God has the plan...just roll with it!

the definition of education is such an individual thing, isn't it? especially for homeschool parents.

this time of year, always reminds me of the first homeschool convention i attended... way back when.. when tommie was maybe kindergarten age. boy-oh-boy, i thought i needed it all! i thought definitely for sure, that if i bought this certain book or product, it would catapult him into a prodigy.

i thought if i simulated a school schedule, he'd be a disciplined, obedient, well-organized kid.

i thought enrolling him in kindermusik, he'd love playing classical music... why, i even bought the homeschool classical c.d.'s to play in the background while we did math... does this look like a kid who thinks mozart rocks? no, i confess...he likes hank williams junior and kid rock.

i thought i needed pricey workbooks to teach patterns, i mean how else would he learn patterns.. i fondly remember one day, while i was getting the supplies ready- fresh colored markers and such...that he was in fact making patters with our dog snacks.

fast forward to creeping up on 6th grade... i notice that he still does so much better hand's on or orally. that's just how he is. i can't explain it...but i've learned to roll with it. take advantage of those teachable moments.... sort of like yesterday.... he had no clue what waterfowl birds were. probably because the word waterfowl isn't usually in our vocabulary, if at all. okay, never. flipping through our nature book... we looked at all the "waterfowl" birds and discussed them for a good length of time. did he need a workbook page and test on friday to retain this? ugh, no, i think not.

with our swan study, the book explained how swans at one time were branded like cows...and how the kind and queen of england, were the only people allowed to have swans... illegal for the rest of us, BUT, that they'd give them to other royalty as gifts... the king of France or Spain, etc. Why, to this day, the English Royalty employ a "swan-master." How would you like to write that on you credit card application... swan master. Get real.

we took advantage of locating where all the swans live and migrate to. siberia to asia minor.

advice i wish i would of known? work with what you've have. you can't make a tulip bulb bloom into a daffodil. but, they're equally perfect...in their own way. God has the plan just roll with it.

homeschooling on 4/28/09:

horizons math: two lessons- you just gotta love having those hand's on math games made up ahead of time..here at this household, it makes math soar! dividing fractions, decimal values and decimal story problems!

we're both loving all the science this week and especially the resources we've found around the yard! i dusted off the microscope, pulled out an usborne microscope book and we worked on finding chlorophyll cells with various leaves... tulip leaves work wonderfully! we were unable to locate the nucleus, since our microscope only goes up to 400x.

looking through the microscope, is just another beautiful reminder of God's world and how detailed He is! we found a red worm on a purple hyacinth petal at 400x power! and, was amazed at the million tiny hair follicles on a fly's wing!

still learning a ton about swans, in tommie's main curriculum (living book) this week! how many eyelids does a swan have and their purpose, how they eat, do they walk and what do they really use with their preening oil and it's not just to condition that big old beak, either!

a long, long time ago, i found the book below at a garage sale for a handful of small change. it's a perfect silent reader... for springtime and living science! very boy friendly!

we still haven't dabbled in any art lessons this week... i'm hoping to, but this nature stuff is overwhelming us...in a fine way!

last night, we were out for a 2 mile walk...and i was wondering what our homeschool week would involve. truthfully, i'm plain tired of lessons about the civil war and revolutionary war.. i'm tired of biography's and inventors and explorers. not that we're over any of that ...it's just i needed a break! i am certain tommie did, too. during our walk, a neighbor was cleaning out his ditch- long story short- i asked if i could have a couple of the crayfish he was raking up... we found an old taco bell cup in a nearby ditch ... and I carried them home. here we go, thought I...TOMORROW'S SCIENCE LESSON... what a great free science project! i found a lot of information on the "rusty crayfish" on-line, printed off anatomy parts, questions and answers and we sat outside today, at the picnic table counting segments, talking about crustaceans and trying to figure out the sex of our crayfish...not as easy as you think!! We even pulled out our big magnifying glass and looked at the eyeball on pegs and strong jawline!

springtime really, really, REALLY puts me in the mood for earth science or living science... we desperately needed a shift in homeschooling...so, i pulled out a used library book on swans. tommie will be using this as his cross-curriculum for geography, applied math (a swan flew into an jet 30,000 feet high- how many miles is this?), science and anatomy, spelling, homemade reading comp. questions, cursive and creative writing. Our local newspaper had a sad swan story in Sunday's paper... i used it for creative writing.

