A C28.com Christian Store Giveaway

Two (2) people will win a hundred dollar gift certificate for c28.com online store. Contest dates runs from November 8, 2011 through November, 12, 2011.

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Snowmen the movie "Sneak Peek"

I consider it an honor and priveledge to be a part of the homeschool.com Product Tester group. About 10 days ago, I was asked to partake in a "sneak peek" for the new movie "Snowmen" that's coming out on Friday and then blog about it. Snowmen is a humorous and heartfelt coming-of-age story about three unlikely heroes and the winter that changed their lives forever. What will be your legacy? What will you build that lasts? Snowmen prompts audiences of all ages to ask these life-defining questions, while affirming that it's not what you do that matters so much as how you do it. My daughter watched it with me and we both liked it. We thought it was funny and very thought provoking. It's a movie that embodies family values and teaches strength of character. There was 1 profanity part and I really wish it wasn't in there and could have been worked a different way. There were MANY other great parts about the movie though that really speak loud and clear. Without giving too much of the movie away...it even has a bit of a "Salvation" type message going on in it too. You can watch the preview here. We would give it 4.75 out of 5 for family friendliness. This review is my own, I received no compensation for it. We were allowed to view this movie for free for our personal review.

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Going to Eckert's

This past week our homeschool group traveled across the river to the great state of Illinois and went apple & pumpkin picking at Eckert's Fun Farm.

We got ALOT of Golden Delicious apples...which is MY favorite!!!

Then we snagged ourselves a beautiful pumpkin...I told her she could get the biggest one she could carry...lucky for me it only cost $10!

It was a day filled with great friends, great ice cream (thanks to the online coupon:), and great fun!!!

Another year of school...

This is our 7th year homeschooling (counting Kindergarden :) and our FIRST year using Heart of Dakota (HOD). We are doing Resurrection to Reformation and I thought our day went pretty great! I kind of oversaw everything and was maybe a bit more involved than I should have been but it was our first day so I wanted to make sure we did it right. Here's my cutie patutie on her first day of 6th grade...all happy and such! What a doll...God has blessed me so!

2011 / 2012 Curriculum

I've prayed about it and think we're suppose to switch curriculum this year...I have settled on the Heart of Dakota Resurrection to Reformation. It's a Christ centered curriculum and I'm super pumped about it. My dd is going into 6th grade and with Kindergarten this will be our 7th year of homeschooling. I pray it turns out to be a GREAT year!

We will be doing Rod & Staff's "Follow the Path" for our English...

(She should probably do R&S 6 but 1 level below grade level is normal with R&S when you haven't done any of their English before)

For Math we will be doing Teaching Textbooks AGAIN...year 3 for this one :)

We will also be doing Drawn Into the Heart of Reading...

And as if that's NOT enough...I'm hoping to throw in "Training Our Daughters to be Keepers at Home" 7 year curriculum (year 1)...

Praying this year will be what God would want it to be.

A 'Well Planned Day' / 'Deeper Roots' Giveaway

Hey homeschoolers...there's an awesome giveaway going on over at The Well Planned Day.
Check it out here: Well Planned Day Giveaway