He was very excited about that and carefully copied down 'Leather sheath and knife' on his paper (oh yeah, also asked what was a 'kuh-niff-ee'...but I was expecting that and said, 'knife'. And he's so excited at what he's learning too....he just asked his sister if she knew what a 'conical helmet' was. Yay!! How exciting!!! He's got the reading bug now too!!!Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-88247448919524291632010-07-27T13:22:00.000-07:002010-07-27T13:36:18.154-07:00something fishyToday Little D got to learn about fish for science. He wasn't so sure he wanted to as he was sure he already knew all about fish....how "they swim in the water using their <em>hands and feet</em>." Yeah, so now he knows the terminology and such! Heh heh! He's quite happy with his fish named Silver Speed.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGQeI3nUgh2RTW7wN8amqVvXmZnwh4a4sWdewDOa2HP3rfMfI2nYU4LEz8BZ8geZFBDH66Lb3bG66UWnDWAqsJW1ARyNDa2llagclFyqRaRLVhUkNspemc7Xnw2tHZGk1S0A0HbLiT7eg/s1600/kids+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498686824725018482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGQeI3nUgh2RTW7wN8amqVvXmZnwh4a4sWdewDOa2HP3rfMfI2nYU4LEz8BZ8geZFBDH66Lb3bG66UWnDWAqsJW1ARyNDa2llagclFyqRaRLVhUkNspemc7Xnw2tHZGk1S0A0HbLiT7eg/s320/kids+010.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewG9IVYQGg4KjFN1VCwhpjRa1GyHgFrorxrAmk8lM5C-LsKQ4Uvc8eumUAqTVPOwyEyI0q2EcY8ut1uVXs7E12OtRAW892Q_p4SaeeS5H9HYWlLDmv3L_FAhEyX1SEXGSMvl4FK-zKrF9/s1600/kids+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498686836994461154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewG9IVYQGg4KjFN1VCwhpjRa1GyHgFrorxrAmk8lM5C-LsKQ4Uvc8eumUAqTVPOwyEyI0q2EcY8ut1uVXs7E12OtRAW892Q_p4SaeeS5H9HYWlLDmv3L_FAhEyX1SEXGSMvl4FK-zKrF9/s320/kids+009.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7Hi-IpyCeiWzmWa4fTyGaSuNVRSh6Sb9Hf55tSCn3zGmy5CShL0NQ_8ffih4vhuKmCQXlqzOqtulf4vY_5pMJF8XIJHbBdIR6UuiDHm5bmUcylqtFdOMKGP5vuqUrylnw00hKd0_VRam/s1600/kids+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498686815638897602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7Hi-IpyCeiWzmWa4fTyGaSuNVRSh6Sb9Hf55tSCn3zGmy5CShL0NQ_8ffih4vhuKmCQXlqzOqtulf4vY_5pMJF8XIJHbBdIR6UuiDHm5bmUcylqtFdOMKGP5vuqUrylnw00hKd0_VRam/s320/kids+011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-74999509396402819412010-06-07T18:03:00.000-07:002010-06-07T18:23:11.026-07:00Our "Pet" Bubble Rock<div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff99;">My friend, Eleanor, came to visit us on Mother's Day weekend. She brought lots of fun things for everyone, including a spindle and book on how to spin yarn (for me) and a bag of all kinds of colorful stones, AND a </span><a href="http://www.greatsouth.net/novelty/p-M871.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#66ffff;">bubble rock</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff99;"> <em>(sorry that link takes you to a spot to buy bubble rock....I couldn't find anything more specific about it)</em>. So we added white vinegar and then kids decided to add some food coloring too, so we could get colored "bubbles" (aragonite chrystals). Well, all of the vinegar has finally disappeared (and we covered the rock with it) and obviously my glass bowl has somehow got entangled in the process (yes, those are rock hard chrystals clinging to the bottom and on the sides of the bowl). But here is our fully "bloomed" rock (though wondering if it grows more if you give it more vinegar. Little D has now taken it and his magnifying glass around to everyone in the family and had them inspect the shiny chrystals (?? He was desperate to see chrystals, although I tried to explain that is what we're seeing, I think he was hoping for diamonds or something!)</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy9CevfO-NtGDoVqi4DhuXZ_s6cZgaj1rYioulrIczz3Z70bpPsbm5T2Qjkq5t8uiqEv9NfJ9VLMjLuYaHZTwonP4MjT_awXirKAFXvO0ljbMlavJf1F5qdL_ZKit54kr3bN2ywSAhyphenhyphen60/s1600/memorial+day+in+UT+008_640x480.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480206189628981986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy9CevfO-NtGDoVqi4DhuXZ_s6cZgaj1rYioulrIczz3Z70bpPsbm5T2Qjkq5t8uiqEv9NfJ9VLMjLuYaHZTwonP4MjT_awXirKAFXvO0ljbMlavJf1F5qdL_ZKit54kr3bN2ywSAhyphenhyphen60/s400/memorial+day+in+UT+008_640x480.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><div></div></div>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-31755182371723484722010-05-25T13:24:00.000-07:002010-05-25T13:41:41.357-07:00Springy<div><br /><div>Well, of course, with summer school, we also will be doing LOTS outside. We've got our garden going already and have enjoyed doing school outdoors. We've even had some fun "field trips". A friend of mine from high school stopped for a visit on Mother's Day weekend. She came in time to attend the Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire with us. