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One Last Used Book Sale {Listing Books for my Mom}

Aug 6, 2013 | | 37 Comments

I asked my mom if she had any books she wanted me to list for her this year during the Online Curriculum Sale Blog Hop that I am hosting.  She had “a few” now that she is “retiring” from Home Educating after 25 years and my youngest brothers are headed off to college in the fall!


It took way longer than I planned some time, but I finally took pictures and listed them all below! They have all been used and range from very good to poor condition, with wear to the covers (some more than others and some with page curling, as you can see in the pictures), but all still useable.  We tried to price them accordingly.  If you have any questions please ask!

If you are interested in purchasing any of the books listed, please leave a comment listing the books you would like, along with your email address, and I will send you your total, with shipping, along with payment info. (If you’d rather not leave your email address, you can also email me directly at jessica(dot)showerofroses(at)gmail(dot)com)

These books will be shipped directly from my mom, and can’t be combined with any of the books that I have left. (By the way, I just reduced the prices on some of my remaining books here and here. Also be sure to check the link up for other new book sales!) Shipping will be a flat rate of $3.00 for 1-3 items (if they will fit in an envelope) and $6.00 for 4+ items or a box of any size, to cover the cost of packaging and media rate in the continental U.S.


Latin: First Year (Henle Latin), 2 1 available, Asking $5.00 each (Sale Pending)

Latin: Second Year (Henle Latin, 2 1 available, Asking $5.00 each (Sale Pending)

Latin: Grammar (Henle Latin), Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Latin: First Year (hardcover), Asking $7.00 (SOLD)

Latin: Second Year (hardcover), Asking $7.00 (SOLD)


Vocabulary From Classical Roots: Book E, Asking $5.00 Reduced to $3.00


Elementary Latin Exercises, Asking $10.00 Reduced to $8.00

Wheelock’s Latin Grammar, Asking $3.00

Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin, (a few lessons with writing), Asking $4.00

Latin & English Dictionary, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)


Saxon Physics Student Textbook, Asking $30.00 Reduced to $25.00


Math 76 Textbook, Asking $6.00 Reduced to $5.00

Algebra 1/2 (Second Edition), Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Saxon Advanced Mathematics Second Edition, Asking $20.00  Reduced to $17.00

Euclid The Thirteen Books of The Elements Volume 1, Asking $5.00 Reduced to $3.00

Algebra 1 (Second Edition), Asking $5.00

Algebra 1 (First Edition), Asking $5.00

Geometry, Asking $10.00 Reduced to $8.00


Of America Vol. 1, Asking $3.00

Of America Vol. 2, Asking $3.00

Government in America, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)

American Government A Complete Coursebook, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Winning Government Grants and Contracts for your Small Business, Asking $1.00


A History of US: From Colonies to Country, paperback, Asking $4.00

A History of US: The New Nation, paperback, Asking $4.00

A History of US: Liberty for All?, paperback, Asking $4.00

Or $10.00 for the set of all three Reduced to $8.00 (SOLD)


New Voyages in English Teacher’s Editions 4 (SOLD) 

Voyages in English 7 Hardcover with OLVS Teacher’s Manual, Asking $8.00 for the set

Voyages in English 8 Teacher’s Manual, Asking $2.00

Voyages in English 5 – Old Hardcover, binding taped, with OLVS Teacher’s Manual and Key for Voyages in English – Asking $4.00 for the set


Abeka Earth Science with Test Booklet, Asking $4.00

Abeka Basic Science, Asking $4.00

Abeka Biology: God’s Living Creation, Asking $4.00

World Geography, Asking $4.00


Science and Living in God’s World Grade 5, Asking $6.00

Science and Living in God’s World Grade 6, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Science and Living in God’s World Grade 7, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Science and Living in God’s World Grade 8, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)


Kolbe Academy Church History II/Apologetics Reader, Asking $12.00 (SOLD)

Kolbe Academy The Kolbe Roman Reader: Ancient Roman Literature (2 Available) Asking $6.00 (SOLD)


Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry by Karen C Timberlake, Sixth Edition, Asking $4.00

Chemistry Prentice Hall, 2 1 Available, Asking $20.00 each (SOLD)

Biology Prentice Hall, Asking $20.00 each Reduced $17.00 each



Macmillan Dictionary, Asking $2.00


The Knowledge Factory, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)


Penguin Classics – May contain some highlighting/underlining
Asking $4.00 Each

Aesop: The Complete Fables (SOLD)
Eusebius: The History of the Church (2 Available) (SOLD)
Saint Augustine: Confessions
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales (SOLD)
Livy: The Early History of Rome
Joinville And Villehardouin: Chronicles of the Crusades (SOLD)
Beowolf: A Prose Translation (SOLD)
Einhard and Notker the Stammerer: Two Lives of Charlemagne (SOLD)
Early Christian Writings
Gregory of Tours: The History of the Franks (Sale Pending)
Great Dialogues of Plato
Ovid: Metamorphoses
Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War
Tacitus: The Annals of Imperial Rome (SOLD)
Herodotus: The Histories (Sale Pending)
Geoffrey Chauces: The Canterbury Tales (2nd Copy, different cover) (SOLD)
Marco Polo: The Travels (SOLD)
Livy: The War With Hannibal


Cliff Notes: The Tempest, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Cliff Notes: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Cliff Notes: King Lear, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Coriolanus – Asking $4.00

No Fear Shakespeare: King Lear, Asking $3.00 

No Fear Shakespeare: Hamlet, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)


The Official SAT Study Guide with DVD (2 1 available – Very Good Condition, name on front cover), Asking $12.00

The Official Study Guide for ALL SAT Subject Tests 2nd Edition, Asking $10.00

Can You Pass These Tests? Asking $2.00

Kaplan Act in a Box, Asking $2.00

Kaplan Sat in a Box, Asking $2.00


Our Life With God Religion Series, Teacher’s Manual and Key for Book 5, God Leads Me, ©1960, Very Good, Asking $10.00 Reduced to $7.00

The Kingdom of God Series, Bible Lessons, William Newton & Ellamay Horan, ©1937/1942, Good,
Asking $15.00 Reduced to $10.00

Abigail Adams: The President’s Lady by Regina Kelly, ©1962, Good, Asking $8.00 Reduced to $6.00

Streets and Roads, Basic Readers 1946-1947 Edition, Acceptable, First Page is falling out/half, Asking $8.00 Reduced to $6.00

