reviews

Just a Tiny Owl is Featured at Adventures of a Somewhat Crunchy Mama

My friend, Cheryl, has featured a review of my Etsy shop on her blog today.  If you have a minute, go check out the Just a Tiny Owl feature! Cheryl was so sweet, and I was so happy that she liked what I sent to her. Hey — know what?  There’s a big discount code [...]

Salsa Sensations Review

Eric and I recently got to try out some new salsa as part of a review program.  We tried Salsa Sensations, which is a new product that just came out last fall. It is a salsa that’s so fresh that instead of being with the chips and salsa, it’s in the dairy case so it [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: Artistic Pursuits

I just love reading about art and artists with the kids, as well as working on art based on what we’re learning. We don’t do it nearly often enough, but I always enjoy it when we do.  Although we do some more free form artist studies where we just look at paintings and discuss them, [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: Hooked on Phonics for Homeschooling

I was really nervous about starting this school year.  Most of my biggest concerns centered around reading. Noah would be starting fifth grade and was still a very struggling reader.  Molly would be starting kindergarten and we would begin really learning how to read.  I was pretty terrified. It sounds silly to admit, I know.  [...]

Big Fork Little Fork iPad App: A Closer Look

Last month, I reviewed the free iPad app Big Fork Little Fork from Kraft Foods.  I was really excited when I downloaded the app (and who doesn’t love a free app?).  I’m pleased to say that I’m even more thrilled with the app now. When I previously talked about the Big Fork Little Fork app [...]

Exciting New Recipe App: Big Fork Little Fork for the iPad

I recently downloaded a really great free app for my iPad – Big Fork Little Fork. I first heard about it on TwitterMoms, and I thought, “Okay, sure – I’ll download the app and check it out.”  Seeing that it was from Kraft Foods (who partnered with chef Marcus Samuelsson) made me excited, since I [...]

JumpStart Online: A Huge Hit in Our House (Plus a Giveaway!)

A few months ago, I was approached by JumpStart (the fabulous company with all kinds of software and products with children in mind) about trying out their JumpStart.com online program with my kids. I thought it sounded like fun, knowing how much we’ve enjoyed JumpStart products in the past, but when I mentioned it to [...]

My Kids’ Top Ten Favorite Nintendo DS Games

Last week, I consulted with my kids about their top ten favorite Wii games.  They were confused at first, and wanted to tell me games that they wanted, not ones they already had.  When I told them that they were recommending games for other people, they better understood what I wanted. This week, they were [...]

7 Quick Takes: October 29, 2010 (Vol. 58)

~ 1 ~ The kids and I spent the day out of town visiting one of our friends (who is a priest) at the parish that he is currently.  We had lunch out, took a tour of the church and school, and then hung out at the rectory with him.  It was such a nice [...]

My Kids’ Top Ten Favorite Wii Games

With Christmas now only two months away, it’s the time of year when a lot of parents start shopping for video games.  And, if you’re one of them, you probably have some of the same thoughts that I do, “Hey kid – I remember when your Christmas wish list had an awful lot of $20 [...]

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