2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 11: ALL God's Creatures: Great and Small

I'm thankful for the beasts in my life...NO! I'm not talking about the hub...LOL OR the kiddos...but our pets~

Melody

Sweet girl~PROMISE!

Tinkerbell, also known as "Tink!"

Which ONE do you think is mean?  Uh..it's NOT the big dog...LOL!

Fireheart, AKA "Clifford" He's the sweetest kitty ever!

Shinobi which means ninja in Japanese.  He has gorgeous green eyes and is jet black. We found out he's a bombay breed. 

My friend Toni sent me this video taken in FL a few weekends ago~it's long, but really really cute! ENJOY!
Dog O Ween!
Go check out the other THANKers  HERE! It's a 30 day challenge~don't you wanna join??

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Congratulations~

Tonya of the Traveling Prators!
You won the Progresso Healthier You Prize Pack!!

Whohoo!!
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Blessings!

FREEbie: Free Homeschooling Literary Ezine (Submissions Wanted!) Ages 8-18

I am on the lookout for freebies wherever I can spot them to give them to you~I KNOW how hard it is in this economy and on one income to get everything to make homeschooling our kiddos the best~it's pricey out there sometimes!!!~soo I have that cool little tab at the top of the header, and I invite you to ck out the FREEbie/GiveAways button!~

AND...


I am a member of Clickschooling who sends out a freebie everyday on various subjects~
Today she said,

Age Range: 8-18 (approximately)
The owner of this website contacted me and said:
"Our company, WriteGuide.com, is sponsoring a free, online literary magazine for homeschoolers, called the Homeschool Literary Quarterly. The magazine will showcase student work, and will celebrate homeschool writing.
At this point in the project, we're accepting student submissions for the Winter/Christmas edition. The deadline is November 15th. Might you be able to share this information with your readership?"
I'm always happy to share information that provides free educational content and opportunities for members of ClickSchooling. This is a new project and they need your participation to make it work.
When you get to the site, you'll see the foundation for what could be a terrific online resource with the potential to fulfill the stated purpose to:

1. Promote the literary arts within the homeschool community.
2. Provide a place where homeschool writers can showcase their work, and receive intelligent commentary from readers.
3. Assist homeschoolers who are considering a career in publishing or writing.

The will accept a variety of writing content including:

• Fiction - Short stories and excerpts from novels.
• Poetry - Free verse, blank verse, sonnets, haiku, and prose-poems.
• Non-Fiction - Memoirs, essays, book reviews, and interviews.

Again, there isn't any content yet - but your kids' work could be featured in the Christmas/Winter edition! (BRAND NEW Aug. 2010)  You'll find the guidelines for how to submit writing along with more information and details at the website.
Having an opportunity to get their work published, might be just the motivation some kids need to hone their writing skills!
Enjoy!

Here's the link:
Homeschool Literary Quarterly

To recieve a FREE homeschooling curriculum idea DAILY~Clickschooling!
Now who doesn't LOVE a freebie??? Blessings!

Happy Birthday Marines

Sister T would like to extend a respectful and honoring salute to the men and women and their families who serve our nation so well~where ever they are taken in whatever the conditions. I thank God for each of you~Please head over here to join my friends, Marine Corps Nomads andOur Village is a LIttle Different in honoring the 235th Birthday of their service. I am deeply touched by the video presented as well as their remarks.  I grew up around Paris Island, South Carolina and have a special place in my heart for our soldiers.

God Bless America~

HOME of the free BECAUSE

of the BRAVE!

Review: The Write Foundation Sentence to Paragraph Writing AND Essay Writing

The Write Foundation
Level 1~Sentence to Paragraph (Lessons 1-15)
Level 3~Essay Writing (Lessons 1-15)
The Write FoundationAges:  11-13 /  14-17
Price: $100 30 lessons OR Lessons 1-15 or 15-30 $65 each.  Student worksheets: One set are included in the curriculum, but additional sets are $25 for year or $15 per 15 lessons.
I say:  Good!

