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What’s For Dinner? Part Two

To continue this series on Freezer Cooking, I am going to walk you through stocking your freezer with three months worth of dinners. I know that sounds like a lot of work – and it is. But it will be worth it when dinner no longer involves hours in the kitchen and you are free to visit with your husband, read aloud to your...

Freezer Cooking: Part One

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What’s For Dinner? Part One Well, ladies – it’s January once again. If you are like me, you spent the end of December making cookies, eating too much sugar, and procrastinating putting together a school schedule. Now it’s time to get back in the swing of things, and return to the endless juggling of school,...

The Complete James Herriot Boxed Set – Giveaway AND Coupon Code!

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We introduced Heart of the Matter readers to Library and Educational Services a couple of months ago when they gave away a set of Great Moments in American History. Library and Ed received such a positive response from the homeschool community here at Heart of the Matter; they have generously decided to sponsor another...

The Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener Giveaway!

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Last April, I told the story of my search for a decent pencil sharpener and how happy I was to stumble upon the Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener. The Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener. We’ve now had ours for months, and I love it more every time I use it. It sharpens both regular pencils and colored pencils into a...

Great Moments in American History

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Now that we have chosen a winner for the Great Moments in American History Give Away – (congratulations Katherine M!) – I want to remind everyone else that there is still plenty of time to take advantage of the generous coupon code from Library and Education Services! This terrific 24-volume history set will normally sell...

Great Moments in American History – A Give Away!

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This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Sarah S. I am so excited to announce that we have a terrific give away this week! A 24-volume set of Great Moments in American History! These books are hardcover and are geared towards grades 4 – 8. Each book has 32 pages and covers events such as Davy Crocket at the Alamo,...

Organizing in the Hizzouse

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Well, it’s that time of year – school is wrapping up and homeschool moms everywhere are wondering if there is anything they can do next year to keep school supplies from taking over the house again. The state of my office/schoolroom is not good. I have so much stuff in here – knitting stuff, home schooling stuff, craft...

ut doceam necne ut doceam?

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A while back, a friend of mine called me to catch up. She is a professor in the education department at a university. She told me about her students and I told her I hadn’t had my foot peed on by my potty-trainer in weeks. That didn’t seem very glamorous, so I switched to blathering on about planning our school year and...

Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener Give Away!–Closed!!!

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My kids use wooden pencils for school. The most vexing part of using wooden pencils is the sharpening. I have an electric pencil sharpener that I got at that Giant Cheap Place, but it does not do a very good job. The pencils don’t get sharp and it vibrates funny or does something that causes great hunks of lead to fall out...

The Book of Stuff

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My son has a lot of questions. In fact, the other day he suggested I buy him a notebook so he could write all his questions down. Then, on Saturdays I could take the notebook and devote the day to research. That idea is hilarious on so many different levels. But it did get me thinking. Making a notebook where we could compile...