tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31867752745463772412024-02-01T20:28:21.108-08:00Our journey into unconventional learningDocumention of our learning lifestyle.Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-19948906193688598442009-06-05T07:55:00.000-07:002009-06-05T15:00:51.969-07:00Play dough<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7vZqW0rsJvI7Qdbq1jHacMRg8GDd8sBhnW6Xl61yIdelfIRw2pJXD8pYs4oquQcEg43nz06wzYRpDvVnUQzrs0QiwLoOYrT-9PJJV2x63FjOcgzU45WDwzI-lG7MQA4n4Q6zBR8SgfdD/s1600-h/0604091120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343857743896425394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7vZqW0rsJvI7Qdbq1jHacMRg8GDd8sBhnW6Xl61yIdelfIRw2pJXD8pYs4oquQcEg43nz06wzYRpDvVnUQzrs0QiwLoOYrT-9PJJV2x63FjOcgzU45WDwzI-lG7MQA4n4Q6zBR8SgfdD/s320/0604091120.jpg" /></a> Best Play Dough Recipe Ever.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">4 C. flour</div><div align="center">1 C. salt<br />4C.Water</div><div align="center">4Tb. oil</div><div align="center">1/2C. Cream of Tartar<br /></div><div align="center">Mix & cook over over low/med. heat until play dough is formed and no longer sticky</div><br /><div align="center">Allow to cool slightly before storing in air tight container. </div><br /><div align="center">We added Cinnamon & vanilla to scent ours.</div><div align="center">I also added a little food dye to some of the dough. </div><div align="center">But I prefer it to look natural .<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiYXwAbrCNKX0YxSqYVjBPWWHX-R2i2HIAQlId6Kg3SQqZfZ68wxgr6ZNMcxK7d73GhabZReSA-0xBUVll8KtQKIm2LkMoGaHdSoXOT_yHuTmKldTeO4jZHYUTHBGV1UOq4WjYxeYwkjq/s1600-h/0604091120a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343963481814803010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiYXwAbrCNKX0YxSqYVjBPWWHX-R2i2HIAQlId6Kg3SQqZfZ68wxgr6ZNMcxK7d73GhabZReSA-0xBUVll8KtQKIm2LkMoGaHdSoXOT_yHuTmKldTeO4jZHYUTHBGV1UOq4WjYxeYwkjq/s320/0604091120a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6r2BnLhXx9EvczAlqZ_GVnEbZWdsXicJRdx16eeNxSPDDhsFisSerE-0YvD8qX86bee4QEn4SoJwwkuXndYRnnREO48ZWdzcsU3-vJWL-yv8LCOOsd79k8BCGzDNDzVkTp7ob8delXkQh/s1600-h/0604091119.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343964853605395330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0iRpBJhSJaUmVjC2mfY2SxMLYh7MW_irdSWzzxEbO-mtFvWo-O5qKxkRMke6OuZGpxmu9Ktoqh-9ndgB5dEwraTXFQJORfUsphY7OvVadLO8eGOIoxTp4d9oGaaPkqcG1mUYJoINv6NW/s320/0604091137.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-mZj-oRd6iGdN-1zy-sBx4YKiV_B-XT8GMpgXRlYyB6TcG1m42ZmD3IVoo1TVEUyRajPC-sfFprGMjcryEpfZx2heCckffk6Tb3rN0jUqxi2wKdrPu4HRsP98YkB16Fe-CJobm-ljlbU/s1600-h/0604091138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343965206611387266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-mZj-oRd6iGdN-1zy-sBx4YKiV_B-XT8GMpgXRlYyB6TcG1m42ZmD3IVoo1TVEUyRajPC-sfFprGMjcryEpfZx2heCckffk6Tb3rN0jUqxi2wKdrPu4HRsP98YkB16Fe-CJobm-ljlbU/s320/0604091138.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfzo5eOWTP9qj7EzVgkUbHoWqidOGL4W6WdpKic5zpkm-WX8SqLqpf9tQIYkLTI0hfFnOKL5QjbJOFrIDLbWfM12Bi4iJ14QDKNPihPhK0UBvut6lvO9XGWOWpa20ZUDJbqMfAMWPNesi/s1600-h/0604091139a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343965408786721874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfzo5eOWTP9qj7EzVgkUbHoWqidOGL4W6WdpKic5zpkm-WX8SqLqpf9tQIYkLTI0hfFnOKL5QjbJOFrIDLbWfM12Bi4iJ14QDKNPihPhK0UBvut6lvO9XGWOWpa20ZUDJbqMfAMWPNesi/s320/0604091139a.jpg" /></a>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-70252669273928114112009-06-01T05:49:00.000-07:002009-06-01T06:31:40.321-07:00Learning to love our community.