Writing IS my most challenging subject to teach for various reasons, and the subjectivity of grading and knowing just how to break the process down has been a daunting task for me.  I've really struggled in knowing HOW to take both my writers where they need to go.  When I got the information I was reviewing The Write Foundation, it's as if God smiled upon me.  I was so excited, and began researching the curriculum to decide which level to chose to best suit my writers.  I have two VARIED writers.  One who takes to it like a fish to water and the other like a fish OUT OF the water~I made a call to Rebecca Celsor who spent time hearing all about my writers and offered me encouragement as well as her personal insights and guidance over choosing the proper levels.  This is why you see two complete levels.  It was her opinion that my children would both be best served by the different levels.  I give Mrs. Celsor a HUGE thumbs up for taking her time (over an hour!) and effort to assure that we got just what we needed in the first place.  It was her sincere desire that we find what would really and truly WORK for us~she certainly didn't have to offer two sets of her curriculum for this reviewer to work through! I do believe that this is a peak into the kind of honest and caring customer service her clients will receive.  She was a wealth of information and insights~SHE KNOWS her stuff!  For me, it was invaluable! Short days our call, I got an email from her husband (This is a homeschool family who have used these materials that Mrs. Celsor created and has taught for quite a few years at home with her own children and in their local homeschool co-op setting) who gave me the shipping information with tracking information.  When my sealed nicely cardboard box arrived, my materials were beautiful having received Sentence Level 1 and Essay Level 3 levels complete with additional student worksheet sets! They also arrived in a timely manner from the receipt of that email.

In short order I began looking them over. Now, you have to realize that I am a little challenged where teaching writing is concerned.  While I've learned to write some, I certainly have no idea how to adequately teach it~AND so this blessing having arrived was mine to read and study so I could offer it up to my children.

I began studying and even made a trip to Office Depot to purchase the needed supplies.  Included is a supply list which includes:
Three ring binder (one for each student)
Highlighters (yellow, blue, orange, pink, green,...multiple colors)
Page dividers

Suggested in the curriculum: Mind Benders (Critical Thinking Co) puzzle logic building skills workbooks~I ordered this via our local curriculum store.
Notebook paper
Computer with word processing program (essential to have student type papers for MLA format)
I purchased page protectors and ring tabs to protect our pages. NOT on the list, but useful for us~who wants pages coming out?? LOL!! (I KNOW my kids and me..we definitely use these!)

I was ready to go! I felt really confident...but then as I began reading, a little anxiety hit because I was unable to totally follow the directions that I needed to share with my children and also what I needed to know as I presented the materials.  I began to research further and even went to the website where a sample lesson is available to note that it didn't help me.  I made a call and spoke at length to Mrs. Celsor's daughter this time who walked me through the processes and took notes of my input and observations.  I found this contact very helpful~so it was then that I went forward and began teaching each level.

As I've worked through the materials, on occasion I found myself researching  definitions for items like "participles" and some of the types of poetry so that I could not just have them do the exercises, but because I DIDN'T KNOW or even understand, I had to find this information first in another source.  Another area of difficulty is that this curriculum is really designed for a co-op  setting with a once a week teaching structure where children go home to do daily lessons.  Well, daily lessons works great for us, and in all actuality, we really did do it daily, it's just that I had to really figure out how to meter it out in order to meet our needs.  Maybe it's me, but I had a little trouble, but the lessons themselves are simple and very incremental. There are copies of teacher presentations sheets which are essentially what the student will need to do so you can show them by examples for a few and then let them try to master the concept. I REALLY like the simplistic incremental aspect of these materials! I needed something that would take us by each little step.  There are check sheets for the writing and a "NO LIST" which I love! These check sheets really put some easily identifiable self regulation  into my kid's own hands and will best prepare them for their university careers!

