20 Best Tips

Getting the Best Price on Amazon

May52010

I have to tell you ~ Amazon is one of my favorite places to shop. The convenience of being able to order items and have them delivered quickly {and generally with free shipping} is something that touches a VERY special place in my heart. The one where I don’t have to haul all four of my kids around town looking for the best price on something. :) Anyway, I wanted to let you all in on a few tips … [Continue reading...]

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Outside Our Window

May42010

For the last two weeks, this has been the view right outside our dining room window.   The momma bird gets a little skittish when we come outside {our van is right near the tree} ~ and really, with Zachary around, who can blame her? Last night I was able to sneak over to the nest when she was off getting some food for herself and hold my camera up over the nest and get a little peek inside… … [Continue reading...]

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Traveling Tanzania

May32010

Tanzania wasn’t on the list of countries for Galloping the Globe, but I was asked to help write a preschool unit for Itty Bitty Bookworm and I couldn’t pass up all the research that I had done for the unit! We studied about Tanzania after we finished up our unit on Kenya since they are both in eastern Africa. Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and also has the tallest mountain ~ Mt. … [Continue reading...]

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Making Rain ~ Science Sunday

May22010

With our school year wrapping up and our {ahem} lack of science experiments during the school year, we’re having fun playing around now and learning through our experiments. Recently we had fun making rain together ~ not outside, but in our own kitchen. The kids were fascinated by it even though it was such a simple activity. We only needed four simple things: ~ a pot ~ ice ~ a teakettle ~ water … [Continue reading...]

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Preschool Corner ~ Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook

Apr302010

I was visiting Jill’s site last week and saw her post on the Fruits of the Spirit and immediately started printing off a bunch of stuff to do with all of the kids during the upcoming week…and the kids had so much fun working on their lapbooks and learning about the Fruits of the Spirit. Since our Awana time is done now, we focused on this as our Bible time and also added in some extra activities … [Continue reading...]

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Cloud Nine Jewelry Giveaway

Apr292010

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and if you are looking for some unique and gorgeous gifts for your mom {or yourself}, you need to browse through the Etsy Shop of Cloud Nine Jewelry. The ladies behind Cloud Nine, Alison and Janna, have created a personalized jewelry line that features hand-carved and cast charms and customizable hand-stamped pieces! I have to admit that I am a little … [Continue reading...]

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