Around the Corner, ©1957, Good, Asking $6.00 Reduced to $5.00

The New If I Were Going, ©1936, 1951 Edition, Asking $5.00

Creatures in God’s World by Sister M. Veronice ©1959, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Wild Bill Hockok Tames the West by Stewart H. Holbrook, Lots of Cover Wear, ©1952, Asking $3.00

Meet The North American Indians, Asking $2.00

California: The Story of Our Southwest Corner by Grace S. Dawson, ©1939, Cover split and taped together, Asking $5.00 Reduced to $3.00


Set of Children’s Saint Picture Books, Mostly by Father Lovasik, in fair to poor condition
$5.00 for the Set (SOLD)


New Catholic Picture Bible, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)

Francis: The Knight of Assisi, Asking $1.00

My Prayerbook, Asking $1.00

Leading The Little Ones to Mary, Asking $2.00 (SOLD)

Glory to the Newborn King, Asking $1.00

Our Friends The Saints, Asking $4.00 Reduced to $3.00

Is it a Saint’s Name?, Asking $5.00 (Sale Pending)

A Saint for Your Name: Saints for Boys, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)

A Saint for Your Name: Saints for Girls, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)


American History, Grade 5 Teachers Manual & Answer Key OLVS, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Our Quest for Happiness: Our Goal and Our Guide Answer Key, Asking $1.00

Traditional Catholic Spelling & Poetry No 7, OLVS, Asking $1.00

The Story of the Church Answer Key, Asking $1.00

Following Christ in the World by Anne Carroll, Seton Home Study Press, Asking $8.00

Bible History by Ignatius Schuster, Lepanto Press, Answer Key for Part One, Asking $1.00 

Science and Living in God’s World Grade 8 Answer Key, Text and Student Quiz Booklet, Asking $1.00  (SOLD)

Traditional Catholic Speller & Workbooks Grade 8 Answer Key, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Exercises in English 7, ©1960, some writing in pencil that has been erased, Asking $4.00


American History, Lepanto Press, Like New, Asking $20.00 Reduced to $17.00

Quest of a Hemisphere, ©1970, Like New with some cover wear, Asking $10.00 Reduced to $8.00

Compton’s Pictured Encyclopedia ©1954, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Exploring Our Living Planet National Geographic, Asking $10.00 (SOLD)


Writing Workshop Level F Workbooks (2 1 Available), Used with Kolbe Academy, Chapter one has pencil writing, Asking $6.00 each

Writing Workshop Level F Teacher’s Edition, Asking $8.00 (SOLD)

Writing Workshop Level E Teacher’s Edition, Asking $8.00

Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H, Asking $3.00

Writing a Research Paper Grades 6-12, Third Edition, Asking $15.00 Reduced to $10.00


Composition Workshop with Teacher’s Guide, Asking $2.00


Report Writing Formula for Success (2 available), Asking $2.00




Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition Third Course, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)


Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)
Days of Healing, Days of Joy, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)
The Ways of God for Meditation and Prayer Attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)
Dominican Mission Manual, 50 cents (SOLD)
New… St. Joseph Sunday Missal and Hymnal, Free with other purchase (SOLD)
Understanding Our Lady’s Messages, 50 cents (SOLD)
St. Jude Thaddeus, Free with other purchase (SOLD)
Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth, Free with other purchase (SOLD)
A Large Print Prayer Book, Free with other purchase (SOLD)
Mother of Christ Crusade, Free with other purchase (SOLD)

Album of Horses, Asking $8.00 (SOLD)

Alaskan Wildlife, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Atoms and Molecules, Asking $4.00 (SOLD)

Mysteries and Legends of Montana, Asking $2.00

The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History, Asking $4.00





The Old World and America with Answer Key, Asking $10.00 (SOLD)

Church History, Asking $15.00 Reduced to $10.00

Christ and the Americas, Poor Condition/Spine Spliting Inside, Asking $4.00 (SOLD)

Our Pioneers and Patriots Answer Key, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Christ the Kind Lord of History with Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key, Asking $10.00 (SOLD)

Christ and the Americas, very good condition, with Answer Key, Asking $12.00 (SOLD)


Most of these books (those pictured in the top two rows above) have heavy wear, especially to the covers.  Pages are clean for the most part, with some minor markings and page curling.  

Credo: I Believe: Book 5, Asking $2.00 (SOLD)
Jesus Our Guide: Book 4, Asking $3.00 (SOLD)
Following Christ: Book 6, 2 available, Asking $2.00 each

The Baltimore Catechisms are old (most from the school my dad attended as a child) and some of the spines have been taped together in some cases, with a few torn pages).  These are free for whoever would like a copy shipped with any other books purchased.    

The New Saint Joseph First Communion Catechism, 2 1 available, Free with other purchase
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No 2, 3 1 available, Free with other purchase
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No 1, 4 3 available, Free with other purchase
Baltimore Catechism No 1, Free with other purchase 

Introduction to the Bible, Cover falling off, Asking $2.00 (SOLD)
Christ’s Law of Love, 2 available, Asking $2.00 each 
Christ our Way to the Father, 2 available, Asking $2.00 each 
My Reconciliation Book, 2 available, 50 cents each
A Child’s Book of Parables, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)


Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Asking $2.00  (SOLD)

True Devotion to Mary, Asking $4.00 Reduced to $2.00

Saint Anthony The Wonder-Worker of Padua, Asking $ 2.00

Dogmatic Canons and Decrees, Asking $4.00 (SOLD)


These Are Our Freedoms, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

This is Our Parish, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Mass and the Sacraments, Asking $5.00 (SOLD)

Dominic Savio: Teenage Saint, Asking $10.00 (SOLD) 



The Origin of the Rings VHS, Asking $1.00

Treasures of Catholicism 2 VHS Set, Asking $4.00

Unlocking the Secrets of the Shroud, Asking $1.00 (SOLD)

Our Father’s Plan 3 VHS Set, Asking $4.00 (SOLD)



McGuffey’s 6th Eclectic Reader (other two McGuffey’s removed from sale), Asking $2.00  

The Elementary Spelling Book (3 2 Available) ©1908  $10.00 each 


Catholic Home Education Student Planner, Inside of cover has old calendars (1999-2001) but the rest of the pages are undated and can be customized for any week.  A Few pages have been written on with pencil.  Asking $5.00 (SOLD)


Please leave a comment, or email me directly, if you have any questions. 
Thanks for taking a look!