While I had some difficulty within the curriculum, first I KNOW that I can call upon the developer to help me~THIS IN INVALUABLE! AND that it's really thorough in it's sequential presentations of the process of writing.  I intend to continue The Write Foundation with my son who IS the reluctant writer and who will need this kind of curriculum to teach the basics.

Here's some insights from the website:

Many writing curricula focus on the different types of writing, such as creative writing, story writing, poetry writing, persuasive writing, argumentative writing, informative writing, descriptive writing, book writing, fiction writing, novel writing, but the basic foundation of writing is assumed. The Write Foundation begins with the writing process, how a student formulates a topic, then a thesis, then supporting points, and by incremental teaching drills in the basics. In most grammatical subjects, we have found that failure is almost totally because the basics have not been learned. 

The Write Foundation writing curriculum is a result of 8 years of successfully teaching homeschooled students in a one-day-per-week co-op setting. It has been adapted for a homeschool and used by numerous homeschooling parents to give their own children the tools of how to quickly organize and write an  essay with excellence.

Join the discussion or ask questions with the NEW yahoo group!

If you are like me and have kids who need the basics of writing whatever the level in a sequential and incremental way, you will not be disappointed, and the customer care is absolutely GREAT!

Check out what the CREW says...

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I received The Write Foundation's Level 1 Sentence to Paragraph Writing (Lessons 1-15) and Level 3 Essay Writing (Lessons 1-15) as part of the Old Schoolhouse Crew for review purposes.  My opinions are my own, and I received no monetary compensation.

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 10: FLEE

It's getting harder and harder to hang onto this EE themed posting, so today will be the last of THIS kind~hang onto your hats for the next one...LOL...

But thinking about what I'm thankful for today has me considering that in my life I've had to FLEE some stuff~and the God given wisdom to FLEE was been such a blessing!  As a Christian I am encouraged to FLEE youthful lusts, which I interpret to mean I am to refrain from being immature and seeking the things of immaturity. This has not always been easy, nor have I always been successful, but I have been able to FLEE stuff like the drugs ALL of my JR high friends did way back when, the negativity of relationships that sought to bring me away from God, and also today I am FLEEing the ill effects of poor choices where debt (that is NOW repaid) and obesity (that is now being addressed) BY GOD'S GRACE! I AM Soooooooo thankful that He's not a God to HARM ME, but rather has plans for my benefit.  WHAT IF I got just what I deserved? Oh my!...death and hell...and being locked in the grave...but NO, God has promised a new life, a new body and soundness~peace and joy! WHAT WONDROUS gifts~
Okay,,so today I am grateful to FLEE some stuff~what about you? Are you grateful or THANK-FULL too? Why not join in the fun?? You have something I'm SURE we all need to hear~soo join up HERE!
My contest for a Fitness Ball/Progresso healthy soups and mug ENDS TONGHT 11:59PM EST... 
Thank you, too! HUGS!

FREEbie: Shutterfly Christmas Cards

Sister T loves a bargain and FREE is the absolute best.  One of my buddies on Facebook shared that Shutterfly is offering a FREE 50 Christmas cards promotion to bloggers (Did somebody call me?? :-)) to post about Shutterfly~well, oh well!! I checked it out, and here I AM~I'm ALL about FREE, right? 

Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly, follow the arrow à  http://bit.ly/sfly2010 

Soo  I got to cruise around on the Shutterfly site~AMAZING personalized Christmas cards are available. I have found a few I just love...and HOW did they know I was planning a photo card this year? uh?? I am sooooo excited! AND you know, I have found several that are going to work for us~hub is going to be thrilled too b/c NOW he doesn't have to print all the pics for me to make our cards! whoot!! FREE IS SOO GOOD!

Here are my choices:

 

Can you tell I've loved several.  Our pic is a family pic of us at VBS this year all dressed...you can see it HERE! (Now you know why I've chosen the red themed cards!)

And you know, there are loads of cards to chose from at Shutterfly Christmas Cards!

