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Month: February 2010

Love Your Heart Tour and Review

Posted in Reviews

Love Your Heart by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas The second book in Tim McGraw’s My Little Girl series is a heartwarming story of a little girl’s selfless act of kindness. Tim McGraw and songwriter Tom Douglas once again join forces to write another book about the precocious Katie and her dad. Katie has many talents, but she wonders which one will win her school’s talent show. With the help of Dad and her faithful dog Palio, and after several amusing mishaps, Katie finally chooses one talent that includes Palio. But at the talent show, she decides to drop out…

Semper Fi Apron and Chef Hat

Posted in Homemaking

My sister contacted me a couple of weeks ago to see if I could make up a few aprons and chef hats for her upcoming wild game dinner at church.  (Keep in mind that this isn’t something that I’ve done. lol!)  So, I agreed to give it a try.  We originally talked about using a pink camo, but I was unable to find any pink camo material locally.  So, this is what I came up with… You can’t tell it from the picture, but the ruffle, pockets, and ties are in light pink.  I used the same pink material to…

Bible in 90 Days: Day 39 Check-In

Posted in Christian Life

Munchkin is still ahead of schedule, and I am on target for my reading.  Some days are easier than others to get the reading done.  Some passages are more difficult to than others to read. I have always enjoyed both the story of Ester and the story of Job.  Ester is an example of how listening to our elders and making the best of our situation can have a huge, positive impact on our lives and those around us. Job is an excellent example to us of blessing the Lord, praising the Lord no matter what circumstances we are currently…

Math Mammoth Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

  Math Mammoth: Making It Real Learning Has your child ever asked you, “When am I going to use this in real life?”  Making It Real Learning concentrates on helping students answer that question.  Each workbook also has a mathematical theme, such as “linear functions”, so that you can find materials on the appropriate level for your students.  Each activity-lesson in the book contains several questions about the situation, starting with basics and going into more in-depth evaluations, and should be adequate for one-two complete class periods. The Make It Real Learning Arithmetic I workbook focuses on real-world situations that…