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		<title>week in pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<title>First day of school</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We started school today&#8230; Kaia is now an official second grader and Leif began his pre-pre-pre K studies.  (He he, ok, so he ran around grabbing pencils, walking over workbooks, and sitting on Kaia.  I did read him The &#8216;A&#8217; Book, though!)  I like the schedule I have mapped out for this first semester.  On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second grade prep</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaia and I have been taking time this week to get her prepared for starting the second grade.  We&#8217;ve labeled and decorated folders, picked up some books from the library, filled her art box and refreshed her nature kit.  I think I&#8217;m more excited about school starting than she is   I&#8217;m also trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Mythology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our summer curriculum, Kaia asked to learn more about the gods and goddesses. We&#8217;ve been taking our relaxed time reading through mythology stories, coloring pictures, doing crafts&#8230;  But today, we brought it all to a close.  We started the morning by designing our togas and decorating ourselves in gold.  Then we broke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumerian Princess</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaia is really enjoying the projects we are doing from Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors! I have to admit&#8230;. I&#8217;d kinda like one of these head dresses for myself! Tomorrow is her last official day of first grade!  Wow!  Calling her a second grader just makes her sound so old!! I can&#8217;t wait to start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend projects</title>
		<link>http://dirtundermynails.com/2010/05/31/weekend-projects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 23:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2 year old roof. Spots are filling in pretty well.  I think I&#8217;ll give it one more year and then plant a few more things if needed. I absolutely love all the color on the roof right now.  It&#8217;s like a patchwork quilt! And the yard is coming along, too.  After 2 years of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our weekend in Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 02:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a wonderful 4 day weekend visiting my sister in Atlanta!  We spent lots of time seeing the sites and just catching up. Our first full day there we went to the zoo. This poor giraffe really wanted to eat the trees that were just out of reach.  Can you see its tongue reaching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on homeschooling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 23:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I was worried about when deciding to homeschool Kaia is that she would feel that she missed out on some of the fun things that big schools offer like going to school games, prom, and year books.  Now, I laugh about those things, but back then, they were a huge deal.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biltmore Homeschool Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 19:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, were were able to enjoy a day at the Biltmore House during their Homeschool Festival.  They put this on twice a year and it&#8217;s lots of fun.  Their focus this year was Farms, Flowers, and Food.  We made terrariums, listened to a stories about farming, learned to make peanut butter, made leaf prints, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symmetry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaia and I have been working on the concept of symmetry in math for the last few days.  We&#8217;ve looked at the symmetry of shapes, objects, foods, etc.  We talked about how our bodies are symmetrical (one arm on each side, one leg&#8230;), but thought it would be fun to see what it would look [...]]]></description>
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