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We're a Christian homeschooling family of four. We are eclectic, gravitating toward the Classical side.


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Our Family
JEFF

Husband, Dad, Mechanical Engineer, Bass Player ...

Obsessed with all things Engineering.

AMY

Wife, Homeschool Mom, Webmaster ...

Obsessed with all things Political.

RACHAEL

Daughter, Sister, Sophomore ...

Obsessed with all things Geological.

NICHOLAS

Son, Brother, 8 year old ...

Obsessed with all things Historical.

(especially Egyptian!)

Favorite Books/Curriculum

The Well-Trained Mind
Singapore Math
Greenleaf Guides
Apologia Science
AIG Science curriculum
Story of the World

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I Love My Husband!
Thursday, April 30, 2009




Can I just say that I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!!!!!!

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posted by Amy @ 12:15 PM   3 comments
Happy Birthday Mom!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Today was my mom's 63rd birthday. Happy Birthday Mom!!!! See you on Mother's Day!

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posted by Amy @ 11:22 PM   0 comments
Polyphemus Moth

Ronnie (Jeff's dad) found his outdoor cat playing with this injured moth. It was HUGE! (Unfortunately, these pictures don't accurately reflect its size.) Since he was coming up today for a visit, he thought Rachael would enjoy seeing it and trying to identify it. She took these pictures and started researching. From the information she retrieved, our best guess is that it's a Polyphemus moth.

(Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus Order: Lepidoptera / Superfamily: Bombycoidea / Family: Saturniidae - Giant silkmoths / Subfamily: Saturniinae / Tribe: Saturniini)

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posted by Amy @ 11:11 PM   1 comments
Yard Sales & Hannah Montana



Since Jeff was working again yesterday, Rachael, Nick, & I got up bright & early (well, early for us, anyway!) and headed out to several yard sales with Darla & Gracie. After lunch at King Gyros, Darla had to run to Josh's baseball game, so I picked up Thomas & took all the kids to see the Hannah Montana movie. It was actually better than I thought it would be. When we pulled up to the theater, there were several fire trucks in the parking lot and all of the patrons were standing in the parking lot. After several minutes, they let us in. I never did find out what caused all of the commotion...

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posted by Amy @ 11:01 PM   1 comments
Afternoon in the Park




After schoolwork & before piano lessons on Friday, we met some of our homeschool friends at the park. Rachael brought her new kite for its maiden voyage and took a hike through the woods with her friends. Nick spent his time swinging, playing with the multitude of caterpillars he found crawling around, and finding those elusive THREE-leaf clovers. (He was beside himself with joy that he found a WHOLE PATCH of those rare finds! LOL!) What a beautiful day to spend exploring the Great Outdoors!

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posted by Amy @ 10:41 PM   2 comments
A Day Off
Thursday, April 23, 2009



Typically, Rachael has her geography co-op on Thursdays, but it was canceled this week. It was so beautiful outside, that we took the day off. Rachael is currently reading 'The Bridge to Terabithia' and hasn't been able to put it down, so I just let her read all morning. Around 2pm, Darla & Diana came over and brought the kids. Josh, Gage, Ross & Nick had fun running around pretending to shoot/stab/slice each other up (or whatever it is that boys that age do!) Thomas, Rachael, & Gracie painted some wooden bird houses that my mom had sent home. Then around 7:30pm, Lori brought Sara, Joe, & Jesse over while she and Curt went to a Dave Ramsey talk at their church. The kids had so much fun! We are used to having older kids over all the time, but Nick rarely gets the chance to have the younger kids stay over. He & Sara were particularly fun to watch. They're only a month apart in age, and have been in co-op together since they were babies. It's fun watching them grow up together!

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posted by Amy @ 11:45 PM   1 comments
Surprise Party / Thanks Mom!!!
Sunday, April 19, 2009



I didn't get home until late Saturday evening, but Jeff had let the kids stay up and had bought cake & ice cream to celebrate my birthday! Rachael even convinced him to let her put all 35 candles on the cake (can you say FIRE HAZARD?!?!?!)

