The Homeschool Mother's Journal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In my life this week…

I was crazy busy..

had some great days..

enjoyed my family…

visited some friends..

and prepped for winter..

YOU?

 

 

• In our homeschool this week…

We worked on our normal studies…

finished off some History we got a bit behind on..

enjoyed some Lapbooking…

saw a play..

and had fun with art at Co-op!

 

• Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

Join a Co-op if you can find one in your area.

We love that we can get together with great people,

follow homeschoolers, and enjoy friendships..

while learning some wonderful things..

and getting help in areas that we struggle to teach!

 

• I am inspired by…

amazing ideas that come from all over the web!

 

• Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

This week is a rather low key week for us..

which is good.. I think I need that..

We will be seeing our Co-op friends,

and piano teacher…

 

• My favorite thing this week was…

Getting my new car!!!

Isn’t it pretty?

 

 

• What’s working/not working for us…

Vacation next week..

is working very well for us..

I am so ready for it..

 

• Questions/thoughts I have…

What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Will you be hosting it at your house, or

going somewhere?

 

 

• Things I’m working on…

Our plans for the next 6 weeks..

 

 

• I’m reading…

Nothing right now.. been to busy!

 

• I’m cooking…

Not sure what is on the menu for tonight..

Need to figure that out..
(Had an amazing Potato Leek Soup last night though)

 

• I’m grateful for…

Amazing supportive friends!

 

• A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

Little Monkey’s Pinecone Turkey..

 

 

Soft Scrub Total Winners:

 

 

Congrats to

 

#1  - Jenna

 

#7 – Helen

 

 

 

You have won a Coupon for a Free Soft Scrub Total.

Look for an email from me…

 

 

Winners have 48hrs to respond, or I have will have to choose a new winner.

For all you Star Wars Fans…

 

 

Not sure for how long..

but you can get the new

Star Wars Angry Birds

for your android phone for FREE!!!

 

So hurry and get it while it is free! Not sure when and if this will change.

I know my son will be so excited when he discovers it on my phone!

Littlest Pet Shop Viewing Party:

 

 

 

 

 

Do your kids like Littlest Pet Shop? My girls absolutely love it, and couldn’t wait when they heard we were going to get a sneak peak at the newest TV show about it.

 

 

 

 

My youngest loves the Wii game of the Littlest Pet Shop we have, and thinks they are just the cutest things. She loves to look at the toys every time we go into a store. She plays with the few she has often, and so we were super excited about this party!

 

 

 

Upon the kids showing up for our party, we handed out their masks.. so they could all be a “monkey” pet. Then we popped in the disk to view the episodes. The first one is called “Blythe’s Big Adventure- Part 1”, and the second was Part 2. The girls absolutely loved the show. Many of them were bummed their was not more to watch at this time. A few asked when the next one would be on!!

 

 

 

 

After watching our episodes, we had some snacks like “Sunil’s Magically Disappearing Trail Mix”, veggies, and fruit. Then we enjoyed some punch, and lemonade. Of course no party is complete without dancing.. and some coloring. We put out some coloring pages of the Littlest Pet Shop which we got from here.

 

 

 

After we partied our little hearts out, we sent the girls home with a nice gift bag with a Littlest Pet Shop foldable hair brush, and chapstick! They were so excited!

 

 

 

My girls had such a great time, and can’t wait to have more fun with their friends again. We diffidently will be watching Littlest Pet shop again! They love it! You can tune in to HUB on Saturdays at 11am EST to watch more!

 

 

*I was given a screener disk, and product to have a party, in exchange for my honest review as part of MommyParties. All opinions are 100% mine or my monkeys.

Purex plus Oxi Review:

 

 

I know most people are loyal to one kind of laundry detergent, or they go for the cheapest. I’ve always been a loyalty person. If something works really well, then I would rather pay the little extra for it.

 

Purex is a great laundry detergent, and its kind of in the middle of the road. It works really well, but its not super expensive. I have tried all their new products, as you can tell if you read my blog. The newest one is Purex Plus Oxi, and it is the same great detergent with three stain-fighting enzymes in it to help fight stains! It is so powerful it works against over 101 different stains! That is a lot of stains! I’m sure I’ve seen at least half of those in my laundry!

 

With three kids, stains are so common in this house! Grass, dirt, grease, blood, and so much more! Grass is diffidently the worst for us, besides spaghetti sauce! So I need a super strong laundry detergent!

 

Upon receiving this, I was anixous to try it out. I had just dug out some of our winter coats from last year, since cold weather and snow was forecasted. Some of our coats got put away with mega dirt on them. I was afraid that they wouldn’t come out after sitting in a tote all summer long. One of those coats being mine.. and I don’t own many. I threw it in with all the other coats, put in my Purex Plus Oxi, and turned on the washer! When it came out I was amazed at how nice and clean it was! Just like brand new again! Love it!

 

Purex Plus Oxi can be used in both front and top load washers. (we have a front load) For the best results they recommend putting detergent on the stain and letting it sit for 5 minutes before putting them in the washer. Then add your normal amount to the washer and let it wash!

