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Earthy Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020078067640085888noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416969051764951875.post-44365222061437582542022-02-09T06:00:00.001-06:002022-02-09T06:00:05.227-06:00Reading Kingdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.usfamilyguide.com/blogpromos/2157/readingkingdomleaderboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="728" height="90" src="https://www.usfamilyguide.com/blogpromos/2157/readingkingdomleaderboard.png" width="728" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Reading Kingdom is a monumental work that gives families a simple, straightforward and time-tested approach." - Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Columbia University</span></p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Reading Kingdom is the fun way to teach your child how to read! The online program teaches students to read and write with comprehension to a 3rd grade level. Reading Kingdom's innovative techniques are extremely effective because they are based on a new "Phonics-PLUS" model of reading instruction.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Key Benefits:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Super easy and fun to use</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Works on any computer or tablet with an Internet connection (including Windows, Mac, iPad, Android, Chromebooks, etc.)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Research-based and incredibly effective</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Program is personalized for each student</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Includes versions for ELL students and students 11+</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">For more information and to sign up: https://www.readingkingdom.com/signup</span>Earthy Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020078067640085888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416969051764951875.post-58882125500427442072020-11-06T18:34:00.003-06:002021-12-07T16:06:22.854-06:00Manscaped<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQZ4ORHOnmg/Ya_aBI2XxuI/AAAAAAAAFxc/7rAJ4lHpjU4wT9u1QnuADy3vCZd0nxefQCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/FDCAE48B-606D-41E8-AD03-47BBA9864E44.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQZ4ORHOnmg/Ya_aBI2XxuI/AAAAAAAAFxc/7rAJ4lHpjU4wT9u1QnuADy3vCZd0nxefQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/FDCAE48B-606D-41E8-AD03-47BBA9864E44.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px; text-align: left;">The Weed Whacker Luxury Nose + Ear Hair Trimmer </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px; text-align: left;">For just under $40 this would make a great gift for the man in your life! It is quiet and pain free. The tip is removable for ease of cleaning. No issues with pulling of hair which can happen with some trimmers. It comes packaged in a nice box. It comes with a nice carry/storage bag as well as a charger. So much better than having to remember batteries for replacement. It charges fairly quickly. So even in a rush you can get a quick charge in to get some touch ups done before a big day! </span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">SAVE 20% Automatically - Go to https://www.manscaped.com/gifting and automatically receive 20% off all orders</span></p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Shears 2.0 Luxury Nail Care Set -- The Perfect Stocking Stuffer</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">MANSCAPED is excited to offer The Shears 2.0, a four-piece luxury nail kit. ($19.99 on manscaped.com)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Shears 2.0 set includes:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Slant Tip Tweezers</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Rounded-Tip Scissors</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Fingernail Clippers</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">- Medium Grit Nail File</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Lawn Mower 3.0 + The Perfect Package 3.0 -- Essentials for Below-the-Waist Grooming</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Lawn Mower 3.0 is an ultra-premium trimmer designed for groin and body trimming. ($79.99 on manscaped.com)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">But Wait, There's More: If you are looking for only the best tools and formulations for your nether regions, we suggest The Perfect Package 3.0, our carefully crafted kit that houses all the essentials for properly tending to the groin area. ($79.99 on manscaped.com)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Perfect Package 3.0 includes:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Lawn Mower 3.0 - The cornerstone of a refined & elevated grooming regime</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Crop Preserver - Ball deodorant uniquely formulated to help reduce odor for up to 24 hours</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Crop Reviver - Refreshing ball toner spray infused with cooling aloe perfect for active lifestyles</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Magic Mat - Set of three disposable shaving mats</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Shed - Luxury travel + storage bag</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">MANSCAPED Boxers - Get comfy in these soft, chafe-relieving boxer briefs</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">**NEW** The Crop Care Kit - Just the Lotions & Potions</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Already have The Lawn Mower 3.0 trimmer? Then this bundle is a must. Housing all of MANSCAPED's best-selling formulations this line-up is sure to take your grooming routine to the next level. ($44.99 on manscaped.com)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Crop Preserver- Ball deodorant is a thing, and it's life-changing.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Crop Reviver- Ball toner is also a thing. Spritz spritz!</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Crop Cleanser- Hair + body wash done right.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Crop Mop- Portable wet wipes for balls, butt, and body.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Foot Duster(free gift) - Foot deodorant to show the feet some love, too!</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">The Weed Whacker Luxury Nose + Ear Hair Trimmer - For Dad :)</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 23px;">Introducing our revolutionary electric ear and nose hair trimmer, The Weed Whacker. This premium trimmer is a technological masterpiece, redesigning the traditional nose hair trimmer by focusing on maximum performance and comfort, and offering a sleek, ultramodern design. 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Advil Pain Relief PM 8 ct Vial 305730164092<br />