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475309172945872322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXpQoKGBoTD-P8zrwdyV9oOAClvlOHIKDTPnwo_3ewNfj_wmpHY-uese6ULUCkxpraIHdcTiHWBZw7uOMGIMetJILSzLE1Fvhy5_FrhdPrArPAKuUMDO2R5iN9CGooQ2VHG1O2i0aL8Rs/s400/nell+(6).jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475309180392831298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukxXdXuJ_u3hrW76409zhipdidp9F0Xdc_X7PXjdtxT4wcYWDO6A7-ymy9A-I5rUG7PAarREkcDbb906ZY9ViEDA58Rfq5nV9OVhEF6Jr1ga_cje16Ivd9XAFU4DQAw9mS8swUs0q7Df4/s400/nell+(35).jpg" />We also did some hiking and checked out the local flora and fauna. Below is a yellow headed black bird....never even heard of such a thing before. He had the coolest song! :)<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475310074275888546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8yRNAa5HlT4zuLRs8OnWe2yRNVQCglSZeV9ML0h5cHikuXN5hzR8DpcnLk-WB6udfjS4NombdOmSlZBWS_Pctzkm7mr44yaL6TG-q2zrVbCYw0CjxnfrFCPQRr3xz24hUyxnlg2tNHjn/s400/nell+(68).jpg" /></div>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-31463614757612970462010-05-25T13:16:00.000-07:002010-05-25T13:23:55.353-07:00catching up<span style="font-size:130%;">Well, looks like we'll be doing school through the summer as we got a tad behind with being involved in Big D's play. Here's pics of that (which I realized haven't been posted yet). Big D was Ram Dass in the play A Little Princess.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kh_GWsJ5G6DUsZK_q7hKzfBl2ornG3nswTCStQ4gXegC_A3kJMfVT57lBfhIf6ctNaVRZebjrahbzk7wFXyGL9sJ6LGSPO_66I7VtibrIbrwAfYacbuuUh_KJR1_Uj9tDqqA_K03BDiB/s1600/SWScan0000100012.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475305630608642850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kh_GWsJ5G6DUsZK_q7hKzfBl2ornG3nswTCStQ4gXegC_A3kJMfVT57lBfhIf6ctNaVRZebjrahbzk7wFXyGL9sJ6LGSPO_66I7VtibrIbrwAfYacbuuUh_KJR1_Uj9tDqqA_K03BDiB/s400/SWScan0000100012.bmp" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxLKc38A7V3tSlyPljtqWkhj6tCxiRl70SNp_ppSABr5WQ7_6d67aMyaAULcDaJ5eFVukRJb9XttR_9Ef0y5y6GgMsJd17f01W5bM8jpYs096FDB6cqawbgsrjJdtg_LATbvr2eGD49LJ/s1600/SWScan0000100014.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475305621829824546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxLKc38A7V3tSlyPljtqWkhj6tCxiRl70SNp_ppSABr5WQ7_6d67aMyaAULcDaJ5eFVukRJb9XttR_9Ef0y5y6GgMsJd17f01W5bM8jpYs096FDB6cqawbgsrjJdtg_LATbvr2eGD49LJ/s400/SWScan0000100014.bmp" /></a>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-89672818814876038542009-12-15T09:11:00.001-08:002009-12-15T09:11:37.209-08:00Children workingI've written (and linked) a blog post about children working. Couldn't decide if it should go on this blog or my own personal blog.....my own personal blog won out because this issue is just part of who I am. I would love for you to read it though, as it is as integral a part of who our family is as homeschooling is! So go to my other blog to check it out (and for a link to my friend, Karen's, post....she says it even better!)Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-28649078653753687102009-11-20T15:46:00.000-08:002009-11-20T15:56:33.931-08:00Was it really a "down day"?Okay, so somehow today has gone by and not a whole lot of school has happened. Now, here it is 4:30, and only about an hour or so ago did I accept the fact that we are indeed just not doing school today....or are we??? Let me take you on a short tour through our home and describe to you the events taking place....<br /><br />In the large family room, the younger 2/3rds of the children have been playing make-believe together ALL day long without a single fight....at all, none, and they have been having a great time. No movies, no Wii or anything like that, just the two of them in the midst of one huge, day-long story telling/acting adventure. I love it!!!<br /><br />And that other 1/3rd of the student population in this home? Well, just a few minutes ago he excitedly brought me his latest "invention"...recently he purchased a Zune mp3 player with his own money. So, since he's obsessed with the thing anyway, he decided to rig it up to his electronics kit, and he has made his own speakers (though the electronics board). Not only that, but now his Zune is picking up FM radio stations better than it had been. He is quite pleased with himself and I am quietly laughing at the fact that he has created his own schooling for the day.<br /><br />So there you have it....that's our day. Me, I haven't really done a whole lot either, which is nice AND the things that I have done <em>sound</em> like a big deal so it seems like I've accomplished stuff today too. 2 dozen English muffins and changed the sheets on the bed. Now I'm off to knit on Christmas gifts, cuz dinner is in the crockpot too!!