tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59419408621397388492024-03-05T07:34:49.402-08:00The Best Of PADaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-82248959805375500452017-08-27T08:42:00.001-07:002017-08-27T08:42:34.518-07:00Fwd: RS Activities<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Danielle Cooper</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ellymay19@gmail.com">ellymay19@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 11:37 AM<br>Subject: RS Activities<br>To: <a href="mailto:bog06006@byuid.edu">bog06006@byuid.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div> </div><br></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-23526338117634310502016-05-23T17:53:00.000-07:002016-05-23T17:53:08.868-07:00Our School Year in Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">We have been busy around here, busy with learning and lots of fun! It was a successful school year, with lots of activities, field trips and read alouds. We are still continuing onward till June and then will phase into easier "summer school". But here are a few of the things we have accomplished thus far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><strong>Read Aloud Books for School
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Gilgamesh The King: Retold By
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Ancient Egypt: Tales of The
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Classic Starts: The Iliad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Classic Starts: Roman Myths<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World: By Lynn Curlee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Who was King Tut: By Roberta
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Childrens Plutarch: Tales
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Greek Myths: Retold by Ingri
and Edgar D’Aulaires<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Voyage To the Pharos: BY Sarah
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Cleopatra: By Diane Stanley and
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><strong>Holiday Reading:<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Rip Van Winkle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Legend Of Sleepy Hollow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Tell Tale Heart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Gift of The Magi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">A Christmas Carol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Magic Tree House Blizzard <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Magic Tree House Leprechaun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">S is for Shamrock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">New Testament for Christmas
Story and Resurrection Story<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made Applesauce about 3 times this past year, with friends and just as a family</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Twelfth Night (picture book)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Julius Caesar (picture book)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Lion The Witch and The
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Tales from Shakespeare By:
Charles and Mary Lamb<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Shakespeares Story book By:
Patrick Ryan and James Mayhem<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Random House Book Of
Shakespeare Stories<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Who was William Shakespeare By:
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Master Playwrit William
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><o:p> A Ton of Picture Biography books on: Amelia Earhart, Thomas Jefferson, Helen Keller, Theodore Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Rachel Carson, George Washington, Beatrix Potter to name a few</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Zooman Sam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Lemonade War<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Adventure of Alice Laselles
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">The Complete Peter Rabbit
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><o:p> Paddington Bear</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><strong>Activities For 205-2016 School
Year: Most of these activities are done with our friends whom also homeschool</strong></span></div>
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craft, and diagramming parts of an apple, read a book about apples<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cake as the nile river with pyramids, made Egyptian jewelry, read Egyptian
story about Gods and acted out parts from story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">4) Fall Poetry Party: Students
memorized fall poems, created props and hand motions and presented in a group<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and dress up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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food, story<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>about Thanksgiving<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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kids then put on a play acting it out, ate Greek food</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">11) Chinese New Year (books, crafts-lanterns, Chinese New year Meal, games) </span></div>
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picture books about Martin Luther King, did a craft, ate snacks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ate some of the Presidents favorite foods<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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poem and acted it out, then wrote their own poems, snacks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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own cupcakes, decorated them and presented, yummy fun!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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five books about Ireland and Saint Patrick, drew pictures, did copy work, made
an Irish meal and brought it to Nonna and Pop Pops where girls presented oral
reports, shared their art and writing and shared our meal. (potato soup,
rainbow salad, and rainbow cookies)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">18) Easter Egg Hunt and crafts
(hosted by our friends the Stokers)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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read with scripture and picture books, and washing the girls feet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Read The Tempest (kids version) they acted it out and dressed up, learned about
William and had a trivia game afterwards, wrote pictures and poems with quill
pens, sang “Happy Birthday” to Shakespeare and ate cake</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">22) Harry Potter Crafts, Discussion of Book, Themed Food, Game of Quidditch and then Movie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">23) Gardening 101: Learning the Basics of Gardening by planting our own things with Dad</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Re-enacting Shakespeare's "The Tempest"</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><strong>Field
Trips:<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>August-May 2015-2016<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on the Delaware River as a family with the Beardall Family<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ice Cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Village<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Byers Choice</td></tr>
