Well I told you yesterday that I was starting a “let’s get organized” theme for this week. Well, what inspired me, you ask? THIS planner! I have been buying homeschool materials for nearly 20 years and have never found anything this useful.

I don’t even know where to start. There is so much in here I don’t think the title of planner does it justice. It could easily be called a family organizer, a homeschool planner, a brain, a scrapbook, a financial center, a day planner, a kitchen organizer, an inventory center, a unit study springboard, a homeschool handbook, a record keeper, and so on and so on. The only bad thing is that I didn’t have this when I first started homeschooling years ago, because now I regret that I won’t have my two oldest included because they have already graduated.

No matter what you include in your household or homeschool, this planner will help. If you love lapbooking you will love the ideas. If you write your own unit studies, you will love the resources. If you are tired of having everything you need scattered in 20 different places you will love the organization. And if you unschool but want to keep track of all of the great learning opportunities tht arise naturally they even have you covered for that.

I remember when my oldest son was little, boy did he keep me hoppin! There were some days when he was napping that I would look at cute pictures of him we had around the house. It would remind me that he wasn’t always in trouble and after his nap I could start fresh again. Well this planner will also remind us that homeschooling is joyful even when it is challenging. Having records of good events reminds us of God’s faithfullness and gives us strength during hard times, tht is why God’s word tells us to write it down for the next generation. So many of us are first generation homeschoolers, but what if we had a “You Can Do It!” journal from our parents to encourage us? I for one have been to busy learning how to do it, but I fully intend to start writing that journal, especially since our first grandchild will be arriving early next year.  And I intend to use this planner as a way of writing it.

I would suggest first taking time to thoroughly go through each section and customizing the pages, then print the ones you will use (nearly all) and put them in a new 3 ring binder. Then you can fill in, doodle on, color, and write on however it pleases you, and if you mess up a page, reprint and start over! That is the beauty of having a digital copy. I love the cover too, I think I am going to print that out and put it in the plastic at the front of the binder. I would suggest getting a binder a little bigger than you think you will need, so you have room to grow. Don’t be afraid to write those “God thoughts” in the side margins.

So, what is in it? Everything from recipes, to daily planner pages, to history and geography facts….. oh you just have to take a look for yourselves!

I am having an income/outgo party on my other blog, please come visit!

101 ways to save money and 101 ways to make money

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I have 2 great specials for you today, from Tawra's Living on a Dime (shhsshh, but I think she has lost her mind here, she is nearly giving away all of her books!) click below

and mty dear friends the Erskine family, have put together a great gardening and homeschooling package, with a discount for MY friends! you can read about it here

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how do you incorporate gardening and homeschooling?

Well in case I didn't tell you, (where HAS my brain been?) our oldest daughter is getting married in May. Big wedding small budget. So we planned this online fundraiser, please please tell your friends.

So, planning that has kept me real busy, planning the wedding and trying to do a big fancy traditional (well minus some of the yucky traditions) wedding at 1/10th of the cost has been a real challenge. And then I have this computer that moves slower than a behemoth, I guess it isn't really that bad it just can't keep up with ME! And let me see, whether I am ready or not, things progress around me. Have a pony due to birth any day. Have a son who will be marrying age soon and I really want to spend time with him, he is such the wonderful son. Trying not to let the others fall by the wayside while I focus on the older one's needs is a challenge. Mercy is reading everything in site and always asking what a word is.

S, where have I been? ya know, just normal everyday life! and mostly at my other blog www.pennyraine.com/blog come see me there too!

what do y'all do on Saturdays?

You know you have reached the computer age when you hear what sounds like rain and rather than look outside you pull up weather.com.

 We are in desperate need this weekend and need to get more hay, there is some available, of course at a higher price but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. So I have a special for you, a very limited time special, you get all 4 of these ebooks which are valued at $7.95 EACH for a package price of $12, I can sell a limited amount of packages, and I am posting this everywhere so move FAST.

you get~~~

our famous chocolate cookbook "The Perfect Cure for Everything- CHOCOLATE" ebook

AND the hilarious "Stories from the Funny Farm" is that a cat sitting on eggs? ebook

AND "The Cowboy 10 Commandments Coloring Book" ebook

AND "My Favorite Horses Coloring Book" Volume 1 ebook

all for the package price of $12

you will be instantly given a download link

this is a good one for memorizing

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)