http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net Homeschooling, homesteading, and other affairs of just plain livin'.., Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:18:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello!!???  Sister in Arkansas???   Hello??  This song's for you!     Where oh where did my sister go?  Oh where oh where can she be? She moved away just the other day? So please dearest sister call me....        (I know she'll get to it,   Sooner or Later.....) ps- the stepmother didn't receive a wedding invite!!!  Red flag alert!! http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/12/02/where-oh-where-did-my-sister-go/   After reviewing my lists made last February, I realized I accomplished several of the things I set out to do.  I even got completed some things that weren't listed (life insurance, living trust, living will, DPOA), but should have been.  SO now I want to put on *paper* what ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/11/20/the-2009-to-do-list/ The Face of the Forest   Recently we took a walk to a local park.  Dear son found the face of the forest.  Can you see it? If you look closely, you probably could find more than one.  I had never noticed this before.  Hmm... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/11/16/people-of-the-forest/   Well, knock on wood, we're not sick.  Maybe sick and tired of the cold weather we're having, but no flu bugs.  Sorry sis!    Last week I stopped into the insurance company's office to have some things changed on our policies.  Turns out our car insurance was canceled in August ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/11/10/what-were-up-to-now/   Well, the work marches on... DH is off of the mandatory overtime, and back to working normal hours again... Yay!  He's started working on his projects again.  That included having a "handyman special" day...  but no, he wasn't the handyman.  Three phone calls later, and I had the plumber, ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/31/what-weve-been-up-to-oct-08-edition/  We went to the pumpkin farm on Saturday.  One weekend every October a Civil War reinactment is held.  It's a very good time.  People come from all around to live and perform.  They set up camp and behave just as though it's the real deal.  They also have little camp shops ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/20/stopping-by-the-civil-war/ Dear Ladies (and Gents),     For those of you who live in the really cold parts of Canada (or Alaska), where do you get your nice warm winter coats?  I think those who design coats around here must live in.... I dunno, Florida, maybe?  It's just not easy to find a ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/09/question-for-the-canadians-or-alaska-natives/  From much work this year I have this: These are my two potato bins.  The one on the bottom has the larger potatoes in it. And from much picking at a very generous friend's house, I have this: Needless to say, my garage smells very, very good! The apples, as you can see, have ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/07/fruits-of-labor/ Shield your eyes!  A picture of me!  Does this dog make my cheeks look fat?     And yes, that is my natural hair color.  And no, I don't wear make-up.  I am pretty sure I don't own any, except face powder.  And maybe a tube of eye-liner I experimented with once. This ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/29/oh-no-a-picture-of-me-and-what-ive-been-up-to-lately/   The my photo of the dog took a first place, and the monochrome landscape took a second place in their catagories.    The photo my son submitted took first place, too.  He only submitted one pic.  It is funny that he won first place because when we went to pick up the print from ... http://lifeonfive.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/28/and-the-winners-are/