Back to School Sewing Round Up

It's about that time!!! Even though we homeschool, we still need to get ready for that time of year. For some school starts NEXT WEEK!! CRAZY!!! Thankfully, as a homeschooler, we can decide when our school year is as long as we have 180 days! And I don't plan on starting for at least a few more weeks, probably not until after Labor Day!!!

Anyway, I have had school stuff on the mind lately and I want to make a lot of stuff for the kids this year.





Back to School and Back to You - 25 Sewing Tutorials - Babble.com 



Here is a round up of ides for all ages - Shop Martingale





Here is a list of free tutorials and patterns for back to school from About. Com Sewing



Back to School patterns  - Sew Thankful



Another BTS round up - In Stitches



BTS Sewing Tutorials - The Crafty Mummy



More BTS Sewing Round Ups - A Sewing Journal



As far as my own tutorials go, I have:

The D Bag (draw string backpack)

Book Covers

Plus I have TONS of clothing tutorials!  Just click the tutorials tab at the top of the page! :D



HAVE FUN SEWING!

Fly on the Wall ~ July

It's that time, again!! YIPPPEEEE!!! Fly on the Wall!!! Thought up by the marvelous Karen at Baking in a Tornado!



Welcome to a Fly on the Wall group post. Today 12 bloggers are inviting you to catch a glimpse of what you’d see if you were a fly on the wall in our homes. Come on in and buzz around my house.

 

Buzz around, see what you think, then click on these links for a peek into some other homes:







Baking In A Tornado




Just a Little Nutty




Follow me home . . .




Stacy Sews and Schools -ME!




The Sadder But Wiser Girl




Menopausal Mother




Moore Organized Mayhem




The Insomniac’s Dream




The Momisodes




Spatulas on Parade




The Rowdy Baker




Sorry kid, Your Mom Doesn’t Play Well With Others






This month I decided to do something a little different.... Just a little. As you may know Jacob, our oldest son, has moved back home! YAY!!!!!! And since then we have dredged up a bit of an old family tradition. We call it "The Music Game". In The Music Game, The Hubby will play a song and the rest of us have to name the band and the song title, extra points if you know the year. We do songs from almost all genres and spanning at least 6 decades. The older kids LOVE it and the little ones love to listen along.

So, if you were a fly on the wall at my house over the past month, here are a few songs you might have heard.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UnPMoAb4y8U





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xQJi6_-PjHo





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hftgytmgQgE





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVAnlke_xUY&feature=player_detailpage





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qxZInIyOBXk





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=N-EKcjpEIGo





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0X7RyGBq2E8





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj75Arhq5ho&feature=player_detailpage





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z0GFRcFm-aY





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=s0dxhSPoBjY





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AOVf9p9ht4&feature=player_detailpage





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Wy-S2WrX-8o





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=joclttkYzkU





Hope you had fun!!!! These are just a few of my favorites that we have heard while playing The Music Game! ;)

It definitely helps with the kids' musically knowledge. Maybe one day I will do a list of their favorite classical pieces. LOL

Don't forget to check out all the amazing bloggers on the list!!!!

Mexico - A Country Study

I am starting to plan out the next school year for Cailey and Colin. SHEW!!! I have A LOT to do!!!! We are still a little behind on our units from last year due to all the moving but no worries! ;)

Here is another country study!

As always, I try to incorporate things for all ages!

Most of the printables are free unless otherwise mentioned.

















BOOKS!

(The pictures of the books are clickable links)















































KINDLE BOOKS





























PRINTABLES

Lapbook - Homeschool Share

Coloring Pages - Squidoo

Printables - Education.com

Printables and Crafts - DLTK-Kids

Printables - Activity Village

Notebooking and Mini Books - HS Launch

Printables - abc teach - some free

Printables, Lesson Plans and Activities - Teacher Planet

Printables - About.com Homeschooling

Coloring Pages, Lesson Plans and Crafts - Crayola

Countries of the World Activities and Copywork - Mexico - Currclick - $2

Expedition Mexico - Amanda Bennett Unit Studies- $8.95







ONLINE RESOURCES

Learn About Mexico City - Squidoo

Fun Facts About Mexico for Kids - Squidoo

Lesson Plans and Crafts - A to Z Teacher Stuff

Crafts - Craft Jr.

