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Giveaway #9 ~ Virginia Soaps and Scents

Jan272010

Virginia Soaps and Scents has donated a sampler kit for one  of my readers! Please read through this post for the complete details on this giveaway! Since this last summer I have been using products from Virginia Soaps and Scents daily as well as using their cleaning bars to make our own laundry detergent ~ and we’ve loved it!About Virginia Soaps & ScentsSoapmaking for the Spargurs … [Continue reading...]

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Kinderbach {Review}

Jan272010

We've looked into piano lessons for the girls and lessons would be around $30/week for both girls and about one month of lessons at $120 can be a little overwhelming! KinderBach is an online piano program that is geared toward kids between the ages of 4-7 and introduces them to the basics of piano and music instruction.Piano pals Frisco and Dodi are the main characters who help teach the lessons. … [Continue reading...]

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My Funky Camera {Review}

Jan252010

Not quite a year ago I bought myself a little something to ‘pretty up’ my camera. While I love my camera, the strap that came standard with the camera was {for lack of a better term} ‘blah’. Black and boring.'Since the camera is with me quite a bit, I wanted something that would be durable, comfortable AND cute. All of which I found in the camera strap I purchased from My Funky Camera.  About … [Continue reading...]

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FactsFirst & Saxon Math {Review}

Jan252010

Trying to get back into the routine of school after a longer than planned break has been a little tough, especially with some subjects. I’ve mentioned more than once that math is the subject here that receives the most moans and groans. Even though I love it, a few of my kiddos brains just aren’t wired the same as mine {go figure}.Laurianna really dislikes worksheets and it will take her all of … [Continue reading...]

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Learning Resources Counting Bears

Jan222010

I am always thrilled to find new learning games for our kids ~ ones that are fun, but still work on basic skills like counting, colors, or letters. These Counting Bears from Learning Resources are just too cute! Cookies Minus the Sugar... Zachary has been eyeing these bears ever since they showed up at our house. He is a boy that loves to count and put patterns together, so when I pulled it … [Continue reading...]

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Preschool Corner ~ Winter Fun

Jan222010

Since the weather outside has still been a little chilly, we focused on some more winter fun. I didn’t take as many pictures this week, but hopefully you’ll get a good idea of what we did together. Quite a few of the activities that we did were put into a lapbook for Zachary {he wanted to make his own since the girls were working on one this week too}.Don’t forget to check out the great preschool … [Continue reading...]

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