<br /><br />Love those lazy days!Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-53348665284788205992009-11-20T10:10:00.000-08:002009-11-20T10:17:40.411-08:00testingWe got the results back from last spring's CRT's and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. What a confirmation that we are indeed doing the right thing for our children. I had put Big D back a couple of grades because of his spelling and writing issues (I wanted him to be able to learn without the pressure to write copious amounts). Well, his tests results came back for testing at 2 grades above where I have him (he's finishing up 5th grade work) and he it says that he had mastered 7th grade language and math skills! Science skills were lacking, but I expected that. And the Pink Princess, who I had put a year behind where she should be, tested excellent in language and mastered in math! Wahoo!! What a huge praise!!! It is always a struggle for me not to compare my school with what I think is the "norm"....there really isn't a norm, every child is different, and I see now (again) that homeschooling is what is best for my children....they are able to learn in their own unique ways (and obviously, they are learning). Yay!!Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-43919650988176526952009-10-15T10:14:00.001-07:002009-10-15T10:14:27.338-07:00summer vacation in CT<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445344e446b794d44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox photobook: " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445344e446b794d44513d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=neverblue&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own photobook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/photobooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox photobook</a></td></tr></table>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-82794372956613304652009-10-15T09:57:00.000-07:002009-10-15T09:58:16.578-07:00Old Sturbridge Village (CT vacation)<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445344e4467354d54673d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Old Sturbridge Village" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445344e4467354d54673d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=neverblue&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - 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You have to read the word before you can hop into the block.</strong><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322036758755894530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiO9PyUo3ikodxa9WgcUAUMIRFleKJM60yvBEwzMXj3T8ut9BvcCg5Y_uvxnlzDrS3kA6DGWTcjwsPGtSiYJ-2XYsHQWukWHGSYVSXyQ-bhzR9q1vgayn-_A-amJ2ZA2Yn1pUaqwoToXv/s400/Picture+123.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>And here's Little D making his game winning move:</strong></span></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzreJw0e6IivmneWnbqALmYTcVJUc3ziTEM1YBVITRPHV1UZp4V3tmebcLic54b0mj_BUCajsRI1jgg44geTQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-47493220917459937332009-04-07T12:18:00.001-07:002009-04-07T12:25:52.051-07:00Spring feverWe got it bad!! Here's school for yesterday and today:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1y0pdoNDIPHUTmtZ_1ZxQxSMFckMPeQOBDVODpEpvcyDHL5yyULP3lxqd10cMVxMEOfpsGJlsKPhUuAClDaMBm9QRdJwlJTN8qMDWPMPxn29NFGgt1r5yCH39NxVX19t4Zxq4s07bBKXF/s1600-h/Picture+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322032777108638786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1y0pdoNDIPHUTmtZ_1ZxQxSMFckMPeQOBDVODpEpvcyDHL5yyULP3lxqd10cMVxMEOfpsGJlsKPhUuAClDaMBm9QRdJwlJTN8qMDWPMPxn29NFGgt1r5yCH39NxVX19t4Zxq4s07bBKXF/s400/Picture+115.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SOOXsNFqF_xGdXCON8PvR5ey_E7Um03MUSpqCZV8z0u4tFgSvzcc92t_F2AYeBPIAwHeuul2omK3u1a2bRQGBV0oUorTl92PMk_CutJ1u6L2K1mi_nBzbRahz0hX2B66DA5QdViwEq6-/s1600-h/Picture+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322032777653480818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SOOXsNFqF_xGdXCON8PvR5ey_E7Um03MUSpqCZV8z0u4tFgSvzcc92t_F2AYeBPIAwHeuul2omK3u1a2bRQGBV0oUorTl92PMk_CutJ1u6L2K1mi_nBzbRahz0hX2B66DA5QdViwEq6-/s400/Picture+113.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoYa0Ax4RSkWW6xXIzeoaQsyDWVu4YEXJFmuAfW6aKq1HDK2vm1D_hC_p1bWuhT2Ez8VkpIP9772UkNf0H-en8Qu5zDyrhBzQE-l4AdISqeNOgAfhhP2vPFBhrPy90B3rptmSisvYwSrx/s1600-h/Picture+111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322032774836235618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoYa0Ax4RSkWW6xXIzeoaQsyDWVu4YEXJFmuAfW6aKq1HDK2vm1D_hC_p1bWuhT2Ez8VkpIP9772UkNf0H-en8Qu5zDyrhBzQE-l4AdISqeNOgAfhhP2vPFBhrPy90B3rptmSisvYwSrx/s400/Picture+111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-37505749568766466912009-01-26T16:26:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:29:03.662-08:00You might be a homeschooler if....