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Guard Your Mouth

A couple of weeks ago, during our homeschooling co-op, Andrew’s Squire and Scroll group talked about the importance of guarding our mouths and using only kind and constructive words. It was a great reminder, for us as adults too, that our words have impact. We can either hurt or build up the

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Our First Snow of 2012!

At least for those of us in New Jersey. We woke up to snow Saturday morning… Not tons, but enough. More than enough for me! I’m not a huge fan of snow. It’s wet, It’s messy. It’s a horror to drive in.

BUT, I have to admit, seeing Andrew’s excitement over the snow is

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Painting Fun!

(Linked to Wordless Wednesday.)

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Fall Festival Fun

We took Andrew to a fall/apple festival a couple of weeks ago. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun! Unfortunately, most of the pictures I took didn’t come out except for these few:

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

Even with holding on he had

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My Karate Kid

My son recently started taking karate lessons at the local YMCA and loving it! He has only taken two lessons so far, but he already considers himself an expert! LOL! He looks quite cute in his uniform though.

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Vroom, Vroom!

With the help of grandpa, Andrew was able to put together this 3D car puzzle. I wish I could get him to paint it, but he prefers the “natural” look!

Don't you love the silly look on his face?!

(Linked to Wordless Wednesday and

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Our 10 Favorite Current Family Read-Aloud Books

When I wrote my revised curriculum, I promised that I would share some of the books I have been reading to Andrew. A few of the books are repeats from the list I shared a little over a year ago; but, now that Andrew has discovered the world of chapter

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Bye, Bye First Tooth!

Andrew was SOOOO excited to lose his first tooth! Being the smarty pants that he is, he knows there’s no tooth fairy, but he was still thrilled to find a surprise (money) under his pillow.

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Getting Boys to Read Advice Update

Two months ago I asked for some advice on how to get my son to practice his reading. All the support and suggestions that I got from so many people in the comments, emails and calls were so helpful and overwhelming. I can’t tell you how much that support meant to me.

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