Life’s A Weekend!

- home educating in Hamilton, NZ

WW : Object Lessons

At 8+10 years old, my children still like object lessons.
Object lessons are Bible stories and deeper concepts taught by something real they can see. Jesus used parables or stories with several layers of meanings. And so realia, or real tangible objects, help to express ideas and character qualities to everyone - not just the younger […]

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TT : Coconut Fudge Bar

Coconut Fudge Bar
(microwave recipe)
-  passed to me by friend, Gayle B, 2002
1 cup flour                                        ½ c sugar
1 T cocoa                                          125 g butter
1 c coconut [1 c total of coconut, choc dots, cake fruit]
½ t vanilla or rum essence
Mix dry ingredients
Add melted butter and essence
Put into buttered flat dish
Microwave [750 watt m/w], elevated,
high for […]

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MM : 10 Hallmarks of Well-Being

Ten Hallmarks of Well-Being
1. My life has meaning & direction.
2.  I have experienced one or more important transitions in my adult years, and I have handled these transitions in an unusual, personal, or creative way.
3.  I rarely feel cheated or disappointed by life.
4.  I have already attained several of the long-term goals that are important […]

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MM : MOPSNZ President

Last Saturday I became the 3rd president for MOPS (NZ) Inc. (Mothers of Preschoolers).
Check out this useful ever-changing mother website: www.mops.org
and our local NZ information: www.mops.org.nz 
MOPS in NZ has 19 groups with a number more lining up to sign up.
So, it’s off to the office this morning … my home educated children are getting used to packing […]

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