<div>Walking around with an empty trash-bag box on your head makes you VERY cool, and time is spent improving the look! :)</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295763817652124770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjmxYzhrsg_gfLbf8alKAgBgjLlYkv8eb-KYE_DkFbjOAlX1i5oQ14mdS_uUWNcz5yY95ybX-tb9G6jfxfnRRuEnWaSVLUghQBRBf5gOUbHKdlGZ2qJCeN3OBMEhbASfCAaRCe-lMuW3o/s400/Amy's+projects+048.jpg" border="0" /></div>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-55716754418490617482008-12-18T11:49:00.001-08:002008-12-18T11:49:30.421-08:00Merry Christmas from us!<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e6a41344d7a41774d673d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link&blogview=true" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play " src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e6a41344d7a41774d673d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-25251979903878507212008-12-15T09:41:00.000-08:002008-12-15T09:47:47.306-08:00School is....Going pretty well. I am really loving <a href="http://www.k12.com/">K12</a> (in case I haven't mentioned that enough times!) We've been able to stay on track with the core subjects and are just a bit behind in art and science (which is fine, we'll catch up). My biggest challenge is working with Little D on learning his numbers and letters. I am determined not to push and misunderstand like I did with Big D, but at the same time we do need to work on it.....so I'm trying to maintain a healthy balance. The older two have taught me that no matter what, it WILL come. Just being patient and not giving in to peer pressure (doesn't help that Little D is also quite big for his age, and so I think often people simply expect more of him....thankfully he's such a joyful, loving guy, that people soon see that and nothing else seems to matter much). He is such a blessing to me....he sees life like I do, and I love it! It amazes me how each of these children are so very different in their personalities, and I know that God has carefully crafted each one of them for His great purpose. I'm just looking forward to seeing what that is in their lives.<br /><br />Okay, just rambling. I noticed I hadn't posted in a while and wanted to add something!Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-35432676757767143172008-10-21T08:41:00.001-07:002008-10-21T08:41:02.718-07:00Bird gullet<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjlrdomom/2961070441/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2961070441_a573b763a5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjlrdomom/2961070441/">Bird gullet</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jjlrdomom/">jjlrdomom</a></span></div>Yep, Pink Princess had to simulate a bird gullet. Ugh! So here it is, mid process. Inside there is: bread, popcorn, rice, dry oatmeal, 2 tootsie rolls (to simulate worms, we didn't have gummy worms, so I just rolled the tootsie rolls out a bit), pebbles, grapes. Yeah, pretty gross! (and my darling daughter then ATE the tootsie-roll-worms!!!!! Gack!!!!!!)<br clear="all" />Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407593313964133767.post-36089907040386630942008-10-07T11:27:00.001-07:002008-10-07T11:34:21.790-07:00Little D's poem<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cyxebx6T0eyjefNuXyCnZdpek16dZb0_57wRWfGUEk4ofBzghqNhIbPEdWQPF87o0lhGYytIPxDPS5guV4SNik5IQTcF7v6k2z4OMDap6LNSpaBZBdErPBQpAfbGvE7nNbWP6TOYu73x/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254480847243372418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="320" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cyxebx6T0eyjefNuXyCnZdpek16dZb0_57wRWfGUEk4ofBzghqNhIbPEdWQPF87o0lhGYytIPxDPS5guV4SNik5IQTcF7v6k2z4OMDap6LNSpaBZBdErPBQpAfbGvE7nNbWP6TOYu73x/s320/scan0001.jpg" width="354" border="0" /></a> Okay, guess you can't read the words, so here they are:<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">Theme in Green</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">I like to crawl around and catch bugs in my mouth.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">I am called Lizard!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">I get wet with sprinklers and kids like to roll and play on me.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">I am called Grass!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">I can be climbed by monkey-kids and they can reach the sky.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">I am called Tree!<br /></span></div>Jjlrdomomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715290172897657436noreply@blogger.com0