1938 Fannie Mae created by FDR as a government agency to create liquidity in the mortgage market. In 1968 it was converted to a private corporation. 1977 President Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act. On the face of it it sounds like a good thing. Banks were required to make mortgage loans available […]
Archives for September 2008
Monday
Lots of learning going on here. This is the beginning of the Nile Delta. It will be flooded every week to grow the grass seed. Then we will put in some pyramids and the like. The box telescope in action. They loved it, Dad did a fine job. Hard at work.
Fireproof
Last night, with two other couples, Dave and I went to see Fireproof and I am very glad we did. "Never leave your partner," is the adage that fire captain Caleb Holt drills into his crew’s heads. At home however he has long abandoned his wife forgoing her needs for his own selfish desires. He […]
Conversation between homeschooling parents
Dad: "Are you saving this box?" Mom: "Yes, you are going to use it to make a telescope with Erin this weekend." Dad: "Have you changed my name to Macgyver ?" Mom: "I have instructions from a science book." Dad: "Instructions on how to turn a cardboard box into a telescope?" He says with disbelief […]
Johnny Appleseed
On a recent quick stop into Barnes and Noble I picked up this copy of Johnny Appleseed. We have already read it several times and it is destined to become one of our fall classics here in the Bonny Blue House. The poem tells the story of John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, in a light and […]
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