Logic of English {Review}

  Product: Logic of English, Essentials By:  Denise Eide Published by:  Pedia Learning Ages:  7 to Adult for remedial readers Use:  Struggling or remedial readers Homeschool Method:  Any Cost:  Varies as you will created your own Essentials Kit.  Products are available in print or by PDF download. Basic Costs: Teachers Manual:  $95 (full program in print) $75 (full program PDF) Student Workbook in Cursive or Manuscript: $25 (full in print) $15 (full PDF) Spelling Journal:  $8.00 for PDF or print Basic Phonogram Flash Cards:  $18.00 (Listed as a supplement but I think you won’t want to miss it.) Features: Program … Continue reading

Mediterranean Diet Wins Glowing Reviews

It seems as if people are always looking for the perfect diet.  But, it often alludes us.  We either feel deprived of food or don’t want to eat what we can have.  Worse yet, there are the diets that just don’t work! For years, I have been hearing good things about the Mediterranean diet.  This is the diet primarily followed by people that live in the southern regions of Italy, Greece, and Spain.  It includes a lot of fruit and vegetables along with olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fish, dairy, meat (but not red), and yes, even wine.  The diet … Continue reading

Insurance Blog Week in Review – July 15 – 21, 2012

Once a week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you an easy way to “ketchup” on the blogs that have been posted here in the past seven days. There could be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear. What did you miss? Governor Jay Nixon Vetoes Law Denying Birth Control Coverage Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill that would have allowed health insurers to opt-out of covering birth control even if the employer and employee wanted it to be covered. Missouri already has a law that allows employers or workers opt-out of birth control coverage if it … Continue reading

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly Book Review

Young Adults Seventeen-year-old Mattie Gokey yearns to leave her poor life in the Northern Woods for a chance to attend Barnard College in New York City on a full scholarship. Her pa is none too pleased. But even scholarships don’t pay for room and board, books and a train ticket. Then there is the promise she made to her dying mother to take care of the family. Should she live out her dream to be a writer, even though she may wind up alone, or marry the cutest boy in town and settle down to becoming a farmer’s wife? Amidst … Continue reading

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 8-14, 2012

In a typical week, the Insurance blog at Families.com will have fourteen different articles appear on it. It can be easy to miss something that you really should read about. Every week, I do an Insurance Blog Week in Review, to help you “ketchup” about everything that has hit the blog in the past seven days. ACLU Fights Michigan Domestic Partner Health Insurance Ban Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a law that bans public entities from providing health insurance coverage to the same-sex domestic partners of employees. The ACLU feels that this law serves no purpose except to discriminate against … Continue reading

Book Review – The Moms Town Guide To Getting It All

Today I learned about a book and web site that could serve as resources for some stay – at – home – moms who love what they do, yet crave something more than caring for their homes and their families. MomsTown is a web site run by two women who are dedicated to inspiring moms to create the lives that they want. Both of the women, Heather Reider and Mary Goulet, were successful professionals in the corporate world prior to starting their families. Each of them enjoyed staying at home with her children, and each of them experienced a sort … Continue reading

Sunday at Tiffany’s Book Review by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

Do you remember ever having an imaginary friend? What if that imaginary friend showed up again, decades later, and you discovered that not only was he real, but he was everything you ever dreamed about, your one true love? The question is, of course, could you have him, or would he just disappear again? That is just what happened to Jane Margaux, who spent many lonely days as a poor little rich girl who was neglected by her popular mother, lonely that is until Michael comes along. Jane is the only one who can see Michael, but that doesn’t matter. … Continue reading

Becoming a Product Reviewer, Part 1

I am constantly being asked how I have the ability to review products for my blog. I have reviewed for Dyson, Holey Donuts, Tupperware, Snugli, Evenflo, Christian Liberty Press, Vistaprint, Sensible Portions, Mindware, Mabel’s Labels, Carolina Pad, and host of small businesses and more than I can think of to mention. Reviewing products is fun and often beneficial to your readers and your family. The first thing you must know before entering into this field is honesty, credibility and experience rule. These aspects are intertwined since the honest product reviewer gains credibility which will garner a closer relationship with PR … Continue reading

Book Review: From Fat to Fit

From Fat to Fit: Turn yourself into a weapon of Mass Reduction By: Carole Carson Book rating: 5 out of 5 carrots I know many of you read my post yesterday where I did not full endorse Carole Carson’s tip about only eating what you can put on a fork during the holidays. Yes, I am skeptical. I did agree that mindless holiday munching would pack on pounds yet there are enough forkfuls of food out there to gain the same amount of weight. That is simply my opinion. That nugget of advice may just save many of you from … Continue reading

New Disney Music Website

Fans of Disney’s teen musical acts, often teenagers themselves, now have yet another destination at which to spend time on the Disney Go website: Disney Music. Given that Disney’s been in the pop music business for years now, releases from their animated movie soundtracks notwithstanding, the only surprise is that the company hadn’t launched a music site this sophisticated until now. Disney Music brings the Mouse Company’s extensive catalog all into one place, but the focus is clearly on the Disney Channel’s recent teen sensations. Currently on the main page of the site visitors are greeted with Selena Gomez’s brand … Continue reading