Alka Seltzer PM Heartbrn/Sleep Gummies 24 ct. 16500577317<br />
DG Health A0916 Pain Rlf Ibup PM lq-Gel 40 ct 359726165402<br />
DG Health A1120 Probiotc Gummies 30 ct. 359726569309<br />
Rexall A0852 H/Ache Tension-Caplet 50 ct. 369168924505<br />
Miralax Laxative Powder-Packets 3 ct. 41100577528<br />
Emergen-c Probiotics + Orange 7 ct. 76314510511<br />
Nicorette 4 mg Gum Fruit Chill 10 ct. 94187052709<br />
Tums Antacid SF Melon Berry 80 ct. 307667388725<br />
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Phillips Fiber Good Gummies 30 ct 312843577176<br />
Dg Health A1131 Probiotc Stage 2 30 ct. 896095002490<br />
Goodys PM Pain Reliever Powder 16 ct. 42037102951<br />
Tagament Acid Reducer HB200- Tablets 6 ct. 4203710371<br />
DG Health A0464 Den Tabs Cleanser Green 40 ct. 730637081362<br />
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Nature Valley Granola Bar Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate 6 ct. 16000140974<br />
Starburst Fruit Chews Laydown Bag 14 oz. 22000015914<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About: Thinkwell is an online program that has given me the chance to review one of their High School Math courses, <a href="https://www.thinkwellhomeschool.com/collections/high-school-math/products/geometry">Geometry</a>. I used this with my 9th grader who has already completed Algebra and had been starting Geometry. The courses are all video based. The Geometry course that we did is priced at $125. This is completely online. You watch a video of instruction then it gives you review and practice, which is automatically graded. This also gives you instant feedback too. You can also get printable worksheets with answer sheets for additional practice. You get access to printable notes, quizzes and those practice worksheets for you online subscription as well. These are all in color and ready to go format. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter that used this likes to do school on her own. She has preferred the online method over books for a couple years now. This one was different in the sense that instead of reading instructions for her work she was actually getting video instructions to watch and then on to doing her practice work. I liked that it automatically graded her stuff and that it gave her feedback so she could I turn correct herself or go back and review the instructional videos again. We also had the option to print the notes for her to follow along with or have handy while doing the work to go back and remember steps and rules. We really enjoyed this program all together and will continue using it to fulfill her Geometry credit for highschool. I also like that she can go at her own pace with it and go quicker when she wishes. She has always gotten bored at doing a slow pace program. If you want something to help take the lead for your kiddos you should check it out. They also have other age level programs you can use too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Each week I try to take the kids to a new place and explore or learn something. This week we went to Skidaway Island State Park here in Georgia. We decided to do the 3 mile hike and see what we could find.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Spanish Moss was beautiful. It hung from the trees helping create a nice shade over our trail. We also learned that Spanish Moss is free growing. It gets everything it needs from the air around it. That means it can grow anywhere and it is not rooted into anything.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Vendor: <a class="bbc_link" href="https://soundsory.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(51, 68, 102); box-sizing: border-box; color: #334466; cursor: pointer; font-family: "segoe ui", "helvetica neue", "nimbus sans l", arial, "liberation sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Sound for Life Ltd</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Product: <a class="bbc_link" href="https://soundsory.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(51, 68, 102); box-sizing: border-box; color: #334466; cursor: pointer; font-family: "segoe ui", "helvetica neue", "nimbus sans l", arial, "liberation sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Soundsory</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">About: <a class="bbc_link" href="https://soundsory.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(51, 68, 102); box-sizing: border-box; color: #334466; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Sound for Life Ltd</a> gave me the great chance to review <a class="bbc_link" href="https://soundsory.