In the neighborhood.

Since I am posting anyway,.  Here is a quick story and picture.  My BIL came to visit last night.  While many uncles may be content telling their nieces and nephews to get lost, he is the opposite, he brings them maps!

I went over a month . . .

. . .Without posting and some people are beginning to wonder what's up.  I had put blogging on the backburner for a while, and now it seems to be on no burner at all.  This is because all is in flux right now.  Depending on who you ask and when you ask us we will be putting 1 to 3 of our children in public school in the fall. I have not been blogging and trying to focus on employability and Homeschooling instead.

I don't plan on this being my last post or anything, it's just not a priority at present.

Veggie Give-a-way at Chicagoland Homeschool Network

My name is Dave, I am not a tomato, but I am here to help.

The good folks at the Chicagoland Homeschool Network are giving away a copy of the Veggie Tale Video, The Little House That Stood.  Click here to watch the trailer.  Click here to enter the contest.

Obligatory Snow Post: Wordless Wednesday

To Go Wordless click here.

COH @ DOL

That means that the Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Dave Out Loud.  It's a Reading Out Loud Edition.  It was a lot of fun put together..  I hope you enjoy it.

Carnival Homeschooling: Read Out Loud Edition

The Informed Parent has informed me that February is Library Lovers Month.  She would like me to inform you the same.  Since I am inrareform, consider yourself informed.

Stephanie Hoffpauir, who has all the vowels in her name (my apologies to the sometimes y people) asks Are you paying for a depreciating education?  It is a  summary of a piano teacher's experience with schooled students.

Charleen from Evey Bed of Roses poses (roses and poses, gotta love a little interior rhyme) the question: Winter Nature Study is it Possible? That reminds me, I have never posed for a question.s

Speaking of posing questions, What's the best game you ever played?  Jonathan of Questions and Answers  About Life writes about The Best Game You've Never Played.

Olivia of Need a Nanny? Hire a Nanny.  Have a Nanny? Leave a Nanny (It's actually just Hire A Nanny) discusses Proper Etiquete Rules for any Child, Perhaps Yours.

Susan of Corn and Oil presents the Kellog family adventures in Off the Grid.

Annette of A Net in Time finds spontaneous learning to be the most enjoyable way to teach her son.  In Enjoyment in Teaching she says it leads to information that really sticks into his head.

Chris Shaw of Home School vs Public School checks in with Learning About Government

Laura Grace Weldon presents How to Raise Word Nerds

Annie Kate of Tea Time with the Aforementioned shares her February Goals for Homeschooling High School.

Just like I have enlisted my family to participate in this carnival, Henry Cate of Why Homeschool has enlisted his daughter to share her college experiences in A typical day of college for our oldest homeschooler.

Dee of The T4L Community blog shares tips about Creating an Environment of Learning.





Speaking of books, Barbara Frank Online presents A Booklist for homeschooling a child with Down Syndrome

Phyllis Sather of Proclaiming God's Faithfulness presents We live by Revelation.

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Ed of Irkitated closes the carnival with How about teaching kids practical skills in school Since he is the last I don't have time for my article, How about teaching bloggers to end their questions with a question mark?

It's been a good carnival, thanks for everyone who participated and all who will drop by. Thanks especially to my family members for doing the interviews. .   Next week's carnival will be at Homeschool Buzz.com . Now here I am to wrap this episode up.