Week 2 has us celebrating Madison’s 11th birthday (a post is coming about that soon). I love how Montana & McKenzie ham it up when the camera comes out. Their faces are priceless.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wordless Wednesday - almost
poster says…
Dear S,
I am EXTRA thrilled to have you as my sister. You give our family a STARBURST of happiness! I hope you have a WHOPPER of a 11th year. You are a lovely M&M (music maker) and rarely ever a SOUR PATCH kid.
Love T
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
TOS Review ~ College Prep Genius
“COLLEGE PREP GENIUS, the test prep course has helped thousands of students from public, private and home schools improve their test scores by colossal numbers. With nearly a decade of seeing results, this unique and pragmatic approach to test-taking has revolutionized the way students all across the United States prepare for the SAT. COLLEGE PREP GENIUS contains original techniques to help discover the logical patterns of standardized exams and continues to emerge as the next big thing in test prep.
How does it work?
Many students simply don’t understand the strategies and logic behind these standardized tests. These exams test more than just a student’s ability to answer questions; they test time-management skills, logical aptitude and much more. COLLEGE PREP GENIUS helps students pinpoint weak areas of the test by emphasizing the strategic and logical approach to taking the SAT.” ~ from the website
To use this program the student is instructed to read through the text book a few times. The DVDs explains each section of the course and then directs the student on how to study and what to do for each section. The workbook is chock full of practice problems that guides your student step by step to master test taking skills in each section. To make it easy on the parents the book also includes a study schedule for each year of high school and also a handy guide of when to take the test.
Wowzers! College Prep Genius is an awesome tool to help with SAT/PSAT tests. My oldest daughter, Marie is just beginning her high school journey and this book is proving invaluable in preparing her. According to the study schedule since Marie is in 9th grade she should be spending 1-2 hours a week studying for the PSAT. It’s a challenge some weeks but College Prep Genius helps us along the way by taking the guesswork out of what to study. We recommend this book to anyone who needs to improve their score or is just beginning the process. Check out what my Crewmates thought of this program, HERE.
Product ~ College PREP Genius
Price ~ Normally $99.00 but right now College Prep Genius is offering a buy-three-get-one-free offer for the set. Get the set for $38.85, or buy individual books for $12.95 each.
Ages ~ High Schoolers
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I received a download of College PREP Genius, in exchange for a thorough and honest review. Though I am compensated with free products, I am not compensated in the form of cash for my reviews. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but are not influenced by the company or the free product provided.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Why we homeschool
This weeks TOS Crew’s Blog Cruise question is “Why did you decide to homeschool?”
Well, back in June of 2009 I officially announced on the blog that we would be homeschooling the girls. Here is a recap of what I said…
“You can't ignore what the Lord says to you through prayer and guidance from others who are already on their homeschooling journeys. We want the girls to have a sane and biblically sound education and there is no way right now that we can send all the girls to a local Christian school, it just is not financially possible without us eating beans and weenies morning, noon, and night (we kind of like steak and potatoes sometimes).
Homeschooling might seem difficult at times, but so are a lot of things in life, but in the end it will be a lifetime reward. I am positive that the girls will excel with this new one-on-one learning, why else would the Lord lead us to it? It all comes down to having faith. No, not my baby Faith, but FAITH-Faith is the confident belief or trust in the truth of or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. Got Faith? We do, and the Lord will guide me in teaching the girls, and I just have to be obedient and follow his guidance. That is the only way we will succeed.”
Wow, how true those words are! It has evolved into something much more than that. Well into our 3rd year of homeschooling it has now become our lifestyle. The girls are so much more involved in their respective sports of cheerleading and gymnastics that I am grateful to have them home, especially since my gymnasts are currently putting in 17-20 hours a week at the gym. We’ve had our ups and downs with homeschooling but the good definitely outshines the bad days. We have met so many wonderful new friends, both online and IRL (in real life), and have been introduced to so many new curriculum choices. I just wish I would have had the guts and guidance to start earlier. I am definitely grateful and thankful for the time and memories we are making each and every day!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
TOS Review ~ Keyboard Town PALS
Do you want to get your kiddos typing? How about typing in 1 hour? Is there such a program that can do this? YES! IT’s called 
“Our mission is to teach young children to type on a Qwerty computer keyboard in the fastest, easiest, and least stressful way. In only one hour Keyboard Town PALS’ “Learn To Type”software is able to achieve that goal.” ~ from the website
Mikayla used this program and has improved on her typing skills dramatically. At first she thought it was a little babyish, but then she started to really enjoy it. Montana also joined in and started to learn to type. We recommend this program to anyone looking for a typing program for young children. My favorite part is that they have deactivated the backspace and delete button because in Keyboard Town, mistakes are never counted! You can purchase the program on either a CD Rom version or a Web-based package for $39.95, in English, Spanish, or French versions. Find out what my Crewmates thought by clicking, here.
Product ~ Keyboard Town PALS
Price ~ $39.95
Age ~6 – 12 years
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I received a download of Keyboard Town PALS, in exchange for a thorough and honest review. Though I am compensated with free products, I am not compensated in the form of cash for my reviews. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but are not influenced by the company or the free product provided.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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