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Special Education and the 2012 Election

Across the nation, Americans were asked to cast their vote on issues relating to special education. Voters were asked about funding for special education in several propositions. You may have voted for a candidate because you agreed with his or her views about Special Education. Here is a brief review of the results that could affect your child’s education. In St. Louis County, Missouri, Proposition S was on the ballot. It asked voters if they wanted to allow a 19 cent tax levy to take effect. The money would be used for the Special School District of St. Louis County, … Continue reading →

OnlineUniversities Has List of Top 50 Genealogy Blogs

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If genealogy is your passion, then you probably spend a great deal of time working on your research, putting together your family tree, and enjoying every minute of it. You might find yourself thinking about genealogy related things on and off all day long. When you don’t have enough time to get working on genealogy, you can enjoy a genealogy blog instead. The OnlineUniversities website has compiled a handy list of what they consider to be the top 50 genealogy blogs. This list doesn’t seem to be ordered in a way that you might expect. They have used the phrase … Continue reading →

Adding Something New – Lights and Collections

Adding something new to your holiday celebration or collection every year can be a fun tradition. Some neighbors of ours add something new to their yard display every year. Since they’ve been doing this for over fifty years they have a very impressive light display! Their decorated yard is fun to look at, but I wouldn’t want to copy it. It takes them days to put up the display, and they need a whole storage shed to store everything in. There are smaller ways to add something every year. You can get a new cookie cutter for sugar cookies. Some … Continue reading →

Special Collections

Starting and expanding a collection can be really cool. This may be something you can do as a family if each of you shares a common interest or if you can agree on a theme. However, collections tend to be very personal and viewing an individual’s collection can tell you a lot about that person. You may also need to agree on size and space limits when pursuing collectibles, because they can take over if you’re not careful. Still, wall shelves around the perimeter of the room near the ceiling or other types of shelves devoted to holding collected items … Continue reading →

All About Me – Collections

Everyone has a collection of something. What do you collect? Is it mismatched socks? Dust bunnies? Or is it something a bit more special, such as tea pots or cups, teddy bears, Christmas ornaments, stamps, postcards or glass figurines? It doesn’t matter what you collect, it’s time to scrapbook about it. From beautifully displayed china pieces to the rather mundane match box car collection, all can be commemorated in your scrapbook. There are several different ways to include your collections on your layouts. You can scan and reduce in size a flatter object, or you can take photos of your … Continue reading →

Father’s Day Sales at Target, Best Buy, Hallmark, and More

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Father’s Day is coming up in just a couple of weeks. Have you figured out what gift to give your Dad this year? If you haven’t a clue, then you should check out these Father’s Day deals and sales. Save some money, and make your father have a happy day, at the same time! Hallmark has a special online offer that will let you save $2.00 on 2 personalized cards. Use the code SAVE2 when you are ready to check out. June 10, 2013, is your last day to use standard delivery to get those cards sent to your dad … Continue reading →

Texas Genealogy Resources

The state of Texas has the nickname “The Lone Star State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Texas? This blog has links to helpful Texas genealogy resources. The answers you seek might be hiding within at least one of them. Cyndi’s List might be the most comprehensive list of genealogy resources online. If it exists somewhere on the internet then Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. They have a page called “United States – Texas”. Select one of the many categories to search through. Some categories include: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, … Continue reading →

Illinois Genealogy Resources

Illinois is the “Land of Lincoln”. Genealogists who are searching for more information about their ancestors who came from Illinois should check out this list of online Illinois genealogy resources. Most of them are free, and one of them offers some free collections from time to time. Ancestry.com has a page filled with links to their many collections that are for Illinois. In order to have access to most of these collections of records, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Once in a while, they will offer access to some collections for free. Return to this page often. Ancestry.com will … Continue reading →

Georgia Genealogy Resources

The motto for the state of Georgia is “Wisdom, Justice, Moderation”. Genealogists are frequently seeking wisdom about their ancestors. Moderation is something that many genealogists tend to have difficulty with. There is always more research to be done! Here are some Georgia genealogy websites that can help you learn more about ancestors that came from Georgia! FamilySearch has a Wiki that has tons of helpful information about the state of Georgia. You can click on a link to find resources specific to any of the 159 counties in Georgia. There are also links to major repositories of archives in Georgia, … Continue reading →

Don’t Miss Michael’s Coupon Bonanza!

If you have been procrastinating on picking up some fall crafts or Halloween decorations for your home, now is the to get them! Michael’s is having a Coupon Bonanza. You can print out whichever coupons you want, take them to your local Michael’s store, and save a lot of money! I got an email from Michael’s that said something about a “Coupon Bonanza”. Naturally, I had to open that email! True to it’s word, the email took me to the Michael’s website where a ton of printable coupons were waiting for me. These coupon are valid through October 13, 2012. … Continue reading →