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12 Days of Giveaways from TOS~Day 1 (a link)

     Today begins the 12 days of Giveaways from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Blog!  Go HERE to enter for today's prize.  (There will be one winner today, 2 winners the next day, 3 on Wednesday, etc....)  This writing bundle would make a great Christmas gift for a girl on your list!

 



12 Tree Trimming Tips

So excited to be featured on the TOS Homeschool Crew Blog today!!

Check out my post there, if you like.  I've got several tree-trimming tips for you...

 

*December is a bit of a different month at the TOS Review Crew.  Lots of fun...Christmas articles, giveaways and more!  Here are a just few you may want to check out (There will be lots more to come!):

Christmas Around the World
Celebrating Advent with a Jesse Tree
Coming Soon 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways

Advent Begins...2012

 

We are a few days into our Advent readings.  Last night after our story, I decided to put our book on an easel next to the Advent wreath.  Now my Advent display feels complete.  I also added two small nativity sets.  One is especially important to me, since it was my Mammaw's.  I'd love to collect a few more small nativities and group them around the Advent wreath.  I also added a few magnolia leaves from the tree in our backyard. 

Our family is really enjoying Bartholomew's Passage. It didn't take long for the action to get started!  I look forward to this peaceful part of our Christmas celebration each day.

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine: December Issue

Check out the latest edition of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine HERE.

I've already enjoyed reading the article, "Why Homeschooled Kids Scare Me".

Field Trip: "Opera Scenes"

    Last night my family and I had a real treat.  We attended a 2 hour "Opera Scenes" production at a nearby university.  We did not see an entire opera, but rather a sampling of scences from popular operas.  My husband had experienced the opera before, but this was my first time.  It was a first for my sons as well.  The verdict...We LOVED it!  (Oh, and it was free, so we really loved it!!)

 

Here are a few scenes from our evening:

 

"La Cenerentola" (better known to us as "Cinderella")
This one was hilarious!



"The Abduction from the Seraglio"
(Also a really funny scene!)

"Fidelio"

"Albert Herring"

 "Hansel and Gretel"

 Taking a bow...

(There was also a scene from Hamlet.)

DVD Giveaway from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

     A while back, I reviewed "The Historic Expedition of Lewis & Clark" DVD from Marshall Publishing.  Here's your chance to win it, along with lots of other DVDS! 

Thanks, Schoolhouse Review Crew!!

 

 

 

 

Go HERE for a chance to win!!!