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Donna Young's Homeschool Resources and Printables The Life Without School Community Blog Home) Ideas and Inspiration It seems like I’ve lived in layers of clothes, hats and gloves this February- even inside my house! It’s been a cold, cold month here in Chicagoland. We’ve had snow on the ground nonstop for almost three months now. I’ve never liked the cold anyway, and now I REALLY hate the cold! Even though we’ve had many days with the high below zero, the kids and I have managed to still get out of the house and do many fun things. Here’s what happened the rest of the month: Books – Together Dodsworth in London Did Castles Have Bathrooms? Good Masters! Harriet the Spy -a long read – 300 pages! George Whitefield: clergyman and scholar Alexa’s Reading List Artemis Fowl– she finally finished reading this book with me Jared’s Reading List The Magician’s Ring – he finally finished reading this book with me Kings and Queens of England Life in the Middle Ages: The Nobel Episodes of American Idol Episodes of Monk Episodes of Winks Episodes of Once - This is our new favorite Netflix series! Despicable Me Part 2 Airbud

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