. Goal One: Extension from July – “Tone” . This week I am not sure if I, personally, took 1 step forward or 2 backwards. While at the gym having a discussion with Chloe, I took a not so pleasant tone with her. She later pointed it out and asked me why. My excuses we […]
Ten on Ten: Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. . . . . . . . . . . . . To check out more beautiful Ten on Ten posts, head over to […]
[image width=”150″ height=”231″ frame=”simple” align=”left”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/TBTBSsm-2.jpg[/image] About the book: Do your to do lists have footnotes? Has your family suggested a rabies shot because your bite has surpassed Rover’s? . Maybe it’s time for a healthy dose of truth gift-wrapped in humor. With her own offbeat brand of wit and near-wisdom, inspirational humorist Debora Coty addresses […]
Week Four continues to bring me knee deep into this planning process. I have been able to add Jayden’s Singapore Math, Jayden’s Spelling, and Chloe’s Writing Strands 3 into Homeschool Tracker+. It was easier than I thought it was going to be once I got the hang of it. I am sure there are more […]
. Last week I posted my July Week 4 with some hints to my goals for this month. Now, here are my goals and my August Week 1 progress all rolled in together! This month my main focus is getting prepared to start our “official” school year on September 12th. During the summer we go […]
This is the 3rd week in my series that is chronicling my venture into a new planning/filing system for this year. You can check out part I, and II if you missed them. During this week I was able to get started on labeling and adding my files to my box. I used a yellow […]
. This year I am joining in on the 3rd Annual “Not” Back to School Blog Hop. This week is the curriculum link up. Seeing as I am well behind my usual planning target, this link up sort of pushed me to get my ducks in a row, or at least down in print! I […]
. I missed posting my July Week 3 goals last week, but I certainly have not forgotten what my goals are! So far, this summer has been filled with sun, pool, beach, friends, family, sports, etc. We are enjoying ourselves immensely, and I am appreciating the small break from the routine of school work, planning, […]
One family’s stand for Justice – catch the story on PBS 7/26! . I’ll be blogging about the book Mugabe and the White African later this month, but I wanted to let you know that Point of View will air the documentary Mugabe and the White African on Tuesday, July 26th. The film tells the story of Mike […]
Litfuse is sponsoring a $30 Amazon.com giveaway!! . To enter all you have to do is send a tweet (using #litfuse) about Safe From the Past or share about it on Facebook! . If you tweet we’ll capture your entry when you use @litfuse. If you share it on Facebook or your blog, just email […]
Homeschool Planning: The File Crate System Series is all about our journey with using files and a file crate to plan and execute our homeschool year. In this part PINNABLE IMAGE As I am clearing out from this past year (2010-2011), I am also looking forward to the coming year (2011-2012) and trying to decide […]
. July 19-21st, CurrClick will be holding open house sessions for CurrClick Live. In every session, participants will have a chance to win a $40 gift certificate to live classes, teachers will be introducing themselves and talking about their classes, and discounts will be given out to attendees. . CurrClick is one of my favorite […]