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lights)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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school)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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High School)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at Geno’s and the Pat’s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">12) Fonthill Museum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"><strong>Extracurricular Activites</strong>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-54395517245309760112016-02-05T06:38:00.001-08:002016-02-05T06:38:37.924-08:00Family Pictures<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmnrsCMw2IqAgx2qOVJidH_PF0LQWp2Rj14s4jtjEDFNOB0cVK4ewbPTz7eVQOjYMk7bjNLSPXiYuakbklGMCbZcGp0APwdm_vvXHZMh9R5sGDf8nJMbVF_woF788_NfPQJyWwsQYkTs/s1600/IMG_7167-717925.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmnrsCMw2IqAgx2qOVJidH_PF0LQWp2Rj14s4jtjEDFNOB0cVK4ewbPTz7eVQOjYMk7bjNLSPXiYuakbklGMCbZcGp0APwdm_vvXHZMh9R5sGDf8nJMbVF_woF788_NfPQJyWwsQYkTs/s320/IMG_7167-717925.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6247816420491141250" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">My friend from Jillian B Photography took pictures for us last week and here is a sneak peak!! There is so much I haven't blogged about like our 3 day canoeing and camping trip in August. Then there was a weekend get away to Jim Thorpe for Danny and I. And then we all got sick and there was Thanksgiving and Christmas. I need to get on top of it all!!</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-25570775218158510332015-08-13T04:47:00.001-07:002015-08-13T04:47:52.207-07:00What we did in July<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnf_DF-zqUES8HqyF0-0CT7PHpE-KXGvVfhY8HGeC8qhr46ec1CN0CHrW1tCFC9pcgiIWtd19I20jPosXs_d7yAm_hENNq-d8fONO2JZNlsp8aNFScJHxQTXq_rRv9-ZSD7erMRdxxR8/s1600/20150802_130636-772207.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnf_DF-zqUES8HqyF0-0CT7PHpE-KXGvVfhY8HGeC8qhr46ec1CN0CHrW1tCFC9pcgiIWtd19I20jPosXs_d7yAm_hENNq-d8fONO2JZNlsp8aNFScJHxQTXq_rRv9-ZSD7erMRdxxR8/s320/20150802_130636-772207.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6182461421075506754" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">It was a busy July! Here is what we did:</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">1) My brother Devin s graduation Party</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">2) Had a 4th of July Party</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">3) A one day Art Camp at Hendershots</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">4) Flint Hill Farm Boshkowskis</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">5) A visit to the local pool with Finkbeiners</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">6) Canoeing on the Lehigh River with Allreds</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">7) Carnival and Fireworks with Boswells</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">8) Pioneer Day picnic at Church </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">9) Shakespeare Camp</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">10) Shakespeare for Kids Play at DeSales</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">11) Celebrate Dannys Birthday</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">12) Pizza on the Grill with Finkbeiners</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">What did you do in July??</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-18179730126920460052015-08-13T04:36:00.000-07:002015-08-13T04:37:02.310-07:00Applesauce Making<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5raE0MjFLypEBgXvDtSpwePsyO6T-8Npgj04_1tlrEe-AMOvhwjwiTLp2OW0AAgu3sSEuo5Zey4zqo1RoaKyFVK_f73n7iMkiFclEsErQRhyQV_FVb8Dchu4YDMHevV6kIBbndyHh-o/s1600/20150810_182824-722311.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5raE0MjFLypEBgXvDtSpwePsyO6T-8Npgj04_1tlrEe-AMOvhwjwiTLp2OW0AAgu3sSEuo5Zey4zqo1RoaKyFVK_f73n7iMkiFclEsErQRhyQV_FVb8Dchu4YDMHevV6kIBbndyHh-o/s320/20150810_182824-722311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6182458633687620962" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Our very generous neighbors, the Kunsmans not only let us pick their apples but also let us use their pavilion, burners, pots, etc., to make applesauce. Plus we invited some friends the Lawracys. We went home with a lot of applesauce! 😀 We have the most generous neighbors ever!!!</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-9777243391031604372015-08-10T05:31:00.001-07:002015-08-10T05:31:16.846-07:00What Every GOOD Summer Camp Needs<div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">I was just taking notes for myself, after reflecting upon such a successful summer camp. It excites me and thrills me so much that I am already planning next year's. Hope this helps anyone who wants to do this in the future!</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">1) Memorize something important such as historical documents or classic stories : make it fun with singing, hand motions and expression</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">2) Be theatrical when teaching: wear costumes, makeup, use fake accents </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">3) Crafts: making things = making memories. Using your hands reinforces what your learning</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">4) Snacks: Have yummy, healthy snacks to eat and the more themed the better</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">5) Games: Trivia games and ones that get kids moving are stimulating and strangely calming for the learning moments</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">6) Performing. When kids perform what they learn, not only do they have a good time but they also are more likely to remember it!</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">7) A finale: There should always be something to look forward and work towards at the end: A reward, play, Big Game, CAKE, etc.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-82629641935652573572015-08-06T03:56:00.001-07:002015-08-06T03:56:11.240-07:00Kids Say The Darndest Things<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJPpNqjDYiV9ybjZkCkEjE7ZEDjb31q0dreflZLRrtHQXdD_p3YdP3z3-MwnRoOaZ73g3pLk-eZ1ynZqK21HjkMoS89n7T-nGPGwFaErTVmEE8N-612MQIQUV7ERUYhgNKfB3FmmP3M4/s1600/20150801_171837-771241.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJPpNqjDYiV9ybjZkCkEjE7ZEDjb31q0dreflZLRrtHQXdD_p3YdP3z3-MwnRoOaZ73g3pLk-eZ1ynZqK21HjkMoS89n7T-nGPGwFaErTVmEE8N-612MQIQUV7ERUYhgNKfB3FmmP3M4/s320/20150801_171837-771241.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6179850509854087858" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Yesterday Hayzel got a hold of my lip gloss. Brinley notified me right away. She then asked if she could wear some which I obliged. Of course all three girls wanted lip gloss, so they all got some. Hayzel is hilarious first insisting to put it on herself....until she realized that wasn't happening. I showed her how I did it on myself and she pursed her lips. Brinley was ready to go and walked the walk with her hands out and ready. Elly did the same and then said:</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">"Look, I'm a Mommy!"</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-73062171614344044412015-08-04T06:59:00.001-07:002015-08-04T10:04:35.426-07:00Kids Say The Darndest Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So I was listening to this podcast about eating healthy. One of the hosts was explaining how he was always skinny and could not pick up weight. Elly was in the room and she said:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will be a year in September since we started our own kid book club. It isn't anything fancy, usually I find a nice picture book and Read it aloud. