tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post2128049860243185844..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: Mt. Hope Academy @ The Live and Learn Studio ~ November 2011Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-58791277608945548892011-12-06T21:40:13.386-08:002011-12-06T21:40:13.386-08:00Hi Heidi -- I am new to homeschooling this year (I...Hi Heidi -- I am new to homeschooling this year (I've got three boys, but only the oldest is really doing school. He is in second grade, and the others are ages 4 and 2.) I am astounded by your reading lists, and wonder if you read all those books cover to cover or just choose parts from them. I'm looking at your History/Literature list specifically. How do you go about choosing them? How do you keep track of everything? <br /><br />Your blog is always inspiring -- I think I found it through a CC friend over here in Bend.<br />SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391471297186307331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-57086600179702111992011-12-05T19:17:22.419-08:002011-12-05T19:17:22.419-08:00Thanks Heidi. We have been doing Ann's Jesse ...Thanks Heidi. We have been doing Ann's Jesse Tree for the last 5 years, and we LOVE It. This would be in addition to that. I went ahead and ordered it anyway...we will have it for years...some things are worth splurging on!<br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-82223908574563954592011-12-05T10:51:49.146-08:002011-12-05T10:51:49.146-08:00I always love what I find here and you just keep i...I always love what I find here and you just keep inspiring me to homeschool my kids . .. I only hope I can maintain my enthusiasm for learning like you do.Jessica Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-20511583009000755052011-12-05T09:08:44.869-08:002011-12-05T09:08:44.869-08:00Oh, no! I did get it on Amazon, but I certainly di...Oh, no! I did get it on Amazon, but I certainly didn't pay $50 for it! Drat!<br /><br />If you are looking for a great Advent book/activity and don't want to pay $50 (I don't think I would), you could try the free Jesse Tree Advent Devotional Book from A Holy Experience. It looks wonderful, it's free, and you could get it right away. We'll probably use it next year. http://www.aholyexperience.com/2010/11/free-jesse-tree-advent-devotional-book/Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-39924325612514395042011-12-05T08:36:22.222-08:002011-12-05T08:36:22.222-08:00Heidi,
It is $50 on Amazon. Am I missing a more e...Heidi,<br />It is $50 on Amazon. Am I missing a more economical place to buy this, or is about what you paid for it?<br />Thanks again!!<br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-79829508642130020252011-12-05T08:06:09.267-08:002011-12-05T08:06:09.267-08:00Julie~ This is our second (third?) time through th...Julie~ This is our second (third?) time through the Handel's Messiah Advent Reader. We LOVE it!!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-17496595276603727582011-12-05T07:39:39.149-08:002011-12-05T07:39:39.149-08:00Thanks for sharing my math book, Blockhead: The Li...Thanks for sharing my math book, Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci with your children! All best,<br />Joe D'AgneseJoseph D'Agnesehttp://www.josephdagnese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-38834306550158597632011-12-05T07:02:30.436-08:002011-12-05T07:02:30.436-08:00Heidi,
Thank you, thank you for this post. I glea...Heidi,<br />Thank you, thank you for this post. I glean something from you everytime I read! <br />The Advent Family Reader...is this the first year you have used it? I have been wanting to do something like this, but have not known which resource to use. Would you recommend this one, or is the verdict still out?<br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-47037343359528063182011-12-04T21:33:30.968-08:002011-12-04T21:33:30.968-08:00Thank you, Grandma. You might have had to read my ...Thank you, Grandma. You might have had to read my sentences twice because they were incoherent. I'm really tired tonight. Now even *I* can't read them. ;-P I don't know why Blogger is difficult about the comments. Sometimes it won't let me comment at all. Sorry you've had trouble!!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-56556822278212672992011-12-04T21:29:42.121-08:002011-12-04T21:29:42.121-08:00Heidi, Why virtually every time I try to write a ...Heidi, Why virtually every time I try to write a comment the words do not come up for me to copy for "word verification" so I just write any old few letters and then when it rejects my "choices" a word comes up for me to write in. Almost every time I write it happens. GrandmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-55233451246083880462011-12-04T21:25:46.580-08:002011-12-04T21:25:46.580-08:00Grandpa just said to tell you he really enjoys you...Grandpa just said to tell you he really enjoys your blogs, including all the pictures. For me, I too, like Ariana said, you blow me away. I had to read some of your sentences more than once to really understand all your thoughts. Really great and profound stuff!! You are doing a great job, Heidi God has given you a tremendous mind and it's so good to see you using it to good advantage in your own life and the life of your kids. GrandmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-74019326429095799062011-12-04T20:28:30.156-08:002011-12-04T20:28:30.156-08:00The only reason I knew off the top of my head that...The only reason I knew off the top of my head that those were, indeed, three different things is that I am on my third trip through The Patriot's History of the United States. We just finished the Civil War in the Challenge III class that I tutor.<br /><br />Your diagramming was great! And now your history knowledge is too. :)<br /><br />Life is Fred is very popular here - the kindergartener prefers it as his bedtime story. If it is similar to MCT, I might have to look into MCT grammar.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715524227980649831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-37712627332060805212011-12-04T19:23:23.790-08:002011-12-04T19:23:23.790-08:00Ariana~ You're so funny. It looks so much bett...Ariana~ You're so funny. It looks so much better in list form than in real life. :) The boys do tons of independent reading, which helps a lot. They do their math mostly on the computer. Latin is on DVD right now. And, no, I don't cook well, nor is my house clean (except for a couple hours on the days my house-cleaner comes to clean it :)). We also don't do very many crafts or games (like, none)-- which makes your school days look so fabulous to me. Isn't it crazy how everything looks greener on the other side of the fence? ;-P<br /><br />Christa~ Ahhh. I thought the Fugitive Slave Act was the *name* of the compromise of 1850. When I looked it up just now (rather belated on my part, huh?), the Fugitive Slave Act was only *part* of the Compromise of 1850. So I guess the Fugitive Slave Act would be part of the compound subject rather than an appositive (which is what I thought it was). See, I learn something new every day. Thanks for setting me straight. :) (We aren't studying history on the same schedule as our memory sentences, so we haven't gotten there yet. We're only at the Revolutionary War...)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-58867154502650081012011-12-04T19:08:08.622-08:002011-12-04T19:08:08.622-08:00Your book lists are beautiful. :)
I think your d...Your book lists are beautiful. :)<br /><br />I think your diagram is wrong, though. The subject of the sentence is a series of three things (1. the Compromise of 1850; 2. the Fugitive Slave Act; 3. the Dred Scott Decision). So, there should be three subject lines (each with a "the" coming down from it) that all go to the verb "preceded."<br /><br />But I am not an Essentials tutor, so I may very well be wrong.<br /><br />We just finished up our CC term, too. We are slowing down for the break - lots of reading and some math.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715524227980649831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-52276917071842005702011-12-04T18:00:48.840-08:002011-12-04T18:00:48.840-08:00I feel like I need to bow down to you and your hom...I feel like I need to bow down to you and your homeschooling. I'm blown away when you post about it. I don't know how you do it all with four children! Three rambunctious boys and a toddler and all of that! HOW? Do you also cook from scratch and keep your house decently clean? HOW?! lol. I couldn't get even half that stuff done. I really couldn't! <br />Wow.Ariana Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601754414156234023noreply@blogger.com