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Summer Daybook :: August 13 and 14, 2013


*I started this daybook yesterday morning, but it took me until today to finish… It’s been a little busy!

Outside my window… 
Sunshine and Sunflowers!  We have been enjoying the (moderately) clear skies the past few days, but it looks like the smoke will be a problem again beginning on Wednesday.




I am thankful… 
that Sean was able to take Sunday off and has a break from the fires this week.  He has a project that needs to be caught up at his regular job, which will take all of this week, then he will probably return to the fire lines next week.  He is still working extra long days, but thankfully he has been able to get a little more sleep.

I am thinking…        
about paint colors.   I picked up a gallon of paint last Saturday for the three walls surrounding our fireplace.  I thought it was going to be perfect (how could it not be with a name like “October Mist”?) and I do love the color, but it just doesn’t look good on those particular walls…  It’s been hard to get an accurate picture of the color, but here are two that seem to be the closest, taken at different times of the day.

Morning Picture – Paint looks lighter
Afternoon Picture – Paint looks darker (and so does the whole house) but this will give you an idea of how it looks
It just doesn’t seem to match the stone, and I also don’t like the combination of the Cream (Yellow) and the Green.  It all looks too pastel to me.  I’m thinking either a much darker sage green, a mushroom color, or maybe one of the darker colors from the stone might look better (but I also don’t want to make the room too dark)… Any suggestions? 

Learning all the time 
This past week I had a call from the principle of the local Catholic school offering our family a very generous scholarship for our children to attend this coming school year.  The school is small (many of the grades are combined) and, if I had to put the children in school, it would be our best local option… And yet the thought made me so sad.  Home Educating is such hard work, but I do love it.  I love having the children home, I love being able to customize our curriculum to their learning styles, and they love homeschooling too.  Plus, what would I have to blog about if we sent them to school! 😉

Celebrating the liturgical year 
the feast of the Assumption is this Thursday!  We will be attending Mass and then enjoying some delicious Assumption Parfaits after dinner.


From the kitchen… 
we came home from town this afternoon to discover a fun package that had been overnighted from dear friends in the midwest.  These amazingly yummy sugar cookies reminded us all immediately of our last visit and tide-pooling.  Come back soon, we miss you!!!


I am working on…
projects around the house.  I hope to finish before school starts. Is it possible?  Probably not…

I am creating… 
color coded checklists!  I have the oldest two boys’ lists completed… Just three more grades to go! I am already starting to feel so much more prepared for this coming school year, which will begin on September 3rd.


I am going… 
to be a Godmother again, for the 10th time!  We are all so excited to be able to make the trip north this weekend to attend Rose’s Godparents 10th Anniversary Mass and Celebration, which will also include the baptism of their newest little girl who was born last month!  We missed their wedding 10 years ago, since I was on bedrest while pregnant with Twinkle Toes that summer.  It is going to be such a fun weekend!

I am hoping… 
that I have a chance to make some zucchini bread this week.  Does anyone have a favorite recipe?


I am praying… 
for more rain, minus the thunder and lightning, and for the safety of the firemen.  We are also praying for some dear friends who could use extra prayers.

I am reading… 
Bambinelli Sunday: A Christmas Blessing.  I preordered this book awhile back, to save for the feast of St. Nicholas, and it arrived this afternoon!



Pondering these words…
from today’s page in Small Steps for Catholic Moms.  My copy is out of print but it has recently been republished by Ave Maria Press and can be pre-ordered for 24% off at the moment!

“I must anticipate the desires of others…show that we are much obliged, very honored to be able to render service. The good Lord wants me to forget myself in order to give pleasure to others.”
St. Therese of Lisieux

I am listening…  
to Knee Deep!  It gets us dancing and singing along (and wanting to jump in the van and head to the ocean!) every time the smokey skies start getting to us.  😉

Around the house… 
My mom and dad came over last week to help me hand some curtains in the living room (they match the ones in the dining/family room and were on clearance!) and a couple weeks ago the boys helped me switch around the couches.  It was quite the challenge getting them through the kitchen, but after flipping them upside down we were able to make it work.  Once we settle on a color for the accent walls we hope to find a chair in coordinating colors, as well as a new fan, table, and a couple lamps.  In the past our focus has always been on remodeling and adding on to our home, it’s been fun to put a little more thought into furnishing and decorating lately.


One of my favorite things…  
home educating our children.  And color coded checklists! 😉

This week’s plans…

Swimming Lessons, haircuts for a couple of the girls and I, finish creating the color-coded checklists,  Mass on the feast of the Assumption, and then head out of town for a fun-filled weekend with friends!