swan facts you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask:

they flap their wings 160 times a minute

the trumpeter is the largest swan

there are 7 species

they have 25,000 flight feathers

michelangelo and da vinci loved using them in their paintings

irish poet yeats wrote a controversial poem about them.

i'm excited to see what tomorrow brings! i'm thinking microscope work...and art week?

homeschooling on friday 4-24-09

After the basics and a quick reading comp., page on DaVinci were wrapped up today, we headed outside to recap all of the ecology stuff we've been working on... the material came from an Usborne Book of Ecology. There's really something to be said about reading it in a book and actually stepping out in beautiful weather and experiencing the stuff first hand. Finding lichen growing on trees and discussing how it thrives in clean air- not polluted. Holding decomposed material in your hands- rubbing it gently until it breaks apart and explaining how minerals are put back into the topsoil- humus. Talking about acid rain. Chlorophyll cells and photosynthesis. Picking a piece of garlic and smelling the freshness of it. That said, where would we be without producers? I humbly confess, I take this whole process for granted. I never really think how important the sun is. Or dead logs. Or that producers have chlorophyll cells. It's just something I never think about.

For a fun writing assignment, I pulled out a favorite children's book of mine. One I often read to Tommie when he was younger, "The Lady Who Saw the Good Side in Everything.." Today, I had him cover up the authors writings and create his own story by looking at the pictures. It was something very different for him and my reluctant writer did in fact enjoy it and actually did a decent job. I counted this as creative writing, grammar and spelling. I love it so much when we "cross-curriculum."

Also today... we took advantage of the convenient homeschool baseball game, happening right near our home. It was another excellent day for homeschool gym and positive socialization. It was beautiful to see all ages playing together, both genders and parents out enjoying the day!

-and the beat goes on.

Homeschooling on Thursday 4.23.09

basic subjects: spelling, grammar and two math lessons.

Read 1/2 hour of Captains Courageous and then Tommie narrated. Vocabulary: Halibut

Copywork: The Audubon Society's blurb on Cedar Waxwings. Tommie thought it was hysterical that this bird can actually get drunk by eating fermented fruit and can even die from it.

Lunch: peanut butter sandwiches

Science: a soil experiment and learning about decomposers, humus, topsoil and review of photosynthesis, producers. Did you know you if you're pressed for time... you can actually do "review" work in the car...while driving? Just a simple discussion is all you need.

Gym: We met several other families at a local park for a 2 hour game of kickball. The kids thought it was a blast. And, it looked like it was. It was so wonderful to see the kids out enjoying themselves in the sunshine!

Afterschool: Tommie's been doing yard work for our neighbor. Raking, picking branches up, wheel-barrowing stuff around, cleaning out rabbit cages, etc. He had to be "at work," by 4:30 yesterday. He worked until 6. One of my dreams for his homeschooling life has been for him to work,earn money and have responsibility after lessons have been done. This Spring, it's come into fruition. He makes $5. an hour... can walk to the job. Today, he will be going over to work again. It's all good.

Yesterday, we got this bright idea to make a homemade minnow net! I printed off a 40% coupon for Joann Fabrics....(just google Joann Fabric printable coupon) then Tommie and I sauntered into the local Joann's store. He decided on this neon green netting. And, really pushed to use my sewing machine. I have no problem with that..except, I honestly can't sew. I don't even know how to thread the machine. So today, after math and spelling... Tommie sat down to "teach" himself.

He didn't have much luck...so we decided to outsource and bring in a tutor... my mother-in-law (below). She spent a good couple of hours explaining and gently teaching Tommie how to thread, do the thing with the bobbin and basic stitch. I stayed out of the way- I wanted them to have the memory. She has more patience then me. And, although the net looks pretty crude... he is proud. So am I.

I should add... Tommie's friend Riley "got to sew" the Boy Scout Patrol flag... Tommie was really impressed with his work... and that's really why HE wanted to give it a try. See why it's good to network? You can get really good ideas from each other!

Today, we also did a little unit on photosynthesis and trees. And, a notebook page on our 20th President... For copywork, he wrote a 3/4 page paper from the Audubon Society about American Crows. Did you know their beaks aren't strong enough to rip open roadkill? So...they have to either wait for another predator to come along and open it up, or wait for it to decompose. There ya go...I bet you won't look at a crow the same way ever again!