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we discuss the characters, setting, plot etc. (About a 5 minute conversation...these are 7 year olds)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is specifically designed with Elly in mind, however I am starting an Alphabet Club for Brinley once a month. A chance for her to get together with her friends, focus on a letter, read a book, do a craft and enjoy a snack. Play time is always allotted in the time frame.</span></div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-72301354098375020912015-07-24T13:28:00.001-07:002015-07-24T13:28:45.459-07:00Voice Lessons<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1CzyeqqLB5U0QYEyJPPbfvBVUUy-HS6Fidqa9DZYNwobNB3kx2Uw3ilGHP9EPkD59BVyQczltamnHCCSPJ5MiwK_BvIkHEpwZsxlb0xEde_YxXgI3y_O47I9bCEpcCJSaUQ5-GUvbjU/s1600/20150723_201500-725461.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1CzyeqqLB5U0QYEyJPPbfvBVUUy-HS6Fidqa9DZYNwobNB3kx2Uw3ilGHP9EPkD59BVyQczltamnHCCSPJ5MiwK_BvIkHEpwZsxlb0xEde_YxXgI3y_O47I9bCEpcCJSaUQ5-GUvbjU/s320/20150723_201500-725461.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6175173955289092242" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"> Elly has been blessed with a beautiful voice. And seriously people, it's not just me with all my motherly admiration. I have had people approach me and tell me she has such a clear beautiful voice. She has a natural gift my almost 8 year old. And so we know another young lady in our church who is equally as blessed start giving Elly voice lessons a few weeks ago. She loves it! And look what her teacher Mrs. Cecliy made!! Awesome!!</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-11102407449926120922015-07-23T11:56:00.001-07:002015-07-23T11:56:13.626-07:00Shakespeare Camp Day 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today was our last day of camp. I am so happy with how everything turned out. And can now take a sigh of relief. Tomorrow we all meet up for "Shakespeare For Kids" play. But this is what we did for our last day: Day 4 of camp:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Set Up our Stage Props and have a Dress Rehearsal. The kids acted out the scenes where King Oberon puts the love potion in Queen Titiana's eyes and Puck puts the love potion in Lysanders' eyes. Then we see Hermia wake up asking where Lysander went, Lysander waking up and seeing Helena, tells her he loves her. Puck turns Nick Bottom into a donkey. Queen Titiana also awakes and beholds Nick Bottom the donkey and proclaims her love. The kids REALLY enjoyed the acting!! What a great way to end camp!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3) Play "Shakespeares' Got Talent" Afterwards the kids got to dress up and spray their hair with glitter and color spray. Then we picked adult judges and had them sing "I know a bank....". However they had to pick paper with instructions out of a bowl, to determine how they were to sing these lines (Like a lion, disco, opera, pinching their nose etc.) Everyone had a turn and since the kids wanted to do it again we teamed them up boys and then girls second time around. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is Summer Camp without a Cake!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4) We ended with Cake, ice cream and lemonade. Best day of all when you get to see that each kid can sing Shakespeare lines, act it out and enjoy the props they created. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hayzel playing with the big kids</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This camp was such a success we will probably end up doing Shakespeare every other year: different plays each time.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elly wanted a fairy hair do</td></tr>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-58188506656122112022015-07-23T11:27:00.000-07:002015-07-23T11:27:11.879-07:00Shakespeare Camp Day 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well if Shakespeare Camp wasn't fun enough already, my friend Anna take Wednesday and really piled on the fun! This is what we did day 3:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Book Anna used</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) Went over all of lines again in song form with hand motions (Skip to my Lou)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I know a bank,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Where the wild thyme blows,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where oxlips,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And the nodding violet grows,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quite overcanopied,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">With luscious woodbine,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With sweet muskroses,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And with Eglantine"</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hayzel really tried to help out!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Anna gave us a lesson on the Theater and how Will Shakespeare got into writing and acting and creating a theater with friends. She showed us pictures and quizzed us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3) Craft Time: Then we set to it and got to creating props: Cardboard Trees and curtain backdrop to paint! It was a blast and impressive! The kids also colored woodland animals and cut them out to go on our backdrop and trees.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished product</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4) Snack Time: We had apples, dip and nuts. In honor of the theater, because peasants would bring this kind of food along for the plays and if they didn't like the show they would throw it at them!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone painting trees</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5) Play Acting: By our favorite apple tree the kids stood in a circle and one by one took turns saying their names with an action. Then everyone else had to copy them. Kids loved this. Afterwards they played a form of charades: acting out an emotion or animal that everyone had to guess. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting out woodland animals</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6) Rehearsing Shakespeare Lines</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyday I provide 2 big jugs of lemonade and water,</span> as well as cups and plates.</div>
Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-36064433406333486912015-07-23T11:02:00.001-07:002015-07-23T11:02:28.578-07:00Shakespeare Camp Day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elly making her fairy wings</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For</span> <span style="font-size: large;">our second day of Shakespeare Camp we did the following:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These kiddos are ready for anything!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) Review our Shakespeare lines in song form (Skip to My Lou), but also added these lines:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Quite overcanopied,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> with luscious woodbine,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With Sweet Muskroses,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And with Eglantine"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Then we sat down on blankets by a nearby tree (me on a chair) and I read to them the kids version of "A Midsummer Nights Dream." It was the Shakespeare Can be Fun version by Louis Burdett. It is great! I read in funny voices, act it out and ask questions every 2 pages. They were all very engaged! And I take a break half way through to play a game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3) We played Shakespeare Jeporady: Combined the kids into 2 groups</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wing Making Table</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4) Craft Time and Face Painting! We made leaf crowns, paper plate wings and decorated water gun swords. Did more face painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5) Break! Let the kids play tag and run around for 15 minutes</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6) Snack Time: Grapes, pretzels and bread: We finished up the book while everyone ate their snack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7) Review our lines once more! Then play! The day was a success! The really fun stuff comes the next day!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the books I have read to my girls or to myself for the prep work. Very helpful as well as enjoyable!</td></tr>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-73527916424418445272015-07-21T11:36:00.003-07:002015-07-21T11:36:38.865-07:00Shakespeare Camp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week is Shakespeare Camp! I have been hosting and organizing Summer Camps for five years now. Since basically my kids were so young they could not truly appreciate it. But that is alright because I love doing it and learn how to throw a camp together a little better each year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the past we have done different themes: Native Americans, Little House on the Prairie, Around the World, Science Experiments and this year Shakespeare. The camp lasts four days and on the fifth day this year we will attend a local university to watch a kids version of Mid Summer Nights Dream. I will tell you the day by day version of our camp in individual posts. Today we will go over Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Review Our Lines in Song Form. We are memorizing some lines from Mid Summer Nights Dream. I set it to song (Skip to my Lou) and hand motions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows," </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are the lines we learned Monday and the kids did great and caught on really fast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I dressed up as a town crier-nope no pictures thank goodness. I took out a rolled up paper and presented with a "Hear Ye Hear Ye!!" and read a silly and not super great poem I wrote about Shakespeare:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"There once was a boy named Will,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To Black Death he did not take ill,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was 1564 when baby Will was born,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In Stratford England he grew up the norm,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">His Daddy John created purses, belts, gloves,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">His Mommy Mary was as gentle as the doves,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And Elizabeth the 1st was the Queen and not the worst,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For Good Queen Bess was well more liked than the rest</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When William grew to an adult he married,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To a lady named Anne Hathaway he tarried,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They had Susanna and the twins,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">All these kids made his kin,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their family was complete</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And it was pretty sweet</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So he set off for the city of London to write and act,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He began writing great plays and that's a fact,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soon he was well known through out the land,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And even good Queen Bess thought he was grand,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so now I end this rhyme,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which I feel is so sublime,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But do not think of taking a rest,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Because at the end there will be a test"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Information from the "Who was William Shakespeare? " Book By Celeste Davidson Mannis-The biographies with the pictures of big heads)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After this I played a True False game with them. I mentioned many true and falsified facts about Shakespeare and they stood up when it was true and sat down when it was false. That took about ten minutes and they did well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Craft Time: consisted of making our poems on tea dyed paper with feathers and paint. We also did face painting for those who wanted Shakespeare mustaches and goutees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We played hopscotch and tag for a nice break-plus Shakespeare would have played these games during Elizabethan times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Snack Time was Cookies and musroom shaped apples and cheese. Tuesday we Read the Story "A Mid Summer Nights Dream"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We ended with Reviewing the Shakespeare lines. It was easy and enjoyable!</span><br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-25546801093096619512015-07-17T19:57:00.001-07:002015-07-17T19:57:51.564-07:00Summer Fun<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbji7hBTAtxBLetTA5CI6AIcg0Yg04feB7CpDOSlzO-mBaF4p6ntsvip9Q_hf6T-0oAR6v1q7EFPzwWzf4Zrn71dQKrrrjmltI-J3YzFyFNPpaFytajIghJ1E71xD07x-BDgceeJis38/s1600/20150717_201702-771565.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbji7hBTAtxBLetTA5CI6AIcg0Yg04feB7CpDOSlzO-mBaF4p6ntsvip9Q_hf6T-0oAR6v1q7EFPzwWzf4Zrn71dQKrrrjmltI-J3YzFyFNPpaFytajIghJ1E71xD07x-BDgceeJis38/s320/20150717_201702-771565.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6172676633292084594" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Went to the carnival tonight. The girls went on a few rides and we got ice cream. We went with our friends the Boswells. Then we saw the most AMAZING fireworks. They were set to music and they were INTENSE!!! Seriously very Cool.</span><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-78908045674261345302015-07-16T18:45:00.001-07:002015-07-16T18:45:16.759-07:00Summer Fun<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-bIrnBg5Oh6mtIMJQOouGYfht-rF7VVui_8Qn4H2-rgPhKzk1hzureeUN2dAWoTGp6Wur66mSFDP0umGE_wzn-DsPqgYNHv0XKAmQD4Igrqm70cGZHn_LN96XzcZwdgQzh4wJjs-XVE/s1600/IMG_18041_3-716759.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-bIrnBg5Oh6mtIMJQOouGYfht-rF7VVui_8Qn4H2-rgPhKzk1hzureeUN2dAWoTGp6Wur66mSFDP0umGE_wzn-DsPqgYNHv0XKAmQD4Igrqm70cGZHn_LN96XzcZwdgQzh4wJjs-XVE/s320/IMG_18041_3-716759.