I also love stationary so you can get some HERE!

Here are my choices:

 Can you tell I've got a brown thing going on? I love these cards!!

Head on over to check out Shutterfly's ability to take my pics and make canvas art! Whoot!! HERE!

Christmas is that time of year you will want to give a shout out to your friends and family across the miles and why not with some cool pics that you want to share? This is sooo cool~head on over to ck out Shutterfly!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 9: GLEE

Happy Autumn Ya'll!!

Okay, folks! NOW, I'm getting silly!! But thinking about being thankful and grateful makes me GLEE-filled! I just love being silly~okay, silly and INsane! LOL!! Some of you KNOW this about me, too! LOL!! Sooo in my inbox today that inlaws (better than OUTlaws, lol )-had sent me some Maxine. The Maxine cartoons are a real hoot and honestly some should be PG~for the tender little kiddo eyes and hearts! But I am going to share some of what was sent to me.  Have a gratitude, GLEEful day praising God for His goodness in the simple, mundane, routine, boring and not-so-fun kinds of things~otherwise, we might be taking life a little more (YIKES!) like Maxine (ewww...LOL!)  HUGS and head on to read MO HERE and did you think about joining up yet?? Come 'on! It's fun!!  You gotta LOVE Maxine! Reminder~I have a contest for some cool goodies HERE! AND Join me for Fit Mommy Fridays HERE!

At least I get up! LOL

I think this is TMI! LOL

Thanks Sooooooo MUCH I am Touched (OKaaaaay now! LOL!) And Honored!

I've been nominated over at HSBAwards this year for BEST Variety Blog~wow, and I was just going over to vote for a dear friend~sorry friend,,,LOL, just kidding!! LOL

YOU ALL are the BEST~you really, really are! HUGS!!

I thank you soooo much to my friend(s) who nominated me~WOW!

HERE's the link to go ck it all out~wow!!

FREE: Thanksgiving Unit Study for PreSchool-K5

Check this out~pretty cool: Thanks HS Treasure Trove for sharing and Christain HS Hub!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 8: BE

I am grateful today for possabilites~that today I can BE who God wants me to be~in Christ I am a new creation, made in His image and BEing renewed continually.  For He has not given us a spirit of fear (think of what those Jewish/Roman Christians faced in the days of utter persecution~My petty stuff pales!), but of a sound mind...(Okay, I can claim a sound mind today b/c He promises: "Thou wilt keep in PERFECT PEACE whose mind is stayed on THEE (Can I get an AMEN?)

This sorta sums up the whole purpose of ME and how I am to BE~BEcoming~today~

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me(Paul) his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began... 2 Timothy 1: 7-9

 Who are you gonna BE today?

I am thankful for all He allows me to BE in HIM~it's not for sissies either~catch that "prisoner and afflictions" part?

Head on over to see who the others are BEn' today HERE!

Blog Cruise: SisterT's Talking About TRANSCRIPTS/HS Credits

This topic is one that's really important to me. I've got two teenagers rising towards graduation in a few years, SO I am supposed to be keeping track, right? Well to be quite honest, I am considering my options on this.  I have all their work and even have their grades and course works names, so it's just a matter really of typing something up...but in all reality, I am a little nervous about it.  We are truly hoping for college admission for both~while each are quite different academically.  I am going to basically duplicate a transcript format from the local public schools tailored with our school name and issue it upon their graduations plugging in all this info that I'm saving. 

One way I am hoping to validate this transcript is with good solid SAT scores.  We are going to take the PSAT next year, and daughter is beginning to study the prep book as well as the years of working on SAT vocab lists and all the upper level maths...I know some local kids have taken the GED.  I am hoping that we won't need that route. . . while it's credible, it's not what speaks of the kind of work they've done.

How are you preparing? Are ya thinking about it or doing something NOW about it? It gets here before ya know it~begin teaching with whatever goals you and your kiddos have~like my daughter KNOWING for years she was college bound! My thought is better prepared and not attend, than not prepared and trying to get IN!