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(51, 68, 102); box-sizing: border-box; color: #334466; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Soundsory</a>. Soundsory can be used with any age from 3 and up. It is a multi-sensory program that comes with headphones. The program has specifically designed music that is processed with neuro-acoustic modifications that you add in movement based exercises to. It it meant to help those with delays such as; motor, balance, and coordination. It can also help those on the autism spectrum or with other developmental delays. Also with things like sensory and auditory processing disorders, ADD, and ADHD. This program is 30 minutes long and should be used each day for 40 days. The days are split into two parts with the first part being 25 minutes of rhythmic music listening and the second part of the day is 5 additional minutes of music to be added to the provided body movement exercises that you find on their website. You can do things like color, draw, dance, or play while listening to the music. They also recommend a 4 week break in between repeating of the program.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">How we used: We used this with my son that has ADHD as well as being on the autism spectrum. the headphones fit him, but could be a bit smaller for his head at 5 years old. He liked how once he heard the music it actually helped block out background noise. This actually helped him be able to concentrate when drawing and stuff. Normally he hears anything he has to turn look and gets distracted so much longer than he actually participates in the activity he is doing. I will say he hasn't been to fond of the movements. He doesn't like people watch him do things so it was hard trying to show him without him being embarrassed. Overall so far I really like it. I like that it helps him be focused and pay attention to his work at hand and less all over the place.</span><br />
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Earthy Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020078067640085888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416969051764951875.post-25767576152022824162019-07-19T12:35:00.000-05:002019-07-19T12:35:15.686-05:00Crafty Classroom Review<center>
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Product: <a href="https://craftyclassroom.com/product/r-e-a-d-curriculum-notebook/">R.E.A.D. Curriculum Notebook K</a><br />
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I love trying out new ways to teach my kiddos to read. Crafty Classroom gave me the opportunity to try out their program, R.E.A.D. Curriculum Notebook K. Crafty Classroom makes many other fun learning subjects as well. Some of them include; alphabet, Bible, math, reading, geography, science, and writing. The R.E.A.D stands for Ready, Eager, Able, and Determined to READ! How awesome is that!! This curriculum is a 36 week course for use 4 days a week. There are daily warm ups/calendar work. Each week there is a word family, 2-3 sight words, writing prompts, grammar, early readers, and science sequencing. Every 5th week the beginning blends cycle, this is a review week. There is also quarterly assessments and review games. Everything is set and ready for you to start teaching with very minimal prep work. There is a daily and weekly schedule to follow to show what needs to be done and when. The pages are nice and colorful to grab your kiddos attention. This is a very large PDF file. We printed out all of the reference pages and then I just printed enough for each week that we were in. </div>
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We worked on this following the provided schedule. The daily warm ups were nice to help practice writing his name. We also went over the time and weather. Each sight word is in a pretty colorful page with example words. Next we move on to learning the sounds of its letters and reading it. There is pages to practice writing the word as well as other words that contain that sight word as well as other activities. Like week one we learned AM. The sight words to go with it were I, am, and a. In language arts we learned what nouns were. We had writing practice as well as the reader, Yam Jam. Every fifth week there were blends to work on. This week is only learning and reviewing the blends and reading several early readers to get your practice in. </div>
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I used this with my new Kindergarten child. We liked that it followed our 4 day work week, we usually do field trips on Fridays. The lessons were short and sweet. There was the added review that I enjoyed. I also like that there were assessments, this is really great for those of you in states that require them to be kept for record keeping. It is also great to be able to see where your child is at, if they grasp the lessons they have learned or if there needs to be more practice on them. I really think this is a great program to start your child in to learn to read. It also gives you some more subjects to touch on as well through it. </div>
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Earthy Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020078067640085888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416969051764951875.post-41993804915141038462019-07-10T12:11:00.002-05:002019-07-10T12:11:40.434-05:00Learning Dynamics Review<center>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Learning Dynamics gave me the great opportunity to try out their Learning Dynamics Reading Program to review. We used this about 3-4 days a week approximately 20 minutes per day. The company is geared at a 4 week program that you spend 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week, that your child will learn to read the books. They also offer a 30 day money back guarantee. Included in the curriculum is a teaching manual, online training videos, over 50 books, flash cards, workbooks, activities, and a music CD. This is suitable for readers that have no letter knowledge to those that are just struggling readers. The reader books included start very basic blending words and work up to being more advanced. This program starts out teaching letters and them moves on to full reading of the books included. Lesson one is starting out with learning the letter M. The teachers manual gives the lesson and what needs to be taught and how. There is a work book that gives practice based on the lesson. Each lesson also has some suggested activities to go with each lesson as well. The music CD gives songs to go with each letter and then there is a matching animal. These are on cardboard cutouts. This helps your child remember the sound of the letter learned. The reader books are introduced around lesson twelve. If you already know letters you can start further into the program to start working on blends and reading. The books only use the sounds and blends that are introduced in the lessons.