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6172286840290873890" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">We are prepping for a canoeing, camping trip this August. Little Hayzel is too small to truly enjoy it so grandparents will watch her. This evening we went with Elly and Brinley for an hour and a half. The Allreds helped us on our first family canoe trip ever. It was fun. Brinley was pretty scared but it was our first time so I suppose that could be expected. All in all it was good fun! </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-39873396429400620542015-07-05T19:15:00.000-07:002015-07-05T19:16:01.226-07:004th of July<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtratuv3jL-IzzfKk-X-znXiYHWBtJsjJTtJ9-1bZ8oL3ryvEBEqt3y2NYZ9NHmACcOoZXfXfCwfeOMSZ7IDAS8cw3SZN2FTxGw0gXe01XYmS8mOZCrIbMOtxQNaL1S8RL_4zIWr0QLqs/s1600/20150704_144909-761226.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtratuv3jL-IzzfKk-X-znXiYHWBtJsjJTtJ9-1bZ8oL3ryvEBEqt3y2NYZ9NHmACcOoZXfXfCwfeOMSZ7IDAS8cw3SZN2FTxGw0gXe01XYmS8mOZCrIbMOtxQNaL1S8RL_4zIWr0QLqs/s320/20150704_144909-761226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6168212823141793778" /></a></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Well our picnic went out with a BANG!! Family and friends came for food and games....games such as....</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Seed spitting Contest (Cherries)</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Pie eating Contest</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Revolutionary War Trivia</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Folding a Flag Correctly (without letting it tough the ground) we had 3 military veterans there</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Face Painting</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Horse Shoes</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Ping Pong</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Croquet</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Sparklers</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">-Prizes</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">I LOVE to plan a party and get in some learning at the same time!!</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">more pictures to come....</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></p><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG G3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div> Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-3253456716109804322015-07-01T17:07:00.001-07:002015-07-01T17:30:51.004-07:00Summer Fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well in June we managed to:</div>
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2) go on a pontoon boat ride</div>
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3)visit a lavender farm</div>
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4) participate in a one day science camp</div>
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5) have a poetry tea party with frienda</div>
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6) have a Fathers Day meal with Lawracys</div>
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7) visit Grandma Cooper and cousins at Cabelas and Cracker Barrel</div>
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8) have pioneer planning meeting with friends and girls got to make fruit loop necklaces there.</div>
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Elly and Danny joined the church choir. Elly has a beautiful voice and we are trying to share her strenghthen and share her talent. None of that hiding it in the ground.☺</div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-32519767303119075932015-05-29T19:22:00.001-07:002015-05-29T19:26:07.880-07:00kids say the darndest things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As you know we are BIG into reading aloud. We read some picture books, but most of my time is spent reading them poetry and chapter books. The girls are now 7, 4 and 1, which are perfect ages for picture books. And they do plenty of thumbing through those on their own. I read them many picture books, but I LOVE reading longer stories with them and for me . I started when Elly, my oldest was 4. At that time she did not have the attention span of lasting through a whole chapter. Now she doesn't want me to stop, while the 4 year old begs to stop after a chapter. It is definitely an age thing. In the past 7 months we have read: Little House In the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By The Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, A Pilgrims Progress, Thee Hannah, The Magic Tree House: Leprechaun In Late Winter, Charlottes' Web, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, Aesop Fables, The Snow Queen, The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, 3 poetry books and countless picture books (covering Abraham Lincoln, to Martin Luther King, every holiday, to silly things such as dragons and made up lands) there are too many to count. And guess what my kids LOVE me reading to them. They ask me to read to them so frequently I often find myself turning them down. But I see Elly reading to her sisters often. She is not reading at a fluent level yet so she narrates what she remembers or creates a whole story on her own, and her sisters love it.<br />
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Our book club held once a month is mainly picture books. I tend to read the book right then and there and then we discuss things such a character, theme, etc. We usually have snacks and craft and then the girls on their own decide to act out the book we just read and put on a play. It is a good time, and they look forward to it every month.<br />
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Most recently the girls and I saw the newest Cinderella movie which was wonderful! The girls remind me now that courage and kindness are important...on a daily basis. And the movie sparked an urge to write something as a family. And so together we are writing a fairy tale. Elly is eager to do the illustrations and write with mom. Everyone gets a say in the story line and characters. The girls are so excited that when Elly wakes in the morning she asks "When are we going to write the story mom!" It has been so fun for all of us to use our imaginations and work together. I advise any family to spark their families love of books by creating one together!! <br />
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Soo I am completely illiterate in technology. I am the opposite of savy. I always admire those who make their blogs look professional. Honestly have no idea how they do this and do not seem to have the time to figure it all out what with homeschooling and keeping house. Anywho, sorry about my random pictures everywhere below. I do not know how to move them! I've been trying but with no success. No making fun!<br />
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Some blogs that will really inspire you: <br />
