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Sunday Review

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sunday Review, I haven’t done one in a while. And this sign just cracks me up.
The truth is…I should be getting ready for church right now. But I’m not. I’m just not feeling it today. I’m tired of being around people. Don’t get me wrong, I love God. And I love being around God. Being [...]

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Deep Brain Stimulation, Brain Pacemakers To Ease Psychiatric Illness

Friday, February 25, 2011

note: source, this image is for illustration purposes only and shows where the electrodes would be placed to treat Parkinson’s
Science is not there yet but Deep Brain Stimulation has been studied for many years now in an effort to alleviate symptoms of movement disorders as well as hard to treat depression and OCD. And there [...]

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This One Goes Out To You, Judy

Thursday, February 24, 2011

One of the great things about being in a car for hours upon hours with your child is you just never know what’s going to happen. I mean, the sheer stillness of it all basked in the hypnotic movement of the car along the road makes us relax. And then life just happens.
It’s sublime.
On this [...]

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Homeschool Road Trip

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Rye and I are on a road trip right now.
Road trips allow us to enjoy some of the best aspects of homeschooling.
Togetherness. Freedom. Flexibility.
Learning. Living.
Socializing.
And fun.

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Explosive Children, Bipolar Children on Oprah

Sunday, February 20, 2011

The 7 year old who tried to kill his mom.
I’ll admit, because we do not watch much television I had no idea this show was on until I read about it on the internet. And my first thought when I saw that the show was coming on was, What happened to HIPPA and Children’s Right [...]

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How To Make Your Pool Perfect. The Hard Way.

Friday, February 18, 2011

I am in the process this week (and in weeks to come, apparently) of battling our pool to get it blue.
Yes, we have let it get way from us. Yes, we neglected it all winter and it turned into a pond of sorts full of pond scum. Yes, it was gross. And yes, it was [...]

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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Thursday, February 17, 2011

We watched this movie yesterday as a part of our studies on American History and specifically the time of slavery in America and the abolitionist movement.
We both loved it.
Rye feels like he is just like Huckleberry Finn so he really related to the movie. Or, as he says, “that kid is just like me.”
And I’d [...]

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Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

We had a really nice Valentine’s Day over here. This was one of the gifts Don gave me.
Now that’s love.

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Miracles Do Happen

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Apparently Rye’s talk with God the other day helped.
Last night he sat down, completely of his own free will while Don and I were watching TV in another part of the house, and wrote a 2 page, single-spaced story about himself. No one asked him to do this. There was no assignment he was trying [...]

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Ahh, Another Disgusting Low Carb Dinner

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

One of the things I really used to look forward to in life was dinner. Well, dinner and dessert. We used to eat some grand dinners around here. They were great. Delish, succulent dinners. Full of fat. And carbs. And sugar.
Now? Not so much. We are eating a low carb and almost no sugar diet [...]

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Slowing To A Stop

Friday, February 4, 2011

It’s oddly quiet in our house this afternoon.
Don is home from a business trip and had to fly overnight last night so he is now in bed sleeping as he didn’t get much sleep on the plane.
Rye and I did our math work this morning and then we didn’t make it much further than math [...]

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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Sunday Review

Deep Brain Stimulation, Brain Pacemakers To Ease Psychiatric Illness

This One Goes Out To You, Judy

Homeschool Road Trip

Explosive Children, Bipolar Children on Oprah

How To Make Your Pool Perfect. The Hard Way.

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Valentine’s Day

Miracles Do Happen

Ahh, Another Disgusting Low Carb Dinner

Slowing To A Stop

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