Dawn K Homeschool

(Warning: these are neither deep nor in any particular order). 1. Despite the disclaimer, I’m having a really hard time choosing the first one. 2. This is my 11th year of home educating. 3. I buy flowers at 50% off at Kroger. I buy the cheap bouquets with lots of carnations, and they last for a couple of weeks or more. 4. I am allergic to chemical sunscreens. 5. I hate rain. I think it should only rain at night. 6. I watch You’ve Got Mail once a year with my husband. 7. I wear a size 7.5 shoe. I am NOT telling you my waist size. LOL 8. I’ve requested that "My Jesus, I Love Thee" be played at my funeral. 9. Give me the mountains over the beach any day. 10. I wear a night guard because I grind my teeth. 11. Give me spring and fall and get rid of summer and winter (except for on Christmas). 12. I am a hygrometer. My hair can prove it. 13. I loathe wet dish towels and go through several a day. 14. I love bird watching. I adore hummingbirds. 15. I loathe mosquitoes, but they reli...

So, I added labels/tags to all of my posts today thinking it would help people navigate my site.  I hope it has helped. I know a few of you have emailed me regarding documents with invalid links.  I intend to work on updating these as well as outdated photos this week. If you have any other suggestions or anything you'd like to see more of, please let me know.

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And, they were only 49 cents (plus I used my M's birthday coupon for an extra 20% off all).  So, they were only 40 cents.

The pink one with lines is an older stamp, but the rest are new.

My brother and his family came to visit my parents and us a few weeks ago.

I have added Jillian Michaels workout DVDs to my routine, and there's such a difference!  I started with the 20-minute 30-Day Shred , but I wanted a more complete weight regime every other day, so I bought the No More Trouble Zones (40 minutes).  It indeed tones the entire body.  I am amazed at how much my muscles have already changed.  I feel positively exhilerated when I finish! Warning: I am not able to do the lunges (neither front nor side) because it bothers my knees.  I would be very careful with these.  I am working on making my knees stronger, but I think it is more of a cartilage issue. PS -- You can buy these at Target and Amazon for $9.00.  You will need hand-weights.  She (and her models) use 3-pound, but I use anywhere from 4-pound to 10 pound (for bicep curls).

The Seasons The winter months are upon us, As we sit and stare out the window at the snow covered ground, We are thankful for the blazing fire set before us, And we watch a rabbit hopping by on the snow as if it weighed a pound, And we wonder if it too has a snug little den were it laughs at the snow and sleet, And we laugh at Jack Frost “You shall nip no ears or noses tonight.” We say, and stoke up the fire with hemlock and birch and aspen. We are snug in our little cabin, but still we long for Gentle Sister South Wind To come and herald the coming of Sweet Mistress Spring, And to drive Rough Brother North Wind Away Back to the Frozen North, And then the flowers will come, Yellow daffodils and buttercups and goldenrod and marigolds, And blue forget-me-nots and bluebells, And Red roses and poppies, White daises and foxgloves, And purple pansies, And the whole forest will be ablaze with color, Robins and bluebirds and cardinals and thrushes will outdo themselves and run out of breath tw...