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Archive for August, 2006

Hikes and Injuries

Posted: Friday, August 11th, 2006 @ 2:37 pm in Activities | No Comments »

Last week I posted about our vacation to the Adirondacks and mentioned that at some future time I would post about our trip up to Mt Marcy. Well, here it is—
I can’t remember the first time I used my First Aid Kit on a hike, but I imagine it was to cover a blister […]

Math Forum Give-Away

Posted: Friday, August 11th, 2006 @ 2:14 pm in Math | No Comments »

Homeschool Math Blog is giving away memberships to The Math Forum Problem of the Week service (great for learning problem solving, for grades 3-10) AND some math ebooks.
Click here to read the details and how to participate!
Learn more about Challenging problems in math and how to use a “Problem of the […]

A day out on the water

Posted: Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 @ 8:41 pm in Activities | 1 Comment »

I am so sore! SK pushed for us to go kayaking and canoing today, and since it looked so beautiful I agreed. I love being outside, and doing something active outside so I’m rather easy to convince to go on some outdoor adventure. We first checked out the Blackbird Creek but I felt […]

Let’s Say Thanks

Posted: Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 @ 10:48 pm in Family Stuff | 1 Comment »

This will only take a minute! It’s a great way to say thanks! :0)
If you go to the web site http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a
thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that
is currently serving in Iraq. You can’t pick out who […]

We’re Back

Posted: Sunday, August 6th, 2006 @ 8:57 am in Family Stuff | 1 Comment »

Last evening we returned from our family vacation to the Adirondacks. It was HOT, HUMID—two things the Adirondacks normally are not— we had the only noisy neighbors in the entire campground, AGAIN; it was windy with almost daily thunderstorms, and if it wasn’t thundering it was rainy or drizzling. But all in all, […]