http://deathway.com/msunderstood Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:14:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been participating in The Heart of The Matter's Not-Back-To-School Blog Hop this month. Last week was Schoolroom Week, the week before was Curriculum week. This week is Student Photo Week! The one where we get to share who our precious students are. I'll dive right in. This is my main ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=442 Heart of The Matter Online is hosting this year's (Not) Back-to-School Blog Hop, a four-week showcase of all the (not) back-to-school goings-on of the homeschooling community. I'm excited to get to participate this year! All the posts were very helpful to me last year, as I embarked upon our first ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=440 When we decided to build a house two years ago, I had at first planned on building in an extra room for a schoolroom. But when we began looking at actual blueprints and working within our meager budget, I realized that it just wasn't going to work for us to ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=435 We finished up Gray's first grade studies on June 1st. Our state's only requirement for HSing is to have the HS'ed student evaluated once a year by a state-certified teacher or psychologist. I got a test date scheduled and took him up to an elementary school for the evaluation, which ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=434 !!!!!55378008 And even more importantly, I am cancer-free! :D I had my right mastectomy in NOLA on Friday, March 26th. With immediate reconstruction, so I know I'm not truly 55378008; it's just so fun to write. :) But as for cancer-threatening 58008, they are gone and so is my risk. I can't ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=433 Thursday's consult with the local surgeon (Dr R) went very well. I had been anxious beforehand, since I knew that as far as Dr R knew, I was meeting to go over the plans to biopsy the suspicious area...I didn't know how well he'd react to my saying I'd rather ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=432 (Sharing this with the bloggy world, in the hope that google searches might lead someone to some helpful info in their own research. It was written as a note, in various entries, so excuse the non-bloggy format. I'll post future updates in more blog-worthy format.) So I had my yearly mammo ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=431 I'm often asked by homeschoolers and non-homeschoolers alike, "what does your typical day look like?". I understand the question, because I'm always curious about what other HSers' days look like. And I know that non-HSers are curious, too, whether stemming from their own interest in possibly HSing, or just out ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=429 GO SCOTT BROWN!! Do you hear the Patriots' voices, Mr. Narcissist-in-chief?!? Are you listening?!? More to come in November--we will be taking back our Republic! :D Can you tell I am thrilled tonight? This is the answer to many prayers for the rescue of our country! If you are not informed and ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=428 And there is a giveaway involved. Hence my coming out of hiding to post about it. ;) The Homeschool Classroom I've never been to this site before today, but it looks like a wonderful resource for HS, and I've added it to my reader. If you homeschool, be sure to register for ... http://deathway.com/msunderstood/?p=427