I'm so thankful for such an amazing husband & two awesome kids!

Also, here's Rachael's new haircut. My mom took her to the mall to get it cut. It took two hours to complete and probably cost WAY more money than I would have spent, but THANKS MOM!!!!! It looks really cute! (My mom also watched my kids while I went to the convention, which meant that Jeff & I even got a couple of nights to ourselves before I left! WOOHOO!!!!)

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posted by Amy @ 11:01 PM   3 comments
Cincinnati Homeschool Convention

It just so happened that my 35th birthday fell on the same weekend as the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention. This has been our co-op's annual "Mom's Weekend" for the past few years. They all took me out to dinner on Friday, which was a GREAT time! I was also able to hear my 3 favorite speakers: Jay Wile, John Stonestreet, & Susan Wise Bauer all in one weekend! I always learn so much and get so much encouragement every year. It's exactly what I need when spring fever hits!

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posted by Amy @ 10:54 PM   1 comments
Happy 62nd Birthday!




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Happy 66th Birthday!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009




We went to Stoll's Amish Buffet for an early dinner, followed by cake and ice cream back at the house. We managed to snap a 4-generation photo in the process!

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posted by Amy @ 12:38 AM   2 comments
Happy Easter!


Here's Nick searching for an elusive egg and Rachael conducting the annual slaughtering of the lamb cake!

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posted by Amy @ 12:31 AM   2 comments
Sticks



After a night of food, crafts, and fun at Darla's house, we had to get up bright and early for church. Rachael is on the "sticks" team, and they were performing during Resurrection Sunday (aka Easter). All of the kids did an amazing job!

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posted by Amy @ 12:25 AM   2 comments
Passover Seder


Darla, Diana, & I organized a Passover Seder for the kids. While none of us are Jewish, we all hold a special place in our hearts for God's chosen people. It's amazing how much of the Old Testament points directly to the saving grace of Christ. We discussed each of these items as we proceeded through our Seder. The kids had a lot of fun tasting the different foods and listening to the Hebrew blessings & music on cd. They liked a lot of the upbeat music so much that they even requested that I blast it when we were all driving around in the van. I'm fairly certain that the people around us thought we were absolutely crazy! Six kids signing, dancing, & clapping their loudest to Hebrew songs that they couldn't translate if their lives depended on it!

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posted by Amy @ 12:21 AM   1 comments
The Science of Taste



During this class, the kids learned about the different areas of the tongue registering different tastes (ie: sweet, bitter, salty, etc.) and about the role that smell plays in your sense of taste...

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posted by Amy @ 12:08 AM   1 comments
Rachael the GIANT!!!
At Gracie's 11th birthday party, Darla snapped this picture of the girls displaying their decorated mini cakes. The photo also highlights the fact that my daughter is a GIANT!!!!

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Ross & Josh

It was "Crazy Hair Night" at AWANAs recently. Rachael wore her wig, but refused to be photographed. Ross & Josh were more than happy to have their pictures taken!

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Thomas
Monday, April 13, 2009

No particular reason for posting this, I just really think it's a good picture of Thomas!

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posted by Amy @ 11:57 PM   0 comments
Children's Museum Field Trip

Darla gave me this picture from their recent field trip to the Children's Museum...

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posted by Amy @ 11:55 PM   0 comments
Co-op Science - The Next Generation



Since Rachael started the co-op writing class, I decided to put Nick in the science class. This is the first 'real' co-op class (as opposed to preschool or play time) for the next generation of our co-op kids. I can't believe that Nick is old enough to start classes! It seems like only yesterday that Rachael started her first co-op science class. I have so many wonderful memories of those first co-op years. I still remember the first time we met and began planning classes and am in awe of how close our kids have grown over the years.

On this particular day, the kids watched a video about sound waves and pitch, and made their own Pan flutes out of drinking straws...


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posted by Amy @ 11:52 PM   1 comments
About Me

Name: Amy
Home: Indiana, United States
About Me: I am a Homeschool Mom of 2 awesome children. This is my attempt at Project 365 - to chronicle our world through daily photos...
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