Happy Independence Day, America!!

We ARE one nation, under God!!

Howdy to all my loyal readers!!  I know you’re out there someplace.  HAHA  Oh wait, it’s me that’s been missing the past couple days.

First, I have to say that I didn’t get any more patriotic games or anything else made for that topic.  I apologize if you were looking forward to it, but I got sidetracked.  I, however, did create several games.  They won’t be uploaded for a few days though.

That leads me to my next topic.  I’ve been busy the past couple days and haven’t had time to write.  I’ll be gone more this week.  In fact, I don’t even know if I’ll get a post in during the week.  We’re spending some time together as a family and kiddo and I will be touring a few things.  The computer will NOT be on!!  If I do get on, it’ll be ever so briefly.

So, please don’t leave me.  I promise to return.  I’m sure I’ll have tales of our adventures and what we do with our time.  I’ll also have games to share!!  So hang on….enjoy your break from me and have a cold one!!

I’m outtie for tonight!!

I have some patriotic items to share with my readers.  Just in time for Independence Day!!  First up is a large set of flashcards.  These are Celebrate freedom Say & Write PrePrimer Dolch Sight Words.  They are PrePrimer and I used a writing font to help the little ones learn how to write the words.

Next up is a bookmark and sleeve to keep it in.  If you put it on cardstock and laminate, it’ll last a long time!!

More to come, so watch for UPDATES to this post!!

EDIT 1:  I didn’t like the way the background on the cards converted, so I redid them and I think they look much better!!  You can see the new background for yourself.  Yes, there’s at least one more to come, but I haven’t completed it yet, so keep watching!!

 

**The information that is posted on this blog is general information. It is not intended to substitute for obtaining advice from your principal, church or DRE. It is for informational and educational purposes only. All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are free; however they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may not be published on any websites, group, or other electronic media.  They also may not be distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share your materials with them. Copyright © 2008 & 2009. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.** 

I told you all in a blog post a couple weeks ago that I’d sent for a “China Learning Kit”.  It arrived today!!  It was so fun opening it.  Miss K too each item out one at a time and had to look at it all.  It had every item in it that it was supposed to.  Here’s a couple pictures from our opening experience….

The Envelope - with postage and writing

I’d recommend ordering this kit.  It has several little trinkets in it that will really get the kid learning about a unit on China.  These are just a couple pictures of the items in the kit.  There’s other stuff, but I couldn’t very well include a picture of everything….especially since K decided to do it ONE item at a time!!  If you haven’t already checked it out, you can order it here….

 

We’ll be having fun with this kit in the future as we learn more about China.  It’s a country with a long history and we’ll be learning all about it!!

Here’s a little math puzzle game I made called Watermelon Bears Count and Match 1-25.  Players will count the number of watermelon slices on each piece.  They will then match it to the numeral on the watermelon bear piece.  The player can then put them in numerical order from 1 to 25.

Hope the kiddos enjoy!!

EDIT:  If you’ve already downloaded this, you’ll want to click the link again.   I’ve added a mini-folder to store the pieces in.  If you haven’t already downloaded it….what are you waiting for??  HAHA

 

**The information that is posted on this blog is general information. It is not intended to substitute for obtaining advice from your principal, church or DRE. It is for informational and educational purposes only. All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are free; however they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may not be published on any websites, group, or other electronic media.  They also may not be distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share your materials with them. Copyright © 2008 & 2009. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.** 

Alright, I could have sworn that I blogged last night.  I can’t be totally losing my mind!!

So yesterday was race day.  It was an awesome race in Loudon, NH.  It’s like a short track, but it’s actually a mile track….which isn’t short.  Just when I start having tolerance toward Kurt Busch, he races dirty yesterday.  He was all up in Jeff on the restarts.  Then he went after Jimmie.  They tried to say it wasn’t on purpose, but if you watch his tires, he was turning into him and it put him back on the track.  Then there’s the other Busch, who I’ll NEVER have any tolerance for.  He caused a major wreck because once again he’s trying to tread the needle.  Everyone checks up but him and BAM!!  Can we say JERK!?!?  Then a stupid Toyota wins it again because of rain.  Give me a break!!  I’m so tired of rain ending the races this year.  All I can say is God was with us when we went to Texas.  It was cool, but there was NO rain!!

