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Honey, I Don’t Have a Headache Tonight Blog Scavenger Hunt!
Welcome to the second stop on Sheila Wray Gregoire's Honey, I Don't Have a Headache Tonight Blog Scavenger Hunt! When Sheila asked me to participate, I immediately agreed. When she sent me the info and I realized that she actually wanted me to discuss the book and the...
Wordless Wednesday: Clementine
Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants. Are you a photographer with white balance problems? Check out the White Balance Lens Cap!
A Special Giveaway for BlissDom ’09 Attendees Sponsored by The Motherhood!
I recently featured the "Inspire" bracelet I won from the site launch of The Motherhood and told what it means to me. I wear the bracelet most days, and when I place it on my wrist, the word facing me, it reminds me that one of the sacred duties of a mother is to...
How Photojojo’s White Balance Lens Cap is Saving Both My Sanity and Editing Time
Without a doubt, the biggest obstacle in my quest to take the best pictures I can take has been white balance. I love my Nikon D80, but I honestly believe that it came with a default white balance setting of "Jaundiced," particularly noticeable on indoor, nighttime...
I ♥ Faces: The Eyes Have It! (week 4)
It's time for week four of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week's theme is "The Eyes Have It" and the judge is Jodi Friedman from MCP Actions. As the youngest of eight, my three-year-old daughter is quite the apple of my eye; I love this shot of her beautiful baby...
Project 365: Days 20-25
20/365 21/365 Don't laugh. My daughter fell and busted her lip, so I spent the late afternoon/early evening at emergency care with her; it was my son's 14th birthday, so I had a movie date with him after I got home. A late bedtime arrived and alas, I had no Project...
I ♥ Faces: Joy (week 3)
It's time for week 3 of the iHeartFaces photo contest! The first two weeks had an "Anything Goes" theme, but for this week the theme is Joy. I sorted through an awful lot of photos this week. I had lots of smiling faces, but I thought this photo truly captured...
All About Spelling
One of the homeschool products we're reviewing is All About Spelling, a multi-sensory approach to teaching your child to spell. The primary learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. All About Spelling utilizes all three, since students learn better when...
Bloggy Giveaways: All About Homophones ebook
[Contest is closed. Winner is Angelina at Permanent Things!} All About Homophones is a beautifully designed new ebook for teaching homophones to students in grades 1–8. (You can read my full product review here.) It is a great resource for homeschoolers or families...
All About Homophones
The first thing I want to say about All About Homophones is how impressed I am with the layout. The book is downright charming: the graphics are fresh and whimsical, but done in gray scale so you don't have to worry about using expensive color ink if you purchase in...
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