Our 2013 Used Book Sale #2

Aug 3, 2013 | | 16 Comments

I finally had a chance to list the rest of the books I have available for sale!  Since there are so many new items, I decided to compile these into a second post.  You can find my original post here.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the items listed, please leave a comment listing the books you would like, along with your email address, and I will send you your total, with shipping, along with my PayPal info. (If you’d rather not leave your email address, you can email me directly at jessica(dot)showerofroses(at)gmail(dot)com.)

Once again shipping will be a flat rate of $3.00 for 1-3 items (if they will fit in an envelope) and $6.00 for 4+ items or a box of any size, to cover the cost of packaging and media rate in the continental U.S.   
I will continue to update the posts with “sales pending” once the books/items have been requested, and then again to “sold” once payments have been processed.  I do ask that those of you with sales pending contact me promptly to arrange payment and shipment.  My hope is to have all the books sales finalized and shipped by the end of the book sale on August 7th, since we have some travel plans the following week.  Thank you all so much for your orders and participation in this year’s Curriculum Sale Blog Hop!

The Ministry of Motherhood – Like New $7.00 (SOLD) 
How to Raise Good Catholic Children – Minor Shelf Wear $8.00 (SOLD)
Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood – Like New $6.00 (Sale Pending)
The Mother of the Little Flower – Like New (duplicate copy) $7.00 (SOLD)

Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers – Very Good Condition $18.00
Alpha-Phonics Companion Workbook – Like New $12.00
Purchase the set for $25.00

Macmillan Dictionary for Children – Good, Wear to Cover $3.00
Beginning Dictionary – Good, Wear to Cover $2.00 (SOLD)

Catholic Artworks The Ultimate Collection (Retail $85) Asking $35.00 (Sale Pending)
“Six clipart CDs (Catholic Artworks, Celebrate the Eucharist, The Holy Rosary, Sacraments & RCIA, The Nativity and Celebrate Everyday) bound into one ultimate collection with over 1800 images.”

Teach Me to Discover the Rosary Two Disc Set  (Retail $25.00) Asking $15.00 (SOLD)
“2 CD Set, that has printable projects, activities and teaching aids to teach & re-enforce the concepts and traditions of the Rosary! This 2 CD set has Fun 3D Projects, Work Sheets, Holy Cards, Coloring Sheets, Creative Teaching Aids, and a whole lot more! Projects are included for all grade levels in both black and white and full color.”

Set of 16 Encyclicals – Some with Highlighting and Cover Wear 
$10.00 for the Set (SOLD) 

Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right – Some minor wear to dustcover $8.00 Reduced to $4.00
Challenge to Love – FREE with other purchase (SOLD)
Vaccination Deception: How Vaccines Prevent Optimal Heath (Some water spots on cover) – $2.00 Reduced to $1.00
Getty-Dubay Instruction Manual – Like New $7.00 
Getty-Dubay Book C Basic & Cursive Italic – Like New $7.00
Getty-Dubay Book D Basic & Cursive Italic – Like New $7.00
Purchase the set of all three books for – $15.00

Father Elijah: An Apocalype – Very Good, Asking $6.00
Island of the World – Like New, Asking $14.00
The Father’s Tale – Like New, Asking $14.00
Purchase all three Hardcover Books for $25.00 reduced to $20.00 (SOLD)

National Geographic Photography Field Guide – $3.00
The Best Dictionary for Students – $1.00
Answering Jehovah’s Witnesses – $6.00 Reduced to $4.00 (SOLD)
Thoughts of the Cure D’Ars – (Duplicate Copy) $2.00 (SOLD)
Preparation for Total Consecration – (Duplicate Copy) $2.00 (SOLD)
The 4 Temperaments by Rev. Conrad Hock – (Duplicate Copy) $10.00 (SOLD)
Liturgical Shipwreck – $1.00 (2 1 available)
Aim Higher! Spiritual and Marian Reflections of St. Maximilian Koble – (Duplicate Copy) $2.00 (SOLD)

Easter Crack-Ups (duplicate copy- one flap was pulled out and I glued it back in place) $3.00 Reduced to $1.50 (SOLD)
Little Nellie of Holy God (duplicate copy) $5.00 (SOLD)
Glory Stories Volume 1 – (duplicate copy) FREE with other purchase (Sale Pending) 

Place & Trace – Like New (Retail Price $17.50+shipping)
These items can’t be shipped Media Mail.  If you’d like them I will ship in a Medium Flat Rate Box.  There would be a little bit of room to slip in some smaller books to avoid additional shipping, if there are any you are interested in adding.
Asking $18.00 Reduced to $15.00 including Priority Shipping


Just in case anyone is interested… I do have four sets of VHS’s that have been packaged into boxes to ship.  I am asking $15 for each set, which includes medial mail postage.  Someday I hope to replace most of these videos of ours with the DVD versions. 
(Links below take you to the DVD versions) 

Set 1 – Disney Collection Includes:
Asking $15.00 including Media Mail Postage 
Set 2 – CCC Collection Includes:
Asking $15.00 including Media Mail Postage (SOLD)
Set 3 – Catholic Collection Includes:
Asking $15.00 including Media Mail Postage (SOLD)
Set 4 – Classics, Catholic and More Includes:
Asking $15.00 including Media Mail Postage (SOLD)
Please leave a comment, or email me directly, if you have any questions. 
Thanks for taking a look!

Our 2013 Used Book Sale

Aug 1, 2013 | | 58 Comments

It’s time for another Online Curriculum Sale Blog Hop! You can find all the details, browse books for sale on other blogs, or add a link to your own post here.

I didn’t have nearly enough time to prepare for this year’s sale as I would have liked, and still have quite a few books that I’d like to sort though, but I filled a few boxes last night and just finished pricing them all!   Most of these books we no longer use or are duplicate copies we have been given.   I plan to continue going through my bookshelves and adding to this post over the next few days, so please check back for updates!

If you are interested in purchasing any of the items listed, please leave a comment listing the books you would like, along with your email address, and I will send you your total, with shipping, along with my PayPal info. (If you’d rather not leave your email address, you can email me directly at jessica(dot)showerofroses(at)gmail(dot)com.)