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbWgkDMcLmFTWkcsGxLfg1JEgtDzD0PatZ5LUdv7BcPifnzsvux3RDewX-eTuBh54XmF2qJCipIlcSHTl2yPCYH2SfEGWPs8ONSZ0hMfH-LzVwzroGVGIEilYz010gvkkiXf9dNUKRJ-J/s1600-h/0531091014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342340794465010802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbWgkDMcLmFTWkcsGxLfg1JEgtDzD0PatZ5LUdv7BcPifnzsvux3RDewX-eTuBh54XmF2qJCipIlcSHTl2yPCYH2SfEGWPs8ONSZ0hMfH-LzVwzroGVGIEilYz010gvkkiXf9dNUKRJ-J/s320/0531091014.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> Following patterns </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6E9TlLgYirhd09uQ_vVVZqRTy5PUeZnlMtNEgrzYta3_W-iopQrsUbphlTqWb-vMuxJ-D8_8OtCuydwAwYtAcDc8dQrH4qyNgM5w4VVlgUOWqh0pBKL_C7mx4usmjErgPNGOT9zq10Fi/s1600-h/0531091017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342341133314835922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6E9TlLgYirhd09uQ_vVVZqRTy5PUeZnlMtNEgrzYta3_W-iopQrsUbphlTqWb-vMuxJ-D8_8OtCuydwAwYtAcDc8dQrH4qyNgM5w4VVlgUOWqh0pBKL_C7mx4usmjErgPNGOT9zq10Fi/s320/0531091017.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#993300;">Enjoying someones hard work.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"> </span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBDaS9z5rTqQ8rDp-eFXYMRvOAcU4Ls1ADvFpo6SxJ4MxdAKoZHsZaTl6Co5ybJXz6d3LmsZblASrLZcIOMBH_twRSeTLvOmtCKeCf6c_TmG0DO4J5jbBk6RKEeDTra4Li0US5IZce8V2/s1600-h/0531091020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342341320423985282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBDaS9z5rTqQ8rDp-eFXYMRvOAcU4Ls1ADvFpo6SxJ4MxdAKoZHsZaTl6Co5ybJXz6d3LmsZblASrLZcIOMBH_twRSeTLvOmtCKeCf6c_TmG0DO4J5jbBk6RKEeDTra4Li0US5IZce8V2/s320/0531091020.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#993300;"> Exploring</span></p><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykQBWyih1G95fY2pR7__BhSDK6E-9CHIwdzB8h0dCcyRYG9hdQUqKO_xjt6Z14lHFX9YpM1CGb2YXesNKkHySHiUTy3QFfQWce1ODB7AuAOnTYEJRdAySIkSI2d_jiGgfSIY89G-433vK/s1600-h/0531091020a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342341506402515026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykQBWyih1G95fY2pR7__BhSDK6E-9CHIwdzB8h0dCcyRYG9hdQUqKO_xjt6Z14lHFX9YpM1CGb2YXesNKkHySHiUTy3QFfQWce1ODB7AuAOnTYEJRdAySIkSI2d_jiGgfSIY89G-433vK/s320/0531091020a.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#993300;">Waiting </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bxuScSz_zMj1Y0HGfwAxbfh2CamGqA1VIiHvFstYeC9m6si5TEfeCvjUTI_-wNk5AalCIry3JGvPpd4ARwvfiY4esZRxnPu8f3ux_fLyNTERMFmAAMqFcrlnvLlmv6PX1lcUXJgh69WB/s1600-h/0531091031a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342341725663280722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bxuScSz_zMj1Y0HGfwAxbfh2CamGqA1VIiHvFstYeC9m6si5TEfeCvjUTI_-wNk5AalCIry3JGvPpd4ARwvfiY4esZRxnPu8f3ux_fLyNTERMFmAAMqFcrlnvLlmv6PX1lcUXJgh69WB/s320/0531091031a.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#660000;">City views </span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcwZnL3vDdH-9D16Egh02BO25pXmwpYvQq1Yd5dhaSpi1Jw9-zP_UGcNECcmyJ2d_99tFTt0_Ej1g5qJS-YtM6vQY7eOh3mUFrEiNm9g9uYvbTkj6ZtmLaTAkPy1fxlt7HqQaPAHw_ICB/s1600-h/0531091036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342343107352287330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcwZnL3vDdH-9D16Egh02BO25pXmwpYvQq1Yd5dhaSpi1Jw9-zP_UGcNECcmyJ2d_99tFTt0_Ej1g5qJS-YtM6vQY7eOh3mUFrEiNm9g9uYvbTkj6ZtmLaTAkPy1fxlt7HqQaPAHw_ICB/s320/0531091036.