So, that was our twisted day today. I left out the really dull stuff, like alphabetizing his spelling words, sentence writing and grammar.

Off to shower and relax for the night.
See you tomorrow.

Well, the more I flipped through The Family Under the Bridge, the book we were going to use for our curriculum this week, the more I realized it may be more complicated then we need at this point in our lives. It has a French flavor, hence a lot of of French words and vocabulary... I think I may just use it for our next read-aloud. Instead, I found this classic by Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous. It is definitely boy-friendly! Rudyard himself, is an interesting author! He was born in Bombay and had a big impact on Scouting. We're using this book for spelling, grammar and geography... and vocabulary, too. What is a dory?

Handwriting,grammar and science... included copywork from The Audubon Society. I had Tommie write a letter to my cousin, who is passionate about birds, telling her about how the European Starling became populated in America. Do you know how? Well, you can thank William Shakespeare and his many mentions of birds in his plays! A group in the 1800's released a 100 of them in Central Park, the group's purpose was to populate Northern America with the birds. Thanks to them, there are now 200 million Starlings living here.

Cursive handwriting was Luke 11:9 today.

We also did a short unit on Acid Rain, the importance of rotating crops.

Math was uneventful. Which is a good thing.

I just received a really nice comment from Teresa in Texas, one post back. I'm glad to "meet" you. And, I hope you find lots of treasures in your algae pond water! Let me know! I may just be borrowing YOUR idea, today!

I've committed to having three extra boys in my home, each Thursday throughout May. And, one little girl. My only child will think Disneyland has arrived...but, my husband will want to see something educational accomplished. So, I found this awesome website- for science lesson plans. I've already used the salmon-mini lesson for one of our co-op classes and the boys loved it. I loved it, because it's all laid out for you. It's for grades K-12. AND IT'S ALL FREE!

a sore throat, too much of a stimulating weekend and a rainy monday... kept us away from academics, today. that's right, no school, today. oh, except i did squeeze in a living book about alexander the great. it was an excellent day to pull out this dvd, which we never watched, lemony snicket's... A Series of Unfortunate Events. i loved it. tommie loved it. it was weird and wonderful. and had a good clear message at the end of the story. i won't give it away for you...but it was a springboard for excellent conversation!

tomorrow, we'll be spending time in Paris..under the bridge... or rather starting a week long unit using The Family Under the Bridge. stay tuned..

what does a homeschooler do at recess? takes his tractor out for a spin.....

..... this really is nothing new. It sort of is a tradition for him in the Springtime.

... makes him feel like a real man... rough and tough...digging himself out. You can feel the happiness in the air... all around him. Sort of a rite of passage, if you will. I love days like this...and so does he!

School on Wednesday:

• decided to head to Wally World, first thing. Tommie had two gift certificates from his Cub Scout/Boy Scout Cross-over and has plans to use them for an upcoming scout camp. I knew if we didn't just go and "get it over with," lessons would be difficult and he'd be wiggly.
• decided we could walk through the local military store. that place in itself is a museum! they have so many uniforms, boots, and accessories...not to mention bazookas (not bubblegum)... merchandise used in the wars that you can actually buy. we opted for a brand new, in the sealed package, canteen.
• headed to the local TEA PARTY. Super-duper educational. See my Smile, Wink, Nod blog for details.
• went to taco bell.
• came home, Tommie had a math test to do. It was a real kicker. Loaded with fractions. Multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting...mixed numbers, improper and simplifying them. He did excellent-- only because I had to show/remind him how to do each area. Which tells me...he is definitely not confident in these areas and we'll need lots of review and practice.
• spelling test. Missed one. I gave him his spelling test orally...we used walkie-talkies-- stood in different parts of the house...he thought this was a blast!
• read 2 chapters of Li Lun out loud. Inferenced.
• took the new scooter out- I walked a mile.
• watched Slum Dog Millionaire. Very eye-opening movie. We did a lot of talking, pausing and recapping...so Tommie could understand that culture. Excellent movie.