Unit Study and Lesson Plans - Homeschool Creations

National Geographic Kids

Mexican Music - Squidoo

Time for Kids - Mexico

Fun Facts About Mexico for Kids - eHow

Mexico for Kids - Kathi Mitchell

Facts and Links - Kids Konnect

Mexico - eThemes

Traditional Kids Games from Mexico

Mexico Montessori Unit - Montessori Moments 

Craft Ideas - Walking By the Way

Lesson Plans, Games, Activities - Mr. Donn





SHEW!! There you go! That ought to get started! ;)



HAVE FUN HOMESCHOOLING!

What I've Been Reading

Clip art courtesy of  The Graphics Fairy



Yesterday I told you how we are down to one computer. That's left  A LOT of down time for me... I SHOULD be sewing or planning the next school year but I've been reading instead. LOL We now have the best library system that I have EVER seen, and I have seen a lot. I am taking full advantage of it and reading books that have been on my wish list for a very long time. Well, I've also found a couple of new books that I didn't know about.

Here's a list of the books that I have read in the past week.





NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

WOW!! If there was ever any doubt that Joe Hill was Stephen King's son, it would be gone before the end of this book! I compared it to a mix of It and Christine but I think I would also mix in 'Salem's Lot. Major creep fest!!!









His Majesty's Hope (Maggie Hope, Bk 3) by Susan Elia MacNeal 



This is the 3rd in the series (the 4th isn't out yet BOOO).  If you like history and mysteries, then this series if for you! It is SOOOOO addictive! Set in WWII, Maggie Hope must solve some serious mysteries while protecting the British empire.







The Body at the Tower (The Agency, Bk 2) by Y. S. Lee



Another historical mystery and another female lead. This one is set in the Victorian Era and is NOT your average YA novel. LOVE this series!!!!









Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, Bk 2) by Kiersten White



This is the 2nd in a YA paranormal series. It's not your typical YA. It's very funny and suspenseful!!! Very intelligent. A lot of YA authors dumb their books down. I think that is a HUGE disservice and LOVE it when a YA author passes on the dumbing down.







Glory in Death (In Death, Bk 2) by J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts)



This is the 2nd In Death book written by Nora Roberts as J. D. Robb. In the 1st book you are introduced to Eve Dallas in the year 2058. Eve is a tough as nails police detective with a heart of gold and a haunting past. Not to mention the flaming hot Rourke!!! ;)









The Diviners by Libba Bray

This is a book that I found by accident. LOL I LOVED Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle series so when I saw this sitting on the library shelf I grabbed it right up!!!  I'm only about 100 pages in but I am already CREEPED completely OUT!!! LOL  I can't wait to see where it goes.



After that I have a LONG list just sitting and waiting. The hardest part is figuring out which one to read next! LOL





I seem to have lost some of my creativity lately. Not sure what is going on. I need some inspiration, people!!!!! LOL

Busy Summer!!!

WOW! Have we been BUSY!!!! We've had more company and we've been checking out our new city more. We've gone to 2 block parties and back to one of our favorite places!







These are pictures from the first block party! My goodness it was hot last week!!!







And here are pics from the 2nd block party!

The kids had a lot of fun and we think we've found our new church! :D







We also went back to the World's Fair Park. The kids love it there. We took Jacob up in the Sunsphere. He thought it was cool. ;) Then we hit the fountains. Last week was a broiler so they really needed a place to cool off. ;)





Another reason that I have been so quiet is that we are done to one computer! YILES!!! HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!! Our desktop is acting crazy and has been going out on us, this time it's been 6 days!!!! We think we have a loose connection and have been trying to find someone to look at it for us.