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Homeschool Moms Read, Too

I’ve written about how summer is such a wonderful time for kids to read fun books.  It’s also a perfect time for moms to catch up on all those books that can never get read during the homeschool year.  As I’ve said before, I love research and curriculum planning.  Reading about learning styles, curriculum development and educational studies are great to me.  This encouraged me later to earn my master’s degree in education. You could find me in a big chair or on the deck with a big cup of coffee reading most anytime.  Most of these books are a quick read, but I would often take notes.  Since my kids were all so different, I looked for ways to make their education customized.  Everything that I could learn from books and online schooling programs, made their education easier for me to present to them.  Here are a few of the books I read.  I’m not recommending all of them to you.  I have been a very eclectic homeschooler.  My recommendation to homeschoolers is to use whatever curriculum works for your worldview and your individual children’s needs. Summer became a time when I sought out all kinds of books to read that would help me develop my homeschool vision.  This vision certainly evolved throughout all the years that I homeschooled.  It evolved based on my experiences teaching my children, speakers that I listened to, and the books that I read.  Every summer, piles of books would be brought home from the library.  I would also get some from the conventions and order used books online.  Sometimes a new book would even be purchased if necessary. You could find me in a big chair or on the deck with a big cup of coffee reading most anytime.  Most of these books are a quick read, but I would often take notes.  Since my kids were all so different, I looked for ways to make their education customized.  Everything that I could learn, made their education easier for me to present to them.  Here are a few of the books I read.  I’m not recommending all of them to you.  I have been a very eclectic homeschooler.  My recommendation to homeschoolers is to use whatever curriculum works for your worldview and your individual children’s needs. The Well Trained Mind Susan Wise Bauer Charlotte Masons Original Homeschooling #1-6 Charlotte Mason Educating the Wholehearted Child Clay Clarkson A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning   Karen Andreola Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style -Harvey Bluedorn More Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling How-To Manual by Catherine Levison Homeschooling for Excellence by David Colfax Pocketful Of Pinecones: Nature Study With The Gentle Art Of Learning: A Story For Mother Culture by Karen Andreola The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook by Raymond S. Moore The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think And How Schools Should Teach by Howard Gardner Writing Road to Reading: The Spalding Method for Teaching Speech, Spelling, Writing, and Reading by Romalda Bishop Spalding Home Schooling Children with Special Needs (3rd Edition) by Sharon Hensley Multiple Intelligences: In Theory And Practice Howard Gardner

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Valentia: Even Glow Serum Review

Disclosure: Product was provided for review.  Opinion is 100% my own. Valentia This is absolutely the most excited that I’ve been about any review that Ive written so far on my blog!  When I was provided with my bottle of Even Glow Serum,  I was determined to use the entire bottle before I wrote my review.  Ive used every drop, and I can sayI Am Impressed!  I will be ordering a bottle to use for myself.  This product is really great and has really made a delightful improvement in my skin.  I’ll be glad to pay for it  I was provided one bottle of this terrific serum about three weeks ago, and loved the citrus scent when I first opened it.  The 20% Vitamin C ingredient was a great thing that I noticed.  Since I have a collagen disorder, I knew this might really be helpful for me.  It has been.  My skin just soaked it up, but it was never greasy.  It went on my face beautifully, too.  I use it before applying make-up in the morning, and after washing my face at night.  All day my face feels remarkably soft!  My pores are smaller, too. Ive also noticed that dry skin patches are softer on my elbows.  I really Love this product! Vitamin C Serum for  Face You’ll notice, that the ingredients include: *Vitamin C- which is important for the production of collagen *Organic Rosehip Oil and Organic Buckthorn Oil-when combined with Vit. C, help to combat    free radicals.  This helps promote hydration. *Resistem-Plant stem cells help with stress related aging *Hyaluronic Acid-(Botanical) Allows skin to retain more moisture *Green Tea Extract is an anti-inflammatory antioxidant Natural ingredients, Made in US, Smells wonderful! You’ll Love It

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KidCals Review: Super Cute Labels

Disclosure: I was provided labels for review.  I was not compensated for the review.  The opinions are 100% my own. kidecals: Delightfully Versatile-Crazy Durable thats their motto.  I was very impressed when I first saw their website.  I was approached about a review and allowed to pick which labels I wanted to try.  It was hard to choose, because they were all so cute.  There are many practical choices, too.  I love all the organizational labels and really need help in that area, so I chose some for my kitchen.  But, youll also love all the washable labels for your childrens clothing, toys, and school things. The labels are divided into categories for easier searching: by use, gender, shape, age, style, keyboard stickers, best sellers, value packs, designers, and all labels.  They also have free shipping on all orders.  Check out their website to look at all they offer! I think you will see by my before and after pics, that I really needed help with my kitchen organization. before I have a lot of different flours and its hard to keep them neat in the cabinet. before Because I don’t have much cabinet space, I purchased these little plastic containers.  I just didn’t have any thing to tell me which container held which flour. organizing labels These labels made all the difference, and looked absolutely adorable! after I LOVE these labels!  They’re slick and very thick, top quality labels!  I would like to get many more and label all of my cabinet goods. The other labels that I chose to review were Christmas Gift Labels.  Aren’t they adorable? Christmas Tree labels These are personalized with our name.  Ill be so excited to place these on gifts at Christmas!  They would be very cute on a jar of home made jelly or a tin of fresh cookies.  Yum!  Here are a few examples of gifts that I might give this Christmas using my labels! They look great on bags, boxes, tins and jars!  And, theyre washable.  What a wonderful way to help decorate your gifts! I really enjoyed reviewing these labels from kidecals and loved the quality.  I would recommend you try them, too. Free Shipping from Kidecals on all orders, no matter how much you buy!

