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Why I No Longer Buy Books

I no longer buy books. There I said it. People who know me may think I have been taken over by aliens, but it is true. I haven’t bought a book in a ver long time, and in fact, I have gotten rid of boxes and boxes of them. Despite this fact, I read several books a week. The only difference, is that I don’t pay a dime for the privilege. In fact, I actually save money, since I can utilize living space that was once taken up by bookshelves. My biggest source of free books is the library. I … Continue reading →

Homeschool Blog Focus: Brighton Park

  Brighton Park is a 2012 Circle of Moms Top 25 Homeschool blog, a Siemens Top 50 Farm Blog, and was recently featured in the Jan/Dec 2013 issue of Hobby Farm Home Magazine. Meet Katie Katie is the face behind Brighton Park.   Katie is a pediatric speech language pathologist.  Her homeschool curriculum is a hybrid of Catholic/Waldorf, or as her kids call it “Crafty Catholic”. She is a mom of five beautiful children, including twins with special needs. In addition, she is a yoga teacher, crafter, gardener, decorator, and backyard chicken keeper.  She loves inspired homeschooling and artful homemaking. You … Continue reading →

Over 40 Holiday-Themed Scrapbook Title Ideas

  “Holiday Hoopla” is the title of a scrapbook layout I made last year.  It features photos of three generations of my family cooking together.  I was going to use “Organized Chaos,” but decided to go with the seasonal title instead. Coming up with page titles is a passion for some scrapbookers, while others see it as a pain.  I like to ponder page titles while I am figuring out the placement of my photos, memorabilia and embellishments.  Often, a title will pop into my head as I survey all of the materials I am featuring on the layout.  However, … Continue reading →

Embrace Your Mistakes + Snow Globe Sugar Cookie Recipe

Many parents feel uncomfortable appearing less than perfect around their children.  Ironically, childhood experts maintain that moms and dads, who unabashedly show their children that making mistakes is part of life, give their kids a priceless gift and a leg up in the real world. Well, Hallelujah!  I’ve finally done something right in the eyes of so-called parenting experts. My kid sees me mess up all the time.  Okay, maybe not all.the.time.  Still, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes… and then some.  However, in making my litany of blunders, I’ve learned another important lesson.  By embracing your imperfections you … Continue reading →

Free eCookbooks for Your Kindle – Week of May 23, 2012

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Do you have a Kindle? These handy little ebook readers are good for more than reading a novel or browsing through a newspaper! People who like to cook can put their favorite cookbook onto their Kindle. Get the page that has the recipe you want to make on the screen, and you are ready to go! You won’t even have to find something to hold down the pages. Here are some eCookbooks that you can download onto your Kindle for free from Amazon. SPOON is a FREE eCookbook that you can download from Amazon onto your Kindle. The full title … Continue reading →

Coupons from Facebook – Week of May 21, 2012

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It is always nice when you log into Facebook and randomly come across a coupon for a product that you regularly buy. Facebook has become a resource for people who like to collect coupons. The problem, though, is that there isn’t any easy way to find coupons that are located somewhere within the many pages of Facebook. Instead, just read over this blog. It has current, and new, coupons from Facebook. All Laundry Detergent has a coupon for $1.00 off one bottle of 24 load or larger All Laundry Detergent. To get this coupon, you must click “like” on their … Continue reading →

More Coupons from Facebook – Week of May 4, 2012

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Facebook is more than just a place to play silly games and to keep in touch with your family members. It has also become a great place to find coupons. Unfortunately, the coupons are scattered all across Facebook’s many pages. Instead of spending time searching for them, you could just read this blog. This is a quick way to find more coupons from Facebook. Paula Dean has a coupon for $0.55 off any variety of Paula Dean Southern Dishes. Opti-Free PureMoist has a coupon for $1.00 off 1 bottle of Opti-Free PureMoist multi-purpose disinfecting solution. To get it, you need … Continue reading →

Coupons From Facebook – Week of April 4, 2012

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Facebook has become more than just a place to catch up with your family members. It has quickly become a great place to find printable grocery coupons. Unfortunately, there isn’t an easy way to do a Facebook search in order to have all the coupons magically appear. You can either spend time randomly looking for them, or, you can read over this list of coupons from Facebook. Coupons for Easter Nestle Toll House has a coupon for $1.00 off Nestle Toll house Easter Buddies Refrigerated Cookie Dough. Nestle also has a coupon for $1.00 off 2 bags of Nestle Crunch … Continue reading →

Download Children’s Books to Your NOOK for Free!

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The NOOK is the eReader that is from Barnes & Noble. Some versions of it come in color. Did you know that you can download children’s books to your NOOK for free? This both safe, and legal, to do if you download the ebooks from the Barnes & Noble website. Digger the Dinosaur is written by Rebecca Kai Dotlich. The pictures are by Gynux. You can download this ebook for FREE to your NOOK right now. This book is from the “I Can Read!” series, which means that it is designed for new readers. Digger the dinosaur wants to go … Continue reading →

Cooking with All Things Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s is like a celebrity around here. Whenever anyone mentions anything to do with food or groceries, inevitably, Trader Joe’s comes up. Their selection of specialty products, combined with reasonable prices makes them a big hit with most families. There are always some interesting products at Trader Joe’s to try, including seasonal products. Sometimes I’ll look at something such as a unique sauce and think that while it looks good, I would have no idea how to use it. That is what this cookbook is all about. It takes advantage of all of those ingredients, especially the pre-prepped items, … Continue reading →