Head on over to the CREW's Blog Cruise to ck out who's doing what             !

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 7: SEE

SEEING by heart!

Wearing glasses isn't for sissies, and I am finding myself more and more dependent upon them~but while it's the ability to physically see that is what my glasses help, my gratitude statement today is for the things I SEE with my heart~I am sooo thankful for the warmth and love of friends and family~all the people in my life who make living so worth it!

I could name names, but ya know~people know who they are...and for everyone else, they're special to me too~God has richly blessed me with seeing LOVE through my heart today!

Please head over to Garden of Learning!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 6: Jubilee

Have I said I'm a preacher's wife? Yup~that's me.

I've been one a few years now, and I am so thankful for my church family.  We have the most loving and considerate bunch of folks in our church FAMILY that we get to be with~and serve God! It's amazing how sweet they are to us! I just love 'em and thank God for sending us here!

TRUST ME, even when we don't understand or see, God's got our backs!

Ck out &/or join the other THANKers HERE participating at Garden of Learning! You can join us! Come on! It's fun!!

Fit Mommy Friday: Week 2 Keeping Up With the Jones'

It's been a wild and crazy week! SisterT has been sick, but has run the roads EVERYDAY for a two hour commute for an extracurricular activity for the kiddos~aaaaaaand stayed THERE for about 6 hrs shopping til she dropped~oh yeah! But I did eat right and stayed on plan and walked a good bit.

Monday~I continued to drink water.  Had to pack our food (ALL FOUR OF US) for the entire time.  Did a bunch of running around and walking.

Tues~Continued to eat the plan...certain calories and combos of foods (no white anything and no sugar!) Continued the exercise.

Wed~Food was on target. Exercise beef'd up with yard work.  I raked and swept with the youth for a service project we did.

Thurs~Keeping up with my water and food.  I am also logging onto fitday.com to track my food.  I have a terrible sinus infection~it wasn't a tooth (X-ray showed that from dentist) soo I feel rotten, but did get around some.  Today I did get a caffeine free diet coke...but I drank water for ALL the rest!

Fir~Still at it! Breakfast eaten and now almost time for lunch! Been working this morning, but will find some activity to get me moving! I'm feeling better all but this sinus thingy~It's wonderful when our body begins to recover! It's a long haul, but ONE DayAtATime it's doable!

I am working at some extra things where my plan is concerned:

1. I am eating breakfast everyday.  This is a huge change for me b/c in the past I didn't and ended up eating way too much for lunch and dinner.  (These are healthful meals of home cooked no sugar foods.)
Menu: Two eggs over easy; 1 cu grits (instant plain); 1 cu 2% milk, 1 piece of fruit (banana or plum or peach or...)  I've substituted one egg for 2 oz of turkey sausage (homemade); 1/2 cu grits for a 100 cal whole grain bread serving; milk for 80 or 50 cal no sugar yogurt; and the fruit as been fresh and whole OR I've eaten a recipe of cranberry/applesauce/fresh pineapple (1 cup) as a switch.  As you can see I AM EATING! When I didn't eat, my body held onto and MADE fat! Right now, I am losing consuming a little bit over 2k calories a day.  I know it sounds huge, and it is, but it's about 50-75% less than the calories to maintain my current weight.  REMEMBER that I don't weigh except about once a month or longer.  Next weigh in will be the end of this month. 

2.  I am hauling water with me~this is a huge help! (I discussed drinking distilled water (home done) most of the time. Although, I will drink good tasting other water if mine is unavailable!)

