This Saturday I will be hosting my Spring Product Preview for Close to my Heart. We will be creating a 10-minute project using new papers, stamps and embellishments. You will also be able to sample projects using the new products. Take home a new idea book and some extra little goodies. Bring a friend so she can get some goodies too!
Now I understand that many of you are not in my neighborhood but want in on some of the deals. Check out my Close to my Heart website for some great offers, such as the Felicity kit and the stamp of the month.
In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti, a portion of every order this weekend will be donated to relief efforts.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Correspondence Day
Today is our first Correspondence Day. I am planning that every Wednesday we will write to three or four people. Today is an interesting mix of people. The first person on the list is my grandpa. He will be having knee replacement surgery next Friday in California. We are unable to travel to be with him, so we will send our love in a box. The next family on the list came as a chance meeting just before Christmas. They were in a car accident and we stopped to help. Because they used my phone, we have been able to stay in contact. The third person is someone who my husband has known since childhood. She is in a rehab facility due to recently breaking her hip. The fourth person on the list is a friend of the girls' that we haven't written to since we moved. We can't wait to start writing and drawing!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
A Big Change
Just like everyone else, our daughters' school is a victim of budget cuts. They attend a virtual school through the state department of education. Tomorrow is the last day of school unless we would like to pay $500 per student, per semester course to continue. Unable to afford that bill, we have chosen an alternate program. We chose My Father's World, a thematic Christian program. Our girls will start year one of the cycle on Monday. They will be studying countries and cultures through the eyes of missionaries around the world. Each girl gets a passport that we will stamp along the journey. They got to see their daddy's passport today from when he traveled to Iraq and compare it to their passports. I am thrilled because we will be working together as we learn instead of each child studying something different. With other programs I am jumping between biomes and classifying minerals, mapping the community and European history. This allows for much more learning time and less planning/prep time. There is also more planned out for me, which allows me more time for other things. Rest assured, math and language arts are assigned based on ability. We can't wait for tomorrow!
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