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	<title>Fiddledeedee &#187; Homeschooling</title>
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	<description>My view of life from the linoleum.</description>
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		<title>Flaming Poop</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2010/01/23/flaming-poop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our homeschool group met on Friday at the playground.  Jensen has two little buddies his age that he was hanging with.  They are twin boys that belong to my sweet friend, Staci.
Let’s take a moment of silence and hold Staci up in prayer.  Because she has TWO 4 year old boys.  In my book, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counting On It</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/10/21/counting-on-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mom's Homeroom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was on the playground yesterday with the girl’s American Heritage Girls scouting troop.  While the little women were working on their badges with their groups, the moms were congregated by the playground, watching younger siblings frolic.
And btw, BC (before children) I envisioned trips to the park with my children in tow to be relaxing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So Not Ready For My Close-Up</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/10/16/so-not-ready-for-my-close-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m going to be filming an ancillary video for an upcoming episode of Mom’s Homeroom next week.  Which is AWESOME since I lost my mind and gave my bangs a little self trim yesterday.  Before coffee.  While in the throws of a fever.
I get my best ideas when I’m feverish.  And uncaffeinated.
I’ve been comfortably seated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Field Trip</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/24/the-field-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/24/the-field-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Life as I See It]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been very open over the last few years about some of the issues we’ve faced with Jensen.  Especially the little matter that involved him screaming whenever we went anywhere in public.
Which always made for some fun blog fodder during the weekly grocery shopping trip.
I’m so relieved to tell you that the situation has improved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Report Card</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/09/08/my-report-card/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We’re with 2 weeks of the end of the first quarter, here in the Fiddle House of Higher Learning.  A much deserved two week respite is then scheduled for the teacher.
Along with some anti-twitching medication and muscle relaxants.
I’ve had a number of e-mails inquiring how our homeschool year is shaping up since I changed curriculum.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Workbox System That Works!</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/08/05/a-workbox-system-that-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/08/05/a-workbox-system-that-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Works For Me Wednesday]]></category>

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The Back to School Edition!
We’re right smack dab in the middle of our third week of homeschool.  The kids don’t mind going back to school in the middle of July since it’s 135 degrees outside.
And they know that they are going to get the entire month of December off!
I wanted to talk about something I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curriculum Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/06/24/curriculum-roundup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Curriculum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year again.  When a homeschooling mom’s thoughts turn to lesson plans, scheduling, curriculum choices, and keeping the liquor medicine cabinet well stocked with Wine Excedrin.
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, we will be starting back to school next month.  We began homeschooling year round a couple of years ago, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Printed Words</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/06/04/printed-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/06/04/printed-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mom's Homeroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words!&#8221;
— A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1943
As our school year drew to a close, my Cailey still had not fully mastered reading.  And she most certainly had not developed a love of the written word.
She steadfastly stated that she couldn’t read.  But I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conventional Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/05/27/conventional-wisdom-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/05/27/conventional-wisdom-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Florida Homeschool Convention was indeed everything that I hoped for, and so much more.
While I intended to blog my way through it, I became very much aware that my focus was skewed, and I needed to concentrate on why I was there.
This happens to me in every day life as well.  I start to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Virtual Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/04/01/a-virtual-dilemma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/04/01/a-virtual-dilemma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Works For Me Wednesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Today is the backwards edition of Works For Me Wednesday.  The WFMW participants can pose a dilemma, or question, and then hope and pray for guidance.
Or in my case, pray that a girl scout will show up on my doorstep and give me a box of Thin mInts.
But, guidance would probably be a wiser choice.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jumping Into the Deep End</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/03/18/jumping-into-the-deep-end/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2009/03/18/jumping-into-the-deep-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first made the decision to homeschool, my oldest daughter was 4.  And I was high on 800 mg. of Motrin.
I was then able to ease into homeschooling starting with preschool, and when that year went by without any of us needing therapy, I graduated to Kindergarten.
Notice I said “I” as opposed to “she”.
Because [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>When A Door Closes</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/12/09/when-a-door-closes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/12/09/when-a-door-closes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Life is fluid.  Seasons come and go.  When we reach detours, we just alter our course and go on.  Especially after throwing the GPS out of a moving vehicle.
Life is about change.  This thing called change?
I don’t much like it.
On Thursday, I received an unexpected e-mail.  I read it, reread, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cootie Free Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/11/13/cootie-free-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/11/13/cootie-free-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once a week, we are involved in a homeschool enrichment program which is taught by moms and sponsored by our homeschool group.  This is a wonderful occasion for our kids to be exposed to different electives and learning opportunities.
And to, well, other kids.
Afterwards, many of us head to the local park for a little [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Now, That’s Funny</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/11/10/now-that%e2%80%99s-funny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/11/10/now-that%e2%80%99s-funny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Interestingly, I was perusing the internet, pricing tuition for boarding military schools.  A school that is located in, say, a harsh climate.
And then I found out that my little blog was nominated for a 2008 Homeschool Blog Award, in the category of “Funniest Homeschool Blog.”
Ironic.
I’m both amazed and delighted.  And I so appreciate [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Used Curriculum Sites</title>
		<link>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/08/02/used-curriculum-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2008/08/02/used-curriculum-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiddledeedee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That’s the catchiest title I’ve ever come up with.
WELCOME if you’re here from the Heart of the Matter Online Virtual Homeschool Conference.  And YEAH for you for making it through my little talk on Used Curriculum Buying and Selling without piercing your own eardrums with knitting needles.
As promised, here is the list of Used [...]]]></description>
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