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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Twilight fever is at high pitch this week with Twilight movie coming out in a matter of days. Thanks to DD my laptop has an “Edward” and a Twilight theme. Yikes. Feel like I am 12 again.
I have also gained some credibility with my daughter and her friends when I reminded them that over [...]
Wonderfully Charming Author, Stephenie Meyer of Twilight Fame
Friday, October 24th, 2008
I am totally out of my Little Women obsession and now love vampires. My husband and I began watching the HBO show New Blood ( this is an ADULT show!) and started up my life long love of vampire stuff.
I am not sure why but I get slightly irritated when *I* discover something and then [...]
Good Family Movie: Kit Kittredge- An American Girl Review
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Just a quick post here as I head off to bed after a long week of flu that went through out house. We just finished watching the movie Kit Kittredge - An American Girl . The movie is the first from the series of American Girl books and I suspect there will be more. The [...]
Little Women Lesson Plans and Ideas For Homeschooling
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Little bit of irony that the character Jo ends up homeschooling her younger sister Amy after being humiliated by at teacher at her school.
I am still in my Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women obsession that I wrote about a couple of days ago. I have looking at getting our homeschool drama group to put on [...]
Another good “Life With The Plague” book: Year of Wonders
Friday, July 25th, 2008I am fascinated with all things to do with the plague. I love anything to do with medieval times and interested in “daily life: in specific cultures, for example in Ancient Rome . The dry history holds no interest for me but stories waved with historical facts and being able to get a glimpse of [...]
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