3.  I am hauling my food so that there are no hiddens in it~calories/sodium/chemicals...it's all stuff I know about and trust. This is an area that means a lot on my plan.  I have glycemic restrictions for not just calories sake, but also b/c recently I was diagnosed with insulin resistance.  So if you think the hype about not exercising and being overweight IS just hype~it's not.  . . I've now successfully damaged my body.  In an attempt to avoid diabetes which my doctor assures me I don't have "yet" is my attempts at my lifestyle change! Today (Thurs) makes a total of four weeks of effort.  My clothes are hanging and well frankly, so is my flab...it's gotta hang to leave, I guess! LOL!! Sooo anyway, to focus on the food, I need healthy fresh as possible balanced food in the correct way, amount and kinds...fast foods and the like are not going to get it~but I also confess to eating most of my food from scratch.  LITERALLY.  We grow some and we buy a lot of fresh stuff~made sugar free catchup and green tomato pickles just last week!! AND my bread and butter pickles are sugar free (we made.)  We make our own spaghetti sauce, taco seasoning, sausage from ground turkey (I do eat beef, but no pork as a general rule. I've been known to refuse to eat something or pick it out.), I have made my own bread, but at this time have a lovely source for oat nut bread...

4.  I am up and going so much more.  TRUST ME, even though I'm not running or doing yoga, I've seen a huge increase in my activity~and I'm pooped now! LOL!!  To explain, when you get big, it's kinda hard to move a mountain every time you move, so it was a matter of difficulty to keep going and so gradually I have slowed down...this is changing~energy is picking up! whoot!!

5.  I am looking to God to help me eat when I supposed to and not to eat when I'm not~changing the kinds and amounts of food.  THIS IS THE BIGGEST change! Diets don't work, and so I am not dieting.  I dieted in the past~losing a significant amount to regain a bunch.  I am NOT dieting, but changing my life...for God!

When it's hard~like today when I was out, hungry and far from home (acceptable food) I remember:

"My grace is sufficient for thee.  My strength made perfect in weakness..." Jesus.

Okay, Lord..come on and FIX this! Often He does!! I was able to get home and stay on plan: OneDayAtaTime! AMEN!

Okay Fit Mommys~here's my week...too much car riding, but drama club will be over soon, and then I can resume life a little bit better!

Head on over HERE and ck out everyone's progress! whoot!!

Review: Collectorz Books! Imagine Cataloging ALL Your Books~COOL!

Book Collector~Collection Database Software

Collectorz.com

Get it HERE!

Price: Standard: $29 Pro: $49
Ages: HS-Adult
I say: Useful!

I'm a book nut.  We have loads of books~954 PLUS (not all are entered..YET!) and one of my biggest challenges is FINDING THE ONE I need! Have you ever looked and searched~hunted down a book you needed in your own home because it wasn't just where you "thought" you'd left it? I have! And now Collectorz has a solution~organization with online cataloging!

I have to confess that I've given this software to my BIG book collecting daughter who in her 16 year old collection has wayy more Manga and young adult fiction than I can to know about, but she also has collected quite a few classics~whoot! woot!

Okay, to tell you about Collectorz~There are several things you can organize:
Books
Music
Movies
Comics
Photos
Mp3 downloads

Using Collectorz is easy.  With a simple download (literally SECONDS!) you can im-put your ISBN numbers or author or title into the system and it will remember it for you! I played some using just titles and it took a little longer and gave me a list to pick from, but it did show me that typing authors wasn't absolutely necessary!  There are loads this system will do.  You can print a simple list of your books.  You can mange your loans so they come BACK! You can know what you own, so you won't purchase duplicates. You can talk to others about your library of books.  You can create a wish list.  Your list can be put on I-Phone or I-pod Touch!  This is soo way cool for a book addict like me~please head over to ck it out!

If you want you can set up a TRIAL version with a limit of 100 books~such a neat way for your child or yourself to see if you like it~and for your teen to track their books!

I think this is neat because you can SEE your book covers and also have a handy list~all in one place totally accessible anytime! Did you know you can sort by author/year, author/title, ISBN, year purchased, or number of pages.  Who wants to keep up with paper copies of their organized and cataloged books?  We first printed a hard copy of all our entering and organization when we put our books in our bookcases about a year ago.  Very shortly the list came up missing~With Collectoz you never lose it! WOW!