Shipping will be a flat rate of $3.00 for 1-3 items (if they will fit in an envelope) and $6.00 for a box of any size, to cover the cost of packaging and media rate in the continental U.S.

Thank you!

Little Flowers Girls Club Craft Companion Wreath I – Like New $7.00 (Sale Pending)

From Sea to Shining Sea Teacher’s Edition – Very Good $15.00 (Sale Pending)
From Sea to Shining Sea Teacher’s Edition – Acceptable (Damage to Spine and Bent) $8.00 (Sale Pending)
Neumann Press Bearers of Freedom – Good/Acceptable (Binding intact, Some Wear to Cover, Highlighting Throughout) $18.00 (SOLD)
Son of Charlemagne Very Good, Duplicate Copy $8.00 (Sale Pending)
Crossbows & Crucifixes – New, Duplicate Copy $10.00 (SOLD)
The Search for the Madonna – New, Duplicate Copy $6.00 (SOLD)
The Winged Watchman – New, Duplicate Copy $10.00 (SOLD)
Shadow Hawk – New, Duplicate Copy $10.00 (SOLD)
The New Catholic Quiz 1 First Grade – Good, Duplicate Copy, OOP $10.00 Reduced to $5.00
The New Catholic Quiz Second Grade – Good, Duplicate Copy, OOP $10.00 Reduced to $5.00
Credo: I Believe: Book 5 – Good (wear to cover) $3.00 (SOLD)
Our Life With Jesus: Book 3 – Acceptable (wear to cover) $3.00 (SOLD)
Jesus Our Guide: Book 4 (heavy wear to cover, some dog eared pages, binding intact) $2.00 (SOLD)
We Follow Jesus: Image of God Series 4, Very Good, Some wear to cover $4.00 Reduced to $2.00
The Good Shepherd & The Child: A Joyful Journey – Very Good, Some wear to cover, OOP $20.00 (SOLD) 
The Garden of the Good Shepherd (Booklet that comes with Sticker Calendars) – Like New, extra copies – FREE with purchase of another item (SOLD) 

Art 1 for Young Catholics – Very Good, some wear to cover $10.00 (Sale Pending)
Art 2 for Young Catholics 2007 Edition – Good, wear to cover $8.00 (Sale Pending)
Art 5 for Young Catholics 2006 Edition – Good, wear to cover $10.00 (SOLD)
Religion 2 for Young Catholics, Good, wear to cover, small water spot in corner $5.00 (SOLD)
Reading 3 for Young Catholics Comprehension 2005 Edition, Very Good $8.00 (Sale Pending)
Reading 5 for Young Catholics Comprehension 2006 Edition, Very Good, minor wear to cover $8.00 (SOLD)
Reading 5 for Young Catholics Thinking Skills 2006 Edition, Very Good $8.00 (SOLD)

Includes:  Teacher’s Manual, Workbooks A, B, C, and D all in Very Good (unused) condition with shelf wear,  and Readers A, B, C, and D all in Poor-Good condition (A & B are in the worst shape with bent pages – though still usable and binding is intact) 

Geography Songs Book with Audio CD – Like New $15.00 (SOLD)
The Christmas Star – Like New $18.00 (Sale Pending)
Lavender’s Blue Dilly Dilly – Like New $18.00 (Sale Pending)
Gospel Action Songs – $2.00 (Sale Pending)
Padre Pio: Miracle Man, New in packaging, duplicate copy $17.00 (Sale Pending)
The Greatest Miracle, Like New $5.00 (Sale Pending)

Old Hardcover Books – All have wear to covers due to age
Lewis and Clark (1966, Ex-library) $4.00 (SOLD)
Hans Brinker (1945 Edition) $3.00 (SOLD)
The Swineherd (1958) $2.00 (SOLD)
Tina’s Island Home (1968) $3.00 (SOLD)
“… and Juan” (1961) $3.00 (SOLD)

Explorer News: Columbus in Japan? – cover wear $4.00 Reduced to $2.00
Abe Lincoln The Young Years – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50
Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman –  $2.00 Reduced to $1.00 (SOLD)
The Bronze Bow – Good, cover wear $3.00 (SOLD)
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days $12.00 Reduced to $6.00 (SOLD)
Stories of the Pilgrims $7.00 Reduced to $3.50 (SOLD)
Science and Living in God’s World 2 – Like New, $8.00 (SOLD)
Science and Living in God’s World Grade 3 – Very Good,  $6.00 (SOLD)
Science and Living in God’s World Grade 4 – Very Good, $6.00 (SOLD)
Science and Living in God’s World Grade 5 – Very Good, $6.00 (SOLD)

Latina Christiana I Teacher Manual (2nd Edition) and
Latina Christiana I Student Book (2nd Edition) – $15.00 for the set (SOLD)
Songs for God and Country, some shelf wear, 5.00 Reduced to $2.50
Primary Skills Workbook Seatwork $1.50 Reduced to $1.00
Wordly Wise Teacher’s Key Book 2, $2.00 Reduced to $1.00 (SOLD)
Exercises in English 5th Year Teacher’s Key – FREE with purchase of another item (SOLD)

Word Tracking: High Frequency Words (duplicate, great practice for children with Auditory Processing Challenges) – Like New $15.00 Reduced to $10.00
The Complete Writer: Writing With Ease – Like New $10.00 Reduced to $7.00 (SOLD)
The Elson Readers Book 5 – Like New $12.00 Reduced to $8.00 (SOLD)
Reading for Comprehension: Level D – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50
Stories of the Saints Volume II (First Few Chapters Completed) – $5.00 (SOLD)
Advanced Writing about Reading – Like New, $5.00 Reduced to $2.50

CHC Handwriting Level 4 – Like New $12.00 (SOLD)
Getty-Dubay Book C Basic Cursive and Italic – Like New $7.00

Horizons Math K Book One – Pages 1-12 missing, cover wear $6.00 Reduced to $4.00
Horizons Math K Book Two – first 12 pages completed and erased, cover wear $6.00 Reduced to $4.00
The Ultimate Lap Book Handbook, Like New OOP $18.00 (SOLD) 
Harcourt Science Workbook – New, Shelf Wear $7.00 Reduced to $4.00
Fun Physical Fitness For The Home (missing CD) – $5.00 Reduced to $2.50
Cuisenaire Rods Alphabet Book  (Sorry! I changed my mind on this one after I took the picture… It will make a nice addition to The Alphabet Path, if we ever get back to it!) 

