tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26442124170207456182011-11-27T19:06:56.946-05:00Catholic homeschooling on Belleview Blvd. Or, Dottie O'Neil's life... a wordy, wild, whorlwind of wonderful.Dottie ONeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245647753865045155noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644212417020745618.post-71804765739353127672011-04-27T19:23:00.000-04:002011-04-27T19:23:04.261-04:00

I have crazy children. Really.  Here we are, a new place, new things to see and new things to do but are they happy? No.  They keep saying they want to go home.  Aside from swimming, nothing is making them happy. GRRRR  I am about to show them what sad really look like. Today, more of them decided to cooperate and we finished the book work in 4 hours.  Well, one child did not finish.  But it

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Blessed Easter! Easter afternoon we headed down to GA because Terry has a meeting at Warner Robins.  We took the 5 youngest and stopped in VA.  Monday we continued on with a stop at Alfred and Dave's BBQ in N Carolina.  I wish we could stop for some educational enrichment, but we have a deadline.  Perhaps on the way back home... Tuesday Terry had his first meeting and I attempted to have some "

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Give love whether or not you are loved.

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Somethings can't be fixed.

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Glorify Him!Merry Christmas to all.

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If you ever blow a tire on the highway in Pa, you have 3 days from the time it is tagged before it is towed or ticketed. We are at 48 hours. lol. I wonder if they will buy the following story if we go a little longer than 3 days. We can show up with a video camera, reality tv style and say:"We are doing a documentary on the efficiency of the PA Highway Patrol and you all have gone above and

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Ever notice I don't write for weeks and weeks then one day I write and write and write. :)Terry is reading Mark in the evening to us before bedtime. I liked this verse:"Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." Mark 5:34So simple. Sometimes we have to practice our faith for a short time before we see "results" and sometimes we have to have faith for a

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First feeling: worried about money. I hate worrying about money. I hate that Terry doesn't talk or think about money the same way I do. I wish I had complete control, then the entire family would really be mad at me. :)Second feeling: worry about the children and confession. Brigid has anxiety, social anxiety. She has walked out of the confessional twice rather than confess. It is a fear she has

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I get tired of being the mean one. I try to NOT be the mean one but then, somehow that is being mean too. Rock and hard place. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Or is it my perception of things? Am I perceiving things as one way when in fact they are another? Are those comments meant to be "humorous" ? Should I lighten up and not be so sensitive?

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That's really all I want to say right now. Not feeling successful. Gone all day shopping...not the fun kinda shopping. Kids arguing. Colleen no help at all. Really messy house I can't seem to get on top of...Maybe I need to focus on my "FoundIT!" blog site and it will motivate me to do things here.I reallllly need a live in person to work on the kitchen. Or someone to beat the ..............

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Some of the items Michelle wanted arrived today. It's the cake serving pieces. They are really pretty. I enjoyed purchasing them with my new wedding budget. :) I LOVE to budget. I LOVE the boundries and order....Terry's theme song would be....DON'T FENCE ME IN....but me, love the BUDGETING stuff.Not that I don't have a weakness when it comes to money. I spend to get revenge and for therapy. So

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Well, we had our court date today. Had to take Malachy. He was a monster. On top of that, I was the only person who seemed to feel ashamed and sad about this whole thing. So there I am crying. Crying. Crying. Terry is very business-like which is nice, it would not have been good if we both were crying....lol.On the way home the bank that owns our home called Terry and offered us a lower monthly

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I am 45. :)

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Well, things change rapidly these days.This week the bank came to take the van. We wanted to drive it to them but the steering felt "funny" so we asked them to just come get it. Poor guy. People must be so mean to him. He was totally shocked at me being nice. But gee, it wasn't his fault.I also had the party here for DT. It was nice to have people over and have a clean house mid week. LOL Nice to

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It is amazing what a little prayer time can do! God is so great...greater than my fears and disappointments. I have great disappointment with myself. But God is bigger than me. He's bigger than the boogie man (I don't know why but the Veggie Tales song just flashed into my mind) :) He is greater than my little life.Here is some good news!I sold $540 in toys yesterday! I have another toy

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I love alliterations.Anyway, feeling alittle sad this morning.I have the house I prayed for...I wrote what I wanted down and put it in my bible.I have the man I wanted...threw the paper away after I "got" him.I almost have the number of children I wanted...12...I have 9. This is going to be the closest I reach...unless God works a miracle.But I seem to not be good at keeping the things I want and

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I think the reality of homeschool highschool has finally hit me. I feel immobilized.

