Have you heard - Educents?

Educents is a company founded by a brother and sister to aid families in enjoying educational materials at discounted prices.  It has not started yet so I can't tell you much about it but thought it was worth a shout out.  You can also earn a $10 gift card if you sign up before the launch date of April 2, 2013!

Week 19

We've had a lot going on!  We need to buckle down and get back on schedule.  We've taken some time off and had some fun events happening.  Box Day for next school year has arrived already!  We all wanted to dive right in, but I guess we better finish this year first.  :)  

In my life this week… 

I finished up our last Beth Moore Esther study with the ladies at church.  We are all excited to begin the next one!  God has truly gifted Ms. Moore and I'm so glad she shares!!  I made these candy bar wrappers to give as a reminder of our study.

In our homeschool this week… 

We had a great week with a fun little snow flurry - giving us a quick pause in our schedule.  Yeah, this seems to be about all we can get in the south.  :)

We also had science club where the kids got to make their own volcanoes and watched a demonstration on elephant toothpaste.  

A few weekends ago, we had the privilege of attending a local Dance Revolution tour.  It was awesome!  Not only did my children enjoy dancing ALL DAY LONG, but I loved the message and the time to grow closer to the other studio parents.  Sarah gave her presentation on her experience at CC.  She's wearing a t-shirt and bracelet that she purchased while she was there.  We love the shirt and the saying - on the front:  HOLLA, on the back:  LUJAH!  Can you guess who our artist study was on?

Things I’m working on… 

Cleaning the Shelves...

Be sure to check out my post here and here for some items that we no longer need and really need to get rid of to make room for more.  More to come soon!

I’m grateful… 

That my God holds me tightly in His hands!!  Here's to a wonderful new week full of His mercies and grace!

I'm linking up with The Homeschool Mother's Journal, Weekly Wrap-Up, and Collage Friday. I love looking at other homeschoolers weeks!

Clearing the Shelves - Part 2

See Part 1 here.

Next up...Lightning Lit & Comp - 7th grade


Apologia - I don't really even want to sell these!  But we have read them all and I do want to bless another homeschool family with them.  These would definitely make our favorite homeschool curriculum list.  

Cleaning Off The Shelves! Take A Look!

It's that time when the new homeschool curriculum starts arriving and I need to make room for it so I hit the shelves in purge mode.  All items are from a smoke free, pet free home.  I prefer payment by paypal.  If you are willing to pay for the shipping - I'll ship anywhere.  :)

I decided to take a quick video of some of the items.  I hope I didn't make you dizzy!!

First up - items from The Struggling Reader.



Second Items up for sale - lots of readers for all levels!


More to come in another post!  Let me know if you have any questions.

Box Day Should Be Coming Soon!

We are still plugging along with this year but I like to start ordering our curriculum for next year around this time. 

So, My Father's World (MFW) Rome to Reformation

and MFW World History and Literature 

is packed, shipped and on it's way!

Right now MFW has all their curriculum discounted with a flat $4.95 shipping. On March 1st, prices and shipping go up. Go here for more.

I also came across what I thought was a great deal on Dave Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance For Teens. It's on sale for $67 shipped but only for 4 more days. Go here for more information.

It finally feels like we have the curriculum that work for us!

We love stick figures!

One of my new found loves is stick figuring through the Bible with Grapevine Studies!  I use these lessons in our homeschool, my Wednesday night children's class, and now I'm using one for our ladies Bible study because I just love them so much.

We are currently stick figuring our way through the Old Testament.  My children love the simplicity and  I have noticed how well the lessons stick with them.  Here is a sample of some of their work so far.

Our ladies Bible study group is currently going through Beth Moore's Esther and guess where this month's free download lesson is from?  Esther!  I am so excited to share this lesson with our group because I know they will enjoy it as much as I do.

February Sales and deals
As a way to say thank you to their customers, February 1-7, you can chose 50% off on all student books and ebooks for families. 

From Dianna - "With a slow economy I know many families are struggling and this is our way of helping those, who otherwise could not afford Grapevine, a chance to buy our studies for their families."

For February 8-28, you can save 20% off all items by using code - BlogFeb

As I mentioned above, you can also grab the free elesson from Esther on Queen Vashti.

Happy Birthday Stephen - Week 17

In my life this week… 

Stephen turned 12!  When you turn 12, you get to sit in the front seat!

His present was a phone.  Being in the older youth group now, a phone just makes life simpler.

Someone (we won't mention any names - uhamom) put an ice cream cake in the refrigerator instead of the freezer so we had ice cream soup but it didn't stop this permanent smile.  :)

And since we live in the south - this little bit of fluff - well, it's a big deal especially on your birthday!!

In our homeschool this week…
The biggest adventure would have to be dropping Jonathan off at the local high school for Driver's Ed.   He was nervous and excited - so was I!  He passed the signs test now on to the written test.

Our school week was hit or miss but that was a part of our plans. This week and next are going to be busy so we are splitting week 17 up to last for 2 weeks.

Things I’m working on…

Memorizing 100 memory verses is going great.  Here's this week's verses.

Photos of the week…
1) The kids counting Valentine's cards made by girl's club for His Radio Hearts For Kids. 2) Sarah trying on her Jazz recital costume.  3 & 4) Bowling for Stephen's birthday.

I'm linking up with The Homeschool Mother's Journal, Weekly Wrap-Up, It's a Wrap, and Collage Friday. I love looking at other homeschoolers weeks!