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Martinzoo
http://martinzoo.homeschooljournal.net/
Our family's adventures with homeschooling. My son is in 6th grade and this is our 5th year homeschooling. It's been a blast and I love to share our fun.
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I woke to rainbows….
…… but not in the sky……LOL! . . I guess this is what healing looks like. For all the colors that you can see, the pain is pretty much gone. I feel pretty normal now. © Robin for martinzoo, 2009. | Permalink | ...
Playing with the camera
Aquagirl and Red got hold of my camera and I found these photos when I downloaded them to the computer. I guess the lure of a new camera to play with was too much for her….LOL! © Robin for martinzoo, 2009. | Permalink | 2...
Sliced, Diced and Cauterized
Today I am recovering from vascular surgery. I had really bad varicose veins in my legs. Actually, I’ve had this surgery once before, way back when I was 27. My veins are hereditary, my mother is plagued by them too. It was a pretty simple proc...
Orebody Challenge
Today we did an activity to learn about how scientists know how to determine where ore mining should take place. Our challenge was to make a two dimensional map of an orebody, based on data obtained by poking a drinking straw through layers of play d...
Mineral Toothpaste
GB and I are learning about rocks and minerals in our Science curriculum. The activity for today was to take two common minerals, calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate (basically, tums and baking soda) and make a common, everyday product. By mixin...
Gone to da Game
Last night we went to Jabem’s college to watch a basketball game. It’s nice to do things with just one of your children every now and then. Jabem took us to this adorably quaint Richmond hangout called The Village Cafe, which would have b...