Exploring Creation with Astronomy – Very Good $25.00 (Sale Pending)
Exploring Creation with Botany Lapbook Package – Lessons 1-13 $20.00 (Sale Pending)

Everyday Graces: Child’s Book of Good Manners – Duplicate Copy $13.00 (SOLD) 
Lingua Mater Primary Language Lessons –  New $14.00 (SOLD)
Catholic Home Schooling – Like New $3.00 (SOLD)
Meet Felicity – Duplicate Copy, cover wear $3.00 (SOLD)
Meet Josefina – Duplicate Copy $3.00 (SOLD)
Secrets in the Hills: A Josefina Mystery – Duplicate Copy $4.00 (SOLD)

The Total Money Makeover – $5.00 (SOLD)
Financial Peace Revisited – $5.00 (SOLD)
8 Minutes in the Morning – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50
The L.A. Shape Diet (missing dustcover) – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50
Eat to Live – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50
The Miracle of Fasting – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50
Celtic Names for Children – $2.00 (SOLD)
Irish Names for Children – $1.00 (SOLD)

Used with our oldest when he was younger for Auditory Processing Challenges.  
All duplicate copies in like new condition. 
Seeing Stars Decoding Workbook Book 5 – $8.00
Seeing Stars Decoding Workbook Book 6 – $8.00
Purchase the set for $35.00 (SOLD)

Tomie dePaola’s Favorite Nursery Rhymes – Wear to Cover $5.00 (SOLD)
Hark! A Christmas Sampler (ex-library) – $5.00 (SOLD)
Things to Make and Do for Valentine’s Day – $2.50 Reduced to $1.50
Morning Has Broken – $3.00 (SOLD)
If You’ll Be My Valentine – $2.50 Reduced to $1.50 (SOLD)
Arts & Crafts From Things Around the House – $2.00 Reduced to $1.00

Big Book of Bugs – $6.00 (SOLD)
The Great Animal Search – $3.00 (SOLD)
Tiger – $1.00 (SOLD)
The Tailor of Glochester – $1.00 (SOLD)
Oh, Were They Ever Happy – $4.00 Reduced to $2.00 (SOLD)
Big Pig on a dig – $2.00 Reduced to $1.00 (SOLD)
all in good to acceptable condition, with wear to covers and spines
Saint Patrick – New $1.00  (8 available SOLD)
My First Catechism – New $1.00  (6 3 available) 
The Sacramentals of the Church – New $1.00  (3 available SOLD)
The Works of Mercy – New $1.00 (SOLD)
The Gifts of The Holy Spirit – New $1.00  (2 available SOLD) 
The Nativity of Our Lord (Orthodox Book) – $3.00 Reduced to $1.50 (SOLD)
The Meeting of Our Lord (Orthodox Book) –  $3.00 Reduced to $1.50 (SOLD)
The Theophany of Our Lord (Orthodox Book) –  $3.00 Reduced to $1.50 (SOLD)

Bach & Mozart CD (only works with Windows, not Mac) – $5.00 Reduced to $2.50
Real Learning Conference 2007 Montessori & Real Learning Meredith Henning – $5.00 (Sale Pending)
Real Learning Conference 2007 Living the Liturgical Year by Dawn Hanigan – $5.00 (Sale Pending)
Real Learning Conference 2007 A Loving Lifestyle: It’s All About the Relationships by Elizabeth Foss – $5.00 (Sale Pending)
Real Learning Conference 2007 Nature Study & Notebooking by Theresa Gonzalez – $5.00 (Sale Pending)


Please leave a comment, or email me directly, if you have any questions. 
I will be adding additional books to this post over the next few days, and will also be putting together a post (mostly high school books) for my mom this weekend, so be sure to check back. 
Thanks for taking a look!

 UPDATE:  I posted additional books/items for sale here. 

Industrial Revolution through the Great Depression Unit Study and Lap Book

Jul 31, 2013 | , , , | 9 Comments

I was adding one last picture to this post earlier when something went wrong and it all (the whole post!) disappeared…  I nearly gave up – these types of posts, filled with pictures and links, are too much work the first time, let alone the second – but I started over anyways.  Hopefully I remembered to add back everything and you all enjoy this little peek at the boys’ Industrial Revolution through the Great Depression Unit Study.  They completed it during our 4th quarter of last school year and this unit study wrapped up all my original plans, though we are continuing on with a quick study of World War II and the 20th Century this summer, before returning to Ancient History in September.  

.: RESOURCES :.
Core Text: 
  • From Sea to Shining Sea (Chapters 18: The Wild West, Chapter 19: Land of Steel and Steam, and Chapter 20: Catholics in America) 
Lap Book Printables:

Additional Books read by the Boys: (You can see our original book list here.) 

 Catholics in America
The Transcontinental Railroad
Henry Ford
My children love reading the Childhood of Famous Americans series – Our library doesn’t carry them but we have slowly been building our collection.
Theodore Roosevelt
Laura Ingalls Wilder 

Orphan Trains

The Wright Brothers
Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty

.: TIMELINE :.
  • 850-1917 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 
  • 1858-1919 Theodore Roosevelt
  • 1858-1955 St. Katharine Drexel 
  • 1862-1869 The Transcontinental Railroad 
  • 1863-1947 Henry Ford
  • 1867-1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder 
  • 1867-1912 & 1871-1948 Wilbur & Orville Wright
  • 1867 “Custer’s Last Stand”
  • 1886 Statue of Liberty
  • 1891-1927 Blessed Miguel Pro
  • 1892-1943 Ellis Island
  • 1898 Spanish-American War
  • 1903 1st successful, powered, piloted flight April 
  • 1906 San Francisco Earthquake 
  • 1914-1918 World War I
  • 1914 The Panama Canal
  • April 14-15, 1912 The Titanic Sinks
  • Jan 26-Feb 2, 1925 The Serum Run to Nome
  • 1927-1941 Mount Rushmore
  • 1929-1930s The Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression
  • 1934-1937 Oklahoma Dust Bowl 
  • 1939-1945 World War II

I asked the boys to choose five people or events from the list above to add to their History Through the Ages Record of Time timeline book during this unit.  Here are a few pictures of their entries:

Rascal’s Timeline

Captain’s Timeline
.: ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES :.
*I ordered this Statue of Liberty but I decided to save it for Christmas… 
The Empire State Building
Building the Sopwith Camel 

.: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION LAP BOOK :.

