Author: Mia
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Persons of Interest (historical biographies)
The girls recently completed biographical essays on historical figures for their Excellence In Writing class. They each selected a notable person that piques their interest, and no one ought to be surprised by those subjects. They’ve given me permission share/save them here. Marie Antoinette – by Ar, 6th grade Marie Antoinette was the last Queen…
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Part 2
It’s here, it’s here! Multicultural Children’s Book Day is today! I was grateful to participate in this movement again this year, as in past years. The mission behind the movement is to reflect a broader spectrum of cultures and heritages within the pages of children’s literature and libraries– something I can get on board with! I already…
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Guess what day is right around the corner? Multicultural Children’s Book Day! I was thrilled to be selected to participate again this year, ever eager to expand our home library and our perspective via quality, diverse reading material from all corners of the globe. This year I’m reviewing Bonnie West & Diane Carter’s new book,…
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A Book Jamboree
My nuclear family exchanged twenty-four books betwixt us this Christmas– we’re a jolly bookish lot, it seems. The following’s a smattering of those titles, plus a few additional reads we’ve recently enjoyed… To: Handsome Husband; From: Heart-Eyed Wifey To: Heart-Eyed Wifey; From: Handsome Husband To: Mama Mia; From: Papadapolis (father-in-law) To: Firstborn; From: Your Bookish Parents To Firstborn;…
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Noel
Merry Christmas from me & mine to you & yours. We’re grateful to have been able to celebrate the birth of our Savior, God’s redemption in the form of a baby, with joyful traditions and feasting. Our Christmas jammies tradition is one of my very favorite. My step-mom was doing this before it was cool.…
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
In early Fall, Firstborn auditioned for a role in a local production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. She was cast as Violet Brown, and a rigorous rehearsal schedule ensued. It was a big, several months commitment from the whole family (memorizing lines, learning songs & dances, driving across town several times a week) but one…
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True Confessions from a Working Homeschool Mom
Little known fact about this frumpy homeschool mom: I have a fancy-pants professional past-life; I’ve been a Realtor for seventeen years. You’d never guess it from looking at me now, leading field trips in Birkenstocks, 19-digit library card number memorized, but I used to wear business suits every day and drive a zippy sports car. I…
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Ocean’s Nine
A rag-tag group of nine notorious scallywags recently took over the Oregon Coast Aquarium for an impromptu field trip: My much older sister, m’self, my three, her three, and the ringleader of our syndicate, Grandma Tina. (Our zoo membership provided free admission for the entire month of November.) The weather was so lovely that we…
