A Ten O'Clock Scholar

• Advent Music on YouTube

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  Two of my blog friends, Juanita and Amy, have created YouTube playlists for Advent music. How wonderful is that? Check it out:
  
  
  :: Amy at Splendor in the Ordinary - Advent Music Playlist
  
  :: Juanita at The Olive Grove - Advent Music videos [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:30am EST
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Nov 21st

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  ::This is why knowing history is so important to our understanding of biblical truth (and studying the Greek). Of Belts and Breastplates from Mere Comments. This gave me a much better understand of the Belt of Truth!
  
  
  ::Brandy has compiled [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Rethinking the Christmas Craze

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  Repost from Dec 2008. And, of course, don't forget the upcoming Advent Carnival!
  
  
  Sometimes I get irritated with the mad push for Christmas.
  
  This past summer I noticed a local craft store with their Holiday displays out in full array in JULY. Yes. July. The' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Christ the King Sunday and Stir-Up Sunday

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  The Feast of Christ the King,
  Sunday Nov 22nd
  
  A little history:
  
  
  The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• A Crochet Decoration for Christmas

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  Don't forget about the Carnival! If you are planning on submitting, would you drop me an email or leave a comment?
  
  Would you like a simple project to work on during Advent? How about a crochet project that won't take any time to whip out? How about [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• Welcome to the facelifted Ten O'Clock Scholar!

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  If you are subscribed in a reader or by email, come on over to the blog and check out the new look!
  Here's what I did:Added a custom background and tweaked the whole layout (adjusted fonts, moved date to center, removed excess space between sidebar items, switched back to [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, November 16th

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  Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland
  outside my window . . .orange leaves set against a really blue, Carolina blue, sky
  in the kitchen . . .oatmeal with brown sugar for breakfast and making a batch of broth today for soup later this week.
  around the house . . .it's' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:05am EST
  by Kerry

• Put on your hard hats. . .

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  I'm making some changes to the Ol' Ten O'Clock Scholar blog space, so things may be a bit messy around here for a few days. Hang with me until I get it all spiffed up!' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Nov 14th

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  Liturgical Nuts and Bolts - from iMonk: a great explanation of the liturgy by an Anglican priest.
  From AbeBooks.com, a commercial website, a fascinating look at what was being read during World War I, especially what was being read [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• Third Annual Advent Carnival!

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  Only 14 more days until Advent!
  Are you:new to celebrating Advent? looking for some new ideas for Advent?just love to read what other people are up to during Advent?Then you don't want to miss the Advent Carnival!
  
  Here's the skinny:
  On Saturday, November 28th, this blog, [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:41am EST
  by Kerry

• Blessed Martilmasse, to Ye!

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  It is the day of MartilmasseCuppes of ale should freelie pass;What though Wynter has begunneTo push downe the Summer sunne,To our fire we can betake,And enjoye the crackling brake,Never heeding Wynter’s faceOn the day of Martilmasse. ~~From an Old English Ballad
  
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Kerry

• One Year Ago Today. . .

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  Feast of St. Leo the Great
  
  One year ago today, we received and accepted, the referral of our fourth child and second daughter, Baby L. Here is the first photo we saw of her. . .
  
  
  
  And here she is a year [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:44am EST
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, November 9th

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  Daybook for November 9th, 2009
  
  outside my window . . .low early morning light, crisp air, a slightly veiled blue sky. Rain today, maybe?
  
  in the kitchen . . .Roasting a chicken today with a good pot of soup to follow tomorrow. Hopefully a batch of freshly baked [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:43pm EST
  by Kerry

• Saturday Evening Blog Post for October

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  Here's a fun round-up of posts from the last month. Swing by to read and/or submit your own!
  I chose to submit two posts: Holy Poverty and Embracing All Hallows Eve because they're about something I love: the Church Year!
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:03am EST
  by Kerry

• Finding Excellence in Home Education Resources

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  My family began our home education journey nearly 7 years ago. If you are a home educator, you probably remember all the resources you devoured as you tried to wrap your head around this crazy idea called Home Education. I was blessed to have access to a great local [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Tuesday, November 3rd

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  Daybook, or perhaps Nightbook, for November 3rd, 2009
  
  outside my window . . .The night has fallen suddenly. It will take a few days for me to get used to the earlier sunsets.
  
  in the kitchen . . .Cooked a whole chicken in the crockpot yesterday, broth [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Kerry

• Saints and Seasons - November 2009

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  Upcoming Saints' days and seasons for November.
  
