http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:13:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time4Learning is our amazing curriculum that is giving us real examples that the boys can relate to.  I love when they are doing something on the their lessons and something strikes out as having already been done in real life or when they do something in real life that is ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/time4learning-gives-us-real-examples/ This is my friend, she is in need of prayers from everyone.  Please keep her in your thoughts today and if you have the chance, thank an officer of the law for keeping you safe. ATHENS, Ga. — An Athens-Clarke County police ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/12/14/please-pray-for-my-friend/ "Thanksgiving puts steel into our patriotic veins. It reminds us or our great heritage. It carries us back with numbing nostalgia to that first dreadful winter at Plymouth where less than half the handful of people survived. It speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like: integrity…bravery… ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/ So, it has been on my mind…..  Will my kids get into college??  Here is a list of college that have taken home school kids… List of colleges  We have like 9 years to worry about this…. But still….  Hopefully by that time it won’t even be an issue….  http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/11/18/colleges/ This year has been fun.  School is flying by for the boys and everyday is a new adventure for them.  My DH is going to start to do more science projects with them in the afternoon and that will be great.  I will stay out of it (except for the ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/11/18/i-am-having-a-good-year/ My little son is 6.  He will always be my baby.  I am learning more and more about him every day.  I knew that we were going to have issues with him this year because his fine motor skills are not where they should be.  His brain however is so ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/11/07/my-zman-and-our-family/ We are just plugging along.  Last night when I was saying goodnight to my oldest son and we started talking about how well schooling was going this year.  He said that he was having a lot of fun learning and that he was really enjoying his new curriculum.  This morning ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/11/06/just-plugging-along/ Gone are the days of boring calm.  Gone are the days when there truly is nothing to do….   The boys are working their tails off on school work, I have picked up a couple of writing assignments and Scott is in the throws of month end with a new computer ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/10/30/we-are-always-busy/ Last night I started making apple sauce way to late.  It was not going to be done on time.  My youngest son wanted to help me so I gave him a pile of apples and a knife and we went to work.  He loves to cook and I enjoy when ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/10/25/school-work-is-all-the-time/ This blog will mostly be about our home school curriculum Our family has been using Time4Learning for about 2 months now and we are enjoying every bit of it. To give you a little background: We have been rather eclectic in our home schooling.  We used Modern Curriculum Press ... http://intheslowlane.blogsome.com/2007/10/17/hello-world/