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In Honor of Percy Jackson

Today is bittersweet for me. Today is the release of the final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I can't wait to find out how Percy's prophecy will affect his quest to save the world. I mean, our lives hang in the balance so it's kind of important. :-D But as excited and happy I am to listen to the story, I am saddened because we it seems that this will be the last time we'll catch a glimpse of the realities that half-bloods face everyday. I mean, that big hairy guy you're sitting next to on the train just might be a cyclops or other monster from Greek mythology. It's just a good thing that we mortals are pretty much uninteresting to these beasts -- the subways of New York are savage enough without adding man-eating monsters. Speaking of New York City, Mr. Riordan, Chief Scribe of Camp Half-blood, explains that Olympus follows the pinnacle of Western Civilization, and right now is located on the top of the Empire State Building in NYC. Zeus w...

New Year's Resolutions (continued)

Another resolution that I've made involves my blogging. I want to be more consistent with my blogs. So, I'm planning on doing book reviews on Wednesdays (starting next week), cool curriculum type topics on Fridays and the musings on Sundays. I really wish that I could spend more time blogging, but between drumming up business, doing business, educating children and trying to get some sleep (hah!) there's not much time left. Oh, and I'm working on a new website called Homeschoolers Work at Home (www.homeschoolers-work-at-home.com). It's definitely a work in progress -- I'm still writing articles and things for it, but if you want to take a peek so far, just be kind. :-) Well, it's time to get the day started with our Bible reading, so here's tired mommy signing off!