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">Water</span></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWNbuH4DMBmaY81iFoQJhGvDruDIOBtl0DQsVLWv9MswNxuykSQyD5pEao6P0OTvYNWQEchPeMMEeNf-VRgbZMul475pS2qFUL2JG_0YHNA_Udi37wd4kEJvH1H2BQjdLUdIbDyPFzthY/s1600-h/0531091042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342343452788711074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWNbuH4DMBmaY81iFoQJhGvDruDIOBtl0DQsVLWv9MswNxuykSQyD5pEao6P0OTvYNWQEchPeMMEeNf-VRgbZMul475pS2qFUL2JG_0YHNA_Udi37wd4kEJvH1H2BQjdLUdIbDyPFzthY/s320/0531091042.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#660000;">Noticing his shadow </span><br /><br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6fGucxDSnutvPhAXolCIb9AFMDw5LEJKL0tkw8azMJhyJVg8uWYJibzeB3c4DAA_dV-8XBf5SX-G0RSrzW6Sg4BePJjX8x2cbm8L4fXghU3ltzlRB844YIO5V7Pz6NfQ6fIi6t9lru2F/s1600-h/0531091042a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342343545107934178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6fGucxDSnutvPhAXolCIb9AFMDw5LEJKL0tkw8azMJhyJVg8uWYJibzeB3c4DAA_dV-8XBf5SX-G0RSrzW6Sg4BePJjX8x2cbm8L4fXghU3ltzlRB844YIO5V7Pz6NfQ6fIi6t9lru2F/s320/0531091042a.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#663333;">Peace.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5peLvbn6vlBL__lH-FMXMeU7H1Mx2xhB48FR22vcJrbt_L6UgOhz7Ag6KAipRJ1AseliQrZIKA1gpYy6woR-VaKI7ECnm0LCZ_e5sRI9SISIiAqjHpzKPvk-g9femCvFGisvDLkPPc2b/s1600-h/0531091041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342343321126115986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5peLvbn6vlBL__lH-FMXMeU7H1Mx2xhB48FR22vcJrbt_L6UgOhz7Ag6KAipRJ1AseliQrZIKA1gpYy6woR-VaKI7ECnm0LCZ_e5sRI9SISIiAqjHpzKPvk-g9femCvFGisvDLkPPc2b/s320/0531091041.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#993300;">Architecture</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdtMMKD3S94reGV1QfEBBjXN0PsAaibfyd1xtpE-gRPFmHp94gv5j2ylx4L2HCSkBGGhfpFfJy72Y7eF4SQdCGZ_dEsF8vSYAPHCTTJE5RpTGE_8V7OH2TsyOvenzQM5MxZbqI0FOS8as/s1600-h/0531091100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342344215926054290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdtMMKD3S94reGV1QfEBBjXN0PsAaibfyd1xtpE-gRPFmHp94gv5j2ylx4L2HCSkBGGhfpFfJy72Y7eF4SQdCGZ_dEsF8vSYAPHCTTJE5RpTGE_8V7OH2TsyOvenzQM5MxZbqI0FOS8as/s320/0531091100.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#993300;">Magic </span></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-70819906515537641622009-06-01T05:37:00.000-07:002009-06-01T05:48:30.867-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#663333;">At the Blue Manatee. We Love Book stores.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB08IB_iqSmKD-QPsdoWv1r7X7AhSFpUG0zAKZLUB2jbrilO6kfRrexeIwHyOOvpnPfGQDhuuDi4xmq6nk97WhW770EoyYImvDl0gnfhgswIE64Nad5lhkk4kGnWOQube3FbMT04H1APt1/s1600-h/0528091423a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342337596438278514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB08IB_iqSmKD-QPsdoWv1r7X7AhSFpUG0zAKZLUB2jbrilO6kfRrexeIwHyOOvpnPfGQDhuuDi4xmq6nk97WhW770EoyYImvDl0gnfhgswIE64Nad5lhkk4kGnWOQube3FbMT04H1APt1/s320/0528091423a.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">Its a great thing to have a love for books</span>. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342338476117894978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjD7Hk9c04pS1_jyHz0JiWu_W9fMwkhHyO81PaBpagMy-LCH1ambqtJfkspqup7u5tOkC5rP7REj4koa1sl5_kZo1L8ZUYZqPXkkE6adkzumHqQnOKTWXr9cQwtKCu2PQVDk6ZIgj80pz/s320/0528090729a.