Very Cute film on Youtube. It is a clamation version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet .

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Discovered this blog today, a mom living in backwoods Oregon unschooling her kids. She wrote am insightful piece on what makes a SUCCESSFUL unschooling family work. One of her points is key,” family commitment (everyone on board) ” .

I know several families where the mom (thinks) she is unschooling but that dad is kicking and screaming the whole way… This is one of the biggest sources of tension amongst unschooling families I know. My advice has always been to just keep plugging away- when your spouse sees it working he will most likely come on board. Beating him over the head with it won’t work. Unschooling is a LIFESTYLE choice that affects the whole family and not everyone one will be in the same place at the same time.

The post makes some excellent pints- worth the read:
http://intothesunrise.blogspot.com/2005/12/part-i-setting-stage-for-natural.html

Posted by Lisa - Unschooling Mom as General Homeschool and Unschooling at 10:05 AM EDT

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we did this not a bad deal. Register 3 valid Nintendo products on Nintendo Site here and get their Magazine free for three issues. When trial period id over you can get one year subscription for 12.00.

Valid products are any Nintendo gaming system ( Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, GB Advance SP, Gamecube, DS, Wii, etc ) and most games.

It took a while for the first issue to get here- We first registered in January and got our first issue in April. I am not sure we will sign up for the year but the 3 free issues were great.

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Yes- I am addicted to this game- it has reached embarrassing levels. I have a cramp in my index finger from spelling so wildly -defeating monsters, mythological creatures and the undead. My kids LOVE playing along with me- and the game is one we all enjoy. You do need to be able to spell/read to play, thou. My son helps me play by pressing the “attack” key and watching monsters be destroyed by really good words spelled from the tile board.

My girlfriend said she thought of me while watching a recent “Simpsons”
episode- where Marge gets hooked a a PC video game… .

When I got REALLY stuck I used one of the tips below. One of the kids in my homeschool groups also likes to play and he has struggled a bit and used as well- so I thought I would post and share.
Has any one else enjoyed playing this game? Share you “Bookworm Adventures” story with us !

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BOOKWORM ADVENTURES
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Game Created by: PopCap Games ( http://www.popcap.com )

*** THIS FAQ CONTAINS STORYLINE SPOILERS! THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING! ***

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SECTION 0. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Note: To instantly jump to any section of the FAQ, highlight the term you see
inside the parentheses ( ) to the right, copy it (Ctrl+C), do a page find
(Ctrl+F), paste the term (Ctrl+V) in the box, and click to search for it.

1. Copyright Site Listing (sec1copy)
2. Introduction (sec2intro)
3. Game Information (sec3game)
- a. About The Game (sec3about)
- b. Gameplay (sec3play)
- c. Tile Types (sec3tile)
- d. Potions & Treasures (sec3potion)
- e. Status Ailments & Enemy Lore (sec3status)
- f. Lex’s Levels (sec3levels)
4. Adventure (sec4advent)
- a. Book 1: Oedipus Lex (sec4book1)
- b. Book 2: Arabian Knight (sec4book2)

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Posted by Lisa - Unschooling Mom as General Homeschool and Unschooling, Great Games : Unschool, Online Games and Game Downloads at 10:40 PM EDT

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From the PopCap Games Newsletter:

Hey there,Mother’s Day is on Sunday (you didn’t forget, did you?), and PopCap wants to celebrate all the moms in the world-
so we’re giving away Bejeweled Deluxe for FREE!
Bejeweled is the game that started it all for PopCap; so it just makes sense to share it with your mom, who certainly helped get you started in the world. So go ahead, send your mom some relaxing fun, it’s FREE, with no strings attached. Or if you’re a mom, keep the gift for yourself you definitely deserve it.
To all the moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!

Click BUY NOW on the Bejeweled game page to add it to your shopping cart, then enter this coupon code at checkout:
FREE4MOMS

Download Free Bejewled Deluxe on Mother’s day Here

Posted by Lisa - Unschooling Mom as Freebies , Coupons and Money Saving Ideas, General Homeschool and Unschooling at 8:50 AM EDT

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