There's a manual for rough spots! And tech support along with a FAQ section.
Head over HERE to see what the CREW is saying!

I received Book Collector in order to write a review and give my honest opinion without monetary compensation. My opinions are my own.

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 5: FREE...

Thankfulness is such a good feeling and so wonderful!! I can't get enough of remembering the great acts of God on behalf of me, let alone our wonderful nation! God blessed America many times over throughout the centuries.  From the first concept of FREEdom to the lifestyles we enjoy today! No other land has enjoyed such!  He had  His hand involved from the start. 

Head on over for more THANK-FULL-ness HERE!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 4: THREE....

I'm still THANK-FULL, and of all the things I've been full of gratitude for, God is the BEST~and He sends the most rewards.  I am so thankful for the Three~Triune God-Father, Son and Holy Spirit in my life. "For without Him, I would be nothing. Without Him, I'd surely fail...Jesus, oh Jesus!..." He has saved me from a life of disaster to one of joy and hope. His promises and power is the best ever~oh I could go on and on with telling of HIM in my life.  He's the BEST to be full of and thankful for~

Head on over HERE for the rest of a BIG dose of gratitude!
Thanks Brenda over @Garden of Learning!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 3: .WE...

Day 3 is about FAMILY~the WE is pretty cool and been happening for OVER 20 years now!  Before long, hub and I are gonna be relics to be placed in a museum in a society of disposable relationships.  People just don't stick it out much anymore! I'm thankful for my husband who has loved me, nurtured me, encouraged me and been the Mr. in my life for a long time~where would I be without him? I can tell you...sitting in the sticks~no house, no kids, no mayhem!! LOL!! Hey, it gets pretty interesting around here!

And the WE includes the two wild and wonderful kiddos God blessed me with...born out of my heart~our connections run deep...and I always wanted a redhead~(remember Pepples?? LOL)

I'm soo THANK-FULL for my family!

Head on over to see the other posts by all the lovely folks               !

Review: Professor in a Box (Financial Accounting)

Financial Accounting

Professor in a Box~College Level Courses For Homeschooling

Price: $99.99

Ages: High School/Adult
Website:  HERE!
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I say: Advanced and thorough!

Kids that wanna be euntrepreneurs will need to understand their money so well and know how to keep up with it.  Accounting is such a necessary skill, and Professor in a Box offers a high school level accounting that makes a wonderful elective to add to your child's course work for the year.  Our daughter has been independently working her way through the lessons, about one per two weeks, and she says it's a very thorough course.  She finds the lecture to be well done with slides and information that is useful and she continues to work on it.  I know her goal is to one day own a business. This is such a great course.  It covers the basics and will give you a year at the 36 wk schedule or if you do like my kiddo you can stretch it out.  Of course you can go faster for a more condensed course!

Financial Accounting is a web based Flash driven DVD course where there is no textbook or workbook. The student watches the DVD and learns the material from there.  It's easy!  Included is a DVD with handouts as discussed in the course for printing.  Each lecture takes about 30-40 minutes, is incremental and well done.  Basic math skills are the only prerequisite.

From the web:

Learn financial accounting in four simple steps:
Watch the lectures.
Do the problems.
Check the solutions.
Take the exams.

Complete financial accounting course featuring narrated lectures taught by a college professor and homeschool dad - Dr. Michael P. Licata, Ph.D.
Featuring content coverage for the new CLEP Financial Accounting Exam.

This is a wonderful course, and Professor in a Box is offering also two new courses~one up for spring 2011!!

You can also get one on  Principles of Marketing and the one coming is on Entrepreneurship~you can pre-order for $89.99!

I received the Financial Accounting Course from Professor in a Box as part of The Old Schoolhouse Crew and my opinions are my own.  I received no monetary compensation.

Check out what the Crew says: HERE!