God Bless the mother, who's children give her no trouble. The children who never cop attitudes, always and willingly do their lessons and chores...and ask for more- cheerfully. I don't have that. I know, I know... you thought I lived in the perfect world, where everything is shabby chic pink and always gleeful. Always happy. A child who is eager to learn...at ALL times! Isn't that what all the homeschool books said? And, besides that... didn't the homeschool books say that your family relations will be strengthend?

That said, I need assurance. Is everything always perfect at your homeschool? Please, tell me you have days like this:

Yesterday:

• math went well
• short break
• I had laid out a workbook page on writing yes or no, if the pre-printed sentence had quotation marks in the right place.. very easy! My son came to the table, looked at it and sat their staring into outer space. "Tommie, do your work," I said while folding the second load of laundry. "I can't, I don't know what to do," say's he in his most pitiful, helpless whiny voice. "Tommie, read the directions...it's easy," says I, trying not to come off sarcastic. Finally, after much procrastination... I Did INDEED get a little sarcastic, okay a lot...and he blows up. For one solid hour we bickered back and forth...gaining nothing. It snowballed out of control...he insists I am the only mother on the planet who doesn't love their child, who is the only one who yells, and the only mother who is mean to their child.
• Lunch
• Back to lessons.
• He did the quotation worksheet in under two minutes. Perfectly. 100%. Of course, I, the bad mother had to remind him that I knew he could do it and if he didn't blow up and just do as I originally asked, none of this would of happened.
• Did our Presidents study, which included research, cursive, and learning about Lemonade Lucy.
• Read Li Lun
• Spelling
• and...to make up for the lost hour... we extended our school day one hour longer! I had him write a one-page persuasive paper on military war weapons. Which was really awesome.

Tell me, am I the only bad mother who has days like this?

At times, I wonder if I'm doing too much? Or not enough? Or am I dropping the ball, with homeschooling? This blog-journal, really helps me "see" what really is getting done! And, not to beat myself up too much... if you're a homeschooler and struggle with these thoughts, I urge you to open an account and start blogging about your days! And, be sure to send me your link! I love hearing about other homeschool days! That said, here's what was done today:

• math with ratios and fractions
• read a great book on The Maya's and did oral discussion about Central America and map work.
• spelling words from Li Lun (wow! Tommie really missed a lot!) He wrote them 10x ea.
• Reading Comp workbook page from a workbook! Yep, every now and again I throw in a time-filler workbook! This story was about recycling.
• read a chapter in Li Lun out loud
• learned about inference and how to apply it to literature
• lunch for Tommie- ham leftovers. lunch for me- salad with turkey pepperoni
• cursive handwriting practice- Bible scripture Romans 14:19 with discussion!
• tonight: he spent lots of time on my laptop. returning email replies and self-taught how to download pictures and use a site my friend Lisa's son gave him. He's had a ball with faceinhole.com and self taught lots of different/fun stuff to himself!
• tonight- we'll continue our read aloud: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

I didn't realize schools in this area were off school today. Sure glad Tommie didn't know! It would of been a doozy of a day! Surprised? Oh, now really...you didn't think everything was perfect in the house! We're entering preteen HorMOnes!

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR HOMESCHOOL TODAY...APRIL 9TH, THURSDAY:

• DIVIDED FRACTIONS, WORKED ON RATIOS AND TURNING RATIOS INTO FRACTIONS. MATH WENT QUICK TODAY. I VACUUMED WHILE HE WORKED...EVEN WENT AROUND THE BASEBOARDS WITH THE VACUUM HOSE.

• ATE CHEESE-IT CRACKERS FOR MID-MORNING SNACK.
• TOMMIE WORKED ON HIS ERECTOR SET- INVENTING SOMETHING WITH CHASSIS? WHILE I READ A SHORT BOOK ON DAVY CROCKETT ALOUD. RECAPPED ON THE ALAMO.

• DID AN ART LESSON ON THOMAS GAINSBOROGH, THE ENGLISH ARTIST. I REQUIRED TOMMIE TO BASE IT ON OUR LI LUN UNIT. IT'S THE PICTURE ABOVE...CALLED PORTRAIT ON LANDSCAPE. I WAS PLEASED HE CAPTURED A FEW DETAILS WHICH I FORGOT ABOUT...I GUESS HE IS RETAINING AND "GETTING" THE BOOK, AFTER ALL. USED ACRYLIC PAINTS, WATERCOLOR AND SHARPIE MARKER.

• LUNCH:PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND CHIPS.