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I really love this program. It is short simple lessons that keep attentions of little ones. Different things to keep them interested. In the lesson book they can color the pictures after working on their writing. I really love that the words in the books only use those sounds and blends learned. We find a lot of times we get readers and the other words added in that we didn't go over seem to frustrate my kiddo. I have been working with my son that is 5 and is autistic. He was good to go with going over things because 15-20 minutes every other day or so is not to much for him to stay focused. We did have to go over each lesson a couple days in a row for him to catch on. I think this is more from his special needs versus any issue with the program. I am really happy the lessons are all laid out for you. So there is minimal prep to get started each day. Also having all the books there and ready is great. They can also be used for free reading practice to continue getting better at reading. </span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Hey Mama Planner has weekly planning pages, monthly goals, semester goals, yearly goals, attendance chart, curriculum planning, reading log, transcript planning and more. The attendance chart is the greatest for here in GA to help track our days completed. I am also in love with the face that there is room for 5 kids. Most large families end up having to buy several planners just to fit all their kids in. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is plenty of room in all of the sections to be able to write out things in. This is always a problem for me in other planners. I have room for all of my kids lessons as well as being able to have all the record keeping we need to do in one place. The calendar offers plenty of room to write appointments as well as room to write other activities in as well.<br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Since our new homeschool year has not started yet we have focused on some of the other parts of the planner. Hey Mama! Don't let that make you think I don't have a list of things I am planning on putting down in it. I really like the calendar the best I think. I've never had a planner than had a calendar big enough for me to write in. I usually always print one for each month to write our appointments, homeschool park days and activities in. Now I can have it in the same place as my planner so I don't have to go back and forth with my planner and my binder when planning to see what days are busy. I also am in love with the Hey Mama Planner's devotions and inspiring scripture. I am a Christian and though I strive everyday I know I still fail too. I need and love to see those to uplift me and to remind me there is a brighter day and I am forgiven. The weekly agenda I will use to put what I will be working on weekly with the kids. Since I don't personally have a lot of planning for myself I will use it for their school work lesson planning. Then the space to put the book lists will help us keep track of what we have read for the year.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">My kids are not old enough to need to start a transcript but this will come in handy for those that have high schoolers. Also this will make me want to continue to use this planner so when the time comes I can be familiar with it and use it to make my transcripts for the kids. I really think this planner "has it all". It has more writing space than most planners, which I write big so is helpful for me.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I am also a full time college student. I can see this being helpful to me as a mom and student to keep me organized if I had wanted to use it for more me than just my kids studies. It seems like it would be pretty versatile. Hey Mama go check it out!</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Be sure to check The Old Schoolhouse out on social media:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theoldschoolhouse/?fref=ts" style="text-decoration: none;">https://www.facebook.com/theoldschoolhouse/?fref=ts</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Instagram:</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tosmagazine/" style="text-decoration: none;">https://www.instagram.com/tosmagazine/</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TOSMag" style="text-decoration: none;">https://twitter.com/TOSMag</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Google+:</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/+Theoldschoolhouse1" style="text-decoration: none;">https://plus.google.com/+Theoldschoolhouse1</a></span></b><br />
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I was very excited to get to try out Memoria Press with their First Start Reading Program. This program has five workbooks, teachers guide, and a reader. This is made for the kindergarten age range to work on reading as well as writing. This program is a complete phonics course that focuses on sounds, blending, and long-vowel patterns. The teacher book has lots of helpful tips. There is ways to help train your ears to hear the sounds. It also has everything planned out for you. This is a open and go kind of curriculum. That is always nice for those that don't have the time to piece together things. I really like that it shows a mini picture of the page the child is on. I always hated having to move their book around trying to find the spot and all. So this way I have my own to look at. There is also more posters and teaching aids in the back as well. The workbooks are consumable one student workbooks. Book A starts with pictures then the matching letter to work on writing. Since this curriculum works on correct formation and grip you don't need a writing curriculum to go with it. As you go through the books they start getting harder. You go from letters to writing words then eventually short sentences. With 26 lessons in each book, then a word review at the end, this curriculum can be used for a full years worth of lessons.<br />
