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Flawless Defined - #Flawless12 Day 1

I decided to participate in "Project Flawless 2012". Why? Partially a whim, partially because I've had a hard time lately coming up with topics for my blog. I think, though, that it might be primarily because I have days I don't feel pretty or appreciated and the frustration builds. Maybe this way I can remind myself that there's more to me than most people see. Maybe, too, I can show it off a bit more.

Note: the assignment was to take a picture first thing in the morning before "dolling" up. I don't "doll" anyway, so I just left off the anti-frizz stuff for my hair.

Turtle Tote!

I made the turtle first on a whim. The girls have been learning textile arts in American Heritage Girls, so I decided I wanted to weave. My challenge then became how to combine the two projects somehow. I came up with the turtle tote. Not sure I'll ever use it for anything, but it was fun to make anyway.

How Duck Tape is Made

After Friday's brief crafty-ness, I was playing on YouTube. My kids had asked me how they made the stuff, so when I found this one, I figured I should share.

Duck Tape Rocks!

My daughter wanted to do crafts with Duck Tape, so this past Christmas she asked for some to play with. This past week, I ended up on Pinterest and was goofing off. I found crafts for Duck Tape. So, my daughter allowed me to use some of her Duck tape to play with. This is the first thing I attempted to make. It was promptly snagged by my son to be his.

My daughter then decided she needed one as well. She wanted hers to be tye-dye. I added the trim.

Then, just to play, I decided to make a cell phone holder for my work phone. I even added velcro so that I can "close" it and not have the phone fall back out. Oh how to NOT do school work.

Homeschooling redefined

I consider my children as "schooled at home" rather than your traditional "home school". Because it seems to be a thin line in the definition, I keep in touch with a lot of home school friends to see what's going on and what may supplement my children. Through them, I heard about the Georgia Home Education Association. This is/was a great resource for the legal side of home schooling and the laws around it.

I recently was sent an update through this group and went back to explore their site. Imagine my (somewhat) surprise to find out that they have redefined what "Homeschooling" actually is. Instead of the simple "child schooled at home", they've effectively excluded any family that schools through a public virtual school.

I suppose in a way it makes sense that they'd do that, but in another it's just sad that they felt it necessary. A lot of what affects most homeschool families also affects those of us that are public virtual. The exception is the funding for the curriculum, which is it's own issue all together.

I guess the point is, the world is changing and you have to watch what changes carefully. You never know when something small may change and it make a huge difference in what you can do.

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