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	<title>Dirt Under My Nails &#187; Home Schooling</title>
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		<title>What we&#8217;ve been up to&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/04/22/what-weve-been-up-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the school year comes closer to an end, we always seem to slack off in doing the actual school work, yet, somehow we seem to get more done.  I guess I don&#8217;t feel as stressed to do this curriculum &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/04/22/what-weve-been-up-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smooth Sailing</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/03/30/smooth-sailing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t you love those days when it feels like things just flow smoothly?  Today was such a lovely day!  Leif let me sleep in a bit and Kaia woke up early, so we were all up by 8am.  We had &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/03/30/smooth-sailing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Knitting for kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been knitting for less than 4 years, but I love it so much!  It is such a soothing thing, the repetitive motion of the needles.  And seeing the finished product, this thing that I&#8217;ve created with my own hands, &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/03/26/knitting-for-kids/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging writers</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/01/09/encouraging-writers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that every new school year Kaia picks a subject to rebel against.  Last year, she did whatever she could to get out of writing in any form.  So, this year, I&#8217;m getting super creative with her assignments.  If &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2012/01/09/encouraging-writers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leif&#8217;s crafting</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/12/07/leifs-crafting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not just Kaia who&#8217;s been crafty lately.  Leif has been holding his own.  Aside from helping me create a parking garage for all of his cars: He has recently had his hands in lots of gloop!  We discovered a &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/12/07/leifs-crafting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sewing Lessons</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/12/06/sewing-lessons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaia has been begging me for sewing lessons lately.  She&#8217;s done a simple square purse on my machine before, but this time she decided to do something with a real pattern.  She chose a fabulous owl pillow.  I had to &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/12/06/sewing-lessons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lacey Frames</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/11/23/lacey-frames/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want a quick way to highlight your little one&#8217;s masterpiece?  How about sewing a lace frame around it?  Or, sew the frame on the paper first to encourage them to create. Kaia&#8217;s Poem, FALL, introchaic bimeter And Leif&#8217;s &#8220;blue train &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/11/23/lacey-frames/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Renaissance Faire</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/11/14/renaissance-faire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaia and I have been planning and looking forward to this trip for many months!  I knew as soon as we decided to study the Middle Ages that we would need to go to a Renaissance fair!  The Renn Faire &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/11/14/renaissance-faire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I know&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/10/06/i-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Schooling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been seriously slack in posting here.  That&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve not been slack in the rest of my life.  We are working hard in homeschool, playing hard in the beautiful fall weather, reading great books, picking apples, eating well, and &#8230; <a href="http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/10/06/i-know/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraiser for a fabulous resource</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/09/14/fundraiser-for-a-fabulous-resource/</link>
		<comments>http://dirtundermynails.com/2011/09/14/fundraiser-for-a-fabulous-resource/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Schooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mathematician Maria Droujkova has been working on an amazing living math resource for babies, toddlers and their parents.  Please take a moment to check out her newest project and think about donating! &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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