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We worked on the lessons daily. we would go over the sounds and then work on coloring the pictures that start with the sound we are learning. Next we would try to guess a new word that started with that sound and draw it. we only made it a little more than a 4th of a way through book A. My son is ADHD and autistic so we had to go a bit slower. But he has enjoyed it and wanted to work on it everyday. This is something we will continue on doing through the rest of the curriculum. I think all of homeschool moms will enjoy this ready to go curriculum. I hope that if you try it you will love it as much as we did, and still do.<br />
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I always love trying out new curriculum. <a href="https://www.homeschoolcomplete.com/">Homeschool Complete</a> gave me the chance to review their <a href="https://www.homeschoolcomplete.com/category-s/112.htm">Kindergarten Complete</a> curriculum. It was a pdf download of the set. It is everything included for a full year of teaching the Kindergarten level. It includes Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Physical Development, Fitness, Character Development, and Bible. There is. Teacher Guide and all lessons are planned out step by step. The Student PDF has all the pro tables together and then an appendix that hold lots of extras.<br />
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We used this daily with my new kindergarten kiddo. Each lesson gives you a list of the skills you will learn as well as the materials needed in order to complete the lesson. These are usually simple things around the house. Even things like yummy M&M’s. Then each subject is broke down and the task for that subject. This is great for the busy mom that needs everything laid out for her. There is minimal prep work. Just making sure your pages are printed out and gathering the materials needed for the lesson. The appendix helps give extras. Like the pledges that you can teach to say each day before you start your school day. There is also calendar time each day. This helps kids start learning their months, days of the week and so on. Math tries to used manipulatives that you can have around the house, like building blocks and food. In Language Arts you read a story to your child and then they start learning a letter, like a starting letter to a word in the book. There is always some kind of fun to go along with it. One lesson had us to draw a family portrait. My kindergarten child is Autistic so his family only included himself. :) The lessons have a suggestion of maybe a couple hours to complete. We only did a little at once then had a good break and then came back to do a little more. That helps keep us more focused and not getting burnt out to quickly. This curriculum did a great job of giving fun hands on activities though to make it play learning too.<br />
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The Math and Language Arts lessons have activities and such that combine in the Science and Social Studies with it. Each week there is a Bible lesson that ties in with the theme you are learning in the lesson. Art, PE, and music rotate through the week, so you aren’t doing each one each day. This is good because to much structured learning for a child can make them get burnt out fast. Some kids don’t like to have their attention held that long either.<br />
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You can purchase additional manipulatives to go along with the curriculum. They have some flash cards as well as some hands on manipulatives. We did not get these though. We just used basic things we had around the house. Other than that and needing some books from the library this is a complete curriculum just like if states. It is so easy to adjust to your child’s learning preferences too. Making learning fun and not just sit down and book work things. I think this would work great for little ones preparing to go into kindergarten and parents what to give them a jump start. This is also great for a complete curriculum for homeschoolers like myself. Having it all laid out and ready for you is a blessing for this mom of many. The less prep work I have to do for a kiddo the easier time we have through the day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each day I would go over the teacher guide and introduce the lesson for the day. We would start in the text book going over the problems with the colorful pictures. The visual learning like this is so much easier for my dyslexic child. It is much easier to see it from pictures versus black and white text. We would move on to the workbook once we felt like he had it. The workbook was good to practice the learning but it wasn't as fun since it wasn't colorful like the textbook. However it was a good addition to get more practice in on what we have learned. I really liked the teacher guide. I like to have them give something more than just answers. I like how this explained the problems so it gave another way for me to explain it to my kiddo so maybe he would understand it better. Sometimes I don't always know the best way to state things so that helps. Overall I think this is a great curriculum. Lessons can be short and sweet when your kid gets the lesson well. You can also take more practice out using the workbook for things that aren't clicking so quickly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About: <a href="https://www.ixl.com/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">IXL Learning</a> is an online comprehensive K-12 learning. <a href="https://www.ixl.com/membership/family/pricing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">IXL</a> full annual membership is $159 for one child. This includes the core