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It shouldn’t surprise us that many of our lensmasters are not prepping their kids to go back to school somewhere else, they’re going home to school.

My NOT Back to School Page is _Joan_’s list of reasons why she and her kids think homeschooling is supercool.

BT says, “I learn when I want to.”
JG says, “I can work in bed.”

Smart kids.

http://www.squidoo.com/not-back-to-school

This lens was selected as LOTD because the lensmasters reads Kimberly’s Morning Coffee and nominated it!

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Is buying colorful school supplies the only way to get your child interested in learning? If you have a horse fan in the house, these themed school supplies from HorseAndPony will make her whinny in delight.

Horse Themed School Supplies contains pencils and erasers, notebooks and folders, lunchboxes and backpacks; there’s a little of everything to get your educated equestrian off to school on the right hoof.

Not only was this lens smartly built around a theme, it was smartly built as part of the Horse Review Squidclub.

http://www.squidoo.com/horse-school-supplies

This lens was selected as LOTD because the lensmasters reads Kimberly’s Morning Coffee and nominated it!

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Is buying colorful school supplies the only way to get your child interested in learning? If you have a horse fan in the house, these themed school supplies from HorseAndPony will make her whinny in delight.

Horse Themed School Supplies contains pencils and erasers, notebooks and folders, lunchboxes and backpacks; there’s a little of everything to get your educated equestrian off to school on the right hoof.

Not only was this lens smartly built around a theme, it was smartly built as part of the Horse Review Squidclub.

http://www.squidoo.com/horse-school-supplies

This lens was selected as LOTD because the lensmasters reads Kimberly’s Morning Coffee and nominated it!

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For some kids, the bus ride is longer than others. jptanabe shares the story of her daughter’s trip Back to School and Back to Maine in today’s first back-to-school LOTD special.

It’s a tribute to her daughter’s education, and full of stories, photos, visitor guides, and reasons why heading back to Maine is worth the drive. If school for your kids is more than a ride down the street, consider a lens about their change of scenery.

http://www.squidoo.com/school-Maine

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Writing book reviews can be fun and challenging. On one hand you want to convey your love for the story, but you don’t want to give too much away. How do you do it?

One example is with today’s LOTD by jmsp206 on Frank McCourt’s book Angela’s Ashes. Jmsp206 writes, “‘Angela’s Ashes’ tells the story of Frank McCourt and his family living in extreme poverty in the small town in Ireland.” The line that got my attention is, “His father, an alcoholic, is later forced to move his family to America to relieve the family of financial debt.” I’ve always been under the impression that America was seen as a place to create wealth, not necessarily as one to relieve debt. Additional photos of an inadequate kitchen and barren loft further demonstrate themes that make this book an anomaly among stories of the rich.

I’ve already flagged it as a book-to-read on my Kindle. If you’ve read it, weigh in on the polls. If not, consider adding the book or movie to your library list.

http://www.squidoo.com/angelas-ashes

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Today our journey to LOTD takes us through the feline jungle in search of the elusive cat tree. These trees, which can be a short as shrubs or as tall as your living room ceiling, are seen sprouting from walls and corners of homes with cats. Imported from your local department stores, these items have been to known to cost hundreds of dollars. But crafty lensmaster AlishaV is showing us how to make them at home from scratch.

Make Your Own Cat Tree covers cat creations from the simplest of carpet covered boards to the most elegant kitty complexes. There are levels, rooms, shelves, posts, and catwalks galore, with dozens of photos and kits to browse. If you have a box or a pipe or a board and some leftover twine or rugs, you can make a condo that fits your space and saves your furniture.

Why do we love this lens? It’s comprehensive, gives the reader dozens of options, and is obviously written by an author who loves her topic.

http://www.squidoo.com/Make_Cat_Trees

Nominated by makingamark, approved by Tommie and Missy.

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This week LOTD is brought to you courtesy of a guest author. Whitemoss recently submitted some awesome LOTD nominations and won the privilege of bringing you five of her favorite, wholesome lenses as LOTD picks. Today is the fifth selection to wrap up the week. Enjoy!

When I first saw this I was puzzled. How to be annoying…was this a typo? Duh!

Lensmaster girlfriendfactory is channeling Homer Simpson to run us through Annoyingly Impaired 101, a three part study course.

I laughed out loud; it’s a good honest piece of fun. If you’re on the same wavelength you’ll love this. (If not it could REALLY annoy you!)

~whitemoss

http://www.squidoo.com/being_annoying

Stop by LOTD on Facebook to say hello and thanks to whitemoss for this week’s LOTD selections! You could win guest author for a week in September.

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This week LOTD is brought to you courtesy of a guest author. whitemoss recently submitted some awesome LOTD nominations and won the privilege of bringing you five of her favorite, wholesome lenses as LOTD picks. Take a look at Thursday’s selection.

Mother Teresa; her name itself is shorthand for a good, humble, saint-like person, devoted to helping others. But how much do you really know about Mother Teresa?

Lensmaster SemperFidelis shares in detail her life, her writings, her work, and the reaction she generated in others. She tells us about the doubts that Mother Teresa had herself, and doesn’t shrink from the controversy that some of her actions generated. We also learn about India, where Mother Teresa worked, which helps our understanding of her situation and impact.

This is a really fascinating, well written and illustrated look at one of the great personalities of the 20th century.

~whitemoss

http://www.squidoo.com/mother-teresa

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This week LOTD is brought to you courtesy of a guest author. whitemoss recently submitted some awesome LOTD nominations and won the privilege of bringing you five of her favorite, wholesome lenses as LOTD picks. Here is Wednesday’s pick.

When lensmaster tagsforkids started out writing lenses, his aim was to raise awareness of the Dog tags for kids program which support US troops and their families. Somewhere along the way he was hijacked by an army of squids, which grew into a whole town. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Squidville! This lens has amazing graphics, a wonderful sense of humor, and is just great fun!

~whitemoss

http://www.squidoo.com/squidville

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This week LOTD is brought to you courtesy of a guest author. whitemoss recently submitted some awesome LOTD nominations and won the privilege of bringing you five of her favorite, wholesome lenses as LOTD picks. Enjoy Tuesday’s award.

Lensmaster Wordwinder says “Everything in existence…..has a wonderful tale to tell…if we care to listen.” He then tells us all about the apparently humble coconut, and it turns out that the coconut is actually a worldwide hero! Fascinating!

“Providence granting me a full and healthy life,
I would live to see a hundred summers as a tree.
Towering above the land around, I would have
Showered down over a 10,000 coconuts free.”

Wordwinder is a poet and he writes this entire lens as a poem with great illustrations. This is a truly original lens – I hope you like it as much as I do.

~whitemoss

http://www.squidoo.com/coconut_tale

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