Entries Tagged as 'Thursday Thirteen'

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Reasons We Homeschool

13 Reasons We Are Homeschoolers
1) More time together as a family. We can spend lots of time together everyday and do activities when it’s convenient for us, rather than waiting for a free Saturday. Also, Chris has an odd work schedule. If the kids were in school they’d only get to spend quality time with […]

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Why Hindsight Is 20/20

13 Places I’ve Lived and the Corresponding Events, or Mistakes I Made Over the Last Two Decades, or Glaring Examples of Why Hindsight is 20/20
Unfortunately for you, my dear reader, you’re not about to be taken on a tour of exotic ports of call. No, you won’t be reading about my year-long trek across […]

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Virtues For Our Family

Thirteen Virtues I Want My Children To Have
This list is inspired by The Family Virtues Guide, which is part of an initiative called The Virtues Project. This project focuses on life-skills, character education, spiritual development, and personal growth through the practice of virtues. While values are culture-based and specific to certain regions, virtues are universal […]

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Things I’ll Never Say

Thirteen Things You’ll Never Hear Me Say

1) “When you decide to paint a picture please leave the paper spotless and instead use the desk, chair, dog, and floor as your canvas. They all need a little splash of color.”
2) “When I am on the phone it would be great if you could immediately start fighting […]

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Random Things In My Head

Thirteen Random Things In My Head
1) I started watching the final season of QAF this week. It came out on DVD a few weeks ago and since I don’t have cable I’ve had to wait to see it. I love, love, love this show and I almost didn’t want to start this last season because […]