CJ Mahaney’s Christmas Book List 2017
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Spring Weather
We FINALLY had a nice day out .. 56 degrees! Right after lunch our family went for a long bike ride until Kaci's naptime. Taj and I both have toddler seats on the backs of our bikes and the girls love to ride. Kaci cried and cried when we got home, it's never long enough for her. Of course, Grazzin would live outside if you let him!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Homeschool Family
A little humor about homeschool families!
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You Must Be a Home Educator If...
# You live in a one-house schoolroom.
# Your walls are covered with maps and timelines.
# You know what math manipulatives are.
# You have mold growing in your fridge…on purpose.
# Your preschooler can name all the planets, but doesn't know who the Rugrats are.
# You've mastered the fine art of vacuuming a floor without sucking up a Lego or K'nex piece.
# You're either an expert at doing the Lego dance - Oooch! Ouch! Yeow! - or else you've resorted to wearing shoes around the house.
# You know the recipes for homemade versions of Play-doh, finger paint, and paste.
# Your students have to clear the breakfast bowls off the table before sitting down to do their school work.
# Your house is messy, but your kids are happy.
# Your kids publish their own family newsletter.
# You shop for birthday presents at educational stores.
# All you want for Christmas is a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.
# You'd rather buy books than clothes.
# Your friends don't want to help you move because you have so many books.
# You turn a trip to the grocery store into a learning experience.
# You get nervous about what people will say when you take your kids to K-Mart in the middle of the day.
# You have a standard one-minute speech to give to store clerks, mother-in-laws, and school officials about why you homeschool.
# You are sick and tired of answering the question, "But what about socialization?"
# For your wedding anniversary, you decide to splurge and get a photocopier.
# Talking out loud to yourself is the same as having a parent/teacher conference.
# When you see a parking lot full of mini vans, you wonder if there's a homeschooling conference.
# You take your family vacation in September, when the beaches and theme parks are empty.
# You take a suitcase full of books along on your family vacation.
# You can never find your kitchen utensils because they're out in the sandbox.
# Your kitchen doubles as a science lab.
# You are on a first name basis with your local librarian and bookstore owner.
# The UPS driver delivers a box of Scholastic books to your doorstep once a month.
# You know the scientific names of dinosaurs from A to Z.
# You're willing to drop what you're doing at a moment's notice to go look something up in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
# You don't get fired for teaching your students about God.
# Some days you learn as much as your students.
#
You Must Be a Home Educator If...
# You live in a one-house schoolroom.
# Your walls are covered with maps and timelines.
# You know what math manipulatives are.
# You have mold growing in your fridge…on purpose.
# Your preschooler can name all the planets, but doesn't know who the Rugrats are.
# You've mastered the fine art of vacuuming a floor without sucking up a Lego or K'nex piece.
# You're either an expert at doing the Lego dance - Oooch! Ouch! Yeow! - or else you've resorted to wearing shoes around the house.
# You know the recipes for homemade versions of Play-doh, finger paint, and paste.
# Your students have to clear the breakfast bowls off the table before sitting down to do their school work.
# Your house is messy, but your kids are happy.
# Your kids publish their own family newsletter.
# You shop for birthday presents at educational stores.
# All you want for Christmas is a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.
# You'd rather buy books than clothes.
# Your friends don't want to help you move because you have so many books.
# You turn a trip to the grocery store into a learning experience.
# You get nervous about what people will say when you take your kids to K-Mart in the middle of the day.
# You have a standard one-minute speech to give to store clerks, mother-in-laws, and school officials about why you homeschool.
# You are sick and tired of answering the question, "But what about socialization?"
# For your wedding anniversary, you decide to splurge and get a photocopier.
# Talking out loud to yourself is the same as having a parent/teacher conference.
# When you see a parking lot full of mini vans, you wonder if there's a homeschooling conference.
# You take your family vacation in September, when the beaches and theme parks are empty.
# You take a suitcase full of books along on your family vacation.
# You can never find your kitchen utensils because they're out in the sandbox.
# Your kitchen doubles as a science lab.
# You are on a first name basis with your local librarian and bookstore owner.
# The UPS driver delivers a box of Scholastic books to your doorstep once a month.
# You know the scientific names of dinosaurs from A to Z.
# You're willing to drop what you're doing at a moment's notice to go look something up in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
# You don't get fired for teaching your students about God.
# Some days you learn as much as your students.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Up
Kaci spoke today. She said, "Up!" We were so excited. She likes when we sit her up on top of the fridge and we always TRY to get her to make some kind of sound/word before we grant her requests. Well, it paid off today .. she actually said,"Up!" I couldn't believe it. So, of course, I asked her to say it again and she said it about three times. Hooray for Kaci!
(For those of you who do not know, Kaci has a lazy mouth and jaw so we have been working with her to strengthen it and encouraging her to make sounds for speech.) It's a lot of work ... how rewarding to hear a new word today!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Don't Waste Your Life
John Piper writes, “I will tell you what a tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Consider this story from the February 1998 Reader’s Digest: A couple ‘took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast five years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they cruise on their 30-foot trawler, play softball and collect shells. . . .’ Picture them before Christ at the great day of judgment: ‘Look, Lord. See my shells.’ That is a tragedy.
“God created us to live with a single passion: to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. The wasted life is the life without this passion. God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of Him in every part of our lives.”
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth or rust destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21
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