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342338189883241826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabrRVwyDE9OVpO8Be0286qH978No7hUltu_x7Dg83jeXu73OTciPPSlk_Cg8NqUMaZvmF1iFMpiI9QSueFbbNyKlJ1pRwxdqb2dyUpzDX3qGO8gMkywnqy5z-TDYM2asgNLANF1PiZ8Um/s320/0528091423.jpg" /> <div align="center"><span style="color:#663333;">So many Choices. </span> </div></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-85352905161913999602009-05-30T08:12:00.000-07:002009-05-30T08:18:05.037-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOySFcdj0Yy83962X6dgDvtOsEsv3il35hoIVbs2lniTxehFfx18tzUsnkFDgfn48MNLRO9E-A52SjUre_-y6LN0ub9TzycornOiaFVVeZqifKxzI26wJeoasdh6-urZMkHmR6p06hCoBH/s1600-h/0528091707.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341636329675763362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOySFcdj0Yy83962X6dgDvtOsEsv3il35hoIVbs2lniTxehFfx18tzUsnkFDgfn48MNLRO9E-A52SjUre_-y6LN0ub9TzycornOiaFVVeZqifKxzI26wJeoasdh6-urZMkHmR6p06hCoBH/s320/0528091707.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#660000;">Friendship makes life sweeter.</span><br /><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-16796378762494651182009-05-29T07:35:00.000-07:002009-05-30T08:11:45.286-07:00<div align="center">A few things I have learned from other at home teachers and life.<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">1. Make decisions out of love and not fear.<br /></div><div align="center">2. Children should be treated with respect and dignity but it is important to remember they are children and we should try to preserve the magic of innocence for as long as they need and want it.</div><br /><div align="center">3. I learned that education is important, School is not. I intentionally did not use the words <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">homeschooled</span> or unschooled in the description of our journey. Who wants to be schooled? In my heart I know it is education that frees us .<br /></div><div align="center">4. This is a life lesson but I think the most important one. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Golden Rule.</span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">If we treat others as we would like to be treated then all of the lessons you need will follow....</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"> Courtesy</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"> Respect</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"><br /> </div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"> Loyalty</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">Integrity</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Honesty</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"><br /> </div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">Kindness</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">Reliability</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"><br /> </div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">Consideration</span></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-85633319940289243872009-05-28T19:59:00.000-07:002009-05-28T20:11:00.368-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlk-YYKTXtmdQ-ICYzRcS7S5e0Riab1hfOTmJ4_QKIcs9jWHCWNP2vfZ0Wu6j9ySGzo-nGdZUFvLNznYftm1jjU0JfHAoLI_iRwBJ3EGc4tNOCqwCC9kVGO8hdtnuOgPlmAe72qggognX/s1600-h/0524091617.