  
  November 1
  All Saints
  November 2
  All Souls
  
  November 3Richard Hooker
  November 10Leo the Great
  November 11
  Martin of Tours
  
  
  A Trio of royal women Saints:
  November 16Margaret of Scotland[...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  by Kerry

• All Saints' Day

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  Too tired to blog, so here are some links . . .
  Updated to add a HT to my bloggy friend Jessica at Homemaking Through the Church Year for the first link below.
  
  Susanne Dietze at Tea and a Good Book has a lovely post on [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 9:47am EST
  by Kerry

• Our Halloween - 2009

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  Our old neighbors (Dear Neighbor's family) joined us for Trick-or-Treating. It is a tradition and wouldn't be Halloween without their company! Here are some photos from our day . . .
  
  
  Everyone is anxious for the Trick-or-Treating to begin!
  
  
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 10:13pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Oct 31st - Halloween Edition

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  All Hallow's Eve
  
  
  Fast Facts about Halloween 2009. 23.8 lbs of candy consumed per capita by Americans in 2008. Whoa.
  
  So, how much do you know about candy? Take the Candy Quiz and find out. Did you beat my score of' [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Embracing All Hallow's Eve

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  My husband and I have decided that, whatever the original basis for this holiday (a debate in itself), since it has been a Christian Holy Day since the 9th century (actually as early as the 4th century, but on another day of the year before it was transferred to [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Fun Latin Phrases

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  While I'd like to start my kids on Latin early in their academic careers, that hasn't happened, yet. So, instead of kicking myself, I've found another way to at least get some Latin into their heads. Memorizing verb conjugations, noun declensions, and vocabulary is certainly another way, but we are' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, October 26th

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  Daybook for October 26 , 2009
  
  outside my window . . .the trees here are almost in full autumn color; lots of green tipped with yellow and orange.
  in the kitchen . . .the weather looks like "soup weather", probably a potato soup.
  around the house . . .unpacking [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 1:05pm EDT
  by Kerry

• A new wind blowing in our homeschool

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  Yesterday was one of those homeschool days you'd like to encase in plastic and pull out every now and then when you need some encouragement. I'm not entirely sure how it happened, but it did, and it was delightful!
  How long I'm not sure, but with growling intensity I've [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:59am EDT
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, October 19th

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  Daybook for Monday October 19th, 2009
  outside my window . . .it is frosty! The early morning frost has melted off, but the thermometer still says it is c-c-c-old!
  in the kitchen . . .oh, my kitchen is an absolute MESS. No cooking will be attempted or even [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Oct 17th - From my Google Reader

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  A great post from Jen at Conversion Diary about going against God's will and what you do when you have. Here's a snippet:
  "I've stopped spending so much time asking 'Was this God's will?' and am trying to spend more time asking, 'How'" [...]
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  Posted: October 17, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Feast Day of St Terese of Avila: Oct 15th

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  This is a repost from last year. The Feast Day of St. Teresa of Avila coincides with an event called "Blog Action Day". Last year the subject of Blog Action Day was "Poverty". This year's is on "Climate Change" . . . and I just don't have it in [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Tuesday, October 13th

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  My Daybook for October 13th, 2009(yes, a day late!)
  outside my window. . . the sun is just about at its midpoint for the day. Warm, bright, and sunny with no clouds.
  I am listening to . . . my kids taking their lunch break and watching "Leave It" [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Novel Nobel Nod

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  (Ok, do you not love my catchy title? Doesn't remind you of those snappy newspaper titles from the 1920s? All right, enough of that....)
  By now you've likely heard about the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to President Obama. So, what do you think about that?
  I thought this post [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
  by Kerry

• God's grandchild

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  from Dante's Inferno: Canto 11
  
  "Turn back again, " I asked, "to where you said
  that usury offends the Power Divine,
  And pray explain to me this knotty point."
  
  "Philosophy," my master answered me,
  "To him who understands it, demonstrates
  How nature takes her course, not only'" [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 2:51pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Daybook - Monday, October 5th

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  October 5th, 2009
  Outside my window... chilly air, dripping sky, croaking crows.
  I am thinking... about the young family that looked at my Dear Neighbor's house yesterday (Dear Neighbor has moved and their house is still for sale after a year!). I almost can't imagine someone else inhabiting those rooms [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 7:02am EDT
  by Kerry

• Saturday Evening Blog Post

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  Here's a fun round-up of posts from the last month. Swing by to read and/or submit your own!
  I chose to submit the 8 Habits of a Happy Homeschool Mama post since it has gotten a number of comments, and it is really' [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 7:35pm EDT
  by Kerry

• St. Francis of Assisi: October 4th

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  Saint Francis of Assisi is a popular medieval saint associated with animals, nature, and vowed poverty. He is the patron saint against fire, of animals, those dying alone, ecology, families, fire, lacemakers, merchants, peace, zoos, Italy, and Assisi, in particular.
  
