Help Others.org: For the Man Who Hated Christmas — A Kindness Story

This is a moving story – and a creative solution … I like it.
Help Others.org: For the Man Who Hated Christmas — A Kindness Story.

Welcome …

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Homeschooling
 - also check out www.nzhomeed.wordpress.com for New Zealand homeschooling information and helps
Recipes
 
Lapbooking
 
Mum-e-Mail 
includes parenting
 
My family’s web presence:
The Counsellor
Kiwikids

Something Old Something New

Two of my computers ‘fried’ in the last week or so. Can you believe it?!
Sadly my collection of writing, articles, and graphics of the last ten years are no longer intact. Trojans and worms from my kids games computer (it’s a long story – this is the Reader’s Digest version here), where I stored my [...]

I like this!

Like this indeed ..
http://creativehomeschool.homeschooljournal.net/2009/01/25/15-great-uses-for-a-digital-camera/
Save the clutter and storage of interesting things – take a photo to remind you of the kids favourite shoes or piece of art when 5.
Get that digicam to work!

Based on a True Story

Based on a True Story – James Choung
- A fresh new way to understand the Christian faith
- A handy, bite-sized booklet that Christians can give to their friends
Everybody likes a good story. Especially if it’s based on true, real-life events.
But what kind of story is compelling enough to transform your life?
Can a story be powerful [...]

New Look Site

A new theme – with changing colours
Rearranged the recipes – categorised too

WW : Parts of Me

Here are the various parts of my life:
www.lapbooking.wordpress.com – Lapbooking – presentation folders for school projects or unit studies. Also www.lapbooking.tumblr.com resources and webquests.
www.nzhomeed.wordpress.com – general homeschooling info for NZ
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MigraineHealth/ - forum for women who have migraines
My Husband’s site:
www.2restore.wordpress.com
My children’s (neglected) blogsite:
www.kiwikids.tumblr.com
I’m president of MOPS NZ:
www.mops.org.nz
mother organisation’s huge website: www.mops.org
MUM-e-Mail – free twice-a-month encouragement for mothers [...]

WW : Lapbooking Blogs 2

This is some of what google alerts delivers for “lapbooking”.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/13/katrinacolumn0714/ - Dear Bored Stiff
http://funinthesunmom.blogspot.com/2008/07/homeschool-planning-it-start-just-some.html - file crates and specials from the Sunshine State, USA
http://cheshiersjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/adding-to-our-curriculum.html - zoology
http://learning-by-living.blogspot.com/2008/07/monday-ramblings.html - from Montana – wish they knew about lapbooking sooner
http://homeschoolingpooh.blogspot.com/2008/07/today-my-little-girl-and-i-finally-got.html - Wizard of Oz
http://homeiswheretheheartis.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/hit-the-books/ - just getting started – write and encourage her in lapbooking. “The 2-shelf bookshelf just doesn’t cut it any more” – hey! [...]

FF : Love can save us from this moral vacuum

What is the key to our living safely and respectfully in community?
Bless Garth George, journalist and column writer for NZ Herald. He has touched on the key issue here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=500818&objectid=10518356&pnum=0
“Love can save us from this moral vacuum”
“Things must be getting really grim when two newspaper commentators – Wellington veteran Rosemary McLeod and former Listener editor Finlay Macdonald [...]

FF : URGENT spelling lesson

Here’s your spelling lesson for today.  
Yes, this is filed under Fellowship or Friendship Friday. A tenuous link but since blogging and writing online is a kind of community, it gets put here.
All bloggers & writers, please note :

Plurals do not need apostrophes.
Apostrophes are usually used when a letter is missing.
eg. you’re = you are.   ‘You’re welcome to come [...]

WW : Kiwi Home Educators’ Blogs

 New Zealand home educators are online.
Here’s some that I found: (expanded & republished)
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/AngtheFLYingKiwi/ - Ang
http://momentsofwhimsy.blogspot.com/ - Cate
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ChrissyShads/ - Christina
http://thenewunschooler.blogspot.com/ - Colleen
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/KiwiSmithFamily/ - Craig Barbara
http://www.cynthiahancox.com/blog/ - Cynthia 
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/CynthiaH/ 
http://wonder-mints.blogspot.com/ - Darnia
http://3kiwihomeschoolers.blogspot.com/ - ‘J’s Mum’
http://kiwidigitalscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/kiwimumoffive/ - jaybee
http://homeschoolingdiary.wordpress.com/ - Jen 
http://banquet.homeschooljournal.net/ - Johanna
http://lapbooking.wordpress.com
http://katekiwi.blogspot.com/ - Kate
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/kiwigirl/
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/atTheGoodLife - Leanne
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/OurSchoolingJourney/ - Maree
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/mlaktin/ - Marilyn
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/wisdomspearls/ - Melody
http://www.rachel-larkin.com/ - Rachel L, Ak
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/LittleSchoolHouse/ - Rachel L, Chch
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/4kiwigirls - Rachel R
http://www.xanga.com/Rabbits_Nest - Raewyn, top SI
http://weblog.xanga.com/Rabbits_Nest
http://watercolourdreams.blogspot.com/ - Sandra
http://sharonnz.blogspot.com/ - Sharon
http://unschoolersanonymous.blogspot.com - Shell, Wn
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/KuraKainga/ - ‘Sherena’
I shall keep looking [...]