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My friend Isabelle reviewed So Good on her blog and is having a contest, check it out:

http://canadianladybugreviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/so-good-beverages.html

Well... in one month we move into the cottage. Wow... we need to make a list of everything we are going to need.

So far on the list i have:

1. Uno
2. clothes drying rack
3. wash board
4. swim suits
5. toaster oven
6. nature books
7. crayons
8. tea
9. little broom
10. sewing/serger machine... and fabric with patterns
11. yarn and needles
12. sand toys
13. ....

What else? help me!!!

'the days are long, but the years are short'

I am starting to feel scared about moving back to kingston. I am so longing to be there, but becoming so scared that I'm not really looking forward to it anymore. My time here has changed me. And my friends back home. Our families have all gotten older, they have changed.... are our kids going to get along anymore? Have we been forgotten there, like we have been here? how long will it take for us to adjust to being in kingston? It took us over a year of being here to adjust to missing our friends in kingston.

I'm concerned.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/14/education.gradeless/index.html?hpt=C1

Maybe the reason there is less of a discipline problem is because they are relating to the children in a better way, and the kids are no longer frustrated. The kids are directing their learning instead of being prepared for a 'standardized' test. Nothing is standard when it comes to kids!!! If kids were standard then we would never have problems with children EVER! There would be no need for said tests and everyone would be the same! However, the drop in the literacy on the standardize test may be due to the fact that they are actually LEARNING and interested instead of regurgitating what was taught.... thus, they may be reading in other schools, but without the love of the act of reading.

Jul is starting to love reading. If he were in school, being forced to read he would HATE it. But he would have to do it so he could pass some stupid test! These tests are, in my opinion, taking time away from learning, and wasting time comparing.

a friend's giveaway

Hey Friends

My friend Isabelle is hosting a giveaway for some really cool stuff. you can check it all out. I love the cookbook she is reviewing.

Take a look:

http://canadianladybugreviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/kitchen-garden-cookbook.html

Vulture Bees

At the homeschool conference i went to a session teaching how to reach reluctant writers. Her example was about Vulture Bees. Here is Jul's report:

Vulture Bees

Scientists discovered a different type of bee. This type of bee does not eat pollen like other bees. Instead it eat’s dead flesh from other forest animals. It’s spit has cool chemicals that changes the flesh in to mushy meat. It’s cool. Don’t die in the forest.