subjects of; Math, Language, Science, and Social Studies. When you get access you get access to all the grade levels as well as subjects. This is really great for those that have kids that may be in different levels for each subject that are in. I used this for my 5 year old. He is just getting into school and learning. He is also ADHD and Autistic. This means he doesn't hold his attention well for many things. The best part is you can download this as an app on your iPhone/iPad or your Android for them to play. I also have a touch screen computer so it was very easy for him to navigate the lessons himself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we used this about every other day for 15-30 minutes, depending on how well we could get him interested. It is easy for a kiddo to navigate the work but does need help getting into each topic. For a little kid like him it reads out the questions and answers so they know which one they want to pick. I think it is much easier on a mobile device or touch screen for him. So glad they had the option of an app. Plus makes a great busy time while in the car. I looked over the older levels too and they are all self explanatory. I just found these are to practice skills already known, there is no teaching of the skill. You get "rewards" for doing well as you progress through each topic. I think this is great for public school or homeschool kids to get some extra practice in areas they are working on in their everyday lessons. It is also a good starting program for the pre-k age kids to be able to learn letters, shapes and etc. The platform is colorful and inviting and the lessons are quick so you don't get burnt out easily.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #003001; font-size: large;">Got a big family and having a hard time keeping up? When you have lots of kids at home, like me, then it can get overwhelming to keep up on the house work. By the days end it will look like a few tornadoes have went through your house. It is really hard for me to sit down and try to do stationary work when I know the house is horrible and needs to be picked up. So I made picking up a game with the kids. Some 5 minute pick ups!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #001001; font-size: large;">Each day pick some times when your house gets a bit messier. Like ours is right after breakfast, during school when the little are left to destroy, after lunch, and before dinner. During these times if I will set a 5 minute timer and we all clean it helps keep up on things.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b0410; font-size: large;">The little kids can help too. When it is just 5 minutes no one gets overwhelmed with a long boring time of cleaning. It also helps keep the end of the day from having lots to do. Assign kids to certain areas and when your times come set the timer and they go clean up as quickly as they can. You can play music or contests on who can get the most done. Pair your littles with your bigs so they can help teach them how to get better at it. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I personally love Valentines Day! Yes, I think you should show the ones you love that you love them everyday and not just a given day of the year. However in the whirl wind of life sometimes it is hard to always take out some extra special time for your spouse or your kids. I think this day helps us to slow down and remember what God has given us and that we should cherish it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: purple;"><strong style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Ephesians 4:2-3</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </span></span></i><em style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;">with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace</span><br />.</em><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: red;">So the question is what do you do to make Valentines Day special in your home?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Each day starting today I will make a note and place it someplace that the love of my life will find.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">This <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/14-love-notes/" target="_blank">blog</a> has some good ideas!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Since I want to make my kids feel special as well as my boyfriend I plan on having a big breakfast with the kids favorite foods. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Color the eggs pink/red</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Cut french toast into heart shapes</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Check out my <a href="http://pinterest.com/stylinsamantha/feb-homeschool/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> section for several more fun Valentine themed school work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Also check out this site for a fun Valentine's Day Bible Lesson</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">1. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">2. "No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." (1 John 4:12)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">3. "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalms 37:4)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">4. "To love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mark 12:33)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">5. "We love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">6. "Place me like a seal overe your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire, like a mighty flame." (Song of Solomon 8:6)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">7. Therefore be imitators of God as well-beloved children." (Ephesians 5:1)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">8. "Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and truth." (1 John 3:18)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">9. "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">10. "My lover is