• WORKED ON PRESIDENT GRANT. HE READ TWO PAGES ABOUT HIM AND ANSWERED A HOMEMADE WORKSHEET I MADE UP IN HIS NOTEBOOK. THE WORKSHEET GAVE HIM PRACTICE OF DECIDING WHAT AN OPINION OR FACT. RECITED PRESIDENTS IN ORDER...MIXED UP A FEW OF THEM.
  

QUIZZED TOMMIE ON PREVIOUS SPELLING WORDS AND GAVE HIM A NEW LIST. HE MISSPELLED PRECIOUS AND MILDEW. COPIED EACH WORD 10 TIMES AND ONCE IN CURSIVE. CURSIVE IS IMPROVING, IF I LET HIM STAND UP TO WRITE. GO FIGURE?

I HAD HIM DO COPYWORK, ABOUT THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH. HE WROTE A ONE PAGE PAPER ON HIM. HANDWRITING IS IMPROVING, SINCE IF IT'S SLOPPY, HE HAS TO RE-DO. WHICH HE HATES.

READ ONE CHAPTER ALOUD OF LI LUN. GUESS WHAT? HE'S LIKING THIS BOOK, AFTER ALL. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T CAVE IN AND TOSS IT ASIDE.

WORKED WITH BRAD IN THE BARN...I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH. BUT, BONDING WITH HIS DAD, A KENWORTH SEMI AND GETTING YOUR HANDS DIRTY COUNTS FOR SOMETHING, RIGHT?

WATCHED HISTORY CHANNEL ABOUT MAGNETS. WITH DAD.

WATCHED A SHOW ABOUT OIL DRILLING ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL. WITH DAD.

I'LL READ MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER TONIGHT. YES! I STILL READ TO HIM BEFORE BED. DON'T TELL ANYONE.

(last week, i was out enjoying the first signs of spring and found this beautiful dried out wild carrot...i kid you not...the flower head was as big as a dinner plate!)

here's a peak at what we did in our homeschool today:

1. math.. dividing fractions, dividing mixed fractions, division story problem fractions.
2. since i knew nothing about the story of the alamo, i decided to use it as our read aloud, today. never knew davey crockett died at the alamo.
3. i brought out a tray of a dozen different toys and objects. i had tommie write a good sentence with good adjectives for each object. truth is, he was being lazy and using the word "big" to often....so I handed him a thesaurus.
4. tommie read one chaper of Li Lun to me out loud. he still complained about it.. we both learned about bird nest soup and how the chinese collect the bird nests from swifts in caves. it's a delicacy in asia.
5. lunch. salads and wheat thins and grape juice with fiber.
6. i read several chapters in the book of Mark out loud... all about Peter, the roosters crowing twice, the crucifixion, and mary magdelene...
7. spelling (words taken from Li Lun)
8. dictation one paragraph from Li Lun- punctuation was 100%...spelling- missed three words...will review them tomorrow and friday.
9. discussed and did hand's on geography, with china and four different hemispheres.
10. watched the u.s. ship being hijacked on CNN. brad explained several facets of the ordeal. located somilia on the map.
11. tommie did silent reading on "electricity" and did a reading comp worksheet. also covered atoms, neutrons, protons and electrons.
12. i read one chapter in our read aloud, from the mixed up files of mrs. basil e. frankweiler.

well, my hot shower is calling for me more tomorrow...

Our homeschool week is centered around this Newberry Winner, Li Lun-Lad of Courage. We're using it for science, geography, dictation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling and reading comp. I think the book is awesome. My 11 year old is either being defiant or truly doesn't like it. Regardless, I am requiring him to read it. You know, when you're the mom and teacher... you really have a decsion to make... do I let him off the hook and read something he likes? Or should I push and challenge him? Let's hope he grows from this and his mind is stretched. We'll see.

