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Settlers of Catan Tournament

11.6.10
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Our family loves to play Settlers of Catan and today we got together with some friends and had our first tournament. We were vying for prize money of $8 and some really amazing trophies…

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Bread-Making Made Easy

4.15.09

I used to make homemade bread with a bread machine quite often. Then the bread machine broke and I never replaced it. A few weeks ago someone in my homeschooling co-op posted this link, which has apparently made the rounds on lots of news programs. Who knew making homemade bread could be so easy?

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Homeschool Science: Capillary Action in Plants

2.25.09

My son is studying biology this session in his homeschool co-op science class. I’m really not a science person and particularly not a biology person. Hated it in high school and had to take it twice to pass in college. Luckily, my husband loves science and has this baffling ability to remember everything he learned [...]

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Flower-Dyeing Project

2.7.07

I’m a big fan of Family Fun and Wondertime magazines and I’m constantly ripping out pages with ideas I want to “save for the future.” Today I had the brilliant idea of saving these ideas on my blog! No paper to file, easier to search for and with the added benefit of being able to [...]

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