Weekend links

• The worst day: How to make what’s not working work for you :: From contributor Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane
  
• From evaluation to inspiration :: Scientific American
• Top 5 homeschooling blogs you should follow :: WizIQ Blog (Honored to have been mentioned here.)
• When homeschooling breaks your marriage just a little bit :: Quill and Camera
  
• Chinese new year paper lanterns :: Journey into Unschooling

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