Friday, May 26, 2017

Flashback Friday ~ Past Posts < May 2017 edition >

A weekly walk through the archives

where past posts re-emerge!

I feel like I wrote these only recently and for some,

it's been years.

A month ago on the blog

Writers on the Writing Life: Quotes & Thoughts

Six months ago on the blog

Frugal and Unique Gifts for Him

One year ago on the blog

NY is Cosmos Country!

5 Reasons to Take Your Family to a NY Cosmos Soccer Game

Two years ago on the blog~

Dear Moms on My Son's Soccer Team:

This Tired Homeschooling Mom is Way Beyond Your Drama

Three years ago in the blog~

Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation ~

Dinner, Dessert, Decor ~ Festive Recipes and Ideas

Four years ago on the blog
Shaping Rocket Balloons~ A Video How-To Part 1 ~

by My Son and Guest Post-er

And if you're looking for some amazing blogs to peruse,
please check out my left sidebar, "Blogs I love to Haunt!!"

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Sacrament of Confirmation: Gift Guide for Confirmand & Sponsor

Sacramental time is upon us!

Those red robes of Confirmation and white dresses and veils

of First Holy Communion are popping up all over!
This week, my youngest received confirmation.

It was an absolutely wonderful day for so many reasons!
I'll be back with a glimpse soon.......

we're still riding the excitement!

In the meantime, I put together this gift list.

For my son and is sponsor, we ( and confirmand's older brother!)

purchased six of the seven gifts here.

They're perfect keepsakes of the day

and reasonable priced too.

Here goes....happy shopping!

Holy Spirit Dove Cross Wood Beaded Rosary

My son's a rosary collector.

He's made a few, been gifted a few for special occasions...

we even have glow in the dark rosaries for camping trips!

But we felt he needed to have this special set with the

dove/ Holy Spirit cut out on the cross....perfect, no?

Confirmed in Christ rosary box

Keepsake box for rosaries, prayer cards!

A perfect gift is a biography of the saint whose name

is taken by the confirmand.....

My son's favorite saint is St Dominic Savio.
We were thrilled to gift him

the saint's highly acclaimed life story
penned by his teacher, St John Bosco!

Beautiful keepsake of the confirmand's saint name!

Pictured here, the St Dominic Medal we bought our son.
Amazon has thousands of options!

Pewter Sponsor Cross

He chose his aunt, who's also his godmother, as his sponsor
and she loved loved loved this pewter standing cross.
He wrote his own message on the back in sharpie too......
there's room enough for that if your confirmand wants to do the same.

Cross pendant with Holy Spirit Dove

God with silver, or vice versa:

I adore these pendants! Definitely bookmarking them as gift options
for the next confirmation we attend!!

The Cross in My Pocket

This is another beautiful cross in my pocket choice~

The "Be Not Afraid" cross:

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I'm happy to participate in Kelly's Quick Takes link up today!

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Dyslexia Myths: My Article at the Southeast Homeschool Expo

You know that I'm passionate about dyslexia awareness.

To that end, I'm honored to share with you the first of

several of my articles on homeschooling and dyslexia at the

Southeast Homesschool Expo.

Enjoy........

If you or someone you love has the gift of dyslexia, you’re aware that these highly accomplished individuals think, learn and process information differently than non-dyslexics.

So too, did Michael Faraday, Pierre Curie, Pablo Picasso, General George Patton and many many more in a diversity of fields.

It’s key, of course, that kids who’ve been diagnosed with dyslexia realize this as they struggle through day to day tasks that those of us non-dyslexics take for granted.

As the Mom of a very bright, articulate, literate, artistic, theatrical kid who thinks sooooo far out of the box,

I have found that many many people are still plagued by myths. And sadly, that there is still an extreme stigma attached to dyslexia. He faces it among his peers and even among family members.

What are some of the signs associated with dyslexia? Read the rest here.........

Published at the Southeast Homeschool Expo website.

Thank you to my friend, Misty, for offering this opportunity!

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Campfires and Cleats is Now on Bloglovin' ~ About Time, Right?

Took me long enough.

I adore it over there!

Just catching up on life after completing the A to Z blog challenge
<< WOOHOO! >
Here are all 26 posts, by the way, from the April challenge!

Getting back to Bloglovin'.~~~~
You don't have to be a blogger, either, to join.

Bloggers, readers, we can all stop over and peruse

the list of blogs by category.

But do it when you've the time, because you'll love it and want to STAY

to enjoy the search and the reading of the great posts there.....
Bloglovin' has a new App for Iphone.
It’s a really easy and practical way to follow all your favorite blogs
including mine!
A simple graphic....
Don’t wait any longer ~ download the app from here

Here's Campfires and Cleats over there.

Let us know if you're on Bloglovin in the comments.....

I want to follow you there !

I'll be back soon, my friends~~

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