Elena 
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Last week I took advantage of this awesome service offered by my local public library. I checked out a cross-shaped cake pan!
This was for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. I used red velvet cake mix and white frosting.
It turned out great.
Afterward, I simply cleaned out the pan and returned it to the library!
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Earlier this week, I mentioned that my son was heading to the coast with other paramedics to help out the victims of Hurricane Florence. Before they left, Calvin and his crew had a truly Southern breakfast!
They weren’t overly busy but the work was steady. They saw about 100 patients in 14 hours. Most of that time they were in towns without electricity.
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I was playing around on Ancestry.com this week and was able to find a long line all the way back to England!
14th great-grandmother
Daughter of Lady Agnes Coson
Daughter of Joan Johane Harrison Hanforth
Daughter of Agnes Cheney
Daughter of Mary Heath
Daughter of Martha Chapman
Daughter of Sarah Dorchester
Son of Sarah Stebbins
Son of David Chapin
Daughter of Enoch Chapin
Daughter of Rachel Chapin
Daughter of Sarah A Clarke
Daughter of Rachel Ann Conde
Daughter of Emma Daniel
Son of Lowerta A FISHER
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Calvin was is my grandfather. I love it when the clues keep coming and I can keep going back in time all the way to Europe.
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Miss C. is really about ready to bust out reading! I’m thinking I might start her on some sight words with these cards from Child1st. I posted about using these cards for remediation here. I have videos there too.
But since I know Miss C. is picking up letters and patterns pretty quickly, I think these cards will help her learn to read even quicker. She’s ready.
5.
Tis the new season of young Catholics getting ready to receive the sacrament of confirmation. My own daughter is among them. I have a template and guideline for writing a
Confirmation letter to your confirmation candidate. It’s free when you sign up for my newsletter
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Part of the intrigue of this scandal and the Supreme Court confirmation involves the upcoming midterm elections. If the confirmation can be postponed and if the Democrats can win back the Senate, they may be able to get candidates on the high court that are more left-leaning.
If this is the year you want to go into depth about the election process with your student, Techie Homeschool Mom has a good unit study that you can do online. Then your students can follow the process as election day approaches!
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Homeschool Records that open doors is a free webinar packed with valuable information about how to document your homeschooling on paper in a way that colleges can understand. After taking this course I had no problems getting my son accepted at the school of his choice and all of his transcripts were accepted.