  There are not any specific [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Oct 3rd -

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  My blogging friend, Amy at Splendor in the Ordinary, has started a really lovely series of Tea Time posts for sharing the Church Year with your kiddoes. Our afternoons are such that an organized Tea Time will only cause me undue stress, but [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• 8 Habits of a Happy Homeschool Mama

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  For most homeschoolers, school is in session and has been for a number of weeks. We are on week 8, which is about the time I usually start pulling out my hair a bit. How about you? I think what happens is we start to let our habits slide a [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 2:33pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks - Sept 19th: Constitutional Edition

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  St Januarius, St. Theodore of Tarsus
  
  
  One of my favorite speakers and writers and bloggers, Andrew Kern, blogs about US Consititution Day, Sept 17th. Did you learn the Preamble to the Consitution by watching Schoolhouse Rock, like I did?
  [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks Sept 12th: Literary edition

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  My 17th Wedding Anniversary
  
  I don't know. Do you really buy that biologists can do research on literary history? Evolution science explaining literature? If we turned it around the other way, would the scientists put up with English professors contributing research on scientific' [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Obama meets Wordle

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  Obama's Speech, Wordle-ized.
  
  
  
  I think if you click on that it will take you to a larger version of the Wordle (and you can see the words a bit better). If that doesn't work, try this link' [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 7:54pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Obama's Speech tomorrow

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  So. . .
  
  You gonna watch?
  
  How about your kids? If they are in public school, will they watch there?
  
  If you homeschool, will you make a lesson out of it?
  
  What do you think about all this? [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  by Kerry

• Baptism, Birthday and visits

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  Just a quick post! Thought some of you might enjoy seeing some photos from Baby L's baptism and birthday!
  
  
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 9:18pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks - Sept 5th - Homeschool Edition

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  A friend on an online homeschool email group recently posted a link to this as an encouragement, and it really is. Has the start of your homeschool got you a little daunted? Go read this: Home School Mothers - The Beatrice Brigade. Not [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Classical Conversations Cycle 1 History Resource

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  Hi, friends! Well, I do not know how I finished this this week (baptism, celebration picnic, first birthday, visit from my mom, and first day of CC), but I did! As of now, this is only the first semester. When I finish the second semester, I'll update the file (and' [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 9:42pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks - Aug 29, Culture Edition

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  A peek at life in the Middle East during Ramadan.
  
  Would you like to challenge yourself to learn more about China? How about taking a "China Challenge. "! BiblioFile has put together a China Challenge book reading and learning activity list [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• The year of the "Last Hurrah"!

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  Today, I kicked off the start of my last year before I hit 40...my "last hurrah!" LOL!
  
  Erik and I got up early for a "coffee date". Here's a photo of me in our '69 Datsun convertible (a project car for hubby and the boys). Riding in this always' [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 10:58pm EDT
  by Kerry

• St. Bartholomew's Feast Day

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  St. Bartholomew's Feast Day
  

  
  First, a little history. From James Kiefer's Christian Biographies:

  The name "Bartholomew" appears in the New Testament only on lists of the names of the twelve apostles. This list normally is given as six pairs, and the [...]

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  Posted: August 23, 2009, 10:00pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks - Aug 22, Place Edition

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  Heard this on our NPR station Friday morning, and thought it was particularly funny. Mark Washburn, a columnist with our local newspaper, comments on how we name places here in Charlotte, but I think his observations extend much further than the Queen City. [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Life and Land

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  I've just finished two books: The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck and Life is a Miracle by Wendell Berry. The former has been sitting on my bookshelves waiting to be read for a couple of years. The latter I purchased on recommendation and instantly started into it. Both were' [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 7:00pm EDT
  by Kerry

• Peter Piper's Picks: Aug 15th

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  St. Mary the Virgin
  Dormition of the Theotokos
  Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  
  
  So, did you hear that John Hughes died this week? Well, of course, you did. It is old news by now. Which of his movies was [...]
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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  by Kerry

• Weekly Wrap-Up: Aug 14

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  Highlights from the school week:
  
  Right now Mathematics for my elder daughter (7) consists of playing the game "Countdown" and practicing telling time. We'll get back to the textbook when she gets her addition and subtraction facts a bit more cemented. (Countdown is helping her with that.)
  
  Our' [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  by Kerry

• A Sunday Afternoon Well-Spent

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  A few good books. My day planner. And a glass of iced tea in my Tervis tumbler.
  
  Oh, and a nap.
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 9:42pm EDT
  by Kerry