At our homeschool co-op... many families have been touched by this rocky economy. My family included. Our co-op is filled with tons of like minded moms...who are happy to help each other out...whether it's childcare, carpooling, giving out free books, or even bags upon bags of free bread. One lady even brought in tons and tons of broccoli last week...yours for the taking! I don't have a lot to offer back. But yet, I do come home with freebie's. So.......... I thought I could head up a "Blessing Box!" It's open to everyone. You just look through your cupboards or closets... find an item(s) that you no longer need... toss them into The Blessing Box then...rummage through and take what you might use from the box! We've had a lot of wonderful items.. Mott's Apple Juice, soups, tampons, nice clothing, books, crackers, cookbooks, etc. Whatever is leftover at the end of our semester, I will donate to the woman's shelter. I hope to do this next year for our co-op...only I think I'll make it a theme! Like: scrapbook week, kitchen week, book week, beauty items week... etc. Here's a peek of our box... I had to take a lot out, so I could get a good picture...it's loaded!

Appalled, shocked, humiliated, livid and helpless....is what I felt last night.

You see last night, we went to a local variety-comedy show at a local high school. The cast were local business and professional people...who put on a very good show...so I was told. We went with the in-laws and niece and nephew from Illinois. Sat right in the front row....good seats. The entire auditorium was jam-packed. No sign of recession here.

The constant flow of political jokes, the slamming and belittling the government, illegal immigrants, making fun of consumer products, cutting down neighboring outside communities and mocking local citizens..... was not my idea of humor... in fact, call me stiff like the queen of England- but I was hard-pressed to even force a smile. I was the minority. The majority of people whooped it up and laughed uncontrollably. Pathetic. Pitiful. Just having a good old time at the expense of others.

The worst part is yet to come.... one of the female characters, a middle aged lady kept messing up on her lines. Not a big deal. She handled it well and had good come backs...or so I thought. She mixed up her verbs...something like replacing were with was or vice-versa. It sounded really slang...haven't we all done this and caught ourselves? Well, I have.

So, she turns to the audience and shouts, "GEEZE, I'M TALKING LIKE ONE OF THEM HOMESCHOOLERS!".... and then the audience clapped, roared and cheered. Including my in-laws. All of them. They all leaned over looking at ME! Tommie's jaw dropped. My eyes were wide open like coffee cup saucers! Then, if that wasn't enough...she had to say it AGAIN.... "I'm talking like a HOMESCHOOLER!"...AGAIN, the audience loved it. She then turned to the audience and shouted proud and loud..."Did I tell you I am a public school educator? And our school district is the best around???"

After things settled down... I couldn't concentrate on the rest of the show. I felt heavy. Like I couldn't breathe..sort of felt like I was carrying the cross for every single homeschool mom I've ever met! All of them. All of you who are sitting reading this NOW. All the mom's who have sacrificed most of their adult lives and devoted themselves to raising good children and creating wonderful future generations... all the hard work, day after day...struggling at times and pressing on. Yep, that cross was heavy, last night.

I admit, a million things were ping-ponging in my head. How, I'd like to march right up to her and give her the what for and how come! I easily could of went backstage...the door was very near my front row seat... oh, how I wish I could of gotten "even" with her. Teach her a thing or two. Give her my two cents. Even thought I'd mention she could stand to loose a few pounds and get a new hair-do. I wondered when the last time she read her Bible was? You know, the do onto others rule? The Christ-like spirit that Christians strive for?

But I didn't.

Instead, I said a couple of quiet prayers for her and for the audience. One for forgiveness and grace. By the end of the show... my inner voice...God... had validated my homeschooling choice, yet again. It became very clear to me that this public outbreak from an educator, winning the audience over with sarcasm and humiliation...is in fact the very reason I don't put my child in an educational institution. How and why would you want to send your innoncent child into a classroom for 7 hours a day with someone like this? It's no wonder that kids today are rolling out of schools with negative attitudes... seeing the glass half empty and such extreme liberal thinking. Not all...but probably more often then not...educators have such control...such an influence on children. Truth is, I think it would be utterly awesome if all schools across the nation... had a manditory "Kindness" class, for just one hour a day. Now, wouldn't that be something?

Walking out to the car...my son said to me, "mom, what that lady said about homeschoolers, was so insulting!"... My 11 year old, homeschooled son knew better. "I know Tommie... forgive her, for she knows not what she does."

exhale, smile and rise above it.

yesterday, the fedEx truck pulled in my yard, rang my bell and left this behind. i totally forgot i signed up to receive a free lemonade stand...back in january! here is the link SUNKIST LEMONADE STAND...just incase you'd like to order one for free! i am not totally sure of the size..but you may find it on the link above? also, if you google free lemonade stand...you'll find links for math lessons!