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Raising Olives

Raising Olives

http://raisingolives.com

A Christian, homeschooling family with 10 young children shares homeschooling information, money saving tips, organizational ideas and funny stories as you get a glimpse behind the scenes at life in this large family of 11.

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  • Rejoicing in Morning Sickness

    Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 07:44 in lessons, spiritual, pregnancy and birth

    As you probably can tell with the amount and quality of recent posting, I really struggle with morning all day sickness. If you know me in real life, and especially if you live with me, you know that I’m not posting this because I’m good ...

  • Peanut Butter Mess: Not Me Monday

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 07:23 in humor, journal, not me

    Colby did not convince himself that the cable that comes out of the wall  in our basement was a “huge, scary spider”.  He did not refuse to go downstairs without a big kid for WEEKS and each time he came up stairs he would not describe ...

  • All About Spelling Review

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 13:20 in reviews, homeschool, teaching spelling, homeschool-reviews

    I’ve seen several spelling programs and have not been overly impressed.  It seems that the programs  fall into one of two categories, either they are based on memorization and focus on commonly used word lists or they teach word families.  N...

  • 16 x 20 Rolled Canvas Giveaway Winner

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 08:35 in friday giveaway

    Be sure to enter to win  a hand-crafted wooden toy, with a bonus for large families. Congratulations to Danielle who left this comment, “We have purchased a huge plastic storage tote and filled it with clothes we’ve picked up from rummage sa...

  • Pioneer Pastimes Toy Giveaway

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 09:47 in friday giveaway

    Beautiful, hand-crafted, classic, solid wood, what more could you ask for in a toy?  Pioneer Pastimes offers all that.  These toys are delightful, well made and gorgeous.  We have a few of their offerings and I love just running my hands over the...

  • Jammie-Drill!

    Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 07:26 in family, parenting, traditions

    I mentioned in the Raising Olives Community that one of our family traditions this time of year (and actually this is a tradition that we do year round) is jammie-drills. Jama @ Life in a Full Shoe said, “Ok, I want to know what “jammie-drill...

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