Stocking Up And Saving Money

Ever wonder what sale cycles are for groceries, merchandise, store and big ticket item sales? I was curious a few years ago when I started to really get into couponing, stock-piling and saving my family money on our grocery bill. Here is a list that I gathered from various sources for the rest of the year as to when things...

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Just Getting Started?

Home education is an adventure, and beginning to home educate is like going on a journey. Here are some steps to make your journey more pleasant. 1.  Begin investigating the various methods of instruction and curricula available to home educators. The choices for home educators is almost limitless — you must...

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NERTZ! A Fun Family Game

Looking for a new FUN game for the summer ahead? Nertz is the most fun game and is addicting! It has taken me years to get SOMEONE to actually show me how to play and then was taught two different ways. The other way is with partners.  This way is the easiest, most fun and allows for many people to play. Also this is the...

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Books vs. Books

I love to read! Always have. However, sometimes I go through spurts where I will devour everything I can get my hands on and then all of a sudden I will not want to read anything for a while. I have been in many book clubs and started three. The one I am in now is going well and growing monthly! We have been reading some...

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Homeschoolers Can Earn Their Diploma from a University?

This is how my family is doing it! Expanding the Options for Home Schooled High School Students: Dare to Compare High School Diploma Programs from Excellent Colleges and Universities Nationwide Students can broaden their prospects of acceptance into college after graduation from high school through support available from the...

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Three Gifts

Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa? How does your family celebrate the Holidays? Do you teach your kiddos about the other holidays? Do you take December off from schooling? We celebrate Christmas WAY different than anyone else on the planet! And yes, we have taught our children about all the other holidays. We take off a week or 2...

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Beauty School at HOTM

Have you enjoyed a fun filled summer with lots of swimming, fun in the sun and pulling your hair into a pony tail from the heat? Well, winter is almost upon us…or already here for some of you! Now is the time to give your tresses a relief from the stresses. Here are a few easy recipes for helping your hair to look...

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Organizing Tips

Moving as much as I have, has forced even my naturally organized self to become even more organized! When you move from place to place and live on a one income budget, you have to figure out ways to make things work! I had a friend ask me recently to share a few things about organizing that I have learned along the way. One...

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Your Outdoor Studio

Want to know how to find your “Outdoor Studio”? Now, just because I am a pro and am out scouting new places to shoot all the time, doesn’t mean you can’t do it for your own pictures of your own children and family. The results will amaze you, if you just look around a little bit! It only takes a SMALL...

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Act Like A Tourist

Why is it that the people that were BORN and RAISED in a town, don’t know how to get places, or where new stores are, or have never visited the one thing their town and even state is known for? Now I know not everyone will fit in this category, but there are many of you out there! It also depends on how big or little your...

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