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Name Meme

August 2, 2007 by Tsoniki 7 Comments

Carrie (and Nell!) tagged me for this one and rather then thinking I’ll remember to do it later and then a month goes by – I’m jumping right on it and doing it now!

This is the What’s In A Name? Meme started by Two Moms In A Blog.

My name is: Tsoniki – my Mom named me after a Great (times a few) Grandma, I recently found a cousin with the same name, about 10 years younger then me. We’ve talked a bit and though we don’t know each other that well, it turns out that her Aunt and my Mom were very good friends years ago, attended college together and it was the Aunt who told my Mom about the name. I got a nickname from the moment I was brought home (a tradition in my family) and when I got online and involved in groups, forums, etc., I decided I wanted to be called Tsoniki. Few people in real life use my real name so it’s a nice change.

It means: Stands Strong Before the Enemy or Walks Up To The Enemy

Origin: It is either Cheyenne or Potawatomi, passed down a handful of generations

I am tagging:

Tishia
Chelle
Betty

If you have been tagged, copy and paste all of this – from the image to the end of the instructions – into a blog post. Then, change the information to match your name and tag three other bloggers. If you don’t know what your name means, you can try looking it up on Baby’s Name World.

Filed Under: Fun Links

Homeschool Planning

August 1, 2007 by Tsoniki Leave a Comment

I filled out our homeschool paperwork today. I just made it on time, today was the deadline to pay a lower price as a returning family! This also gave me a chance to look at the pile of things we have accumulated to see what we have (and what we have too much of!) and what we need. Luckily I buy something probably every month so the cost is spread out and don’t need much of anything now. If we are talking supplies (crayons, paint, etc.) wow you should see the closet. Or not. It’s kind of embarrassing.

Over at I Have To Say… she is going to do a Back to Homeschool Week next week. I’m going to join in the fun even though I’m a bit nervous since we haven’t homeschooled as long as others have.

I’ve been devouring homeschooling books from the library and checking my long list of websites for a few weeks now. I don’t have too many notes from any one book or sites but a lot of ideas now. I don’t have a very structured school day but I’m thinking we’ll need a better plan this year. We also are going to have sports activities and with luck we will be able to spread the practices and classes out so we don’t have a very full day or two followed by nothing. I can only imagine how tired the kids will be!

I am excited about the projects I have planned – I need to write them down in one spot so everything is all together. We’ve put down to start August 20 and I’m hoping we can get away with not taking a long break until the baby gets here. The kids birthdays are before the 20th so they won’t have that distraction and when my Mom comes to visit in September we are going to do touristy things and do a project or such around that. (Note to myself: Alice is only in first grade…)

Here are the questions for each day next week, she’s going to have a linky up on each of the days posts so you can play along and also find everyones writings in one spot.

Monday, August 6—What led to your decision to homeschool?
Why do you do what you do? What brought you to homeschooling? What factors played a part in your decision?

Tuesday, August 7—How do you homeschool?
Scheduling, classical education, unschooling, getting the kids to help with chores, how to be “mom” and “teacher” at the same time, special needs, teaching an advanced child, how to teach the tough subjects, teaching high school, teaching with babies and preschoolers in the house, budgeting for homeschool supplies, notebooking, etc., etc., etc…

Wednesday, August 8—Getting out there…
Extra-curricular activities, community involvement, volunteering, sports teams, music lessons, making sure your kids have opportunities to be social, co-ops, etc., etc., etc…

Thursday, August 9—If I had only known…
What have you learned on your homeschooling journey? What would you/did you change? This is an opportunity to encourage others who are just starting out or who are struggling with issues that seem unsolvable. It is also a perfect opportunity to tell us about one of those days made you want to throw in the towel. A funny story? Perfect!

Friday, August 10—Curriculum
What curriculum do you use? Where do you buy it? Have you found a “gem” that you must share with others? Was something in particular a complete failure for you and your kids?

Filed Under: Fun Links, Ramblings

Organizing and Sewing

July 31, 2007 by Tsoniki 6 Comments

I feel very spoiled.

Because of the layout of the house we turned one of the bedrooms into an office (which really is just a desk since we got the laptop a few months ago) and my sewing/craft/homeschool room. Which is more to say it is a very pretty, nicely organized storage area. I have all of this space available to me and I am not using it the best that I can!

I decided to change that today. I started cleaning off the sewing desk so I could sew a few things. I need to work on a rag quilt that I’ve had the material for, for YEARS…like three or four. I also want to make Alice a few easy dresses for the fall. And I have so many other projects in mind!

So I took all of the baskets and stuff piled on the desk and sorted it out. It was good timing as the electricity picked that moment to go out for about a half hour or so. The kids played checkers and cards while I sorted screws, beads, finished projects and Chris’ uniform items. Once that was done, I had three empty baskets! I’m sure they’ll be used very soon though.

Tomorrow I am going to move my pictures and prints (they are stacked up next to the sewing area) and get the two huge boxes of material out and see what I have. I’m sure I have plenty and could make more then a few dresses. I’m excited! I have a designated area for my stamping and card making and really need to use our space better. We are lucky to have a house this big and I doubt it’ll happen again for a very long time, might as well take advantage while we can!

Of course this helps get the home school stuff situated – it’s just about that time you know.

Filed Under: Inspiration, Sewing/Quilting

Stamps that look like sewing

July 30, 2007 by Tsoniki 4 Comments

This is by far some of the coolest things I’ve seen lately! I’ve been using my StumbleUpon button to browse for new craft sites and came across this tonight. Check out this page of stamps, they are the new images offered by Hot Potatoes, and they are sewing stuff! I love them! I’m so excited, I’m saving the site here so I know where to go back to when I want to order a stamp. There are buttons, a cross stitch stamp, a little spool of thread with “handmade by”, pins, a sewing machine. Ah, heaven. They look so very cool.

Technorati Tags: stamps, handmade

Filed Under: Crafty Websites, Inspiration

Making Soap

July 30, 2007 by Tsoniki Leave a Comment

Check out this cool site that has everything you need to know about making soap – as well as lip balms, lotions, etc. I’ve never tried making any of these things but when I see the kits in the craft story it is so hard to pass them up! I wonder if they would be kid safe at all, since they involve melting and such?

Logo for Teach Soap.com

Technorati Tags: making soap, craft instructions

Filed Under: Crafty Websites, Fun Links

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