Jodi

    Gender: Female
    Location: MD
    Children: Proud Parent
    # of Kids: 2
    Height: 5'4"
    Yahoo: jodiplume
    About Me: Hi, I'm a WAH/HSing mom of 2. We've been homeschooling since
    birth (or 10 school years). It's been a fun, not always smooth, ride. And I
    wouldn't have it any other way! When I remember to post *wink*, I'll share with you some of what's going on in our tiny little home. My Family: Hubby - Randy; Daughter - Amanda (she's 15); Son - Jake (he's 12).

    I am a consultant with Usborne Books
    at Home
    . I've been with Usborne for over 9 years now and love it!



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    School Year 2008-09 Plans:


    Both Kids -

    Math: Math U Pre Algebra & Key to Workbooks

    Science: Joy Hakim's Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way along with accompanying Student Quest Guide

    History/Geography: Beautiful Feet Medieval History study & Knowledge Quest's
    Blackline Maps

    English/L. Arts: Daily Grams (last half of he book) & Word Roots


    Amanda -

    Language Arts/English: Shakespeare Study, other Book studies

    Photography


    Jacob -

    Language Arts/English: Book Studies ( Harry Potter books)

    Game Designing

    My Favorites -

    Music: Tim McGraw, Simple Plan, Celtic Woman, Enya, John Mayer, and a
    bunch of others
    Movies: Pretty Woman, Notting Hill (or pretty much any Julia Roberts
    movie), You've Got Mail, Sound of Music
    TV: Lost, House, Ugly Betty, Robin Hood
    (BBC), Hell's Kitchen, Top Chef, Kitchen Nightmare's
    Books: I don't really have a favorite book, but I do like certain
    authors: Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown & VC Andrews.


    Books I have Recently Read:

    ~ Living like Ed by Ed Begley, JR.

    ~ A Cartoon History of the Earth: Birth of the Earth; Dawn of Life both by Jacqui Bailey

    ~ Story of the World Vol 1 by Susan Wise Bauer


    Books I am Currently Reading:

    ~ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (audio
    book)


    ~ It's All Too Much - An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh

    ~ A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

    ~ The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David


    Books I am Planning to Read:


    ~ Bottle House: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey by Melissa Eskridge Slaymaker

    ~ Good masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz


    Likes: Pasta!

    Dislikes: Mosquitos (I've been feeling like I am their private blood bank this past week or so)

    Hobbies: Knitting, Scrapbooking (when I can find the time), being online, playing
    games (love Trivial Pursuit.. but can never get anyone aside from Dh to play),
    listening to music, reading, spending time with the family.

    Vices: I yell a lot.

    ABC's of being a Domestic Goddess (aka Mom)

    Monday, October 6, 2008, 08:14 AM EST [General]

    Copied from Tawnya's blog. :) It was called ABC's of Homemaking.. but I really don't like being called a homemaker. I don't DO construction!!

    Aprons - Y/N? If yes, what does your favorite look like?
    No.

    Baking- Favorite thing to bake?
    Zucchini or banana bread, and cookies.


    Clothes line - Y/N ?
    Yes, I love my clothes being line dried.


    Donuts - Have you ever made them?
    "Fake" doughnuts. Take a can of Pillsbury biscuits, tear a hole in the center and shape like a doughnut, fry in oil. Then I either dip in powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, white sugar, or chocolate. YUM!!


    Everyday - One homemaking thing you do everyday.
    Cook.


    Freezer - Do you use a deep freeze?
    Yes, but mine is an upright. I'm short, and space is limited.

    Garbage Disposer Y/N?
    No.

    Handbook - What's your favorite Domestic Goddess resource?
    Google.

    Ironing - Love it or Hate it?
    Uhh.. my iron is about 20 years old, and the RARE occasion I turn it on, it still has that smell of a new appliance. That kind of odd, almost burning smell.. LOL


    Junk Drawer - Y/N? If yes, where is it?
    Umm a few of 'em.

    Kitchen - color & decorating scheme.
    Color is a pale yellow, decor is country. Gonna change the decor though.

    Love - what is your favorite part of being a Domestic Goddess?                                                                        
    Love being with my kids.

    Mop - Y/N?
    I don't own a mop, I scrub floors with a bucket and rag. I also Swiffer them when they aren't too dirty.

    Nylons, machine or hand wash?
    Neither.. they have no purpose being in my house. LOL

    Oven - Do you use the window or open the oven to check?
    Both.