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341078082623884242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlk-YYKTXtmdQ-ICYzRcS7S5e0Riab1hfOTmJ4_QKIcs9jWHCWNP2vfZ0Wu6j9ySGzo-nGdZUFvLNznYftm1jjU0JfHAoLI_iRwBJ3EGc4tNOCqwCC9kVGO8hdtnuOgPlmAe72qggognX/s320/0524091617.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#663333;">ask...What are they learning?</span></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-9583069678964780722009-05-28T19:30:00.000-07:002009-05-29T05:59:59.440-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;">Being at the bottom is not always a bad thing. It just means you can run around and climb back up. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnaLbSRxZ0BTjbnzdMzHfiZAkXhh7BuK8C3Um4U2HetfEgYrZ5qjOScdckRZLLzIormIs3sHXRzUQ2IFdM2GwlubjwkDwWtz3EaXSWK_woI1jV3noFLGaIUPmQJvzRZ3zrc28x_rmiJCd/s1600-h/0524091641a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341068571334811410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnaLbSRxZ0BTjbnzdMzHfiZAkXhh7BuK8C3Um4U2HetfEgYrZ5qjOScdckRZLLzIormIs3sHXRzUQ2IFdM2GwlubjwkDwWtz3EaXSWK_woI1jV3noFLGaIUPmQJvzRZ3zrc28x_rmiJCd/s320/0524091641a.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKLq90xJoTelJO5e8HgWJPkxGIZ_847MepDuIMgD8DgAdtl624d0vQUP9BU8qANF-X9_PpYr27pRBlG3nz_nGqeJ0bBLY1Vxb7XSEFGTRfn6mVz7XYtqsxbNV6yMjIG0DqA3Liwp2Pv5T/s1600-h/0524091640.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341068265970128722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKLq90xJoTelJO5e8HgWJPkxGIZ_847MepDuIMgD8DgAdtl624d0vQUP9BU8qANF-X9_PpYr27pRBlG3nz_nGqeJ0bBLY1Vxb7XSEFGTRfn6mVz7XYtqsxbNV6yMjIG0DqA3Liwp2Pv5T/s320/0524091640.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#663333;"> Joy<br /></span><br /></div></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-83610886845208873792009-05-28T19:29:00.000-07:002009-05-29T05:57:43.915-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QSSBwcEgvYhEWlR6-Fre5jT-NuL0nsUjH1MfT_whZwlpxUNvla_ryHw1g6QjR7ZeFPRWqK8DF3OuhH8QqPlPahO9RHyyxLFkaLn2h4gSGdap_cnX7R0bYlDkt-p9eYmTNjWHrXH1wpuL/s1600-h/0524091641b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341067631635080194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QSSBwcEgvYhEWlR6-Fre5jT-NuL0nsUjH1MfT_whZwlpxUNvla_ryHw1g6QjR7ZeFPRWqK8DF3OuhH8QqPlPahO9RHyyxLFkaLn2h4gSGdap_cnX7R0bYlDkt-p9eYmTNjWHrXH1wpuL/s320/0524091641b.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#660000;">The great gift of childhood.<br /></span><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-86242189481060388072009-05-28T19:21:00.000-07:002009-05-29T05:58:08.845-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;">Spreading the seeds of love. No wait <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dandelions</span>. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZYX1jsuicUxlPYPfhnICcWFVbqaYWctah0Fah_42U4GtoGZwc33WxoXjDh-eWFQdw3dzrzZVxFtczS-wAqEQ9UWQoUCPf8iSjbjvr61ON1Skb0HtcRxovKa-uCpc-eLCewK13hKvCX5N/s1600-h/0524091639.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341066082247587730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZYX1jsuicUxlPYPfhnICcWFVbqaYWctah0Fah_42U4GtoGZwc33WxoXjDh-eWFQdw3dzrzZVxFtczS-wAqEQ9UWQoUCPf8iSjbjvr61ON1Skb0HtcRxovKa-uCpc-eLCewK13hKvCX5N/s320/0524091639.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-81911497584382162502009-05-28T19:15:00.000-07:002009-05-29T05:57:21.394-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWUeERcVVxJ_1DpeUxu_28S-GthMK-fgqN6dmr04CoGn91n4RexXqKgPbhGUM3AVZ_kD50ijYvTMranGSsr5LIK32309LzCAYQlg8tHCztj7hIXGIIkSHRmB_WCshqCa7BK_ma5YqTwjP/s1600-h/0524091637b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341064013720574450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWUeERcVVxJ_1DpeUxu_28S-GthMK-fgqN6dmr04CoGn91n4RexXqKgPbhGUM3AVZ_kD50ijYvTMranGSsr5LIK32309LzCAYQlg8tHCztj7hIXGIIkSHRmB_WCshqCa7BK_ma5YqTwjP/s320/0524091637b.