First Homeschool Mother's Journal for 2015

Since moving to Melbourne the ONE thing I have really struggled with and really miss is having three or four really good second hand bookstores to frequent.  Can you recommend any ?  I did find this list on line Melbourne’s Best Second-hand Bookstores what are your opinions ?

In my life this week…
This week has been good.  I spent a very delightful evening last night redesigning my blog background and creating a new header, and button.  What do you think of the new look ??

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Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

• A Little Homeschool Truth From a Veteran Homeschool Mom
• Audio Books for Families over at Homeschool Creations.
• Make Winter Homeschooling Fun
• Learning About The Civil War
• Hands-on Learning about Ancient Egypt
• Homeschooling and Testing
• Bible Based Language Arts
• Relaxed Homeschooling: Language Arts in the Early Elementary Years
• Make Your Own…. Kinetic Sand!
• I'm looking forward to some homeschooling encouragement via the Sonlight blog.  They  are having an all year round Blog Party to celebrate their 25th Anniversary.  So look out for their link up on the 25th of each month.

In our home school this week…

• We went to Melbourne Zoo for the day.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

• We've been chauffeuring my husband to work each day as he has injured his back.  Please keep him in your prayers for healing.
• On Tuesday we spent the day at Melbourne Zoo with the Australian Canon Collective.  It was such a lovely day.  The best part was that I got to borrow and use the brand new Canon 7D Mark II camera and the L-series 100-400 mm lens for the day.  Photo's to come 
• Sir N spent the day at a cousins house while we met up with some wonderful new friends from Queensland whom we met through Instagram.  The best part is I discovered this new friend has a blog. A Mother's Faith Hope and Love

My favourite thing this week was…

• Reading this beautiful letter To My Wife: Why I’m Not a Super Dad
• I'm contemplating doing a drawing challenge for myself in January.  I saw this online and thought that looks interesting. Day -1 (or is that Day 0?) Drawing Challenge Begins Tomorrow What are your thoughts ?

 Things I’m working on…

• Virtual Curriculum Fair beginning on the 5th of January.
• Meet some new homeschool friends.  Here are 58 homeschool bloggers to meet.
• Working out what our curriculum will be for 2015.  So far I have settled on our Language Arts.
• On Monday evening I will be sharing our Math, Logic and Science choices.

 On the WWW I’m reading…

• The Goals of Disciplining our Children  by Sally Clarkson
• Visiting soldier can't stay in wife's Central apartment, landlord says well I guess one aught to read the fine print BEFORE signing an agreement.
• After 12/13/14, What Are the Next Fun Dates for Math Lovers? 
• 9 Ways to Make Money While You Homeschool 
• Study: More teens are fleeing from Facebook 
• Science Has Great News for People Who Read Actual Books
• Winter Has Arrived {Week in Review}

 I’m cooking…

• I'm actually experimenting with Trim Healthy Mama recipes.  This year I want to focus on my health and part of that is loosing the extra pounds/kilograms I have gained with my pregnancies and immigrations ...
• I mixed equal quantities of almond meal and Parmesan cheese and coated chicken in it before baking.  This was so tasty I have decided to add it to our weekly menu.

 A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

Blessings
Chareen

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