5 Reasons To Homeschool

Posted by Mary

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Homeschooling is becoming very popular. As more and more statistics come out about how unprepared high school graduates are for the real world and college.

Many people do not want their children to be unprepared and we are all learning how much doing the same thing over and over for generations is giving us the same results. So now is the best time to start homeschooling. With so many others out there doing it as well, it is much easier than it was 10 years ago to find local homeschooling groups, and field trips for your home schooled children.

The blog post I read about 5 reasons to homeschool included many of the reasons I myself plan to homeschool. The argument is really no longer there to say public or even private schools are worth it. Think of how well prepared the graduates you know are when they get out of school. So here is the post, and even if you don’t plan to homeschool maybe reading this will give you an idea of why others do.

http://blog.flada.com/2007/02/18/reasons_homeschool/

Make Natural Insect Repellant

Posted by Mary

HERBAL INSECT REPELLANT

1/2 teaspoon citronella essential oil
1/2 teaspoon eucalyptus essential oil
1/2 teaspoon lavender essential oil
4 ounces distilled witch hazel

Mix ingredients in a 4-ounce spray bottle. Shake well. Spray onto exposed skin, avoiding eyes and mucous membranes. Reapply every 2 hours, or as needed.

Recipe courtesy of Laurel Vukovic.
August 2004
Herbs for Health

This is only one of the recipes by the site below, but it is great to find this. The deet that is in most bug repellants is actually poisonous to humans, that is why it says dont put it on babies.

Get more insect repellant recipes here.