.: INSIDE FOLDER #1 :. 


Left Flap:
  • Timeline
Center Folder: 
  • Women Suffragists
  • The Amendments
Right Flap: 
  • Transcontinental
  • The Indian Wars
.: INSIDE FOLDER #2 :. 

Left Flap:
  • What Would An Immigrant See?
Center Folder: 
  • The Orphan Trains
  • Seward’s Folly
  • Grandma’s Goodies
Right Flap: 
  • Chicago’s World’s Fair
  • Henry Ford

 

.: INSIDE FOLDER #3 :. 
Left Flap:
  • Visiting Mount Rushmore
Center Folder:
  • The Oklahoma Dust Bowl
  • Disasters
Right Flap:
  • Serum Run to Nome
  • Getting to know Frank Lloyd Wright
 

1925 Serum Race to Nome
Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

.: VISITING MOUNT RUSHMORE :. 

The boys also wanted to include a couple pictures from our visit to Mount Rushmore back in June of 2006!  On our way home from one of my brother-in-laws ordinations in Nebraska we decided to take a “little” detour to visit this National Monument.  We were younger crazy back then… and ended up driving over 2000 miles in 36 hours, taking turns and driving through the night, with our 4 little ones, arriving home the next evening.  
(Click on the pictures to enlarge.) 

Our swimming lessons have been cancelled for the rest of this week, due to the thick smoke and hazardous air quality, which is freeing up a little time to get back to our summer World War II Study since we must stay indoors anyways..  Please continue to pray for all those affected by the fires and especially for the safety of the firefighters.

Now back to decluttering our bookshelves… I have a Curriculum Sale Blog Hop to host tomorrow!

Summer Daybook :: July 29, 2013

Jul 29, 2013 | | 20 Comments

Outside my window… 
our garden is actually growing!  And, look! We have a little watermelon!!!  (and quite a few others that are just starting to grow!) We still have so much to learn about gardening, but so far this year is going better than last.   The plants that have been growing the best (like the watermelon and sunflowers) were the ones we planted with St. Clare Heirloom Seeds.   I’ll have to take some more pictures of the garden to share soon.  Now if I could just figure out how to keep the bugs from eating all the flowers (Zinnias, etc) just as soon as they bloom… any suggestions?

I am thinking…        
about the 7 posts in 7 days challenge.  It was hard.  I know I would not have made the time to blog much otherwise, with how busy we have been lately. I am really glad I participated.  I probably won’t be posting every day this week! 😉   I would like to get back to posting each weekday, but that will all depend on how much we are home, and this week is going to be busier than last.  We’ll see!  I have enjoyed visiting with you all, even if I have gotten even further behind with answering emails! 😉

I am thankful… 
that Sean has been able to come home each night, even though he is only home from just 10pm to 4am, and for all the firemen who are working so hard to get the fires under control.

Learning all the time… 
I had such great plans for this summer, to continue studying Math and teaching Snuggles to read.  It hasn’t been happening.  The children are still learning all the time (this week swimming skills!) and reading (or listening to) books everyday.  There will be plenty of time for the rest in the fall, right?

Celebrating the liturgical year… 
The feast of St. Ignatius is coming up on July 31st.  It’s also a baptismal anniversary so I’m thinking about making another madeliene recipe shell cakes again!  A few additional ideas can be found in the archives at Catholic Cuisine.

From the kitchen… 
cherry tomatoes  from our garden!

I am working on… and creating… 
a more organized (and cozy!) home.  This past week and weekend, in addition to working on the bedrooms, I also rearranged furniture (and found an area rug!) in our family/living rooms.   I will have to try and take pictures sometime soon.

I am going… 
to be spending a lot of time at the swimming pool again this week!

I am hoping… 
that I can find time to start getting ready for my Curriculum Sale Blog Hop…  It’s just been too busy and it’s coming up on August 1st!

I am praying… 
for Katrina and her twins, one of whom has anencephaly.  I have been online friends with her sister, Laura, for years and have been praying for Katrina since I learned of her pregnancy complications.  Will you please join me?

I am reading… 
lots of updates on the fires, particularly on the one which my husband is fighting.

Pondering these words…
from today’s Quiet Moment:

“We cannot love without suffering and we cannot suffer without love.”  – St. Gianna

I am listening…  
to “a, a, a, aaaa, a, a, aaaa, a, b, c, a, a, a, aaaa”… Can someone please take that WORD WHAMMER away from the baby! 😉  Now that the television is gone the kids have been finding all sorts of old toys that even I forgot we had…

Around the house… 
I haven’t been the only one redecorating!

Seri’s Dollhouse 
Calico Critter Families and Furniture

One of my Rose’s favorite things…  
drawing and finding anything heart shaped!

“Look Mom! I found a HEART leaf!!!”

This week’s plans…

Monday: Swimming Lessons, Overnight Visitors
Tuesday: Swimming Lessons Canceled due to too much smoke and ash in the air…
Wednesday: Swimming Lessons/Life Saving Day
Thursday: Swimming Lessons/Graduation Day, Curriculum Sale Blog Hop Hosted Here!
Friday: Morning Mass, Afternoon with Friends, Grocery Shopping
Saturday: Recover from the week! 😉
Sunday: Our third Quarterly Latin Mass

A little peek at my day…
At the pool this morning… Swimming lessons are definitely not one of Rose’s favorite things! 😉 

Wildfire

Jul 28, 2013 | | 16 Comments

Following Confessions and Mass – Blue Skies on One Side, Smokey Skies on the other.  Ash falling around us while we watched and offered another prayer for their Daddy’s safety…
One of the “benefits” of fire assignments that are fairly local is that sometimes Sean is able to come home at night, or we are able to go and visit him.  He was able to call home last night at 9pm, while trying to decide whether he should start pitching his tent and take a shower at the fire camp, or just drive an hour and sleep at home. He came home!  He didn’t arrive until just after 10pm, and then had to leave again at 4am this morning, but the kids were all excited to see him.  He had taken a little camera along with him and had a few pictures to share:  

 

