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Shenanigans
Our family has been having a great time with "Elfis," our Elf on the Shelf. The kids love getting up each morning and hunting for him. This morning my five-year-old daughter ran into my bedroom and yelled, "Elfis messed up the bookcase and cleaned up the living room!"...
Celine Dion World Tour & One2One Network
I found out about One2One Network from Renee at Cutie Booty Cakes when I attended the Saturn/GM meet-up in Atlanta last month. I was so impressed by what she said about them that I wrote down the name and went home and joined. They offer wonderful things for moms,...
Trigger Memory Systems – Times Tales and Clean n’ Flip Charts
I knew that Trigger Memory Systems would get a wonderful review from me from the day I handed one of my children the Zone Cleaning for Kids Clean n' Flip Chart. You see, no matter how neat our house is in the morning, it deteriorates to looking like a war zone by...
Share Something Sweet: Fight Hunger and Win Chocolate! (Contest Closed)
[The winner is Rachel at We Shall Mount Up with Wings!] Chocolate company Ferrero and Share Our Strength, a leading hunger-relief organization have partnered, and the result is Share Something Sweet. This year Ferrero has donated $150,000 to Share Our Strength and is...
Wordless Wednesday: Birthday Girls!
My two oldest daughters had birthdays in the last week. They've celebrated together since the year my nine-year-old daughter turned two. She had a minor nervous breakdown when her sister started opening presents; they've combined birthday celebrations ever since. We...
Time4Learning
Time4Learning is an online educational program for preschool through eighth grade. It is comprehensive in the areas of language arts and math, with science and social studies included for most grades. My children have really enjoyed our trial period of Time4Learning...
The Little Man in the Map
Learning the names and locations of the 50 states is a delight with The Little Man in the Map! This clever hardback book from Schoolside Press makes the United States of America come alive and contains clues that help memory retention. Once you "see" the Little Man in...
Spears Art Studio
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the greatest art teacher. My creativity is better expressed through a mouse and keyboard than with traditional art supplies; however, I want my children to be artistically more well-rounded than their mother. Spears Art Studio...
Wordless Wednesday: Let’s Swing!
My children had their Christmas concert for their music program last night. My thirteen-year-old son is in the swing choir. I didn't realize that he had recently gotten a new partner until the performance. We have been friends with her family for over twenty years,...
Salem Ridge Press
Salem Ridge Press is a publishing company whose goal is to reprint classic children's books from the 1800s and early 1900s for today's kids. The stories promote strong moral values and good character; most are historical fiction or adventures. The company's founder,...
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