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Oct. 10, 2008
Ummm... Catching Up?
I can't think of a better title then that one, sorry.
My last couple posts have been about free stuff that I've gotten and I really haven't blogged about anything real interesting. I'll try to do that now, but I'm not sure it will be anymore exciting then free items and coupons.. LOL. ( Though, depending on who you are - those kind of things may really excite you.)
On the Homeschooling front, we've had a week off and have really enjoyed it. Our co-op schedule this year has us 8 weeks on and 1 week off. I don't think we will always take the whole week off, but it was needed this time around. After learning EVERYTHING about the Periodic Table in Chemistry and discussing Principles that our Founding Fathers formed on country on in Political Science, our brains needed a vacation.
On the Home front - We started working on our dining room. I took on a painting adventure of glazing, something I've never done. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
Here is a before picture. It's not usually that messy and we had already pulled the furniture away from the wall when I remembered to do a before picture ( don't you hate it when you forget to do that!)
I still need to hang the drapes that I got , so it's not completely finished yet. But I'll go ahead and share a pre-after picture.
Excuse the ladder.. that's not a new addition to the room.
That's about level of exciting things going on here... LOL. If I ever get a drapery rode and hang the drapes, I'll take a more applicable picture to share.
Hope you have more excitement in your weekend than I've had this week.
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Oct. 10, 2008
Where Do You Put It All?
It seems at least once a week I find a new web site with information that would have helped me in past situations. Ones like certain home school planning sites or deal finding sites that clued you in on a good deal. Well, today I found one that would have been a big help in our move from MD to FL.
When we moved to Florida, we actually purchased property to build on instead of moving straight into a home. This meant that we had to live in a rental for the first year and a half while our home was built. Our rental was a lot smaller, which was fine, but it meant that we had to find a storage rental in the area.
Being new to the area, I was a little concerned about which one was the best. If I had found this site earlier, I probably could have saved myself a lot of driving around and headache. This site has a lot of information for any of your storage needs. This site was created to provide free informative articles on various self storage topics.
We opted for a storage unit that was close to our new home so that we didn't have to drive far come moving day. That turned out to be a great idea and only took us one trip. I do wish I had read some of the articles on this site though, because I'm not sure I packed or stored everything correctly.
I didn't think about the extreme heat that some of the stuff would be put under being in a storage shed AND in Florida. I'm very thankful that we really didn't loose anything or had any damage to any of our things.
So, if your getting ready to move, or just need some information on Self Storage, check out this web site and be educated.
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Oct. 7, 2008
Hymns for A Kid'sHeart - Review
I just recently signed up to help review books for Crossway. I was excited to receive my first book and to get a chance to share my review with you.
My first book to review was Hymns for a Kid's Heart. What a PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS book to be my first one.
I sat in my living room one day and popped in the CD that is included. My girls are teenagers now, so we don't listen to a lot of CD's like this now, but it brought back such beautiful memories of their childhood.
It was so nice to sit with a glass of ice tea and be able to read the stories and histories that go along with each hymn. I enjoyed myself so much, that I didn't even realize how long I had been sitting there when the CD clicked off.
Here is some additional information about the book and cd. You can find out even more information and how to get a copy to add to you home library by visiting the Crossway Blog.
In this book, Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth collaborate to help you teach twelve classic hymns to the children you love. With richly orchestrated music, true stories, prayers, and Scripture, Hymns for a Kid’s Heart will feed your child’s soul.
KIDS WILL:
- Be inspired by the true stories of the hymn-writers.
- Connect with tenderly written devotionals.
- Learn to sing twelve classic Christian hymns.
- Practice piano and guitar with printed music.
- Understand more about God’s character and grace.
- Memorize a Bible verse with each hymn.
- Learn to pray along with their singing.
ADULTS WILL:
- Give children a lasting musical treasure.
- Experience the pleasure of filling young hearts with joy.
- Be equipped with the tools to teach children twelve classic hymns.
- Enlighten young people with an understandable theology.
- Enjoy prayer and Bible memorization with kids.
Includes a fully orchestrated CD with children’s voices singing along with Joni and Bobbie and simple piano music with guitar chords.
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Oct. 7, 2008
Finding Ways to Increase Our Business
With all that is going on in the world financially, I have been trying to help my DH find new and different ways to increase and support his sales. One thing that always seems to be a constant source of income for us is that he can accept credit cards.
When he first started his business, he did not have access to credit card machines. We saw quickly that this hindered getting good, regular payment from some of his customers. So after a little research we were able to find companies like OnlineCheck.com. Through companies like this, we have can offer quick and easy payment to our customers and be able to keep a steady income coming in.
OnlineCheck.com offers business' the opportunity to grow their sales and the comfort of doing everything online. With all that they offer, it would be hard not to sign up with them.
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Oct. 4, 2008
SwagBucks Searching - I Hit 50!
Have you heard about SwagBucks Search Engine yet?
I've been using it for about 2 months now and LOVE it! I even installed the tool bar so I can have easy access to the search box.
The way it works is this - You do your normal searching using the SwagBucks search box and your earn Swag Bucks! With those Swag Bucks you can reward yourself with one of these:
SwagBucks uses Google and Ask.com search engines, so your results are awesome!
I'm trying to decide if I wan to turn in my 50 Bucks now or if I want to wait and save up for something like this:
* $50 off a Southwest Ticket
* Wii Games
* Gas card!!
*1 Year subscription to Netflix!!
Wow, lots of choices to make. Maybe I'll just save up and decide later.
Go check it out. Click HERE to check out SwagBucks!
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