    Pizza - what do you put on yours?
    As much as possible. DD doesn't eat pork, so on 1 pizza we load with veggies: onions, peppers, mushrooms, olives, and lots of cheese. On another we add the same with pepperonis, sometimes bacon. Now and then we'll do a BBQ chicken pizza. YUM!

    Quiet - what do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
    What I am doing now, blogging. :)

    Recipe Card Box - Y/N?
    No, I have a recipe "pile".. things I've torn from magazines, etc. I need to clean that pile up.. seriously!

    Style of house - what style is your house?
    Well the outside of my house really has no style. She's just a tall straight hunk of wood. LOL Inside, the style reeks of chaos!! ;)

    Tablecloths and napkins?
    I have napkins and use them everyday. I have tablecloths and rarely use them. Just something else I have to wash.

    Under the kitchen sink - organized or toxic wasteland?
    Both, it is a semi organized wasteland. But not toxic. I've gotten rid of most of the CCC's  (Crappy Chemical Cleaner's).

    Vacuum - how many times per week?
    Once, but really should vacumn twice.

    Wash - how many loads of laundry do you do per week?
    Usually about 10-12.. depending on if I do bedding that week.

    X's - Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
    Now and then I do.. usually it is if I have a lot to do that day.

    Yard - Who does what?
    Jake or I mow, dh weed-eats. Both kids will help with leaf raking soon.

    ZZZ's - Put the kids to bed.
    I'm in bed WAY before my kids. I feel so old!!

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    Review and next weeks plan

    Sunday, October 5, 2008, 08:32 PM EST [General]

    Last week went well again. We finished up MUS Zeta finally! YAY!! LOL So math will be less stressful now. :) We did some more Word Roots, the kids are about halfway through that.

    Amanda had her first photography class. The teacher kind of lost the kids a bit because he was talking a lot of technical stuff. But now that that is "out of the way" they are moving onto more fun things.. taking pictures! hehe Their first assignment is to make a list of their favorite things and to take some pictures of those and get them printed. I didn't know it, but Flickr.com has the option to send photos to Target, have them printed and then you pick them up. 20 cents a print. Very cool! So we have to do that for Tuesday to pick her photos up.

    Friday was co-op day. There were a few families out due to sickness, so it was a little less chaotic than normal. Not too much thought. LOL For Wizardology, I just had 3 boys. So they finished painting their wands, we did some reading and the first lesson in their handbooks.

    Kitchen Chemistry is always crazy. LOL I have the most kids in the class, typically at least 16! We made Gooblek this time around. The kids all had fun. You just mix 3/4 cup corn starch with 1/2 cup water. It should be thick and runny at the same time, but not so runny it just like water. If you grab a handful and quickly roll it around, it should form a ball. As soon as you stop moving it around, it should turn liquid again and run through your fingers.  So much fun. :)

    Here is what's up for this week coming:

    Mon Oct 6th: 4 pgs Word Roots; 3 pgs Key To Decimals; Reading (Runemarks, Dr Arts); Start BF Medieval study.

    Tues Oct 7th: 4 pgs Word Roots; 3 pgs Key To Decimals; Reading (Runemarks, Dr Arts); BF Medieval study.

    Wed Oct 8th: 4 pgs Word Roots; 3 pgs Key To Decimals; Reading (Runemarks, Dr Arts); BF Medieval study.

    Thurs Oct 9th: 4 pgs Word Roots; Reading (Runemarks, Dr Arts). -- Friend coming over I *think*.

    Fri Oct 10th: 4 pgs Word Roots; 3 pgs Key To Decimals; Reading (Runemarks, Dr Arts); BF Medieval study; Watch Planet Earth DVD.

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    Feeling much better, thank you!

    Tawnya
    September 22, 2008
    05:53 AM EST

    Oh my! You read my mind. Cliques etc. It is hard to be the newbie. I just try to keep talking to people and introducing myself. I'm a weird sort of outgoing introvert. I hope to feel a part of the group soon, instead of an outsider. I figure if I keep smiling and chatting I'll make some friends, whether they like it or not! LOL

    Lynette
    September 14, 2008
    11:36 AM EST

    I think whatever works best for you is what you should do! Really loose around here would end up with all of us in front of the computer all day, lol (and I don't mean doing cyber school)!

    Tawnya
    September 09, 2008
    04:52 PM EST

    Photos are up on the blog now as well as in the pic folder:0) thanks for stopping by. I will be listing school stuff soon.



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    Renee
    September 05, 2008
    11:00 PM EST