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Promises, Promises

(Future college roommates?) My 7-year-old: Mommy, can mommies live with their kids in the domes when they go to college? Me: The domes? What domes? Oh, you mean, dorms. My 7-year-old: Yes! Dorms. I don’t ever want to live without you. Can we live in the dorms together when I go to college? Me (internally): Don’t cry. Don’t cry. Don’t cry. Part of me wants to tell my sweet 7-year-old that the mother whom she begs to snuggle with day and night is probably the last person she’ll want to share a 12’ x 12’ space with as an 18-year-old. … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 29 – February 5, 2012

Every week, the Insurance Blog will have anywhere from twelve to fourteen different articles appearing on it. Many relate to health insurance, several have been about auto insurance, and every so often there will random and bizarre insurance related topics. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is a easy way to “ketchup”, so you won’t miss anything. Staying on Your Ex’s Health Insurance is Risky It might be more convenient, at first, to continue using your ex’s health insurance policy after the two of you have gotten divorced. However, there are some risks involved in doing that. The Insurance Podcast … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: December 8th Through December 14th

If you missed any of last week’s posts, be sure to catch up today! December 8th Baby Blog Week in Review: December 1st Through December 7th Are you excited for the holidays? I’ll be sharing some ideas for sharing this magical time with your little ones. In the meantime, check out the blog posts for the past week. December 9th Ideas for Your Child’s Christmas Tree There is something so magical about seeing a baby next to a Christmas tree. One nice idea is to create a small tree that is just for baby. You can place this tree in … Continue reading →

Genetic Test Promises to Tell If Your Baby Will Be a Star Athlete

Have you ever heard of the snake oil salesman? This was a vendor that travelled all around selling special concoctions that were supposedly good for curing anything that ailed you from thinning hair to heart attack. But the sales of these potions relied more on the conning ability of the salesman rather than the veracity of the the substance. Today we use the term to denote someone who is selling something that has no scientific basis or proven fact behind it. Today’s snake oil salesman may just be a company called Atlas Sports Genetics. This company wants to test your … Continue reading →

MyGallons.com Promises to Save You Money on Gas

Across the nation, gas prices continue to rise causing people everywhere to cut back on traveling or cut back on other expenses to afford the gas. There is a new service out there that promises to save you money on gas by allowing you to lock in the price. This means that no matter how much gas prices rise, you will still only pay the same rate for gas. The service operates much the same way as other suppliers of home heating oil or natural gas. You agree to prepay for so many gallons of gas ahead of time. Then … Continue reading →

Office 2008, New Blogging Tool and HD DVD

Here are the latest headlines in the world of technology. Office 2008 Released Yesterday, Microsoft officially released Office 2008 for the Mac. The announcement was made at MacWorld, which is taking place in San Francisco. The software was originally scheduled to be released sometime last year, but lingering problems and software bugs delayed the release. Microsoft is also becoming more support of Mac, redesigning a website, Mactopia.com, that showcases Microsoft products to be used with the Mac platform. New Blogging Tool Going into Beta testing today is a new blogging tool that promises to allow you to update your blog … Continue reading →

General Conference: “Claim the Exceedingly Great and Precious Promises”

In his talk “Claim the Exceedingly Great and Precious Promises” Elder Spencer J Conde speaks about the importance of keeping an eternal perspective in this life. Elder Conde opens his talk by briefly speaking about the importance of faith. He emphasizes the importance of having faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Elder Conde points out that one promise is forgiveness. To obtain the full blessings of this promise, we need to forsake our sins and repent. We are also promised to have our prayers answered, as we ask in faith. As we fast we can obtain promises of having the … Continue reading →

Keeping Promises to Ourselves

I like to operate on a reward system for myself. One of the ways I have discovered to keep myself motivated and encouraged is to promise myself rewards and “treats” at the end of a long week or after dealing with something particularly challenging (school conferences, filing taxes, paying bills, etc.) I think as single parents we have a tendency to keep our noses to the grindstone and we don’t necessary follow through on celebrations and rewards and make positive promises to ourselves that we actually keep. One of the things that we can learn as single parents is how … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: October 18 to October 22

Here is another edition of the week in review. The purpose of a week in review blog is to link all of the blogs from this past week in one place so that you can easily catch up on any missed reading. Thursday, October 18 Ask a Baby Blogger: Breastfeeding and Boundaries When they’re newborns, you hear that you’re supposed to feed on demand. But do you have to keep feeding on demand until they’re weaned? If you’re feeding older babies then the answer is no! It is appropriate to set boundaries for any child and that does not exclude … Continue reading →

Ask a Homeschooling Blogger: I Want to Homeschool But My Husband is Against It

Question: I really want to home school. My son is in public school and I feel like we’re failing him because the classroom situation is so bad. I want to home school but my husband is completely against the idea. I know this is right for my son. Why can’t my husband see it? I think I need to answer this in two parts. I probably also need to say that I’m biased because my husband is fantastic at supporting our efforts in home schooling. I know–I’m lucky. Not only does he think that home schooling is great but he … Continue reading →