I thought this would sell: Blenko Glass Owl’s

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Queenie

Blenko Owl Bookends? Glass dudes? You decide…

When I found these cute Blenko glass owls in a box -o- junk at a local auction I thought “Hey these are going to be big sellers!” Blenko glass is a big collectible.. But.. It never happened.. they never sold.

I mean really,.. my photos were good.. What the heck is the problem. There was no damage.. But I never received a bid.

But I never received a bid. This kind of baffling stuff happens on eBay, and no one ever knows why. So tell me.. do you have anything FABULOUS.. that you can’t figure out why it didn’t sell? Send your photo in with a description.. maybe it will make the next.. IT NEVER SOLD…

Homeschool Conference 2009

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Queenie

Today I went to the place that makes me crazy… Why would I go some place that makes me crazy?

Because of children like this.. that decorate Christmas cookies naked. I have other children.. that don’t decorate cookies naked, but I picked this one because well.. he looks like the rest of them and I think he’s pretty darn cute.

I went to the Midwest Parent Educators Conference ALL the way up by the Kansas City Airport. It was packed as usual, but this year it had one special person.. that has never come with me…

It’s the Man!

It was his first year coming to the conference with me. We looked at homeschool curriculum, chatted about books, education and all that good stuff. I believe he was a little SHOCKED at the sticker price of the curriculum there. It’s not that he’s never bought a book for the kids.. it’s that we’ve never talked about the books or the curriculum like we did today. He’s never seen first hand the mother’s in their uniforms (jean jumpers) or the fabulous Johnson County Mother’s that look like they just stepped out of a spa.. and had a day with the best Hollywood stylist. (think seven jeans, little graphic t-shirts and wedge heel sandals)

Leave it to me to take a photo that does not represent my issues…

I have some serious insecurities when I go to this conference. The first two years I went I was good! It’s only been the last 3 years or so that I feel like a complete doofus sitting in the presentations, walking around the vendor hall. I mean.. I know that I’m a good homeschooling mom.. but COULD I BE BETTER? YES!!! (editor note.. I’ve been homeschooling since 1998)

I think going there reminds me I am not as good as I should be.

Take the booth with all of the fabulous history novels… there are kids SWARMING this booth.. where do you think the 2 kids I brought with me were? Sitting in the cafe with their laptops playing a game (and not an educational one either).

And then there is the presentations that don’t just talk about being a good teacher.. they bring the dreaded "W" word into the picture.. you know

WIFE

. The man says "I’m the best wife he’s ever had." But if he would have listened to some of these other presentations, he just might have said something different. I mean really…. iron the sheets and his underwear? Greet him at the door with a kiss and a smile? Do little things to let him know he’s THE MAN?!?! You mean I don’t?

Really not a good photo to show my issues…

So if you’ve read this far.. and you homeschool.. let me know what your homeschool conference experiences are.. and what kind of curruiculm do you use?

Strange eBay Find: Columbia Teachers Book

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Queenie

One of the things I love the most about eBay is the surprises. I was at a odd little book sale in the middle of no-where. I only knew about the sale because a book seller told me about it. You should know I am NOT a book seller. I don’t have anything against book sellers, I’m just not good at finding books, and book sellers always seem to get the good stuff before I do.

I went to this little book sale to maybe get a few books for the kids and I might..just might find some homeschool books. I arrived there on the last day of the sale, at 45 minutes before they were closing. NO one was there. I found a few good books for the kids and a couple of books I thought might sell on Amazon. I came across this book titled: Columbia University The Study of Certain Small High Schools

The book caught my eye because it looked old, and it didn’t belong in the self help section it was sitting in. I opened the hardback, and thumbed through it wondering what kind of book it really was. I noticed it was signed by the author.

I snatched it right up for 1.00. I put it on eBay for 9.99 and it sold for 225.00!

Strange eBay Find.. Columbia Teachers Book