A little peek at my day…



A New Hairstyle for Rose! 


Curriculum Sale Blog Hop :: Thank You & Giveaway!

I hope you all enjoyed browsing though all the great books for sale on all the various blogs or, if you joined the link up, were able to pass on some of the books you no longer need to new homes during this year’s Online Curriculum Sale Blog Hop!  I was so excited to pass on so many of our own books (post one and two) and help my mom sell some more of hers as well.  (I did just reduce the prices on some of her remaining books and will continue accepting requests and forwarding them to her.)   I’m headed to the post office right now to mail the rest of the orders that have been completed!

As a little thank you I wanted to offer a giveaway for a copy of the brand new 2014 Saints Calendar & 16 Month Planner, which begins September 1st of this year. (I blogged a little about it here.  If you have already pre-ordered a copy it would also make a great gift!)

For anyone who would like to be entered in the giveaway for this Saints Calendar, just leave a comment on this post.  Make sure your email is either linked on your profile or included in the comment so that I am able to contact you if you win. 

If you participated in the link-up by hosting a blog sale on your own blog,  purchasing books from one of the links, or helping to spread the word on your own blog or Facebook, please leave a second comment for a bonus entry in the giveaway!

Comments will be closed Monday night and I will update this post and contact the winner on Tuesday.

In the meantime I want to ask you all to pray for Rita Davidson, owner of Little Flowers Family Press, and her family.  Their home and business were just destroyed by a house fire which they barely survived. They did not have insurance and lost everything.  If you can help you can find the link to the Facebook page for the Trust Fund for their family here.  
Thank you and God bless you all!
UPDATE:  Congratulations to Amy Caroline!  It looks like it ended up being a good thing that your first comment didn’t work.  🙂  I’ll get your new planner to you soon! 

{pretty, happy, funny, real}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~
{pretty}
Here is a peek at one of the headboards for the older girls new bunk bed.  So pretty!  
{happy}

The girls were so excited to move into the bunk beds and Rose was also very happy to have her very own big girl bed!  We went to the store last weekend and she helped pick out a new quilt for Twinkle Toes’ old bed.  Plenty of pink and covered with little roses, it is perfect for her!  
{funny}
I’ve never been very good at gardening…
This year our garden is doing much better than last, but we still have so much to learn.

I have a feeling that whatever this random plant that grew in one of our raised beds (from seeds in the compost?) probably didn’t need the tomato cage despite the little curly things (tendrils, according to google) that seemed to want to climb… Do I leave it where it is and if so do those (melons? spaghetti squash!) need more support? 

… and check out our compost.  Whatever is growing there is doing better than the rest of the garden! 

{real}

Oh, how I am missing this oldest boy of ours!

Captain left for a boys camp on Monday morning and will be home again on Friday.  This is his first time attending a summer camp, other than camping with our whole family.   He has spent the night away from home a few times for various reasons, but always with at least a brother or two.

Actually, this week has been the hardest on Rascal, who has never been away from his older brother overnight.  (Except for one night when he was 9 months old, when we left Captain with my parents for  an overnight trip to the coast on our anniversary.  Actually, he didn’t do well with the separation that night either.)  Rascal is definitely my hardest worker and on Monday he spent the day cleaning out the van, mopping the floors, doing dishes, and any other random job that he could think of to help me. He said that “If I stay really busy the week will go by faster.” Awwww…  The afternoon at the Science Museum with friends yesterday helped, and the week is already more than half over!  Captain will be coming home tomorrow!  All his siblings are making cards and little handmade gifts to surprise him with when he gets home.  He has been missed!

Visit Like Mother, Like Daughter for more pictures of contentment.

Smokey Summer Daybook :: August 7, 2013

Outside my window… 
Smoke… Way too much smoke.  We have been dealing with a thick choking layer of smoke in our area, due to severe wildfire smoke, which has been causing unhealthy to extremely hazardous air quality.  We had a very short break from the smoke last Friday, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been over the weekend, but it is back.  All the local outdoor activities for summer, including the swimming lessons the kids were taking, have all been cancelled or postponed indefinitely.  We have dealt with smoke from wildfires before, but it has never been this bad. Please continue to pray, especially for the safety of the firefighters, including my husband.

