Halfway to Crazy ~ Oh, wait, we're there.: School is in session!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

School is in session!

So, Kiwi and I started school today. We had what you might call a "soft start", lol! See, I haven't had any money to order her curriculum, so we just started with what we had... we did our devotions, we did some reading (thank goodness for the library!) we went to the apartment gym to exercise - this will be a daily part of school - I gave Kiwi another lesson in 'laundry', because part of school this year is definately going to be "life lessons"! Then, because we are going to journal every day, we made journals!

The idea is to take plain old composition books and make them pretty!

You just need two pieces of scrapbooking paper ~

Here Kiwi goes for a Christmas theme ~

Cut it, glue it, fold it to size....

Fold and glue the corners, then the sides...

and there ya go! Easy peesy....

Kiwi did this one in autumn hues....

Her Christmas one ~

I just chose patterns and colors that made me happy! Here they are, quick and easy... you can embellish with ribbons, buttons, stickers, whatever.... we may just leave 'em as is.

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My Mind's EyeSeptember 9, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Good morning and happy start to school for you and Kiwi. What a great idea to cover the composition books. It reminds me of when I was in school (back in the Dark Ages...Kiwi Mom can teach you about that). The first thing I did when I to home with all my books was to cover them with paper grocery bags. The store name was on the inside and I could write on the covers or get my friends to write on them. good memories,
Madi and Mom
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AlexSeptember 9, 2009 at 6:34 AM
What a lovely idea to cover the composition notebooks. We have had to cover the kids' textbooks, but your idea would make their journals so much more unique (individual)!
I LOVE the purple paper !! (It reads sparkly on my computer, does it have glitter?- glitter and I have such a love/hate relationship!)
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KathySeptember 18, 2009 at 6:37 AM
Hi Ann,
Is the car fixed? Bummer that happened just after you got there!!
Not to make you homesick, but we're back in your state of Idaho, one of my favorites, right next to the Montana border at Island Park, ID!
I hope everything is going better with your new home!
Kathy
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AnnSeptember 18, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Oh, but you did! Lol. I like that part of the state... Island Park is pretty, pretty area.
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The Players in this Show

Me, Ann, the mum. Housewife slacker, (I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning - just not how it applies to me...) Mess-maker extraodinaire, Homeschool teacher, biggest lover of the pets.
Alan, the dad and husband. Smart, sensitive (but wouldn't want you to know that!) Motorcycle rider (think canyon racing crotch-rocket, not Harley) maker of the money, keeper of the reason, begrudging lover of the pets.
Kiwi, the greatest girl ever. Not her real name, but someone truly thought we named her that! So it's been a great nickname. 13 years old, incredible imagination, likes fairies and dragons. Current obsession - all things Narnian. And stuffies...needs lots and lots of stuffies to cuddle. Her best friend is her horse stuffie, nearly loved to death over the last 9 years. Doll collector. Has the gift of friendship, and the trial of anxiety. A lover of the pets, but they think she's on their level.
Merry, the girlie dog. Born on Christmas Eve, stuck in mama too long, has brain damage. Half yellow lab, half golden retriever, full sweetie. Smart but incredibly silly. Some would call her stupid, but it isn't so. Softest dog ever.
Matt the Cat, provider of entertainment, snatcher of ponytail elastics ("hairdoobies" at our house) which he stores in his food dish. Along with Polly Pocket clothing. Runt of his litter. Thinks he's tough, but we're onto him. Except for Kiwi, who keeps getting her ankles bit.

From West to East and back again ~ Weird stuff I have noticed

Now we are back in the West - YeeHawww!!
All the notes below are what we experienced in the East... Things are DIFFERENT there!
Even stuff that is the same, is different - like, Yoplait yogurt; no one carries my fave flavor - Mountain Huckleberry. Guess that's a western thing? And butter (and margarine) - here, even the familiar brands, they all come in long, skinny cubes... out west the cubes are shorter and fatter. Same brands - made different. Why?? That is WEIRD.
Humidity - You sweat more - much more - you are still flippin' hot. Sweat works better out west! It evaporates, you cool off..... here, you sweat, you get.... sweaty.
People are grumpy here. I've seen 3 people go into tirades at the market.... some folks need to CHILL.
Deer are everywhere! We see them every single day, at least one, just munching on the side of the road. Weird, maybe, but very very cool!

Halfway to Crazy ~ Oh, wait, we're there.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

School is in session!

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