Well, we finished the video for the military man stitched close to our heart....Elias!  It was a lot of fun, and I hope it brings him a bit of home in a land far away!  Check it out and let me know what you think! (you will want to press pause on the music player on your lower right!)  Don't forget the servicemen this holiday season!  Send them goodies or just good cheer, but let them know you are thinking of them!  Great sites for info:  Any Soldier Give 2 the Troops An eHow article on … [Read more...]

Today our homeschool journey has us headed on the road early this morning....We are attempting to send some "home" to someone far from home..... Our cousin is currently serving in Afghanistan, and after loosing a cousin earlier this year over there our hearts are stitched right close to his.  We came up with this idea to video our kids at all of the places he would recognize from home.  We are setting the video to music of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", and the kids are holding signs up that … [Read more...]

Melissa over at Grace Christian Homeschool nominated my blog for the Liebster award! From what I can gather about the award, "The Liebster Award is for small blogs (fewer than 200 followers) that can be described as dearest, sweet, beloved, kind, or favorite."  Being new to the "blogosphere", I am so touched in her recognition of my little site, and her overwhelmingly kind words: " I love your Classical Conversations lapbooks and the beauty of your work. Thank you for your kindness and … [Read more...]

Welcome to my New Webpage!  I thought I had better update things to make them a little more user friendly!  I am still finishing up some details, but everything should be working!  Stop by soon! ~Karen … [Read more...]

I got the idea of a Sequence game for review from another CC Mom, and created the template!  You can download it here, or from my freebies column on the right!  Basically, the template will need to be printed on cardstock that is similar to the colors used for your review cards.  I also added white for the History Timeline.  Just one sheet per color, cut and you're ready to play!  (you can also laminate, if desired).  I just grabbed some coins around the … [Read more...]