mine, and I am his." (Song of Solomon 2:16)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">11. "Dear friends, let us love one another for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." (1 John 4:7)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">12. "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." (Colossians 3:14)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">13. "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or clanging cymbal." (1 Corinthians 13:1)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">14. "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." (Romans 5:5)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">15. "Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">Made these wonderful beauties today! Boy oh boy were they good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u>3 cups flour<br />2 tbsp. sugar<br />3 tsp. salt<br />2 tbsp. baking powder<br />1 1/3 cups milk<br />2/3 cup shortening</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">First crush (or use food chopper) the Saltine Crackers and Graham crackers, and 4-6 of the butterfinger bars ( I use 6 because I LOVE butterfingers) and mix all together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Then you want to add 4-6 tablespoons of butter. Add about a tablespoon at a time and mix it in (same method as making a cheesecake bottom) until it is course and will stick together. To much will make it be hard once it is refrigerated. Then you want to pat it all down at the bottom of your cake pan. I like to make mine go up the sides too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Pour this mixture over the crust and put in the fridge for about 10 minutes to set up. This also allows time for your cool whip to defrost if you are like me and forgot to do it at the start of the recipe :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Lastly once the pudding mix has set up it will make it easy to smear on the cool whip. I love cool whip as well (who am I kidding, if it is sweet I love it!) so I put the whole tub on it, you could do less if you wanted. Then take the remaining butterfingers and crush them and sprinkle on top!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">*The first time I made this I did not have a food chopper so I left the butterfingers in the packages and beat them with the rolling pin or meat mallet! I also put the crackers in baggies and wrapped with a towel and bashed them as well.*</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Learning through games is so much more fun then sitting with books and worksheets! I found a cool game to work on place values that is kind of like a pacman game. The kids have to use the arrow keys to navigate the numbers and "eat" the number that is in the place value that it is asking for. Check it out!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">When you have certain things going on in your life how do you get through them? I have a busy schedule already and then when something abnormal happens it really throws me off. I have a hard time with wanting to have everything planned out and even if those planned this are a little off as long as it is on the general time line I do fine. However when something out of the ordinary pops its head in I go nuts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">My biggest thing is I always make a budget. I sit down and write out when I get paid vs what bills are due and which need to be paid out of said pay day. With life throwing me a curve ball I have really screwed this up and got behind. Now I am struggling to get caught back up and get things paid in their place. It does not help that I just recently moved and have to readjust due dates for things like electric and water. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">I used to use an excel worksheet on the computer and it worked great for years. Now I find it harder to get on my computer unless it is to do work, school, or log a kid on. So I am trying to get back to the old paper and pen method and calendars.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Back in August 2018 there was a horrific murder. Husband and father, Chris Watts, murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters. This has been something that has hit the feelers for me. While wife, Shanann Watts, was very active on social media, we got the picture that life was perfect. If you think about it most of the time that is how anyone tries to paint life on social media. While we may never know if there was any type of domestic violence that occurred before this, we do know it ended this story. It is scary to think even the first time someone is violet that it could or would lead to death. I am so thankful that my story did not end that way. The horror continues as you think about him killing her because of differences they may have had, or afraid of that would happen after a seperation. He then proceeded to kill his children. His two beautiful little girls that held him as the light in their eyes. I watched video after video of him being such a great dad. I’m stumped on what could ever make him hurt them. Some still believe he didn’t kill them, and if he didn’t, he still stuffed them into oil tanks for their final resting place. </span></b><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">While I am a member of several groups that are talking about this case, they bring many memories up. The other day it was mentioned about why Shanann didn’t fight back? There were no marks or evidence that she fought him back. This could go two ways. Maybe she seen he already killed the babies, she just gave up and didn’t care. However my reality when I was choked was I didn’t have the strength to fight back. When you can’t move otherwise they start squeezing harder, you stop in shock. All I ever could do was look him in the eye and mouth please stop. It didn’t take long before things would go blank and me limp. Luckily that is when my abuser would let go so I didn’t die. </span></b></div>
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