He is actually working on a “complex” of fires – 54 fires in one county (there were over 75 in a three county area) that were ignited by the lighting storm early Friday morning, though that total number is decreasing as several fires in close proximity to each other have burned together.  
Sean told me last night that they have declared this a “conflagration” (a large disastrous fire) and have called in FEMA.   He said as they drove to the fire they passed many homes tucked along the edges of the forest with the residents standing outside watching the smoke.  By the end of the day they were all being evacuated.   He also said that they had to find an alternative route out of the fire, since the way they had come in was later cut off by fires merging.   
Credit: ODF – InciWeb taken July 26, 2013
For those who have asked, my husband is actually a Forester, but he has fought wildfires every summer since he was in college.  He takes the pack test every spring to qualify for his red card and will be sent out on wildfire assignments during fire season as part of his job. (He does have to be caught up with his other projects and have the approval of his supervisor to leave.)  When we were first married he would be gone for up to three weeks (21 days on the fire, plus travel) at a time, but a number of years ago that was reduced to two weeks at a time (14 days on the fire, plus travel), before they are required to be given a couple days of R&R.  Apparently most of the accidents and injuries were happening during that third week.  He is qualified to do many different types of jobs on the fire – Engine Boss, Crew Boss, Radio (which he hates because it’s a lot of sitting around at fire camp, but I love since it is one of the safest!), testing for Hot Spots after the fire has gone through, etc) but on this fire he is currently working as a “Resource Advisor.”  (He did say there is a chance he will be moved to an Engine this week, but he isn’t sure.)  Fire Assignments equal long hard days (for both of us!) but the overtime is always such a huge blessing and helps refund our savings for the winter months and for that we are thankful. 
Credit : InciWeb taken July 26, 2013
As of last night this complex of fires had already burned 10,000 acres and is still growing. 
Please continue to pray for his safety, and the safety of everyone involved! 

Fire Season

Jul 27, 2013 | | 8 Comments

Smokey Sunset Last Night from our Front Door
I just missed capturing the Air Tanker in this photo… 
Sean left early this morning for his first fire assignment this year.
Please keep him, and all firefighters, in your prayers! 

7 Quick Takes on the Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne

Jul 26, 2013 | , , , , | 8 Comments

Have you seen Sarah’s twins yet?!? 
They were born on July 18th and cute, cute, CUTE!!!  And there are more pictures here!  
Congratulations Sarah, to you and your whole family!
— 2 —
July 18th was a very special day, also marking the 25th Anniversary of the Fraternity of St. Peter!  You can read a little about the FSSP (and my husband’s family!) in this article by Trent Beattie at National Catholic Register.

— 3 —

Blogging each day this week has been HARD!  With swimming lessons every day (Mon-Thurs) this week and next, on top of a few other appointments, if it wasn’t for Jen’s challenge I don’t think I would have posted anything more than the birthday pictures!  It’s been nice though, and I’ve sure enjoyed popping in more frequently.  

The swimming lessons themselves are such an incredible blessing for which I am so thankful! 

They also make for very quiet afternoons, after hours at the pool for seven lessons! 

— 4 —
It’s hard to believe that it has been four years since our big bedroom switcheroo! Rose was on her way so we moved the boys to the old schoolroom (which had previously been our master bedroom, back when our home was only 1,000 sq feet!), the two big girls went to the boys old room, Snuggles nursery became my school room, and the old girls’ bedroom became Rose’s bedroom and the new nursery once she arrived.   
Since then the kids have grown and we’ve added another little man to the mix.  It’s also hard to believe that my “baby” isn’t really a baby any more… and this is officially my longest gap between pregnancies!     It is also the first time (as of last week!) that I haven’t been pregnant or nursing (other than for the few months following my miscarriage) in nearly 14 YEARS!   
Anyways, since I just gave you all a tour of the boys’ bedroom, I thought about posting new pictures of the girls’ bedroom, but it really hasn’t changed much since 2009 so I am going to wait until the new bunk bed arrives and then share pictures of all the upcoming changes.  (Hopefully they will include a new curtain rod for this room!)  Update:  I went ahead and include a few pictures anyways… 🙂 
Since Rose already refuses to sleep in her toddler bed most nights, and has claimed Twinkle Toes bed (the bed on the right) as her own, we will move her into that bed when the big girls move back across the hall and into their new bunk.    
We considered having all three girls share one room, and give Snuggles and Bud one of the rooms, but after trying to merge all of their clothing/toys/etc, it was just too much stuff for one of these smaller rooms.   Plus, we really like the idea of keeping the boys at the other end of the hall (and having them share the laundry room bathroom) and the girls down at this end.  
So, our plan for now is to take apart one of the twin beds for now and replace it with the toddler bed and changing table/dresser for Bud.  Our long term plan is to eventually move Bud (and possibly Snuggles, unless we have another baby boy by then) to the school room.   We are hoping by then we will be able to build a detached garage with a schoolroom/storage area on one end.  But this should work well for the time being, and I won’t need to lose my office the kids’ school room! 
I’ve already started moving the little ones’ clothing to the girls “closet” and the girls’ clothing over to the other room.  (We don’t have real closets in these “bonus rooms” but we did install organizers along one wall of each room.) 
The tall white dresser was one we were given last year which I had painted white!  Isn’t it pretty?  I think it is going to match the new bunk bed nicely.  I’d still love to figure out a way to “hide” all the clothing/closets… 
Up until our yard sale we also had a wooden hutch in this room, with the table and chairs in the center. Now all the books are on the closet shelves (in the other room) for the time being.  
The bedrooms aren’t usually this clean and decluttered, I’ve just been working a little bit each evening this week getting everything moved from one room to the other. In the process I did box up all the Little People and Kitchen Toys into two big plastic tubs for now.   Those tubs, along with others filled with clothing, baby blankets, and other items, are all in my living room, where the old entertainment center use to be until they can be moved to the attic and/or I can find a place for them in the house.  
I still have a lot to do, to get these rooms functioning as well as the boys’ bedroom, but it’s a start and I am excited about the changes… Now we just have to wait for those beds to arrive in a couple more weeks!  

— 5 —

 
Speaking of our little toddler, we finally cut his hair again this week!  I had cut it for the first time on January 1st and this time his Daddy cut it for him.  Considering that he would not hold still, even with the help of the lollipop, it didn’t turn out too badly. 

— 6 —

“Giggle Giggle” was one of Bud’s first words and he still makes us giggle every time he starts saying it!  I finally captured a few videos to share with you all.  This first one was taken right after swimming lessons and dinner, and right before his bath and hair cut, so please ignore his dirty face and messy hair and just focus on all the cuteness! 😉


This one was taken yesterday morning at the pool before his swimming lesson. 


