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August Read Alouds

By Christine / August 31, 2008
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Library Picture Books: Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman Geography ~ Canada (CHC inspired): O Canada by Ted Harrison shares interesting information about each of Canada’s provinces. We enjoyed reading about the polar bears that visit a certain province each March. A Prairie Boy’s Winter by William Kurelek After Lunch Read-Aloud:Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling…

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Sarah Palin’s Acceptance Speech

By Christine / August 30, 2008
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Yeah! Go McCain!

By Christine / August 29, 2008
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It looks like Sarah Palin (the Governor of Alaska) is McCain’s VP pick! If this is true, McCain has my vote! Her youngest was recently born with Down Syndrome. Sarah Palin is truly incredible!

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New Skirt Photos

By Christine / August 25, 2008
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As promised, below are photos of my eldest sewing and wearing her skirt. For some reason, I did not take photos of my second eldest. She will have to be the model when we make shorter, twirly skirts.

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New Skirts

By Christine / August 19, 2008
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Thanks to Kimberlee’s Girls Skirt Tutorial my two eldest have new skirts. However, due to the fact that I was feeling lazy, we made a couple of changes. First, we gathered the waist, instead of making pleats. Second, I did not measure the length or the width of the material and so the skirts are…

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Obama: Covering up a Lie with Another Lie

By Christine / August 18, 2008
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After telling a lie, he used another lie to cover up his first lie and accused others of being liars instead of himself. http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2008/08/liar-liar.html If this man is elected president, will he continue to cover up what he does with lies?

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Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary

By Christine / August 15, 2008
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For our Blessed Mother’s feast day we will be making the bookmarks suggested in A Year with God, making the project suggested in Art 1 for Young Catholics, and making a special dessert. I pray that everyone has a happy Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary!

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Help Washingtonians Oppose Assisted Suicide

By Christine / August 14, 2008
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Please listen to Fr. Robert J. Spitzer’s thought-provoking case which he made against I-1000 (assisted suicide) at a Marian Conference in May and then please visit www.noassistedsuicide.com and make a donation. Listen here! As Fr. Spitzer, S.J. shares, the repercussions of I-1000 reach far beyond Washington state.

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Latin Weekend

By Christine / August 14, 2008
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Well, I already shared that we assisted at a Dominican Rite Mass on Friday, August 8. However, I failed to share that we went to a Tridentine Rite Mass, celebrated by Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., on Sunday, August 10. I feel so blessed. Now, I am praying that the FSSP’s parish in the Archdiocese of…

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