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      • George Washington Carver and the Holt Family Peanut Experiment
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My New Kentucky Home

A blog about faith and family, home and homeschooling.

Do-It-Yourself Faux Metal Letters

March 15, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

Do-It-Yourself Faux Metal Letters

Anybody else find it interesting that in such an image-driven society, one of the biggest home decorating trends is displaying WORDS everywhere?   Granted, they're usually words displayed in a very attractive fashion, but they're still just words.  Eat.  Gather.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decorating, DIY, Do-it-yourself, do-it-yourself projects, home decor, home decorating

Ideas for the Space-Themed Party or VBS

September 17, 2015 by My New Kentucky Home

Space never really interested me.  I mean, I thought stars were pretty and all that, but I always viewed space as this vast black nothingness.  And what's so interesting about nothingness?  But then I began studying it, both in our homeschool and in preparation for a kids' event at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decorating, DIY, outer space, party decorating, space-theme, Uncategorized, VBS

Embracing the Homeschool Mess

July 4, 2013 by My New Kentucky Home

Sometimes you just have to give up! Accepting failure is never easy, but there are times when there is no choice but to wave the white flag of surrender and admit defeat.  When you're licked, you're licked. And I have definitely been defeated.  The homeschooling mess is here to stay and … [Read more...]

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