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Family For WREAL: Quilt Stories
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Monday, January 26, 2009. The Blog: Quilt Stories. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed stories. Not surprisingly, the common theme of painstaking love seems to run among them all. I hope you can take a minute to read through! The same story from Monique's friend, Mary Watts. That was a pivotal point in my life. Once my pillow was complete, I scanned the papers and each time there was a sale, added more an...
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Family For WREAL: November 2008
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Saturday, November 22, 2008. It's Thanksgiving- So Let's Talk Guajalote. The Blogymology (Blog Etymology). I felt particularly enlightened in a college Spanish class to learn that quite a few names in English and Spanish for native animals and foods, especially those ending with “-ate” or “-ote,” come from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. Http:/ www.etymonline.com/index.php? Http:/ aulex.ohui.net/es-nah/? I defi...
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Family For WREAL: Sweet *clean* Romance
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Midieval romance by Joyce DiPastena:. Http:/ www.joyce-dipastena.com/. Http:/ www.rachelrager.com/. Sarah M. Eden's historical romance:. Http:/ www.sarahmeden.com/. Or Liz Adair's romantic Mist of Quarry Harbor:. Or a List for the Library:. Barbara Cartland (fun but formulaic (: ). The Etymology: Expressions of Love. Etymonline has a fun timeline of love idioms, like. Fall in love: 1423.
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Family For WREAL: Math Musings
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Friday, March 6, 2009. Lewis Thomas wrote that Montaigne, an early essayist, frequently explored topics which interested him without researching or claiming expertise. I’ll have to take my cue from Montaigne today because I’m thinking about math. Math fascinates me because it is the language of patterns (I think “language of patterns” came from The Calder Game…? The PHP (Personal History Prompt):. Set in the time of...
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Family For WREAL: Humor Me
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Saturday, April 18, 2009. Every once in awhile I read something funny and decide I need to try to write something like that. Mary Roach's essays in. Are always make me laugh while being so on point. Dave Barry's silliness borders on genius, if that's possible. So even though I don't consider myself a funny person, here's my attempt. The PHP (Personal History Prompt)- Pick one question or many:. We discovered this bo...
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Family For WREAL: December 2008
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Tuesday, December 2, 2008. The glory of Handel’s Messiah seems to burst through and wrap itself around the spirit of Christmas. When my older children were just four or five, I think I can say it was the first Christmas music they latched onto, and they would sing along with “Wonderful! The mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace! 8221; and mean every word. Try reading this one with your kids:. Toble...
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Family For WREAL: February 2009
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Midieval romance by Joyce DiPastena:. Http:/ www.joyce-dipastena.com/. Http:/ www.rachelrager.com/. Sarah M. Eden's historical romance:. Http:/ www.sarahmeden.com/. Or Liz Adair's romantic Mist of Quarry Harbor:. Or a List for the Library:. Barbara Cartland (fun but formulaic (: ). The Etymology: Expressions of Love. Etymonline has a fun timeline of love idioms, like. Fall in love: 1423.
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Family For WREAL: January 2009
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Monday, January 26, 2009. The Blog: Quilt Stories. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed stories. Not surprisingly, the common theme of painstaking love seems to run among them all. I hope you can take a minute to read through! The same story from Monique's friend, Mary Watts. That was a pivotal point in my life. Once my pillow was complete, I scanned the papers and each time there was a sale, added more an...
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Family For WREAL: Math Reads for Kids
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Thursday, March 19, 2009. Math Reads for Kids. My friend Liz, a math education major, forwarded these recommended math reads for kids:. Sir Cumference and the First Round Table. A Math Adventure) by Cindy Neuschwander and. Wayne Geehan(there are several sequels to this one about Sir Cumference). Math Talk: Mathematical Ideasin Poems for Two Voices. The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat. By Demi and Demi.
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Family For WREAL: April 2009
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A family-to-family blog about Writing, REAding, Language (WREAL), and, of course, Family. Saturday, April 18, 2009. Every once in awhile I read something funny and decide I need to try to write something like that. Mary Roach's essays in. Are always make me laugh while being so on point. Dave Barry's silliness borders on genius, if that's possible. So even though I don't consider myself a funny person, here's my attempt. The PHP (Personal History Prompt)- Pick one question or many:. We discovered this bo...