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Things have really moved on at Ruff Life. We now have 5 tremendously exciting books for you to have a blast reading. And to launch it all off we are giving away one signed copy of each of the following titles before Christmas, so if you hurry you can get a very rare extra Christmas gift.
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The Doglet Academy introduced a new class this term. It certainly wasn't my idea of a fun class. I mean what famous doglet needs to learn how to cook? I have a chef for that called Seamus.
This class was worth a lot of credits and it was an easy way to give me top marks for the end of the year. And you know me, there's no way that I will come in 2nd best at anything. So I enrolled in the class. I now wish I hadn't. I'd have been far better off taking a Spanish or French class, or at least my beautiful paw nails would have been; participation in that class made them all soft.
The first thing the teacher said was that I had to get rid of the painted nails, as if... So I used a pair of latex gloves. Have you ever tried to work with latex gloves over your paws? It's a recipe for disaster; the extra fingers flap around and get caught up in everything.
We made pastry but I kept getting my gloves caught under the rolling pin. Eventually I put the pasty in a pie tin and filled it with some nice looking meat. It looked great when it was finished. Even the teacher said how nice and well presented it was. Of course, I made it, how else was it going to look with my natural style of flair? I couldn't wait to take it home and gloat at Max as to how much better I was than him . In fact I was going to eat some of it in front of him while he sat salivating.
When I got home I put my plan into action. I went to find Max. "Hey I've got something to show you." I took a bite out of the pie. The meat was nice but the pastry was hard. "This is really delicious." I then found a chewy bit, which seemed to take for ever to chew.
Oh no, I thought when I realised that I had just eaten some of the latex gloves. "Would you like some? I made if for you."
"Thanks, what's wrong with it?"
"Nothing, I was just sampling it to show you how delicious it is." I said as I waked away.
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on 3/7/2014
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Lord Alfred doesn't look as good as this in real life, he has way less hair! Some of his toupee's would be more suited to Max. They don't have my sense of style.
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Hi, It's us again. I know we still keep harping on about our great giveaway. It is great. You'll find that winning a copy of 'It's a ruff life' (Childrens Secret Agent, Spy, Action, Adventure Books for 8 to preteens) is really fun.
A ten year old boy, who's read the book, told his mum he wants all the other books to read. He loved the story and so will you. It's like other's have said very funny, very crazy and a thrilling and exciting read, which is the story of our lives!
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Well it's almost arrived. In only 3 days time, at It's A Ruff Life, we'll know who the 2 lucky winners are who are going to get a Free paperback copy of It's A Ruff Life. If you haven't yet entered the competition it still isn't too late to enter. Simply go to link below. Good Luck everyone. Bella & Max
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on 3/3/2014
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I can't believe what I have to do now at It's A Ruff Life. Lord Alfred has been nominated for a business award and is having a special evening in his honour. I thought I was the only member of this family that had special evenings, in their honour, organised for them. I can't believe they're doing this but he's created some new invention or other that has gone viral and made him and others a ton of money.
What I really object to is Max is going as well. Can you imagine it? He's bound to show me up with the way he dresses. I can just imagine it. I'm just going to have to put on a ton of glitter as well as wear my awesomely, new chic, sparkly outfit that Benjamin's designed for me. I will easily outshine Max but I still don't want to be seen with him.
Maybe he can have an accident so that he can't come. Even he won't turn up if his fur is covered in something horrible and sticky. I'll have to see what I can do.
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After finally agreeing with what I said Max goes and changes his mind about having a new fur style. I thought he was with me on this and that he wanted to join the trendy 21st century. I can see that I was wrong. That dog is never going to be stylish, he's always going to look plain and mongrelly. I don't know what else I can say to him to make him change his mind. I mean, I even agreed to go with him and hold his paw. I'd give up on him only, you know me, and I never gives up on anything I set my mind to and I always get my way in the end.. I suppose I will just have to keep on at him and wear him down until he finally has it done. He'd look great with some lowlights and a new design I suppose I could always make a mock up image of what he'd look like; he's bound to go for that then. Even he'd have to admit that flecks of blue would really make him stand out.
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Our 2nd explosive adventure in the 'It's A Ruff Life' series 'Diamond In The Ruff' is getting much closer to a release date; This is something for you to look out for, especially if you've read our 1st crazy book 'It's A Ruff Life'. If you haven't then now's the time to do it because...