<a href="http://amongstlovelythings.com/">http://amongstlovelythings.com/</a><br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-84155297496098334232014-10-01T18:29:00.001-07:002014-10-11T13:40:13.305-07:00Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Well I can not believe it has been 10 months since I last posted; but life gets busy and before you know it, winter, spring and summer has gone and we are in a crisp fresh, fall. In winter we had a baby and tapped our maple tree and made maple syrup. In the spring, my sister and her family moved from Utah, back to Pennsylvania and is living in the same town as me (dream come true.) The summer was a the girls dance recital, trip to Lancaster and vacation to Myrtle Beach with Cooper Family (where we all got the flu, but still had a blast) and now we are entering the fall where school and activities began. I am soo happy October has arrived. If you know me at all, then you know it is my VERY FAVORITE month! It is so beautiful outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Last time I checked in here I was about 8 weeks from having a baby. Hayzel was born in February. She will be 8 months old soon! She is by far my easiest baby, all smiles, social and cool as a cucumber. I'm grateful for this calm and quiet little girl. Of course she can be loud and scream as well, just not as often as she is docile. She began smiling at 2 weeks, no lie</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Elly got her ears pierced for her 7th birthday, Brinley will be 4 this month! My girls are growing up! We are busy with homeschooling, co op, girl scouts and story hour. Life is soo good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">*We have Hayzel who is such a joy to our family</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">*I have started a book club for elly and her friend once a month. We are just reading picture books but afterwards we discuss characters, setting. I hope to introduce plot, theme, and such. We have only done this once last month but WAY excited about</span> this.<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-85172159216656760662013-12-28T08:06:00.003-08:002013-12-28T08:07:36.169-08:00Three New Meaningful Christmas Traditions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Christmas has come and gone, but we so enjoyed the season. We have created some new traditions in its honor. We still have some favorite traditions we have continued onward such as:<br />
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-Santa, he went Bye Bye last year and the girls now know the truth. we have read the story of Saint Nicholas, so they know he was a Christian man doing good. Grandparents gave us Santa stickers for the windows and they enjoyed decorating with that, snowflakes and other festive things. But Elly knows, she has gotten tired of telling all the adults who ask her that Santa is not real. She just looks at me like, don't these people know?? However that cute three year old with the chubby cheeks does not get the concept yet. Her cute line of the season:<br />
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"Santa isn't real. He bring me gifts, I love him."<br />
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It was pretty darling and with neighbors and friends constantly asking the girls about Santa, I understand her confusion.<br />
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1) Recently I bought this awesome advent candle holder from the blog <a href="http://aholyexperience.com/">http://aholyexperience.com</a> . Every night we lit a candle, sang a Christmas hymn and said a prayer. You should have seen the blaze Christmas Eve! We really need to get to know our Christmas hymns better. This simple act has really set the mood for the holidays and I love it!<br />
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2) Also, We looked up Salvation Army on the internet and watched some tear jerker videos. Our Christmas goal this year was to earn coins through extra chores and watch for good deeds between one another; to add coins to a Salvation Army Jar. Before Christmas we brought a FULL jar of coins to the bell ringer, along with some hot cocoa for the volunteers. I feel it was a very good visual for the girls. And for them to know that THEY helped someone else out is golden. While the girls were chugging away at pushing coins into a tiny red slit, a man came up with a lot of change to donate from his pockets. He smiled and said: <br />
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Yeah, I tried not to tear up until we got to the van. <br />
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3) Also we went simple and natural this year with décor. We went out on the second and cut some branches of pines at my parents and came home and decorated the mantle with them. Naturally there was Christmas music and hot cocoa accompanying such a festive event. <br />
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Hope Your Christmas was as wonderful as ours and Happy New Year! Time to make some New Years Goals!</div>
Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-61113063563468348262013-11-14T17:06:00.002-08:002013-11-14T17:06:34.068-08:00Homeschool Update and the Curriculum we Use<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This kindergarten year is going great! We are ahead in math, right on par with reading and writing, excelling above average in history science and geography. And to think I almost gave up the fight before even trying. Instead I ignored the fears, bought curriculum and joined a co op with fifteen other families. And I am happy and content. <br />
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I love homeschooling. I love that I can teach my kids for fifteen minutes and then when they get ancy, sidetracked or bored I set the timer for twenty minutes and they go play. I love that if Elly needs help with her reading or math she has my one on one attention. I love that she recognizes all seven continents, all four oceans, a few countries in Europe and the English channel. Yeah, that is so much more than I knew or remembered like a year ago.<br />
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I love how much I am learning! I am really learning a lot about the world. It is amazing what you forget. I actually wonder if I ever learned some of these things in school, because honestly I don't remember. I love that my girls are the best of friends, it warms my heart. And I love that I get to spend time with my girls reading books, making lunch together and cuddling through out the day.<br />
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Yeah, so my house is pretty much always messy, and let's be honest life isn't always rosy and full of butterflies, I lose my cool once the whining begins, but I truly feel like this is what we as a family are meant to do, at least for now. And I feel in complete peace with it, and that is pretty cool.<br />
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Math: Math U See. We are about to finish up kindergarten (we started that last year) and begin the first grade version in a week or two. I love it! It is easy to teach and uses manipulatives. Two pages a day is just enough.<br />
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Reading: I have a dyslexic husband and I myself didn't learn to read until my repeat year of first grade. We have been using teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons. It has taken a bit more than 100 and not always so easy, so I have also introduced hooked on phonics and this is helping with sight reading better. A lesson from each plus an easy level one reader where she reads specific sight words and I read the rest. I find just reading with her these easy reader books have made a HUGE difference, and over the course of three weeks, she is now READING!! Words can not express how ecstatic and overjoyed I am about this!!<br />
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Writing: This is where dollar store finds come into place. Some cheapo, small writing books. We do a page a day.<br />
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Critical Thinking: I got a great 1st grade book at Barnes and Noble that help with all subjects including critical thinking we do a page or two a day.<br />
