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Archive for October, 2007
World Go Vegan Days
In honor of my upcoming birthday (next Sunday, the 28th), I’d like to tell everyone about World Go Vegan Days. If this blog has helped you or annoyed you, please make the commitment to eat a vegan diet from October 26-28th. Telling everyone today should give everyone plenty of time to decide what meals to [...]
Crown of Wonder!
Today was a huge day for us in Webkinz World. After over 6 months of gem hunting, my oldest daughter finally collected the last of the 30 gemstones needed to get a “Crown of Wonder”. Here is a picture of Fluff (our Lil’ Kinz Lion) wearing the legendary crown. Fluff shares a room with Eshe [...]
Zen Gardening
Here is my family’s ~30′ labyrinth. We built this for meditating, relaxing, walking (exercise), and for just plain enjoyment. I’ve always wanted a rock labyrinth. Sometimes we walk as a family, sometimes individually. I believe that everyone needs their own little space (inside or outside) to help allow for a zen filled existence. Whether yours [...]
Happy Birthday to my Mom!
Today’s my Mom’s birthday and we’ve given her a variety of surprises (we were even lucky enough to adopt two new Webkinz in honor of her — a Googles named Tisha, and a Gorilla named Dude). Here is a photo of my Mom and me from about a year ago.
Unschoolers and College
Here is a recent comment I received: “Since you Unschool your children, they’ll never be able to go to college.” The statement behind the statement is: “Your children will never amount to anything.” I realize that these comments are coming from a place of fear on the speaker’s part, and even sometimes from a place [...]
Vegan Perspective on Heifer International
With the Holidays right around the corner, I’ve been seeing more and more ads for Heifer International again (whose link I am consciously not putting on my site). I’ve also been hearing more and more people say that this is the gift they are giving friends and family this year. This makes many of my [...]
New Unschooling Book!
The Unschooling Unmanual has been released. This book is sure to be a winner! Here’s a quote from the Natural Child site: “School is out. Unschool is in! Our newest book, _The Unschooling Unmanual_, by Nanda Van Gestel, Rue Kream, Mary Van Doren and Jan Hunt, will be published this fall. The book will include [...]
Create Your Own Community
With families often living great distances from each other, and friends often going separate ways, finding a community to share your life with can often be tricky in this day and age. Are you feeling alone? Consider creating your own community! Since there are not a lot of Unschoolers in Southern Arizona (where my family [...]
Breast Cancer Prevention — It is possible! — Part 2
“What if you or someone you love already has cancer? Shouldn’t you be supporting the organizations that help in the research?” Yes, definitely! My post yesterday wasn’t saying you shouldn’t; quite the opposite actually! Just look into what each organization is actually doing before giving them your well earned money. Do you want to support [...]