Courageous

For Valentine’s Day, we all sat down to a movie we’ve been waiting to watch for a while.  It took so long since Matt has been studying like crazy for the USMLE boards and by the time things settle down it it’s too late in the evening.

The stars aligned last night.  I set . . . → Read More: Courageous

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Birth Control Mandate

For anyone following along on the drama unfolding with the HHS Birth Control Mandate, you will know that the lines have been drawn and that on one side the White House is screaming for the “right” to “preventative care” and that this is an issue about woman’s health.  Opponents of the mandate claim that . . . → Read More: Birth Control Mandate

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Dedicated to My Dear Daddy

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Book tips

I recently told you that I read around 35 books in 2011. I’m sure when some of you saw that number you thought “Wowzers! 35 books? That’s amazing!”. Some of you thought, “That’s it? You lazy sack. What have you been doing all day long?”. The rest of you thought, “Hey that’s right . . . → Read More: Book tips

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George Washington Books

These are the materials we will be using on George Washington.  As a family we have started reading Being George Washington by Glenn Beck (as a side note, my sister stood in line for over an hour so that she could get me an autographed copy for Christmas.  THANKS Lyndsey!!  You’re awesome). I like this book . . . → Read More: George Washington Books

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Hero Project

I have written this article for Latter-Day Homeschooling.  If you already read it there, sorry for the redundancy.

 

 

Once upon time, there were two apples.  One was a discolored, nasty and lumpy looking thing.  The other was an apple who’s beauty and perfection could not be replicated.  One day . . . → Read More: Hero Project

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A New Year is Upon Us

You may wonder where my Christmas update post is.  The truth is I don’t have one.  It was a nice Christmas for us all.  We didn’t do as much service as I would have liked, but neither did we have so much stuff Christmas morning that I wanted to ban all future presents . . . → Read More: A New Year is Upon Us

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Time for my 3:00 brain Aneurysm

I’m pretty sure that those of you who read my blog fall into one of three categories. The first are those of you like my parents. You come for the pictures but if you see a long post, you skip it. Some of you love my rants and keep coming back for more (I . . . → Read More: Time for my 3:00 brain Aneurysm

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Just the tip of the iceberg folks!

Did you know that insider trading is legal for members of congress? Now we know how they all got so rich. It’s not because of the raises they keep giving themselves or because of the full pension after only four years of service (a pension of 100% of what they had been earning while . . . → Read More: Just the tip of the iceberg folks!

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New Deal or Raw Deal – Review

I have written a review of the book New Deal or Raw Deal: How FDR’s Economic Legacy has Damaged America.  Head over to YetLearning.com to check it out.  But for those of you who just want to know if I liked it or not, let me tell you a secret.  You can tell whether . . . → Read More: New Deal or Raw Deal – Review

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