On a good note, Jr. had a car he could drive!!  He’s got communication with his new crew chief.  He’s got a crew chief that knows what he’s doing.  And, Jr. is actually driving again.  I love it!!  At one point, he was up in the front (not a race leader though) and looked like he could finish in the Top 10.  Alas, pits had to be taken….then the rain.  He never made it back up, but he sure looked darn good!!

Miss K’s room is done.  It looks amazing.  It’s much more grown up now.  The color is so her and she’s really put things where they belonged and got rid of a few things.  A few is a start!!

Today was an odd day around here.  We just didn’t get much accomplished and I don’t think we tried that hard.  I guess you could call it a “lazy day”.  I even took a nap today!!  I can’t watch tv because I’m so tired of hearing about Michael Jackson.  Yes, he was good (maybe even great) at one time.  Something went wrong with him and he’s never been the same.  He’s definitely NOT an idol or hero.  We have some of his music….the old stuff.  It’s good, there’s no doubt.  But let it go for pity sakes.  There’s REAL news out there happening. 

Then, Billie Mays dies.  That was another strange one.  They said it was heart disease and not the hit to the head.  Still seems strange to me that he and his wife didn’t know he had heart disease.  Yet, he’s hit on the head and “off” because of it and that wasn’t a factor in the death.  Yeah OK!!  How much did the airline pay for that to be covered up??  Maybe it was heart disease….maybe it wasn’t.  Still strange!!

It all leads back to my title today….

What’s up with all that??

We spent the entire day painting today.  We started when we got up and didn’t finish until dinner time.  That was just ONE room!!  It was a bit more of a challenge because we’d paint on one coat and then let it dry.  Then we’d paint the second coat and let it dry.  It couldn’t even be tacky because we’d have to move furniture up to the wall that was just painted.  There was just no way to remove all the furniture from that room.

It looks awesome though.  I believe the walls are called “peach butter” and the ceiling will be “almond butter”.  The ceiling will actually be a little darker than the walls.  I can’t even remember the name of the paint color for the trim.  That’s lighter than the walls though.  Tomorrow, we have a small section behind the bookcase to paint and the trim.  The ceiling won’t be done until the end of summer.  We have to move the ceiling fan first and repair the hole.  That’s not a project for right now.

The room screams “MISS K” now though!!  It’s bright and cheerful.  And, it’s definitely a sign of how she’s maturing.  < sigh >  She seems really happy with it and we’re convincing her that it’s time to let go of some of her toys that she hasn’t played with in awhile.  She feels guilty for getting rid of them and that’s something we can relate to.  Unfortunately, it leads to mess and we don’t want that for her.  Somehow, it seems as if she’s ended up with more room.  It also appears to have areas of the room.  Part of the room is like a play area and the other part is like the living area with her bed and clothes.  It’s pretty cool!!

Alright, this tired old lady is out of here!!  It’s been a LONG day and I’m feeling it!!

I’ve uploaded 2 new creations to my 4Shared account.  One of them is a counting mini-book called “Farmer, Farmer…What Do You See?”.  It has lots of cute farm animals in it and is for counting to 5.  The other one is called “Five Little Frogs” and is a rhyme mini-book.  It’ll get the readers hopping!!  You can find both of these on the Homeschool Printables and Educational File Folder Games page.  The link to that page is in the right column under “pages”.  Both books will be found under READING on that page. 

I hope you, my readers, can use these.  May the little ones enjoy!!