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We know that like everyone else who has read 'It's a Ruff Life' you'll love it and so will you're children. It's impossible for kids not to love our amazing action packed, funny life.
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At Ruff Life we thought it would be fun to find out what kind of things you like reading?
Some of our favourite books include: The Alex Rider series, Artemis Fowl series, 39 clues series, Diamond Brother's series, Percy Jackson Series and a ton of other books as well.
What;s your favourite book?
Fun Classroom Activities Using
"Taconi and Claude"
The story of Taconi and Claude offers a class trip to the Australian outback of the early 1950s.
The rich and fascinating flora and fauna of this area of Australia rises off the pages. Kids will smell the gum trees, feel the scorching heat, and wonder at the termite mounds. A fear of wild dingoes might steal over them at any moment.
.. Pictures of unique Aussie animals -
Are you thinking of home schooling your child? Choosing to home school your child has its benefits and drawbacks. Some advantages to homeschooling your child include controlling what your child learns and what they are exposed to as well as having the ability to show your child that learning is exciting exciting by tailoring their experience to their interests and learning styles. When in an active public school environment teachers use a pace and method that will work for the majority of their students. A homeschooling parent can tailor lessons to their children’s needs, helping them to view learning as a stimulating activity.
However the disadvantage of homeschooling is the social opportunities your child might miss out on. Children need to be socialized at a young age to pick up natural social skills that children who attend public school are constantly exposed to everyday. This means getting your children involved in activities such as boy/girl scouts, CER programs, or activities such as church youth groups. Another reason to get your children socially involved is so they can be exposed to different types of people and cultures. Children who are constantly around different cultures from their own are naturally tolerant and view everyone equally.
Lee & Low has books available that would be ideal for any homeschooler. The books you can purchase on the Lee & Low Web site are great for homeschooling because they portray the world for what it is: diverse. Since children who are homeschooled are not given the same social opportunities as children who attend public or private school, Lee & Low can offer a controlled way to educate children on the world and the wonderful variety of cultures and people.
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From a post today on The New York Times politics blog, The Caucus (emphasis mine):
Will Iowa’s conservative Christians turn out in force for Mike Huckabee? ...
Despite a negligible organization here last summer, Mr. Huckabee pulled off his second place finish in the Ames straw poll in August with help from the strong support of Iowa’s home-school families. It is unclear how many evangelical
then tomorrow must be the Iowa caucus. And just in time for the last leg of the horrendously expensive marathon that is American politics, suze has put together a new blog, Homeschoolers For …, with the tagline, "Because there is no such thing as 'the homeschool vote' ".
Speaking of which, don't miss the lovely, talented, and funny Mrs. G.'s nifty campaign button.
I've spent more time in my kitchen and out in the snow than online, but I've tried to do some catching up while waiting for batches of cookies in the oven.
I was surprised, and I gather I wasn't the only one, by the recent New York Times article, "Huckabee Draws Support of Home-School Families", not because the reporter made it sound as if most home schoolers support the Huckabee candidacy, but
It's hard to home school when you're not home much. I wrote last week that "I'm hoping to get back into a homebody routine again, with plenty of time for schooling at home (instead of out and about schooling, as we've been doing)". With various lessons, rehearsals, and meetings (usually mine) occupying our Wednesdays and Thursdays, the rest of the week has become more precious.
We've fallen
Tuesday is our first day back to school. I don't get overly agitated by use of the word "school", and I don't go out of my way to avoid it, which is why I don't bother with "back to not school" or "not back to school" or "back to homeschool" constructions. I liked school, adored it really, and so did Tom. Part of the reason we pulled Laura out partway through first grade is that we didn't want to
By: Becky,
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Listening to CBC Radio's "Sounds Like Canada" show last week (podcast here; let me know if the link doesn't work), I heard summer host Kevin Sylvester interview Matt Hern about the new U.S. edition of his book, Watch Yourself: Why Safer Isn't Always Better, out last month in paperback; it was published in Canada last summer, but both Amazon.ca and Chapters list it with 4-6 week and 3-5 week
Since I have family who live in Kenya, every once in a while I check the online edition of The Standard for the latest news. I was surprised this week to find an article, and a positive one at that, on homeschooling in Kenya, "Home is where the school is". Here's some of what reporter Kevin Mwachiro wrote, and you can read the rest here:
When I first heard about home schooling some years back, I
By: Margot Finke,
on 3/28/2011
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