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Well, I must write the word busy more times than any other word. I say it more than any other word too. No, that is not true. I say tired more than any other word!So here is the family latest:We are going through bankruptcy. Not easy. But God knows we tried. (I actually mistyped tired for tried...kinda funny)Don is getting ready to go back to YSU. He is running for Homecoming King. He calls it

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http://www.howtoteachscience.com/index.shtmlCheck out this site, it is really cool and the mom is really sweet. I have all her newsletters saved in a file to use this year!

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http://www.econobusters.com/I contributed an idea for reusing candy wrappers and they liked it! Check out August 4th. :) I'm Dottie. :)

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Here’s a new resource I just have to share with all my home-keeping friends! Molly’s Money Saving Digest (August 2009 Edition)I’m in love with this wonderful resource! This month’s digest is a MUST for those wanting to “get it together” before the new school year begins. You’ll find yourself returning to this e-digest again and again for ideas on clutter control as well as time and home

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Terry and I are thinking of starting some new businesses, so keep on the look-out to see what we are doing! One thing is for sure, we will be keeping BUSY!

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Ok, if my daughters cared about my blog, they would KILL me for writing about this! :)But, everyone in our family tends to have "bad" skin. Break-outs, black heads, white heads...even me. Most of the products we have tried didn't help. But there is one that has been soooo helpful, an argument broke out over it!BHA from Paula's Choice. The link is over to the right if you want to check it out.

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I had a great week! Went to a thrift store called Red White and Blue in PA. The sales all go toward supporting pro-life activities. Picked up some really nice stuff, with books being the majority of my purchases. No surprise there!The best thing about the trip was spending it with a friend. She is just the nicest, warm hearted person you will ever meet.So, we were talking about businesses and how

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This week was lots of fun. School was great, the pool was cool and I got to play in the dirt with a neighbor who is making a beautiful area in her yard. Donovan is coming over with Michelle to discuss the wedding. I have to remember to ask them if she will be in the Church by then.The yahoo group for our support group is coming along nicely too.If you think about it, keep Terry in prayer, he

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Today we just stayed home and didn't do much. A little cleaning. VEEEERRRY little cleaning at that. Eimile cleaned out the car and came in with 2 large black trash bags full of "stuff". She and her friend, Sarah, washed the outside of the van. They did an excellent job too. Colleen colored her hair a lighter blonde then started to streak it with pink. But it was red. Now it is not blonde or

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This week has been fun and busy, but not a bad busy. We have been going to the local pool for a couple of hours every day and having a GREAT time. It isn't crowded and the weather has been nice. We bring the cooler with water, grapes and carrots so we save some money and eat healthy. Today the kids packed some yogurt too!Before or after, depending, we have been to the park to play with other

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Good morning! We are starting school today! I am going back to the "old days" and "old ways" of homeschooling. Back to when I used unit studies and really immersed myself in the classes. I still like the idea of classical education, especially the memorizing, copy, dictation, narration etc but I we haven't been very successful or at least not as successful as we were in the good ole days. :)

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Here is a fun site for teaching and playing with baby. We love the photos of animals, esp the sea life. These powerpoint presentations are interesting for all, baby to adult. Enjoy

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I really needed to read this today! I have anxiety and when I feel frustrated I take it out on those around me. I am praying I can practice this!Topic: Peaceful serviceQuote:Saint Francis de Sales"Our Lady took great care in serving our Divine Master, but a care which was free of trouble and anxiety."The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales on Our Lady, (Tan Books), 62.Meditation:St. Francis de