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#660000;"> Swinging with your eyes closed is one of lifes great simple pleasures.<br /></span><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-58637555441096099602009-05-28T19:13:00.000-07:002009-05-28T19:53:06.448-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48HscjK9JBuptsWg8hiNtVFSttbxTIBeXj4Jy4msW6eZUbwL9osM9cybZlfO-ZqMJawuSn2RzWDFxPDBzWlAYVYPl5SO3_ws1Nwj4sLumt1wJZzJ-UYsVMMRuEUYp7Ok3HgG7sHKQyAzP/s1600-h/0524091625a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341063385461612674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48HscjK9JBuptsWg8hiNtVFSttbxTIBeXj4Jy4msW6eZUbwL9osM9cybZlfO-ZqMJawuSn2RzWDFxPDBzWlAYVYPl5SO3_ws1Nwj4sLumt1wJZzJ-UYsVMMRuEUYp7Ok3HgG7sHKQyAzP/s320/0524091625a.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"> being in the moment with the cool lake air.</span><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-28225627827497692932009-05-28T19:12:00.000-07:002009-05-29T05:58:27.504-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSTyf_1o5fTHt6BazBTm3hwaMd6sTy7w1zRk9tZv6JSeCGoCnYbJMQAe8HuogULeuQFPgSNTz4LCqqSTu8lWcqlfwtybo-64uu9O4C9DOMzXo_rNpXekpaApZJRAn4kFD4sZaUiB6ZPvA/s1600-h/0524091618b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341063087445815714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSTyf_1o5fTHt6BazBTm3hwaMd6sTy7w1zRk9tZv6JSeCGoCnYbJMQAe8HuogULeuQFPgSNTz4LCqqSTu8lWcqlfwtybo-64uu9O4C9DOMzXo_rNpXekpaApZJRAn4kFD4sZaUiB6ZPvA/s320/0524091618b.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#660000;"> Happiness is at the beach.<br /></span></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-42059746707719436782009-05-28T19:10:00.000-07:002009-05-28T19:57:34.236-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82We5PQs6Bmh-M_qGtcGTn5VUCQKLLfVH_nRDUz7m_kKmKTr8QPo4fVbcDlIOI-fVdTrWd3uXO3uE-ufcggJKZGiOUWHhJUAq38VTGR1Ex8mkTd9SY_Ndpn5zkyStc5v5HXlUnENghYa5/s1600-h/0524091618a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341062654292451650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82We5PQs6Bmh-M_qGtcGTn5VUCQKLLfVH_nRDUz7m_kKmKTr8QPo4fVbcDlIOI-fVdTrWd3uXO3uE-ufcggJKZGiOUWHhJUAq38VTGR1Ex8mkTd9SY_Ndpn5zkyStc5v5HXlUnENghYa5/s320/0524091618a.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;">Dipping our toes in the sand at Lake Erie.</span><br /><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186775274546377241.post-66792992982972066262009-05-21T18:44:00.000-07:002009-05-29T05:58:48.042-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsbYA5QIVOWPRBx-0p3GOAD2J48YLDQN0mH-57stYbbZIPxfUryNzQTrA_j1k88FXQ7rVckMXCTiOnnH4xjPDt0pOx_ftCTEp70lnArFigXxU7YysK70oEFI8w_8PM5najU8_qliJmCec/s1600-h/0521091729.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341061184399364770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsbYA5QIVOWPRBx-0p3GOAD2J48YLDQN0mH-57stYbbZIPxfUryNzQTrA_j1k88FXQ7rVckMXCTiOnnH4xjPDt0pOx_ftCTEp70lnArFigXxU7YysK70oEFI8w_8PM5najU8_qliJmCec/s400/0521091729.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#660000;"> Watching a Buddhist Monk make a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Mandela</span>.<br /></span></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717234564934747325noreply@blogger.com0