Drawstring Bag Made with Whitney Sews Tutorial

I really like how simple Whitney makes sewing for a frustrated sewer. I made this handy drawstring pouch for my daughter's personals in her backpack. I made it with the sleeve of a shirt and I appliqued some dots on it as she's polka dot crazy. I used yarn for the drawstring which I braided.
Here's her tutorial if you would like to make a drawstring pouch too.

Will You Lose Your Parental Rights at Public School Door?

Should parents have rights beyond the school door? I ran across this article by Holly Lisle, author about parent’s losing their rights at the school door. If your child goes to public schools you’re at risk of your rights being taken away. The world today is full of different kinds of families with different beliefs. As a parent, the idea that my rights as a parent being taken away from me once my child enters the school door is pretty scary.

I've home schooled my daughter for the last couple of years, but this year we decided to go back to public school. The biggest reason was for socialization and so my daughter can attend community college from the high school without me having to pay for it. She wants to graduate with a class as well. The idea of losing the right to make decisions in my daughter's academic life is pretty scary to me. She's struggled with hearing issues from repeat ear infections and ear tubes. We are in the process of having her hearing tested again. The school district covers the cost of the testing.

Some families don't want their kids in sex education for one reason or another. I'm not one of them, but I do know that I'm picky about the material my daughter sees and participates at school (yes, I'm one of those over protective parents.). I limit the amount of extracurricular activities she attends because of my health issues and needing time for studying. Children need time to study to succeed in their life. The idea of not having a role in my daughter's education doesn't settle well with me.

What do you think about your rights as a parent being taken away at the school door?

Parental Rights have information on the government courts attack on parental rights.
Sign their petition to keep the rights of a parent in the right place.

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Back to Public School

Are you excited your kids are going back to school? My daughter is going back to public school after 2 years away from it. I'm having some mixed emotions. These years are the turning moments in her life. She's got big goals of going to college and opening her own rescue for dogs and being a veterinarian. She wants to do something with dogs. She's dog crazy. Anyways it wasn’t an easy decision for her to return to public school, but she misses her friends. I don't think it wouldn't have affected her as much if she hadn't attended public school in the past.

She's going to be in an art program that emphasizes the arts. She's going to take a photography class which I'm excited to see. She loves to take pictures of our dogs like they are going on strike. All the course work is art based, which is exciting. I wish they offered stuff like this when I was a kid. She starts soon and I'm worried about her as she went through a lot of bullying in middle school. It’s going to be a new experience for us.
Would you take your kids out of school because of bullying?

Ask Ms Recipe's Marvelous Menu Meme

A few delicious lunches for your Little Monsters:

• peanut butter and banana sandwiches, carrot slices, and cookies
  

• bologna and cheese sandwiches, sour cream and onion chips

• lunchables and fruit cocktail

...............Of Course Don't Forget Your Milk and Juice Too