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Happy 235th Birthday Marines!!!

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

I am grateful for all of the Marines – past, present, and future. I am grateful for the brotherhood that they share; the bond that keeps my husband safe when he deploys.  I am grateful for my life as a Marine wife.  While it may be difficult at times, our military lifestyle has been a blessing in many ways.  I am grateful for the other Marine families who understand the difficulties and blessings of military life. November 10, 1775 ~ I’m 235 235th Marine Corps Birthday Message Sixty years ago, the United States Marine Corps—as it has throughout our history—demonstrated…

Review: Cause & Effect

Posted in Reviews

Adventures in Odyssey: Cause & Effect Audio Cd Description: “It’s all-new Adventures in Odyssey episodes in volume 52, Cause & Effect. Join Eugene and Matthew as they investigate why the clock tower at City Hall seems to be counting down to a mysterious deadline. Could it have something to do with the anniversary of a lost love from twenty years ago? Barrett couldn’t be more excited about getting the lead role in the school play. But when his first practice is interrupted by a mysterious booming voice, Emily Jones must investigate the ‘phantom of the school play.’ Also, perfect for…

…Featuring Norah Jones

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…Featuring Norah Jones Norah Jones’ new album, …Featuring, is a compilation album featuring cameos, duets, and collaborations with artists across a vast array of music genre.  The recording of these songs span the decade from 2001 to 2010 and show the wide range of Norah Jones’ vocal talent. As with pretty much any compilation album, I didn’t care for all of the songs just because they weren’t my preferred style of music. That being said, I was extremely impressed that Norah Jones sounded great on every song, all 18 songs, no matter what style of music she was singing or…

The Write Foundation Review

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Munchkin is great in many different areas of academics, but writing is not one of those areas.  She’s very creative and has no problem coming up with very imaginative stories.  She can tell quite the tale verbally, but when it comes to the mechanics of writing everything down properly, she falters.  She wants to be able to adequately write down her creative writings, so she gets frustrated with her lack of natural ability in this area. I looked forward to receiving Level 2 – Paragraph Writing from The Write Foundation.  After looking at the website, I thought that this would…