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A Walk in My Shoes, a family movie airing on NBC – December 3rd, 2010

Many of us have discussed how network television does not provide many family-friendly shows and movies. Coming up December 3rd at 7pm CST/ 8 pm EST, there is a movie that seems to fit just that void. It is called A Walk in My Shoes. Let’s get the word out and support the cause of [...]

Bright Ideas Press: Illuminations

I have never been accused of our homeschooling being very structured.  We don’t have daily schedules that we strictly follow each day.  We basically school eclectically where we pick and choose what products that we use for the various subjects and we follow a loose plan for our week.  So when I had the opportunity [...]

Blog Cruise: Holiday Traditions

Well we have different traditions for the various holidays.  One  food tradition we have is that Easter we always need to have ham and deviled eggs for the meal that day.   We also still hide an Easter basket for both girls and they find it that morning before we go to church.   Our Thanksgiving [...]

Review of Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half: Steve & Annette Economides

The Economides are recognized as family finance experts and have written the book, Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half. They claim you can potentially save an extra $3000 a year by trying the tips and strategies in their book. They make suggestions such as planning your meals and how to use them effectively, how to [...]

Forgotten by Melody Carlson

Forgotten, by Melody Carlson, is a book about a seventeen year old, Adele, who attempts to pretend that she is a normal teenager living at home when her mother leaves her behind alone to deal with everything by herself. She struggles to go to High School, hold a job, keep new friends, and lead a [...]

The Write Foundation: Review of its level 2 writing program

The Write Foundation created a writing curriculum which provides the student with practice in the fundamentals of writing. I was provided a copy of the Level 2: Paragraph Writing curriculum, which is suggested for ages 12-15, in order to provide a review as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew. The level 2 material starts [...]

Collectorz : Book Collector

As a homeschooler we have a whole library just in our living room.   We just love books and sometimes we get books and have no clue what we have.  Often I have purchased or were given books and had no idea that we already owned that same book.  Recently we received free from Collectorz, a [...]