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Mondays: Science and Music<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-69279695376174858802013-11-07T18:24:00.002-08:002013-11-07T18:24:46.028-08:00A Comeback to Minimalism: Or Five Ways To Begin the Journey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">If you recall, about a year ago...or two, I was ever so zealous of becoming a Minimalist. I was on a de cluttering rampage, and was convinced I would be living the star Minimalist lifestyle I desired by my six month mark. Well, that didn't happen. I mean I DID get rid of a lot of "stuff" I never used, and it felt good. The house was better than it had been in a long time. And I have maintained that. Danny is not exactly on board, and I think I got a little distracted with life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Then, guess what I decided to homeschool, and went to a homeschoolers convention this past May and bought a TON of fun books to read with the girls and classics and curriculum. I was a bit over zealous. I get that way. I do not regret getting any (okay well maybe a few) of those books, but suddenly the house felt a bit more cramped. And then birthdays come and go, and toys take center stage. In June I became pregnant and was incapable of taking care of anything including myself. Come mid September when the fog was lifting and I was throwing up less, I became more aware of my surroundings. My house, had somehow become, a disaster. Clothes, toys, games, crafts, trash, and "stuff" seemed to me; to be bursting from the seams. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> I live in a cute cape cod, circa 1948, so closet space is minimal, square foot is just over 1,200, and anything extra just makes the place seem claustrophobic and dark and dingy. It was time for an overhaul. Being in full on nesting mode, probably helped my desire to get serious once more about chucking things<em> I hadn't used in years, but was sure I'd need it someday!</em> Yeah, that day never comes, because by the time you actually need it, you have no idea where it is, and which pile of bins it might be in, so instead you give up before you really try and go out and buy another. Being a pack rat obviously defeats its true purpose if you can't actually use the items your storing because you either forgot you had it or have no idea where you stored it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And so I have been busy reclaiming my space. Trust me, I have such a long ways to go. The basement is still an overwhelming nightmare, but I have been managing to find some simple and effective plans to whittle down the mess. The key is to start small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">1) Before even moving any big ticket items out, make a list of what you could do without and write the pros of having it out of your life and space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">2) What big bulk items or furniture have you been wanting to get rid of? Set a task to ridding yourself of this distraction. For example we still have an old broken washer in our basement that NEEDS to go. Unfortunately I am unable to help Danny move his out at the moment (prego) , so I'm not sure how long I will have to wait this item out. Dang blang it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">3) Take Out a Garbage bag every couple of days and see how much you can fill it. Begin in one room, or do as I do, travel from room to room and pick up the items that are small, no one uses and should really be considered trash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">4) If organizing or being in a single cluttered room is too overwhelming set the timer for two or three minutes and commit to de-cluttering, trashing or giving away just two items in this particular space. The key is not the amount you declutter in one day, but the consistency in which you do it. And I completely get that feeling of ummm....where do I start? I absolutely do this almost every day, and it is amazing the things you begin to notice and realize you can live without.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">5) Minimalism isn't just about stuff, but your time. Make another list about useless activities or overscheduling that eats into your time, frazzles out your stress and just causes an overload of anxiety. We tend to do too much in a day and fill our schedules with un necessary commitments. Evaluate what is best for you and your family. Keep the necessary and best and discard the rest. I am taking full stock of this right now in my life and attempting to learn to politely say NO. I will have to write more on this and how it is affecting my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This list has been helping me tenfold and I hope it can help you too!</span><br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850930206317795008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941940862139738849.post-43545618480321128212013-11-05T07:46:00.000-08:002013-11-05T07:46:05.560-08:00Inequality for ALL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Danny is taking a Sociology Class right now. He gets to write all these fun papers. I usually, strongly dislike editing and helping with his papers, but sociology topics are way fun, I think. So I thought I might share his paper with you. We are on the same page in our views. Enjoy and comment, sociology topics are always, a bit controversial.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Inequality for all<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is
true that none of us are born into the same circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone comes into different financial,
relational, spiritual, physical and intellectual means.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this sense, none of us are equal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are all individually unique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of us are born with high IQ’s, athletic
abilities, organizational talents, sociable skills, drive and perseverance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Others may lack in these strengths and may
struggle with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two types of people
can even come from the same family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take
my brother and I for example, my brother Kevin seems to be a natural at
everything, but he especially excels in math, writing and reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin could read a book in a day, while I was
still learning the basics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brother
and I are a year apart, he learned to read in a snap, while I struggled with
dyslexia and couldn’t read for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
find it interesting that the things he excels in are the very things I struggle
with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We come from the same parents and
same gene pool, yet we are so different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I suppose the study of my family would be social stratification at its
best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were raised the same, treated
both well and had different struggles and talents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are obvious blatant inequalities in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>William the Conqueror defeated King Harold of
England in 1066 and started Feudalism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but feudalism is
anything but fair or easy, unless you were the king that is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically the king owned all the land and
then got to tell people what to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>People were divided by namesakes or royalty, and then went down the
pyramid of mistreatment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The serfs got the
worst of it, they had to till the ground, pay high taxes and barely had enough
to feed their families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had no say
