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MORE THAN $100 OF RESOURCES FOR JUST $8.97!
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY you can get an incredible e-book package from Biblical Womanhood/MoneySavingMom.com--more than $100 worth of money-saving e-books, homemaking helps, and encouragement for only $8.97! We were amazed by the low price, and highly recommend you take a look.

This e-book package includes the e-course Supermarket Savings 101--this course alone sold for $8.97 earlier this year, and will teach you how to drastically reduce your grocery bill. If high fuel and food costs are discouraging you and leaving you strapped for cash, you definitely need this e-course. You will learn how to cut your grocery bill by up to 50% or more and have fun saving money at the same time!

The package also includes 14 other fabulous resources offering simple homemaking tips, recipes, fall decorating ideas, and much, much more! There is even an an MP3 for young ladies offering a vision for life after high school and an e-course walking young women through the process of starting a home-based business. This is some of the most practical, do-able information we have ever seen.

Go here to read more about this huge sale and get this money-saving e-book package at a ridiculously low price while you can!

"I love how Crystal covers so many facets of each topic, offering really practical, helpful, heart-felt advice, in a short space so you don't have to spend hours digging through something to find it. I also appreciated how Crystal mixes practical tips with encouragement, and how she shares her own experiences in such a real, personable way. This package also includes some of the best resources I've seen to help young ladies get started in living a productive, godly life after graduation. I heartily recommend it."
- Katherine Loop, HEAV's assistant director of publications/Update manager

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CROWNE PLAZA WILLIAMSBURG AT FORT MAGRUDER - GREAT LEARNING, GREAT FUN!
We're the right place to start off the Back-to-School season! They'll follow you to comfortable guest rooms, indoor/outdoor pools & more! Make an educational visit to Colonial Williamsburg. Within walking distance of historic attractions. Rated one of the Top 10 Travel Destinations by Student & Youth Traveler Association!

www.cpwilliamsburghotel.com/offers/index.html

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Computer Lady Online--Make your computer a tool, not just a toy.
Offering a full curriculum of basic computer skills for homeschool students & adults. Learn online, in your home, at your convenience. Three levels of classes. Some lessons in Spanish. Activities integrated with core subjects. Taught by a retired teacher with 29 years of experience.

http://computerladyonline.com

The Home School Foundation is ready to help, but they are having a hard time getting the word out to families who need help. Please pass this information along to others, especially any families you know who might be interested. The website lists all the details.

www.homeschoolfoundation.org/program/rightchoice.asp

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Two Months of WORLD Magazine - Absolutely Free!
Just in time for the new school year, WORLD Magazine has graciously offered to give HEAV readers a two-month, no-cost subscription--one that doesn't require credit card information. Simply fill out the form and enjoy four issues for free.

Sign up for your free two-month trial today!

Note: HEAV members receive $7.95 off the base subscription price of WORLD, as well as discounts off God's World News, a news magazine for children produced by the same company.

If you are an HEAV member, you will be receiving an e-mail detailing how to sign up at the discounted price soon! If you're not a member, please consider joining today!

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Ukrop's Golden Gift Program - Our Heartfelt Thanks to Participants!
A hearty "thank you" to those who donated their Ukrop's Golden Gift Certificate to HEAV! We recently received a check for $514.40 from Ukrop's, and will use the funds to help us continue supporting homeschoolers across Virginia.

www.heav.org/supportheav/supportheaveverytimeyoushop.html

If you have a support group you enjoy or are a support group leader, please check to make sure your support group is listed on our website. If it is not, simply fill out our online form and we'll be happy to add your group to the listings.

For mathematics, one way to "assess" is to start off this year by reviewing last year's material but with a role reversal. Mom says the topic to cover and child teaches concepts to mom. Not just "child works problem while mom watches." But "child explains concepts and why things are done while mom asks questions to probe for understanding." This is a great idea for ALL parents to do occasionally. The goal of mathematics education is not only "get them to be able to work the problems" but "make sure they understand the concepts well so that when things aren't just like the problems in the book they can still figure out how to do it."

- Dr. Fred Worth, Professor at Henderson State University, http://fac.hsu.edu/worth.

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4) 25th Anniversary Celebration - Please Share with Us!
How has the Lord blessed your homeschool history? Has anything about homeschooling's history--either in general or in your own life--ministered to you? Do you have any thoughts related to the history of homeschooling you think would encourage others? If so, please send them to 25thAnniversary@heav.org. We welcome submissions from parents and students alike. Our plan is to edit and publish one submission a week in this section.

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5) Parting Thought - When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
When you thought I wasn't looking
You hung my first painting on the refrigerator
And I wanted to paint another.

When you thought I wasn't looking
You fed a stray cat
And I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking
You baked a birthday cake just for me
And I knew that little things were special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking
You said a prayer
And I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking
You kissed me good-night
And I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn't looking
I saw tears come from your eyes
And I learned that sometimes things hurt --
But that it's alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking
You smiled
And it made me want to look that pretty too.

When you thought I wasn't looking
You cared
And I wanted to be everything I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking --
I looked ...
And wanted to say thanks
For all those things you did
When you thought I wasn't looking.

- Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980. Used by Permission. The poem was inspired by the author's mother, Blanche Montgomery Schilke. Read the story behind the poem's popularity and order prints at www.onceuponapoem.com.

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8) Homeschool Laugh of the Week

Note: We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to send-out date, so please submit items as early as possible (preferably one month in advance). HEAV reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted.

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Disclaimer
The HEAV Update is produced by Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor), Anna Dykhoff (graphic designer), Katherine Loop (update manager), and Anne Miller (director of publications & marketing).

HEAV does not necessarily endorse the above-mentioned resources, nor guarantee the accuracy of information found on any external resource we may mention. If you find anything wrong on our website, please let us know so we can correct it.

HEAV diligently researches each link prior to publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, fully examine websites before allowing your children to surf them without supervision.

Copyright © 2008 by the Home Educators Association of Virginia. All rights reserved. You are free to pass along all or part of this Update, but please credit HEAV and include a link to our website, www.heav.org.

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