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Beautiful Walls With MagicWall

Why Are Wall Art Decals The Best Choice For You? Disclosure: This is a guest sponsored review. Do you too hate blank walls like me staring at your face, dully, as days go by? Then I have the perfect solution for you. Wondering what the solution might be? Well you must have heard about it as its popularity is increasing day by day. Yes friends, I am talking about the very popular and highly used wall art decals that you may find  at magicwall.co.uk. In the beginning I had no knowledge about the concept of wall art stickers and decals. A few months ago, I was desperately looking for ways  to change the look and feel of my house. I wanted something especially bright and colorful for my walls, as I hate plain walls. After going through many articles in the magazines, books on house furnishing, and online websites offering home decorating articles and tips, I came across polka dots decals of wall art decals.  I was taught the benefits that wall decals have over other home decorating solutions. I feel it is very important that the look and feel of your house matches your personality. Choose wall art decals which pleases both your personality and taste. If guests visit your home they should be able to connect your home and its decorations with your personality and reputation. Also, it is very important that you always decorate your home with furniture and items which you like yourself. You should not decorate your own place thinking about what others will like. Your home décor should not only match your taste but also should match other factors of your home. Therefore, when choosing wall art decals you must keep these two above mentioned factors in your mind. Choose, compare and purchase wall art decals It is not that hard to get the choice of wall art stickers that will suit your home décor as well as your taste and preference. You must be thinking where will you get the wall art decals which you can purchase without any hesitation as they will suit you perfectly, aren’t you? For instance, if you want to get some motivation from your wall art, live laugh and love quote wall decal is surely your best choice. To be honest, even I thought that I will never end up with the wall art stickers which will fulfill the both important criteria. But trust me, once you start surfing the internet and visit the several online shopping portals dedicated to different home decoration and furnishings, you will be surprised to see the vast collection of wall art stickers of various kinds and forms, of various shapes, sizes and colors. You must go through the online catalogues of the wall art decals one after another, of every possible shopping site and list the ones that match your taste as well as your home interior. Then, take your budget into consideration before you purchase the ones you find the most suitable for your home. Chalk out a budget before buying wall art decals There are a few tips which you must follow if you are serious about purchasing wall art decals for your home decoration. These tips are vital and I too followed them minutely as I didn’t want to mess up decorating my house with the wall decals. The first important step which you must take beforehand is to fix a budget if you are planning to redecorate your rooms. An estimated budget is needed so as to know how much you can spend on the wall art decals so that you do not end up spending more than you actually should. Decide on the type of wall art decals you want to use One of the most crucial tips is that you must take time off and think what type of wall stickers you want to stick on the walls on your house. There are several types of wall art decals and you can know all about them through the web media. Go through them and then decide with which type you want to decorate your walls. You may opt for more than one type to decorate your walls which is fine if you are sure you want them.

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Our Final Homeschool Graduation

Graduation is the end of my home-school journey.  My youngest child graduated last night.  We’re so proud of him!   We had a wonderful celebration with close friends and families that care about him.  It was an evening to remember, and he loved it.  Hubby and I spoke briefly and then presented his diploma.  This was followed by a lot of eating and fellowship.   We had a fun slide-show and the kids had a game room, complete with Photo-booth.  They were laughing for hours and everyone enjoyed themselves. Though we chose to home educate, our kids have always had friends of every type.  He had friends present from public school, private school, and home school.  We like him to be well-rounded and ready to step into the real world, not shocked when he gets to college.   Our church family has a mix of those families, and I like to fellowship with everyone, too. Graduation, as we all know is not the end, it’s just a beginning.  I’m excited to see where my son goes from here.  I trust that God will lead him exactly where he needs to be. Don’t worry about homeschooling through high school, but you do need to prepare.  I did a lot of research and planning before my children reached high school, to decide how we would proceed.  Here are some good websites and resources that I used: HSLDA  SAT Preparation  Well Trained Mind  The early edition is what I used to make sure I covered everything. Whatever path you take, be prepared, pray and then celebrate! Be thankful for God’s blessings. For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me. Psalm 31:3

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