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I started another blog based on the organizing business I had hoped to start before a was pregnant with Malachy. http://oneilorganizingservices.blogspot.com/I hope to have tips and ideas for organizing your home and homeschool. I never made any money at this but I had/have fun doing it. Helping others organize their homes or just talking to others about it, gets me excited about going to my own

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I am so wanting to snazz up the kitchen. Can't afford it but that doesn't stop me from looking and planning! lol Below is a pic of something I like in cabinets.Top 10 Cabinetry Trends: 10. Accent PiecesShared via AddThis

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Ok, so here is Dottie's Law, once she buys it, it comes out free.I have wanted this book since the boys were very small...by boys I mean the 21 and 19 yr olds. I could never bring myself to pay 24 dollars for it even tho I did feel it would be worth it. There were just so many great Catholic books to buy. But for this coming year I decided I needed to buy it for the little ones. After all,

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Wow! I have been so busy! No time for blogging or facebooking. I will be putting Mr Malachy's first birthday up this week, hopefully, as well as prepping for a garage sale. More coming I promise!

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Summer isn't even here yet and the teens are starting drama; not just my children either. So, let it be known that I will NOT be spending my summer conversing with other mothers in the neighborhood because the teens are being dramatic. And should the preteens or littles start doing this, it will be the same for them. I will not be accepting calls to discuss who said what and what is true and

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Aine has a fever and her ears hurt; Malachy has fussed all night and feels warm. It looks like we are going to have sick children again. I miss Divine Liturgy so much due to illness. Please pray for us as we work to get well!

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First off, I am praying for my family today and so I ask you to please say a quick prayer for them too! Thanks! If you are Catholic you can ask these Saints to intercede: JPII the Great, John the Baptist, Gianna Molla, Thomas More, and Gwen Coniker.My dream retreat has been forming in my mind for a while now. Here is a little background information: Before we moved here I would go to a hotel

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Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!If you have time, please check out the blogspot below. It is a beautiful story just being written.http://babyfaithhope.blogspot.com/Baby Faith Hope has anencephaly and a very strong, loving mum who has some lovely videos of her baby. Faith is now 9 weeks old! (I esp. appreciate the post about feeding tubes. )Grab some tissues because the story of Myah and

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I'm not sure how many people, if any, read this blog but, I am wondering how people celebrate Easter for 50 days. Since, as usual, the world celebrates before Easter it is difficult sometimes to remain in the holy day season.Here is what I have:No Easter decor until Easter EveEaster Egg Hunts on or after Easter SundayDivine Mercy Novena the week before or after DM SundayDivine Mercy Sunday/

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Thank you to Carol Murphy for Sharing this wonderful video with me.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuczNQonTXQ&feature=channel_pagetranslation:People rejoice, nations hear:Christ is risen, and brings the joy!Stars dance, mountains sing:Christ is risen, and brings the joy!Forests murmur, winds hum:Christ is risen, and brings the joy!Seas bow*, animals roar:Christ is risen, and brings the joy!Bees

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Our homeschool meeting was on gardening and Mary Gardens. I spoke on Mary Gardens. It was fun. It reminded me of being a La Leche League Leader waaaay back when.The best sight for information on Mary Gardens is:http://www.mgardens.org/index.html And here is another great site:http://www.blessedmaineherbs.com/marygarden.html When we get our Mary Garden started, I'll put some pictures on line for

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Lovely to pray at 3 pm or any time of the day!http://www.saint-faustina.com/Chaplet.php

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Lovely for preparing for Divine Mercy Sunday!http://www.saint-faustina.com/Novena.php

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Most of this is taken directly from here: http://www.saint-faustina.com/Works.phpI thought I would devote this week to Divine Mercy both at home and on my blog page. Not that I won't have other stuff here, but I hope to carry on information and thoughts on Divine Mercy too. Wouldn't it be great to have the Works of Mercy on a checklist and every evening while you are examining your conscience,

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Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Happy Easter! I hope you are all still celebrating Easter, I was reminded it lasts 50 days. I have to admit sometimes it is very difficult to remember when the world around us seems to be done and moving on to the 4th of July.Our little Byzantine Catholic parish traditionally has a Lamb Dinner after Divine Liturgy on this Sunday after Resurection Sunday. It

