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Laura’s 9th Grade Plan for Homeschooling Science
By Polly Castor on July 21, 2011Read moreNot surprising for a homeschooler, I’m inside in the air-conditioning on a hot, sticky day in July planning...
00Pandora Internet Radio
By Polly Castor on July 20, 2011Read moreI thought most of you would know about Pandora Internet Radio, but apparently this is not the case. Oh,...
What Does the Holy Ghost Do?
By Polly Castor on July 19, 2011Read moreHow do you define the Holy Ghost? You can thank my husband for the list below, sourced from the...
Today’s New Mixed Media Painting
By Polly Castor on July 18, 2011Read moreWhen I have a lot on my mind, painting is one of my best remedies to facilitate a sense...
Beautiful Sabbath Swimming at the Quarry
By Polly Castor on July 17, 2011Read moreI had a wonderful afternoon swimming with my youngest at our local Quarry, she in a green dotted inner-tube,...
Drawing Samples from AP Drawing Class
By Polly Castor on July 16, 2011Read moreYesterday I met the teacher that will teach my youngest daughter’s AP Drawing class next year. Unlike most AP...
High School at Home Conference
By Polly Castor on July 15, 2011Read moreToday I went to the High School at Home Conference in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It was a 4.5 hour drive...
Book Review: Not Becoming my Mother
By Polly Castor on July 14, 2011Read moreI loved this short book and give it five stars. Thank goodness we are not our mothers, and thank...
Parenting as Stewardship
By Polly Castor on July 13, 2011Read moreI’ve recently been speaking with some wonderful women about both parenting and homeschooling. This has underscored for me...
27th Page Done in my 3rd Box-A-day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on July 12, 2011Read moreThis page represents July 1, 2011 through July 12, 2011. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
Weekly Bible Lesson Study
By Polly Castor on July 11, 2011Read moreAs a Christian Scientist, I take my weekly Bible Lesson study very seriously. This is simultaneously grounding and elevating....
Book Review: The Shack
By Polly Castor on July 10, 2011Read moreA whole lot of you wanted me to read this book, and so I finally have. I must say,...