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Responsibility....

One of my jobs as a parent is to teach my child responsibility. One of the reasons for this is to help her become a productive adult. But how can I do that when society is against me??? Last week Emma left her book at Awana. Which means she didn't have it for a week to practice and work through her verses. As we were getting ready to leave for Awana today, she couldn't find her Awana bag. It is lost in the mess of her room. Well I told her that she was going to have to be responsible for her book without the bag tonight since she couldn't find it. When we arrived at Awana, she picked up her lost book. But by the time I got there to pick her up.... she had lost it AGAIN! I was pretty frustrated that she had lost it yet again. We asked her leader but she didn't know where it was. We looked around at the various places she had been without avail. Finally we looked at the front table where you can check in and such. They didn't have it either. But they offered her a new...

Our homeschooling days...

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This is why I LOVE to homeschool! When else would I get to do fun stuff like this with Emma?? Today we made stained glass like the Phoenicians from our History book. And then we caught this Blue Jay on the bird feeder!

more homeschooling...

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And then we went outside to work in the garden... Emma collected some Rolie Polies and worms... and played in the dirt. It was a great day of school!