Saturday, April 4, 2009

keeping me busy


A few weeks ago I was able to back off work a bit. It's always a struggle to find that balance, isn't it? I love these downloadable binder covers our very talented graphics lady just finished for Econobusters. They're free over at http://www.econobusters.com/. So, here I was showing them off and my daughter took the picture.
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It's nice now to have time to actually DO some of the things I've been writing about for the past several months--chickens, of course, being one of those things! Today I'll be getting ready for the chickies ...watch for pictures this week! Soon it will be time to get the garden going...though we're forecasted to have snow next week. Ugh, I am so over snow!
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I'd love to dig into the house and do a big declutter and redesigning, but first we have to get this homeschool year wrapped up. Fun stuff.
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Enough rambling...I'm off to help the 2 oldest wrap up their research papers for their leadership class at co-op. One chose to research and write about Harriet Tubman, and the other did Erin ?? (forget the last name) from Freedom Writers. One of the cool things about homeschooling is learning right along with the kids. I can only imagine what my brain (which feels like it has already shriveled to a raisin) would be like without this workout.

1 comments:

Melonie said...

Did I ever tell you that one of my editors at KMM was one of the original Freedom Writers? How fun is THAT, huh? :-)

It's nice to hear you are finding time to tackle some personal and family projects. I can't wait to see the chickens!!!!

The EB binder covers turned out so neat! I like the yellow one the most - very springy. For some reason it made me want to plant sunflowers.

Did I ever email you about a Japan box for your co-op class? I can't remember if I did or not. Oy. In case I didn't - or you didn't get the email - did you already cover Japan? Even if you did, would a box still be of interest - and if so, how many students??? R's spring break has begun, so I'll be doing boxes over the next week and a half as a fun thing to get us outta the house. Let me know if you'd find that useful. :-)