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January 13, 2011
Announcing: Give-away Winner and a New Blog Hop
It is time to announce the winner of Loyalty's Web! After a random, absolutely unbiased, 3rd party contracted, (I promise it was totally each of these) drawing, The winner is: Danielle Thorne! Yeah! Danielle has been contacted and her information passed on to the author, Joyce DiPastena who sponsored the give-away. Congratulations Danielle. Next: Tonight [...]
January 12, 2011
Sometimes You Have to Just Laugh
Last week we went to Idaho for the wedding of a niece. We rode in the back of our son's Cherokee just in case the rodes turned bad. Halfway, we stopped in Tremonton for a late supper. I was the last to leave the restaurant and I couldn't remember where we parked. First I felt [...]
January 10, 2011
Teaching Literary Types from the Bible
This post is about introducing your children to the types of literature by using the Bible as examples. Types of literature include: Prose, Poetry, Fiction, Letters, Essay, Drama, and Biography. Begin by making a sign / poster for each type with a picture to illustrate the example. Then each day before a new one is [...]
January 8, 2011
Loyalty's Web
Loyalty's Web by Joyce DiPastena, is a love story set in medieval lands that are now part of France. King Henry II has crushed the initial rebellion of his sons Young Henry and Richard, but egos still rattle and the climate is far from settled when the Earl of Gunther arrives in Poitou to assess [...]
January 5, 2011
I Never Thought I'd See the Day
It has happened. I've succombed. I'm hoping to put more romance into my work in progress. It's partly because a reoccurring comment about my previous stories is that there is not enough. So this time around I'm trying to add, well, a bunch. Including kissing. choke. Come on girl, you can do it! However, since [...]
January 3, 2011
Living Abundantly in the New Year
Fun * Finances * Food Fun: This is for those snowy days when your children need something new to do outside. My dad taught us a game he used to play as a child called Fox and Geese. As children we adapted it a bit, and I later played it often with my children. (The [...]
December 31, 2010
Look Not Behind Thee
Enjoy this video and have a great New Year.
December 29, 2010
New Year's Resolutions
Last year my New Year resolutions included things like hiking a slot canyon or taking a river trip. (I am glad there aren't any rules about what we set for resolutions, because I'm all for enjoying what we determine to do.) However, since I didn't run the river, hike the canyon or do many of [...]
December 27, 2010
Helping Children set Goals
This is the simplest thing ever. It is a mnemonic device that will help a child set and remember goals. Have them hold up their hand, fingers spread and then point to each digit as you teach them about each one. Thumb: the strongest digit. (I didn't realize how much I relied on my thumbs [...]
December 20, 2010
Oh Say Can You See?
Maybe I'm biased because I like history and especially the history of America, but Oh, Say Can You See by L.C. Lewis was a favorite read. Though, the fourth in the Freemen and Dreamers series, it stands on its own as an independent story. In fact, I didn't read the previous novels in this series, [...]