 

 

 

 

For those of you with sensitive skin, Purex Plus Oxi is hypoallergenic!  Right now the only scent you can find it in is Fresh Morning Burst.

 

 

Now for the best part! Two lucky readers can win one of my two Free Coupons for Purex Plus Oxi. a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

 

 

*Purex provided me with a sample of Purex plus Oxi so I could review it as part of the Purex Insiders. However, all opinions are 100% mine and my monkey’s.

 

 

 

 

 

The Homeschool Mother’s Journal:

 

 

 

 

• In my life this week…

We were a bit more relaxed…

Spent days at home getting prepped

for winter…

Its coming whether we want it to or not…

Got some brush down…

Chicken Coop ready…

Gardens cleaned…

Visited with some friends…

Enjoyed some time together..

 

 

• In our homeschool this week…

 

This week we did our normal studies..

Watched a local Jr High Play that some of our friends were in..

it was very cute..

Learned some stuff about local flowers for Botany from the LC Bates

Museum at Co-op….

and caught up on some History…

If you would like to see more about what we did you can go here!

 

 

• Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

Take the little trips, they are always so much fun!

 

 

• I am inspired by…

My mom, she struggles everyday with taking care of a chronically ill person..

and yet keeps a smile on her face, and a great outlook on life.

 

 

• Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

This week we are going to…

go on other hunt for a used car…

have Co-op…

see some friends..

go to 4H…

Girl Scouts..

and just plain enjoy our week!

YOU?!

 

• My favorite thing this week was…

going to the play. I love watching my friends kids doing something

they really enjoy. The kids really like seeing all the people they

know.. and we just always have such a good time!

 

• What’s working/not working for us…

Trying to limit our weeks with only a few things to have to leave the house for..

With the cost of gas going up…

we can’t afford to be gone as much..

plus mentally we can’t deal with being gone so much..

The last couple weeks have been much better!

 

• Questions/thoughts I have…

Do you school around Christmas or take the month off?

 

• Things I’m working on…

I need to start thinking about getting our next 6 weeks

of curriculum planned out.. I don’t want to spend

Thanksgiving week (while we are on vacation) doing it this time..

 

 

• I’m reading…

Nothing yet.. Getting ready to start a book a friend sent to me.

 

• I’m cooking…

We are going to go simple for dinner..

Coleslaw and Hot Potato Salad…

We have Cabbage that needs to be used up! LOL!

 

• I’m grateful for…

For so much… follow me on my Facebook Page, and you will see them all..

 

 

• A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

 

“Never give up on something you really want. Its difficult to wait, but more difficult to regret.”

Chris Mann- Roads Album Review:

 

 

 

If you have seen the “The Voice” then you have heard of Chris Mann. He is a singer with a wonderful voice, I must say. I’m going to be honest with you. I have never watched the Voice. So, I had not heard him until reviewing this album.

 

 

Chris Mann in the last year, has been on The Voice, and now signed to Faircraft/Univeersal Republic. His newest release is a major label debut called the “Roads". This is a classical-pop genre. He really brings a different approach to some of these classic songs.

 

 

 

About Chris Mann:

 

He studied opera (which you can tell in some of his songs) at Vanderbilt in Nashville. Originally from Wichita, Kansas where he tried to start off his singing career. Singing in clubs, and auditioning for record labels. He did some backstage singing and occasionally made it on camera on the cast of Glee.

After coming in fourth on the season two of The Voice, he got his break.

 

 

The Cd:

 

Mann singings a classical-pop version of a few well know songs like “Always on my Mind” by Willie Nelson, and “Need you Now” by Lady Antebellum’s.

“The Blower’s Daughter” is a song where Aguilera joins him. Chris Mann co-wrote two of the songs, “Cuore” (which is based on Bach’s “Air on a G String”) and “Viva La Vida”.

 

What you can find on the “Roads” available on Oct 30th!

• Roads
• Need You Now
• Cuore
• The Blower’s Daughter
• My Way
• Unless You Mean It
• Always on My Mind
• On A Night Like This
• Ave Maria
• Falling
• Viva La Vida

 

 

 

You can purchase “Roads” from iTunes or Amazon.

 

Our Thoughts:

 

I really enjoyed this cd. Its not really my normal listening music, but there was something capturing about it. His voice is so soothing. I put it on my Ipod, and listened to it before bed. I’ve turned in on my computer, and we have all listened to it while doing chores. It just seems to be a great collection.

I think my favorite is the The Blower’s Daughter. There is just something about that song. I love his voice, and the music. Aguilera even makes a nice ending to it. Their voices together were amazing!

My kids love the song “Need You Now” and they really liked his version as well. I think this CD is great for the young and old.

 

This would make a wonderful Christmas Present for the music lover in your family.

 

 

*This is a review post from One2One Network. I was provided with a copy of the album and I am eligible for a prize drawing. All opinions are 100% mine or my monkey’s.