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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 [...]

I Love a Set of 25 Year Old Markers

When I was eight years old, my life changed in all kinds of ways. My Mom got remarried.  My biological father gave up his parental rights and I was adopted by my Mom’s new husband (who has been a better Dad than I ever could imagined having).  I was moving eight hours away to a [...]

Want to Read Some of My Reviews of Homeschooling Products?

I recently realized that I’m not really very good about posting here to send you somewhere else that I have written.  If you’re a homeschooler, you might be interested in some of the reviews that I have written at Curriculum Choice: Scribblenauts Game for the Nintendo DS (Yes, I did write a homeschool review about [...]

Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places eBook on Sale

Where in the world has this year gone?  As I look at the calendar, I can’t believe that the year will be half over so soon. To mark this (almost) half way mark, as well as an homage to my glee in being back home after a week without Internet access (although it was also [...]

Are You Interested in Reviewing My New eBook?

Are you interested in reviewing my new eBook, which features educational activities for toddlers and preschoolers? All reviewers will receive a free copy of the eBook, as well as a discount code to share with their readers.  If you are interested in being a reviewer, please fill out this request form.

Choosing Beauty: A 30 Day Spiritual Makeover for Women (Book Review)

In my latest review for the The Catholic Company reviewer program, I read Choosing Beauty: A 30-Day Spiritual Makeover for Women by Gina Loehr. I was really excited about this book, and liked the idea of it being broken into small sections, which is great for busy Moms.  I was thrilled when the book arrived, [...]

Review: Activity Bus from Plan Toys

I was recently able to review a toy from an online store called ebeanstalk. Ebeanstalk has great educational toys, as well as educational baby gifts. The toy that my family got to review is called Activity Bus from Plan Toys (a company that makes eco-friendly wooden toys). The Activity Bus is for kids three and [...]

Keeping Track of Taxes for a Small Business Throughout the Year

Someone once asked me, after I told them that I whipped up my taxes so quickly after being totally unprepared to do them how it was that I was so organized throughout the year to be prepared for tax preparation. (I will make note that my “quickly” for taxes was a few hours, because of [...]

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