Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Oct 9, 2009, 7:45 am
Yes, after a decade of hand-washing, I have a dishwasher. Last Friday my husband and I decided it was finally time (actually we got tired of not seeing the countertop for the dirty dishes) so we sat...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Oct 1, 2009, 9:38 am
Forgot to mention that it was my birthday yesterday. I'm now 36. I only mention that because I wanted to crow over my gifts. The hubby and kids gave me two things: chocolates and an MP3 player. ...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Oct 1, 2009, 9:02 am
I've been bothered for some time by some elements of feminism that seem to dismiss the value of work that's traditionally done by women. This would be things like baking, needlework, houseclea...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Sep 22, 2009, 1:36 pm
As a Canadian I feel I'm in a good position to let my American friends know what health care in Canada is like. I know you guys are having a bit of a debate down there and I know stories about Can...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Sep 18, 2009, 8:58 pm
Head on over to FUPenguin. It's the perfect remedy for LOL Cats overload. Lots of bad words but I promise that if your sense of humour runs a little on the snarky side you'll be thanking me.
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Sep 14, 2009, 9:52 am
I read a post at Kitchen Table Math the other day which linked to a presentation (in pdf) by H. Wu called From Arithmetic to Algebra. It's an excellent read and led to the revelation (for me any...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Sep 12, 2009, 9:54 am
After our false start in August I was eager to get back to homeschooling this week. Did I? No. Why? I have no idea where anything is. Singapore Math has dissapeared. Writing Tales is nowhere t...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Sep 9, 2009, 10:46 am
Wonderful trip. I got to re-connect with my brother who I haven't really had a decent conversation with in over a decade. I got to know my sister-in-law better. She honestly seems to fit into ou...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Aug 31, 2009, 4:35 pm
One more quick post. I don't know what's with me lately but I've been misreading things in disastrously wrong ways lately. The first instance was a couple of weeks ago when I noticed th...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Aug 31, 2009, 3:57 pm
Wednesday morning Catherine, my sister and I are flying up to Toronto to see one of my brothers, my sister-in-law and my one year old niece. I'll only be gone until Sunday but I'm looking forw...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Aug 27, 2009, 5:53 pm
Sorry about the last empty post. I have no idea what happened to make it publish before I was done. Weird. Anyway, about getting in shape. Today was a beautiful day in the neighbourhood, all sun, bl...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Aug 27, 2009, 5:51 pm

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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Aug 18, 2009, 3:31 pm
Next summer, around the end of July, please email me and let me know that, for the love of all that's fluffy, homeschooling in August is an insanely stupid idea. There might be parts of the wor...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Jul 9, 2009, 7:45 am
Joanne Jacobs has a post about a Montana mom who was charged with endangerment after dropping 5 kids off at the mall. Two were 12 and supposed to be responsible for the three younger ones. Full story ...
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Dawn A. posted an article on Day by Day Homeschooling - Jul 8, 2009, 9:19 am
Sometimes, life is just too cool. Yesterday I was getting supper ready and I grabbed a tomato and began slicing it up. I only managed to get as far as the first slice however because when the slice ...
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