52 Books project

I can hardly believe it! I'm caught up on my 52 books in 52 days project!

#25
Teach Yourself Visually: Knitting
by Sharon Turner
Rating: A+



If you are interested in learning to knit, this is absolutely the best book I've seen. I loved it! It was so wonderful to be able to actually FINISH a project and in a reasonable amount of time. The pictures and instructions are so simple to follow and the book covers just about everything in knitting techniques, with several nice project patterns in the back.



#25
These Three Remain
by Pamela Aidan
Rating: A



This is the third and final book in the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy and it wrapped the story up nicely. It left me sighing contentedly.


#26
Homeschool Co-ops; How to Start Them, Run Them, and Not Burn Out
by Carol Topp



Excellent resource for anyone interested in starting a co-op. I've led ours for many years now and was looking for some inspiration. The book covers burn-out well, and I know it from experience. More importantly, it covers determining your goals for your co-op and offers practical advice on achieving them. The entire book is practical advice. It is a very quick read and covers everything you need to know.


#27
Sue Patrick's Workbox System



It's a great idea, but the book is most certainly over-priced. It was an easy read, covered in a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon, and much of the reading was repetitious. I have read about the idea so much that I'm not sure I gleaned much more from the actual book. But again, it IS a great idea and I'm anxious to incorporate some of it into our school days.


#28
Modern Montessori At Home
by Heidi Anne Spietz
Rating: D

Incredibly boring with very minor discussion on Montessori philosophy, focusing mostly on a few Montessori projects with LOTS of instructions for those few projects. It was a small book and I survived it, though I walked away without taking any inspiring notes.

Blogging and summers just don't mix

The sad thing is, it's the more exciting time when I actually have things to share....I just don't find the time to sit down and share them.

Right now we are.....
*going to play practice every. stinking. night. for an average of 3-4 hours per night. Two more weeks!
*frantically going through more books. I'm going to sell them. I really am.
*tearing out a wall in the girls' room and discovering a mold problem. Yikes!
*tearing out a wall in the boys' room and discovering a termite problem. Double Yikes!
*sorting through homeschool curricula and making lists of books yet to buy.
*making frequent trips to the dentist for various children with less than ideal tooth enamel.
*trying to remember what life was like when mommy actually cooked.

...and digging in sandboxes, weeding in gardens, sipping sweet tea on back porches, and enjoying ourselves immensely.

Random summer pics:

Weird. Funny how these things change over time.

I feel loved when...

The Five Love Languages

My Primary Love Language is Acts of Service

My Detailed Results:
Acts of Service:	8
Receiving Gifts:	6
Physical Touch:	6
Words of Affirmation:	5
Quality Time:	5

About this quiz

Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.

Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.

Take the Quiz!
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Yeah, that didn't last long.

Chris nixed the third party cookie idea. No more comments from me, if you have one of the odd-ball comment sections, that is.

I went to bed at 4am and am now on my way to take Honor to the dentist. Blech. I NEVER have insomnia. I don't know what was up with that. But I got 7 loads of laundry folded, so it was at least a productive insomnia.

Three cheers for coffee.

Finally!

I can leave comments on other blogs now! For the longest time, I have had trouble leaving comments on several different blogs. Some of you are even on my 'follower' list over there. I wrote comments, but when I went to click "post", they disappeared. It was as if I'd never typed it. It only happened in the blogger comment sections that say "Comment as" and then let you choose blogger, wordpress, aim, etc.

I googled "Why can't I post a comment on blogger" and found only one solution: enable third party cookies. I went up to tools, options, privacy and left a check mark next to third party cookies. Now, the problem here is that blogger is not the only one with a peek at my chocolate chips, so we'll see how long my hacker hubby lets me continue running around the net in such a naked manner. I have at least from now until he reads this post to comment on some of those blogs!