in the vocation they chose or how they got to live their life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was first rate inequality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Slavery crept up all over the place, from Europe to Africa
to America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owner would barely feed
their workers and force them against their own free will to do as they
say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They didn’t get to choose their
vocation or be compensated for it, and they had no security with their
families, as they could be sold at a moments’ notice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the worst inequality I can think
of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And now we have today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the United States is there still inequality?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe for sure there is inequality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe there probably always will be some
way or another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are homeless people,
and those who live in mansions, there are mentally challenged and
geniuses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the real question is which
inequalities can be avoided?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Are those whom are born into poverty at a disadvantage?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly, they are deprived in, education and
safety. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet there are many people who
have overcome these circumstances and have gone on to be huge successes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad was born in poverty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the youngest of twelve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Food was sparse, their house was a small
shack, there was no plumbing and had to use an outhouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He found himself in survival mode most of the
time with an abusive alcoholic father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My dad did not follow in the footsteps of his father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked hard, built successful businesses,
and provided a comfortable living for our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He does not drink and was never abusive to
his children. How did he not follow the circumstances he was living in?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has siblings that have made a good life
for themselves and a few whom took to alcohol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each had their different talents, weaknesses and personalities and took
the same environment and did what they could with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me there is no arguing that being raised
in the ghetto is unequal to suburbia, but the point there is still hope and
that people can overcome it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, I’m
not sure if poverty can be avoided,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or
John says in the Bible the poor will always be with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe there will always be inequality and
poverty so long as there is substance abuse, domestic violence and
laziness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And how do you stop people
from doing these things?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all have free
will, so I guess as soon as they will it, one person at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What about the lovely middle class?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People say that the middle class is the best
and worst place to be in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I happen to be
right smack dab in the middle of middle class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I work hard for my family of four, with a baby on the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I live a comfortable, happy life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t drive an escalade, but an old beat up
truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I am happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure I am not living in a McMansion but a quaint
cape cod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 40’s after World War
II, GI’s were able to buy homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
didn’t own their homes before this, most rented in the city or tended to
farms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then houses were being built,
suburbia brought newfound responsibilities and joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The average size house being built was 700
square feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is almost half the
size of my home, and with no air conditioning or color tv.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the problem
with our middle class today could be two things: contentment- or lack of, and financial
thriftiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think what should be
measured more is not what we make, but how grateful we are for what we
have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother in law was raised in a
cape cod the size of ours, but with six other siblings, less clothes and toys,
no cell phones and still has fond memories of her childhood. Our inequalities
these days are not in how much we make, but how hard we work, one feels better
when they earn what they have and how appreciative we are for the good things
we have. (De Graff, Wann, Naylor, Affluenza, pg. 24)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“When the film Affluenza was produced, Americans were saving
just under 4% of their incomes, half the German rate and only a quarter that of
Japan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That seemed at the time, very bad
news, since the savings rate had been 10% as recently as 1980.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But today our national savings rate hovers
near zero and in some months, falls below that line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Lohr of the NY times reports that
Americans now save only 2% of their personal incomes – about $1.50 a week on a
salary of $40,000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile residents of
the European Union save 12% and impoverished Chinese, Indian and Pakistani workers
save a quarter of their incomes,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(DeGraff, Wann, Naylor, Affluenza, pg.21-22)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It really makes me ponder whether middle class Amercians
have forgotten that it has only a few decades ago that we were listening to
radios, going to the bathroom outside and washing clothes in water basins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get obsessed with our iphones, texting,
computers and cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We feel the urge to
buy the latest and greatest and then dub ourselves “poor” if we have to wait
and save up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We look for the next get
rich quick scheme and forget that we do have wealth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have all our needs taken care of plus,
many luxuries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this would be
quite an interesting topic to truly study and discuss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In equality will not be solved in a day a
month or a year but the start to such success begins with hard honest work,
gratitude, and living within your means.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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