2012

Ten of My Favorite Homeschooling Sites

1. The Homeschool Classroom – Not only do I love all of the practical and doable projects, ideas, and encouragement that comes from the posts from this amazing group of writers, but I’m also blessed enough to be the owner of such a fabulous site.  (Trust me – I only say it because I know [...]

Nintendo 3DS Game Review: Horses 3D

We were recently lucky enough to get to try two games, Funky Barn 3D and Horses 3D, from Ubisoft for the Nintendo 3DS system. Not only were my kids thrilled to get to try them (and keep them) for free, but both were games that they had previously heard about and wanted to try. (Actually, [...]

Nintendo 3DS Game Review: Funky Barn 3D

We were recently lucky enough to get to try two games, Funky Barn 3D and Horses 3D, from Ubisoft for the Nintendo 3DS system.  Not only were my kids thrilled to get to try them (and keep them) for free, but both were games that they had previously heard about and wanted to try. (Actually, [...]

10 Quick Lunches for Our Kids

Oh, lunch time.  It comes every afternoon, and yet it still often catches me by surprise as the afternoon is beginning to slip away.  (We tend to eat lunch closer to 2 pm.  Go figure.) This means we have a tendency to try to grab something quickly. (We typically add in some fruit, yogurt, etc.) [...]

Many Little Links: May 13, 2012

  12 Highly Effective Ways of Putting Off Writing a Blog Post (Or Other Somewhat Productive Activity) – Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers I’ve so totally been there, so this made me laugh.  Love it! Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe – Food Network (Alton Brown) My Mom has given me some of this twice, and it’s delicious.  Even [...]

How I Formed My Blogger Networking Group

(Just a sampling of “my people” – Cheryl, Amy, me, Rachel, Maureen, Tara, and Kris) When I wrote about the benefits of networking with other bloggers on Tuesday of this week, I had several people in the comments either ask about how I started my blogger networking group or just indicate that they wanted something [...]

7 Quick Takes: May 11, 2012 (Vol. 120)

~ 1 ~ This week we did something that I have been putting off for at least two years.  Well, hang on.  That’s not entirely true.  It was just the biggest step of what we had been putting off. In January, we finally took Noah into the orthodontist, which is what we had been putting [...]

10 Benefits of Networking with Other Bloggers

That sounds like a more professional title, I suspect.  However, my note on my content calendar is “10 Benefits of Finding Your People.”  As those who attended the 2:1 Conference (and went to my talk) can attest to, during my breakout session, I kept talking about how I found my people and encouraging them to [...]

Many Little Links: May 6, 2012

Links I’ve Enjoyed Lately: Don’t Be Ruled by the 1% – Savvy Blogging This is about blogging, but I think it’s pretty accurate for just about everything in life.  Go read it, and vow to ignore the 1%. Transition Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Better Essays – Jimmie’s Collage Great post, but I especially love [...]

7 Quick Takes: May 4, 2012 (Vol. 119)

~ 1 ~ I am not a fan of Washington DC’s Dulles Airport. Sure, it was nice.  Yeah, I did get to see a space shuttle on top of an airplane.  But, that airport is huge. In fact, it was so huge that carrying around my backpack and my duffel bag has caused me back [...]

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