August 6th – Not as bad as before, but still “very unhealthy”
July 30 – Hazardous (Highest Level, the most dangerous/harmful on the Air Quality Index) 

I am thinking…        
it is going to get worse before it gets better.  Thunderstorms are on the forecast all week, and the last couple days/nights we had hundreds of lightning strikes in our country which have ignited some new wildfires.  We currently have a “Red Flag Warning” for our area, which means that “critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly.”  Hopefully the storms will at least clear up the smoke for a little while.  I am so ready for fall.

I am thankful… 
for our air conditioner, which helps filter the air in the house, and for respirator masks, which make it a little safer to go out and water the garden and complete other outdoor chores when the smoke is really bad.  Fun times.

Learning all the time 
The kids have been finding lots of ways to stay busy inside, despite the fact that I sold the television and have been busy selling truckloads of books…  It only took the older boys a few days to complete the 1,000 piece puzzle Captain received for his birthday!

Celebrating the liturgical year 
We had our 3rd quarterly Latin Mass this past Sunday!  Despite summer schedules, a date change, a time change, and all the smoke, we still had nearly 100 people in attendance.  These masses have been such a blessing!

From the kitchen… 
I haven’t had much energy left to spend much time in the kitchen lately, and with my husband not eating any meals at home, I’ve been even less motivated.  It’s time to put together a meal plan and start creating some “real” meals again.

I am working on…
redecorating and organizing the girls’ bedrooms!

I am creating… 
check-lists for next year.  I do plan on finishing them as soon as I have a chance, but I’m starting to get a little nervous after hearing stories of a couple friends losing their finished documents (due to various computer issues) and then running across this last night.  Oh, that would be so frustrating!

I am going… 
to continue working on shipping out books!  I took the first batch to the post office earlier this week and will be making one more trip with the rest of the books just as soon as I can get my hands on some more boxes and envelopes.  Hopefully this afternoon!

I wasn’t exactly the person you wanted to be in line behind at the post office 😉 

I am hoping… 

that I can wrap up the books sales quickly so we can take a few little trips out of town.  The smoke has been taking it’s toll on all of us and we have been dealing with sore throats, headaches, and runny noses, despite our efforts to keep out of it as much as possible.  

I am praying… 
for the soul of a a 19 year old who died fighting our local fires this week… May he rest in peace.

I am reading… 
pictures books to the little ones at bedtime.  They miss their Daddy, especially on the nights he gets home after they are asleep.

Pondering these words…
from Padre Pio:

“In all the events of life, you must recognize the divine will.  Adore and bless it, especially in the things which are the hardest for you.”

I am listening…  
to the washing machine.  My husband usually does his own laundry, but he is nearly out of socks so I am chancing the possibility of coming down with poison oak again (I am highly allergic and he works in it everyday, especially now on the fire) and catching it up for him.  It was either that or go buy a couple packs of new socks, which I actually considered! 😉

Around the house… 
I wasn’t expecting the new bunk beds until next week, but they arrived, in five large boxes, on August 1st, just after posting the Book Sale link up!  With the fire, and my husband getting home at 9 or 10 each night and leaving early in the morning, I wasn’t sure when we’d be able to get them assembled… Thankfully he was able to take off this past Sunday for our Latin Mass and we tackled the project in just a couple hours that day. The beds are so beautiful and I’ll take pictures to share soon!

One of my the boys’ favorite things…  
new t-shirts from the fires their Dad fights!

This week’s plans…

Monday-Friday: Summer Camp for Captain!
Monday-Saturday: Stay Indoors… Complete Book Sales and try to finalize school plans.
Sunday: Annual St. Anthony’s Festa (I was informed at Mass last Sunday that Father Carmelo expects the boys to be there to serve, and to bring the cassocks and surplices.  I can pull it off without Sean’s help, right? I hope so!) 

A little peek at my day…
I wrote this post earlier this morning, but before finishing received an email from a friend saying that it was free admission day at the Science Museum!  We were needing a break from the house so we dropped everything and went out for the afternoon/evening.   The kids had a blast! 

3rd Annual Online Curriculum Sale Blog Hop

.: Rules for Posting :. 
  • Create a blog post with your gently used curriculum (and any other books/items) that you’d like to sell or pass on to another family, with pictures if possible.
  • Add a link to your post, referring back to this post, so that others can find the link up. 
  • Using the linky below, enter the direct link to your post. 
  • Thank you for participating!

Note:  This linky is for friends/visitors of this blog (Shower of Roses) to sell their own books and materials – please, no resellers or small businesses.   The linky will remain open until Aug 7th, so be sure to check back for new links! 

Happy Shopping! 

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

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 DecreesAsking $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

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 LoveFREE 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

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 $4.0Reduced 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

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!


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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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