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fiberaddictEven though wet stuff keeps falling from the sky - oh no, the sky is falling! :runs around flailing: :giggles:
Have a link: Amazon has PBS's Liberty Kids for $9.99 for the ENTIRE set. On DVD. I've seen parts of a couple of episodes (the kids have seen more, and got excited when I asked if they might be interested in it as a History add-on) - it seems to be pretty accurate. At $10, it's a good deal!
I am a firm believer in using anything that helps you learn things - it's why I sprang for the complete "Schoolhouse Rock" set when my kids were younger. Catchy songs teaching Math, Grammar, and History? I'm *there*! It's also why I have a lot of Musicals - music helps stuff "stick".
In other news, Kenzie tripped me yesterday and I fell. Hard. Thank God I didn't break anything! (By rights, I should have - I landed on my left side. Fortunately, my left knee, hip and shoulder took the brunt of the fall - my wrist ended up on top of my head somehow - it has to be a God-thing, because I *always* fall on my wrist. I'm OK, just battered and have interesting bruises this morning (for the record, Kenzie is FINE. Stupid dog just doesn't know to NOT sit down in front of someone who is walking. :sigh:)
We spent this weekend watching "Camelot" the movie, "Camelot" the musical, and "The Sword in the Stone" - and then we compared/contrasted them. General consensus is that the musical is better than the movie overall, both are better than the Disney, but the Jenny in the movie is a more comedic actress/singer than the one on stage. (I have only found 1 DVD version of a Broadway production - it's from 1983. Not bad, but the actress really can't handle the humorous songs - she sings them too seriously. Sad, because she's a better thespian than the one in the movie version.) Even Himself took part, which is HUGE - he's not big on musicals (and this wasn't an assignment, just for fun!).
Looks like I can finally start my swimsuit - the first fabric I bought went MIA, and the seller refunded my money. I bought a different fabric - well, same pattern, but in royal blue instead of Navy - from a different seller, and it shows it's been delivered. :bounce: I still have to finish taping the pattern pieces together.....:lol:
Today's cheese is Pyrennes. Never heard of it...we'll see how it goes.
Have a link: Amazon has PBS's Liberty Kids for $9.99 for the ENTIRE set. On DVD. I've seen parts of a couple of episodes (the kids have seen more, and got excited when I asked if they might be interested in it as a History add-on) - it seems to be pretty accurate. At $10, it's a good deal!
I am a firm believer in using anything that helps you learn things - it's why I sprang for the complete "Schoolhouse Rock" set when my kids were younger. Catchy songs teaching Math, Grammar, and History? I'm *there*! It's also why I have a lot of Musicals - music helps stuff "stick".
In other news, Kenzie tripped me yesterday and I fell. Hard. Thank God I didn't break anything! (By rights, I should have - I landed on my left side. Fortunately, my left knee, hip and shoulder took the brunt of the fall - my wrist ended up on top of my head somehow - it has to be a God-thing, because I *always* fall on my wrist. I'm OK, just battered and have interesting bruises this morning (for the record, Kenzie is FINE. Stupid dog just doesn't know to NOT sit down in front of someone who is walking. :sigh:)
We spent this weekend watching "Camelot" the movie, "Camelot" the musical, and "The Sword in the Stone" - and then we compared/contrasted them. General consensus is that the musical is better than the movie overall, both are better than the Disney, but the Jenny in the movie is a more comedic actress/singer than the one on stage. (I have only found 1 DVD version of a Broadway production - it's from 1983. Not bad, but the actress really can't handle the humorous songs - she sings them too seriously. Sad, because she's a better thespian than the one in the movie version.) Even Himself took part, which is HUGE - he's not big on musicals (and this wasn't an assignment, just for fun!).
Looks like I can finally start my swimsuit - the first fabric I bought went MIA, and the seller refunded my money. I bought a different fabric - well, same pattern, but in royal blue instead of Navy - from a different seller, and it shows it's been delivered. :bounce: I still have to finish taping the pattern pieces together.....:lol:
Today's cheese is Pyrennes. Never heard of it...we'll see how it goes.