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Date: 04/15/2009Mahoning County TEA Party (Taxed Enough Already) set for April 15thOn April 15, 2009, the Youngstown State University College Republicans in conjunction with others throughout the nation will be participating in a Tax Day TEA Party protest on Federal Plaza at 4 PM.The purpose of this TEA party is to protest the absurdly increasing amount of government spending that is going on

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Little Mommy Bragging. What are you all gonna do when Ian starts college and I have to brag about him? Then there's Colleen, Eimile, Brigid, Tippy, Aine, Fiona, Malachy.....This Article is on Donovan working for the GOP Campaign in 2008http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/513216.html?nav=5157Donovan O'Neil just finished two hours of going door-to-door for the McCain campaign and was

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Christ is Risen! Indeed HE is Risen!So, I woke this morning with the diamond theme still on my mind. Yesterday there were a few rough times with some of the teens here. I did well remembering I have the graces (diamonds) from God to get through and rough times. Oooohh, and then this morning I googled diamonds and found this picture: Dripping DiamondsI love how these diamonds look. It really works

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"People say I"m crazy I got diamonds on the soles of my shoesWell thats one way to loseThese walking bluesDiamonds on the soles of your shoes"Paul Simon http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/paul+simon/diamonds+on+the+soles+of+her+shoes_20105874.htmlI woke up this morning and this was one of the songs playing on Terry's clock/radio. I don't remember ever hearing it before. It's a happy/sad song. Simple.

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I am so thankful to God for his love and forgiveness. His glory and his joy. For Divine Liturgy and Easter Basket Blessings. For elderly people and very young, unborn people. For cuddling and snuggling and reading and sun and rain...rain only on sunny days :).Holy Week went well; the little ones and I had fun learning and relearning about it's meaning. Easter Vigil was beautiful. Malachy

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I have not been here for a while. It means I have been semi-productive! We have held a tea, cared for sick children, planned homeschool for next year, ordered books, held the Teen's Skills Night, taught the children and worked on b-days. Not to mention tried to plan for Holy Week and Easter. So it is a good thing.Right now we are still in Holy Week, working on birthdays, dealing with a sick

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Well, at last we are all well enough to have the HOM Tea. I'm hosting. (see my big grin)I love the little details, so I have little goodie bags to take home, decorations everywhere, flowers, little cards and a sign in book, decorative dishes for serving pieces, doilies for coasters and decoration, candles and little tea sets...but the big stuff like the baking, cleaning, making coffee that

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Ok, I've started wearing makeup again. It happens every Spring and Fall. I start reaching for the beauty treatments and the makeup, only using body soap for my body and the facial cleansers for my face. When I use the Irish Spring for my face, I tell myself I am being a more modest and therefore Christian person. Well it isn't like I actually say it or even think it but subconsciously I

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He IS very happy but still worried about the cost. 13,000 only covers one semester, soooo the scholarship only covers 1/2 a year for 4 yrs. But he has to go full time to get the money. I'm not sure what he is going to do in the end. But I do know God will provide what he needs and help him if he asks.This is where the essay writing for other scholarships is important. You HAVE to find those

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He also won a Presidential Scholarship of 13,000. I hope he is happy. More later, I have children in need of a mom. :)

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No, they didn't go out of business. No, it isn't because the closest store is 30 mins away; I just don't have the money to go anymore. I hear ya, I DID only buy the stuff on sale...I LOVE those 4.99 rare finds...but on average the sale price was about 9.99. Can't do it right now. But, it has renewed my love for thrift stores. I picked up a nice, flowy spring dress for 3.50 and some all leather

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Wendesday Mr Malachy took a trip to the ER in Weirton. He was retracting and having some major coughing bouts. Ginna, one of my neighbors, is a nurse on the Peds floor at the hospital and was sweet enough to come look at him. She heard some wheezing in his lungs, soooo off I went to the ER. He was tested and sure enough, RSV. He wasn't keeping the breast milk down and his lips were cracked