This one was from last night, when I was putting him to bed.  He has gone from one of our most challenging babies to easiest toddlers!  When I tell him it’s time for bed he lets me pick him up, put him in his crib, snuggles up with his pillow pet and quiltie and goes to sleep!


And here is one last video, from last month, that I ran across while uploading the others.  This little boy of ours is fearless – which is also why he has had so many bumps, bruises, and even stitches, and why I am nervous to leave him in his crib much longer… I’m sure he could climb right out if he thought to try!

— 7 —

I am praying for my husband and I, and for all married couples, on this feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne!

Prayer of Married Persons to St. Joachim and St. Anne

O models of pious and virtuous married persons, St. Joachim and St. Anne! Through the wondrous blessing with which God rejoiced you when He chose you as the parents of the ever blessed Virgin, the mother of our Savior, obtain for us, we beseech you, the grace to desire nothing but virtue and piety; that, in fidelity and love, we may share each other’s joys and sorrows, and together with our children lead such a life as to insure our entrance into the kingdom of heaven! Amen.  

For additional Quick Takes visit Conversion Diary.

The Boys’ Bedroom and Triple Bunk Bed

Jul 24, 2013 | , , , , , | 21 Comments

Today I’m going to give you all a little tour of our boys’ bedroom!  It’s been years since I last posted pictures of this room (You can see that post from July of 2009 here) and I’ve been meaning to share the changes we’ve made for over a year now.  (The 7 Posts in 7 days challenge at Conversion Diary has been just what I’ve been needing to get back in the habit of blogging each day! Thanks Jen!) The first thing I did was rearrange the beds (again) and then, back in March of last year (while my husband was away for training) I added a new bookcase, had their dresser (a hand-me-down from my parents) painted black, had new closet doors installed, and painted the walls!  We haven’t made any major changes this past year, though Sean did hang a few more shelves on the walls over the weekend and I purchased one more organizer for the boys’ closet.

In the process of painting and redecorating… 
The Boys Bedroom – March 2012

The bunks are old and rustic, but I just love them! They were actually my brothers’ beds when they were younger (complete with most of their names carved in the wood!) and my parents gave them to us when our boys were little. At first we only had one of of the bunks set up, but when we moved everyone around we set up the second bunk bed for once Snuggles was ready for it. (He now sleeps on the bottom of the bunk.)  I had been having such a hard time finding a way that I liked them in the room, since no matter how I arranged them one always stuck into the window, and one day I realized that they could probably be stacked again, creating a triple (or more)!  With the vaulted ceiling, there was plenty of room and sure enough it worked!

My brothers did have a triple bunk that my Dad had built when we were all crammed into a tiny mobile home while my parents built our home (and actually so did my dad and his brothers when they were little), but when they replaced it with these log style bunk beds my parents never considered (or even needed since they then had plenty space) triple stacking them.

Boys’ Triple Bunk – July 2013

Captain has the top bunk, Rascal the middle, and Snuggles is on the bottom.   The only trouble we have is during these hot summer months when it is just too hot on the top.  So from around July-September, and anytime he isn’t feeling well, Captain opts for the other bed under the window.

It’s been overcast and was difficult to get decent pictures… 

Originally my plan was to be able to have four boys in this room “if we ever had another.” Now that we have Bud, and the boys outnumber the girls, we’re just not sure about moving him in once he’s old enough.  Ideally we’d like to move Snuggles and Bud into a room together, but that means either moving all three girls into a room together or giving up our schoolroom… Anyways, I’ll post more about all those thoughts and decisions soon.  Back to the boys’ room!

Years ago I installed ClosetMaid Organizers in the closet and each of the (three) boys has their section for hanging clothing.  On the left side of the closet the boys hang all their belts and we have a CapRack on the back of their bedroom door for all their baseball caps.

The older boys just use the shelf/floor below their clothing for their shoes, and Snuggles keeps his shoes on a shoe shelf.  Various sets of toys are in the wicker baskets and additional toys (matchbox cars, army men, playmobil, etc) are stored in the drawers under the single bed.

 Around Mother’s Day we purchased a couple new bookshelves for the school room and I passed on my 3-Drawer Organizers to the boys for their legos!  They LOVE them and we just purchased one more.

The black bookshelf was from Target and they use it for their own book collections and displaying some of their lego creations.  All of their Playmobil ships fit nicely on top of the bookcase.  
Black Bookcase from Target (purchased on sale and during a”buy-one-get-one 50% off” promotion!) 
Baskets from Target for Dress Up, NHL Quilts, Lego Architecture Sets, and Sopwith Camel
Soldiers Boat, Viking Longboat, Royal Ship of Egypt, and Warrior’s Ship
The only trouble with the black furniture is that it shows dust horribly, and it is so difficult to dust around lego displays… To help with this problem we recently covered the boys dresser with 4 x-large grey lego base plates for some of their Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Lego Collection. 
On the wall above the dresser we hung three shelves (along with a small shelf for Rascal to use in bed – see picture above) for additional lego creations!  The bottom shelf was added last year and we just added two more… The shelves don’t have the best reviews, but they have worked for us.  
Still need to get additional knobs for the dresser… 

My boys are really good about taking care of their bedroom and belongings.  Yes, they make messes and often you will see battle scenes, lego creations, or one of their favorite board games all over the floor, and empty paper towel holders stashed in the corner, but when I ask them to clean their room they do an excellent job!  (The girls are a different story… They still need lots of help from mom every so often.)

Oh, and one last thing… I took it down for the pictures, but usually there is a baby gate blocking the door to their bedroom.  It is how we keep the legos out of the reach of a particular little toddler who finds them very intriguing!

We are off to the pool for our third day of swimming lessons followed by four back-to-back appointments with the orthodontist.  It’s going to be another busy day!


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Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.


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A Little About Me

Hi! I'm Jessica, a Roman Catholic wife and home educating mother to our nine children. I was home educated myself, along with my eleven younger siblings. I have a special devotion to St. Therese, through whom I have been given much help and many blessings--the beautiful "Shower of Roses" that she has sent my way! Here I will record a few of the blessings I treasure. Please remember that what you see here is just a little glimpse at our lives, so please say a prayer for us, as we continue to strive for holiness.

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