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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Quotable Sunday - Random and Mildly Humorous

Welcome Sunday visitors! I hope you have all managed to stay warm and dry this weekend. We awoke to a frozen lake in our backyard. But, we escaped a big snow. Our friends to the north we not so lucky. I love the beauty of a winter wonderland, but we've done that, and now I am ready for spring!

My quotes for this week lack a coherent theme, but I hope a few of them at least make you laugh...or chuckle..a little.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~Author Unknown

Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. ~Author Unknown

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? ~Author Unknown

When somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to dribble a football. ~Author Unknown

Eagles may soar in the clouds, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines. ~Attributed to both Jason Hutchison and John Benfield

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. ~Charles Schulz

A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't. ~Author Unknown

And finally, a few quotes on football:


The reason women don't play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public. ~Phyllis Diller

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? ~Jim Bouton

One of the great disappointments of a football game is that the cheerleaders never seem to get injured. ~Author Unknown

Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers. ~Merle Kessler

Speed, strength, and the inability to register pain immediately. ~Reggie Williams, when asked his greatest strengths as a football player


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Thursday, February 4, 2010

A Thousand Words Thursday

A rare snow storm in coastal VA...a borrowed sled...and they didn't even fight over it...much. Priceless!



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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

February Learning Links

I've collected some links for our homeschooling activities this month and I thought I'd share them here. We plan on exploring Valentine's Day, The Chinese New Year, Black History Month, The Winter Olympics, as well as keeping up with what's going on in Haiti. Plus, I threw in a couple of extras, just for fun  ;)   I hope you find some useful stuff here. And, if you've got something to share, please leave a comment :D


Valentine's Day
:
Cute games and activities for kids
Crafts
Links for kids: history, crafts, games, cards and more
About the human heart

China links:
Worksheets
China study: topics ranging from the chronology of dynasties to women, education, population, economy, etc.
China history for beginners
This student-created site covers four periods of Chinese history: The First Emperor, The Great Wall of China, the Ming Dynasty, and the Handover of Hong Kong to China. Includes a quiz. This site is geared toward elementary students.
Walk the Great Wall: Students may view sections of the Great Wall through black and white photos and interactive panoramas.

Black History:
Biographies, videos, quizzes and more.
Activities and links from Family Education.
Time for Kids has featured stories and articles for review.
Find Free Powerpoint presentations here.

Winter Olympics:
Create Mascots and Cards
Online games
Printables and activities and more printables
Unit Study links
Olympic history
And test your knowledge with this Olympics Quiz.

Find news on Haiti and here and info on how to talk to kids about Haiti here.

Learn about Thomas Edison here (his birthday is this month). And, did you know February and March are National Birdfeeding months? Finally, here's some fun for baseball fans.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Wordless Wednesday

My first taste of snow...


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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Quotable Sunday

Greetings bloggy friends! Welcome to this week's edition of Quotable Sunday. For your reading pleasure, I've selected quotes on kindness...sometimes a kind word, or a simple smile can make all the difference in the world. Enjoy!

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. ~Bob Hope

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. ~Jesse Jackson

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ~Charles H. Spurgeon

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. ~Author Unknown
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. ~Seneca

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are. ~Author Unknown

What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind. ~Cleveland Amory

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~Dalai Lama

Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how. ~Author Unknown

The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. ~William Wordsworth


The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. ~Henry Boye
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Thrice in a Lifetime

Something happened here today, that never does. It snowed! Not just a few flakes in the air, or a light dusting, but an acutal snowball worthy snowfall. For real, ya'll. Oh, I know it's no big deal to you folks in Illinois or Pennsylvania, but here in southern Virginia it shuts the whole place down. I have lived here for 36 years and can count on one hand the number of times we've had enough snow to build a snowman. This is sooo exciting; especially if you are a kid...or kid at heart :P

Here are a couple of pics I took this morning when we had 4-5 inches. Three hours later it is still snowing...big fat flakes. And it is not supposed to let up until tomorrow. How cool is that?!