From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Review: Old Schoolhouse Magazine 2009 Planner Review

June 19, 2009 Reviews

I am SO excited!!  Not only is this my first review as a participant of the Homeschool Crew for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, I get to review a product I have been WANTING!!  How cool is that?  (Answer: VERY cool!) Do you like being organized? Do you enjoy being ahead of the school year? Do [...]

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I’m Playing The 6th Photo Game!

June 19, 2009 Uncategorized

I just got tagged by my friend Mikki at MyBibleAndACupOfCoffee to participate in “6th Photo”!  She is a very wise veteran homeschooling mom with two daughters in their teen years and she has been a great encouragement to me since we moved to Florida nearly two years ago! This sounded like fun and it’s something [...]

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Thirsty Thursday – Math Motivation

June 18, 2009 Memes

I am so thrilled to be able to participate in the VERY FIRST Thirsty Thursday with Joy at FiveJs! Since I started this blog in order to really concentrate on homeschooling, I am glad to have some outside direction to make sure I get some homeschooling thoughts out there each week. Here in HomeGrownMommy-Land we [...]

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Thursday Threesome (on Wednesday) – I’ll Be There

June 17, 2009 Thursday Threesome

I had already decided to start participating in Thirsty Thursday with Joy at FiveJs when I saw this great meme on Leslie’s blog called OliveShoot.  So, instead of trying to decide which one to do, I’ll do both, just not exactly on the right day! (What is a meme, you might ask?  I did, too, and here is the answer [...]

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I Had A One-On-One Cooking Class With A Real German Cook!

June 15, 2009 Menus

Some of you may already know this, but my husband was born and raised in East Berlin, Germany!  (What you maybe didn’t know is that since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated by accents in a person’s speech.  I always thought it would be cool to marry someone with an accent!) My [...]

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PLEASE! Someone Tell Me WHAT Is The Point Of THIS!!!

June 15, 2009 Reader Input

Author hrkbttety E-mail jrujqo@twdsbl.com URL http://fziwzktsokhs.com/ Comment ReajoL <a href=”http://ascnylbtozfc.com/” rel=”nofollow”>ascnylbtozfc</a>, [url=http://legpsjfzbhra.com/]legpsjfzbhra[/url], [link=http://yqjrlgfqvdmj.com/]yqjrlgfqvdmj[/link], http://ndsbgrsufwlf.com/ Why exactly do people waste their time posting comments like the one above?? I deleted it, of course, but I just don’t understand.  I don’t like spam comments, but at least it’s understandable why someone would post a one line, “That [...]

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Lunch Challenge

June 15, 2009 Menus

One of my new blogging-Mommy friends, Joy at FiveJs, is having a weekly lunch challenge.  I thought it would be fun to start participating, so here is my first lunch menu. **Warning:  Our lunches are not nearly as healthified as I would like them to be.  (Yes, ‘healthified’ IS a word!)  Our dinners are much more [...]

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Review: My Big Book Of Stickers, Fun and Educational Activity Book

June 12, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Stickers and education don’t belong together!  Or, do they?  We have had a great time using this book and it has reinforced many preschool concepts without much planning. The reason I purchased this book was for those times when I didn’t get the chance to plan out a specific lesson for my preschoolers.  I have [...]

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FREE Crabtree & Evelyn Hand Therapy

June 11, 2009 Deals and Steals

Just the name “Crabtree & Evelyn” sounds luxurious, doesn’t it?  I LOVE walking into their store and looking at all the beautiful packaging and smelling the wonderful fragrances! Print out this coupon and find the store nearest to you to get a free sample of their Hand Therapy.

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FREE Dunkin Donuts Coffee Sample

June 11, 2009 Deals and Steals

Dunkin Donuts will send a free 1.1 ounce coffee sample right to your door when you sign up! No, the postman does not show up with a cup of freshly brewed Dunkin Donuts coffee and ask if you want cream or sugar with that!  It’s a bag of dry coffee grounds!  (But, wouldn’t it be [...]

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