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Double ear infections! I was taking Fiona in for her well child check up and she had a sinus infection! Took Malachy 'cause he started getting sick on Saturday. He has a sinus-double ear infection!I am so sick of children (and me) being sick.I am tired. Really tired. So tired.And I am sick AND tired of trying to buy a few items at Krogers only to get grief for not having my Kroger Card. I lost it

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First let me say, I had a great day yesterday. A wonderful neighbor asked me over for coffee and to meet another homeschooling mom. We had so much fun. I love community. It isn't always sweet and happy but it is very rewarding. Today, is mega cleaning day. Well, it is suppose to be mega cleaning day, we shall see. Been online looking at books for school. Need that tax check soon!Have a blessed

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Fiona came into Terry's room all dressed up as a fairy; wings, wand, make-up and clicky play heels. Tippy asked her to be quiet because her shoes were loud and Malachy was sleeping. She said, "No worry, I is a toof fairy and teef fairies can't wake babies up."To which Malachy responded, "WAAAAAAAAAAAA!"OOPS!

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Ever wonder what the effects of smoking and drinking are on a PEEP? It's all right here!http://www.peepresearch.org/Plus, there are lots more scientific experiments using PEEPS. No, you can't count any of it as a class in homeschool science but if you are teaching humorous or creative writing, giving a humorous speech or need a break from teaching, this is a great page.Thanks to MaryBeth for

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I love making these posters. :)You can make them too:http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/entries/new.htmlThis one is on my Facebook: For Valentines Day, the Sacred Heart of Jesus:Pro-Life:

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I can't sleep. I've been up since 2 something. Thankfully EWTN was showing a great movie. It was part of their Global Showcase; The Passion of Bernadette. It is in French with sub-titles. Well worth reading, honest!But I need to sleep so I can function later today. :)

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I needed some votives for my homeschooling tea. I ordered some really pretty ones from Oriental Trading Company but they had sold out. I looked to purchase some others from them and they had tea lights or ones that just didn't go with the "theme" of my tea. It seems they are switching to those battery operated "candles". When they first came out with those little things I thought, what a great

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Well, Miss Aine turned 8 on February 18th. She opted NOT to have a party but to get $20 from us. That combined with the gift of $50 from Grandma and Grandpa O'Neil made her rich. The plan was to go out to dinner with Mom and Dad then spend the money on something she really really wanted.Well, as luck would have it, the other children were sick so Mom (me) didn't get to go. Dad and Aine had a

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Well, it seems like only yesterday Fiona was a baby! But on Sunday she will officially be 5!If you saw my pics on facebook of Aine, you will note I put her down as just turning 5. That was a lie...well that is a little strong, it was Maternal Alzheimer's. She was turning 8. I will try to post a little story about how her b-day went so people can see it .Back to Fiona. She chose to have a small

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http://www.classicalhomeschooling.com/html/fourth_issue_restoration_s.html

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Ok, so this is kinda gross but the children are so fascinated I have to post. Malachy has a ball of ear wax in his ear the size of a LARGE apple seed. The children felt for sure it was an apple seed. So we are now researching ear wax. hee hee hee.Here is Malachy at 6 months walking with his walker. He's 8 months now but well ya know how it is with a big family, hard to get new pictures.

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Gone are the days when I had my book list and budget ready to go in February. Yes, years ago I would order my testing materials, make up my book list for the coming school year and set my budget all by the end of February. I would show it to Terry who would then work on the taxes so I could have the money I needed for school.It is the end of February and thanks to FASFA (or whatever it is called

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I've attempted this before but never felt I had anything to say. Maybe I do now...we will see. :)

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Ding Dong Duhhh!!!! Colleen invented this when she was upset with her brothers.Can't know. The answer Tippy gives when you ask him ANY question.

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Greetings!My first post will share with you how I got my "name". Brainwasher was given to me by a girl who wanted to date my son. She didn't like me telling him he had to wait until he was older and she was back from boot-camp before they could date. (He is 16)As I talked to my son and he agreed with me, she put on a blog that I was brainwashing my children. So, the name has become a little

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