 

**The information that is posted on this blog is general information. It is not intended to substitute for obtaining advice from your principal, church or DRE. It is for informational and educational purposes only. All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are free; however they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may not be published on any websites, group, or other electronic media.  They also may not be distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share your materials with them. Copyright © 2008 & 2009. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.** 

When I’d heard today that Farrah Fawcett died today, I wasn’t that surprised.  She’d had a long hard battle with anal cancer.  She handled it like nobody I’d ever known.  She finally agreed to marry Ryan O’ Neal after all their years together.  Farrah believed that one day she’d get that miracle.  She never did get her miracle, except to say that she’s in a better place now.  There is no pain any more.  There is finally peace.

Then later, we’re going to eat dinner and as kiddo turns her radio down, I heard that Michael Jackson had a heart attack and was in the hospital.  Hubby had to go out for something and heard on the car radio that he really was dead, not just in the hospital.  I didn’t believe him.  There’s no way Michael went that way.  But sure enough, the tv news is plastered with the story….Michael Jackson is gone.  His exact cause of death is still unknown.

Later, I started thinking what a tragic day this was.  And what a weird day.  There was 2 huge lives lost today.  Then I started feeling bad for Farrah Fawcett.  This woman had battled cancer and truly was an inspiration for many.  But her story has been put in the back burner, only to be overtaken by the news that Michael Jackson died.  Yes, he had an awesome career.  “Thriller” is an amazing album.  However, he basically turned into a freak.  He had all those surgeries and nobody could even recognize him.  He had the court battles and battles over his actions with kids.  Michael was basically a recluse the past few years.  Yet the story of his death has taken priority over that of Farrah.  Somehow that doesn’t seem just or fair.  She didn’t even get the day that she died to herself.  The one who hid from life and who he was is better or more important than the woman who fought for life??

I don’t don’t know and I can’t judge.  Each of them has already met the judge and been given the place that they will live for eternity.  I just know that here, it’s been a weird day with the news of these 2 deaths.

R.I.P. Farrah

R.I.P. Michael

Yes, I’m still here.  I’ve just been enjoying some time away from the computer.  Well, you can almost call it that!!  HAHA

We had a great Father’s Day together.  It’s one of the only one’s we’ve had where there was no work or schedule to keep.  It was really a good day.  It started with Miss K being the only alter server and Father praising her for how good she did.  It’s tough to do alone and she did it without batting an eye.  The Deacon was of some help and told her she did good also.  In fact, she had to ring the bell, which she’d never done before!!  We had a nice dinner of chili dogs at home because we’d already taken him out for his special dinner Saturday night.

I’m also still working on these landmark and monument cards.  They’re a chore!!  I ended up with 20 pages and there’s 10 cards on each page.  The pictures was the easy part, now I’m working on the backs.  I’m putting where it’s located and then a brief description about it.  Let me tell you, it’s hard to condense a page of info into a 2 x 3 card!!  SHEESH  It was stressing me out so bad that hubby said I was only allowed to do a couple cards a day.  It’s going to take forever, but it’s been good.  I don’t feel so stressed.

I haven’t really felt the need to blog because I’m getting very few comments.  I know people are reading, but I don’t know who they are or what they’re reading.  It sort of sucks when there’s no comments.  I must say, Debbie always comments on every post when she’s doing her catching up though.  Personally, without the comments, it’s like why write if nobody cares….if they cared, they’d comment.  I know I don’t comment every time I read a blog, but I try to comment every now and then so they know I’ve been there. 

Other than, just enjoying each other and the a/c.  It’s been hot and it’s only getting hotter.  Summer is here!!  We still have the turtle.  He’s a bit spoiled and he just loves strawberries.  I still think that’s funny.  He’ll eat them first!!  He goes for a walk either in the house or outside a couple times a week.  I think we average about 3 times.  At least once is always outside.  We love watching him plow through the grass and seeing the dogs follow him.  If we can’t find him, Big Boy will sniff him out for us!!  HAHA

Alright, I’m caught up now.  Ya’ll take care and drop me a note sometime!!  I’d love to know who’s reading and what they’re reading!!

OUT….