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Our Journey Westward

• Christmas Train Ride

  2009 Dec 22

  This past weekend, our family took a Christmas train ride at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum.  An old-fashioned steam engine pulled four antique passenger cars for an hour’s drive through the countryside.  The cars were decked out with lights and streamers, the conductor punched letters into our tickets Polar Express style, and merry music played in [...]

• Under Construction

  2009 Dec 18

  I’m finally taking some time to update my blog theme.  I haven’t done it for over a year for good reason – it takes work!  And time for blog makeovers isn’t tops on my to-do list right now.  But I took the plunge and put up a new template.  Yep, it’s very plain right now [...]

• Snow and Ice Nature Study Unit

  2009 Dec 16

  Melissa and I have just released the newest NaturExplorers unit – Snow and Ice! We’re hosting a giveaway at Shining Dawn Books.  Be sure to sign up by Sunday night for your chance to win!

• Birthday Boy and Baby Jesus

  2009 Dec 14

  My little guy will be three on December 23rd.  Time flies! Because of the busyness of Christmas and my nephew’s birthday soon after Christmas, we always celebrate Eli’s birthday just a tad early.  Three year olds have FUN partying! Our church celebrates Jesus’ birth a tad early, too.  Last night was the annual Christmas pageant.  My sweet [...]

• A Thanksgiving Getaway

  2009 Dec 08

  My 87-year-old Granny isn’t well.  She lives in Alabama with my aunt and uncle who are doing a wonderful job caring for her.  We were so blessed to be able to visit, along with most of the rest of my extended family, for a Thanksgiving reunion. We took the opportunity on the way home to take [...]

• Paul Gauguin Resources

  2009 Dec 04

  Gauguin was an interesting character!  I can’t claim that he’s my favorite artist, but we still enjoyed our time spent with him this month. Self-Portraits Below are the resources that have been in the sidebar.  We won’t be doing artist or composer study in December.  I’ll have resources in the sidebar again in January! Paul Gauguin Olga’s Gallery Cattle Drinking Landscape Black [...]

• Duke Ellington Resources

  2009 Dec 04

  We enjoyed Duke Ellington a lot!  It was refreshing to hear a different style of music than we’ve been listening to so far this semester.  We aren’t studying a composer in December.  I’ll have resources in the sidebar again in January! Duke Ellington Making Music Fun – Biography and You Tube Performances PBS Kids Biography Books We’ll Read CD’s We’ll [...]