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Month: May 2010

May 16, 2010
Heather L
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Why is it so hot in here?

Posted in Family, and Military Life

This morning, Munchkin had her baseball team pictures.  Since D is the coach, he normally gets a team picture.  This time, they allowed the coach (if they had a child on the team) to get a “buddy shot” with their child instead of the team picture. We chose to go this route as we’ll already be getting a team picture for Munchkin.  I was happy that they offered this option to him. After pictures, it was time to head over to the baseball field for the game.  It was warm, but not as hot as last week.  The players were…

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May 13, 2010
Heather L
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Truck Update

Posted in Thoughts, and Thrifty Ideas

On Tuesday evening, D got back the instrument panel for the Suburban.  After Munchkin’s baseball practice, he reinstalled it in the Suburban.  It was working nicely.  Then, something crazy happened when he put the dash panel back in place.  The truck died!!  It wouldn’t start. He tried charging the battery, and it still wouldn’t start.  It was really, really odd.  We finally popped the dash panel off, and the truck started!  It was really strange. After we had the truck running for a bit of time, we popped the dash panel back on, and we didn’t have any more problems.…

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May 13, 2010
Heather L
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Light Speed: U.S. Gov & Politics AP Exam Prep

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Light Speed U.S. gov & politics AP Exam Prep Light Speed Video Learning is a fun and effective way for students to understand a subject. Lively presentations by actors and comedians combined with colorful graphics teach students skills they will use in real-life applications. U.S. Gov & Politics AP Exam Prep takes a look at factors that influenced the adoption of the Constitution, the institutions of National Government, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Separation of Powers, Policy Making, and much more.  Topics are taught in a lively and accessible style combining colorful graphics with fun and entertaining programming. Munchkin is…

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May 13, 2010
Heather L
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Ideal Curriculum Review

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Have you ever wondered how to teach your preschool age child?  Have you ever wanted a complete step-by-step preschool curriculum?  Ideal Curriculum may have just the curriculum for you. Ideal Curriculum has a monthly preschool curriculum that contains all of the materials that you need to teach your preschool child.  Each monthly program contain activities that are based on games, songs, and fun.  The curriculum covers each skill area for reading, writing, math, oral language, and science is developed in a sequential, systematic way and tracked by short assessments. The download version ($30 per month) of the curriculum contains an…

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