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National Jelly Bean Day

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 by TOSBlog

National Jelly Bean Day is always celebrated on April 22nd. Jelly beans have been around since at least the Civil War! In the 1860’s, candy-makers advertised that family members should send gifts of jelly beans to their soldiers. And what a great gift to send – unlike chocolate, jelly beans do not melt in

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Eight Ways to Help Your Library

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 by TOSBlog

Many librarians love homeschoolers. After all, we are often their best patrons. We know what we want and how to find it. Our children are (generally) well-behaved. But in addition to being good patrons of the library, there are other ways that we as homeschoolers can help our libraries. We can: Volunteer on a

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The Empty Playroom Floor is Their Canvas

Monday, 15 April 2019 by TOSBlog

My kids can turn a clean space into a disastrous danger zone in about 15 minutes flat. Thankfully, they have also learned, by frequent practice, how to turn that same space back into neatness, in about the same amount of time. I noticed a pattern, from when they were very small, that is still

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Hey Mama Monday: Raising Up the Next Generation

Monday, 15 April 2019 by TOSBlog

Hey Mama, May your children rise up and call you blessed. That’s in Proverbs 31, as you know. Sometimes you look at that and think, “Yeah, right.” It’s hard to see all the monkeys who constantly make bad decisions and whom you are always having to pull down off the walls. Popcorn. These kids