October 2009

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The One that Started it All

October 29, 2009

Disney has released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the beloved original Disney classic, for the first time in high-definition Blu-Ray. The Diamond Edition combo pack offers both Blu-ray and DVD format. Years ago we owned Snow White on VHS, so our oldest son was familiar with it, but the new edition has been a [...]

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Please Join Me at (in)courage Today

October 29, 2009

I have a photo essay posted at (in)courage today, inspired by photos from an afternoon walk at the beginning of fall with my daughters. Please visit me there!

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A Child’s Brain is Like a Sponge: Don’t Discount the Memory Work

October 28, 2009

If asked, I can quote the exact dictionary definition of hypothesis; a conversational dialogue from the first week of high school French; and the most difficult to pronounce sentence assigned to me in college Russian. Why? I had to memorize them. Young children have fresh and powerful memories; they are capable of progressing from crying [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Beginning of the Trail

October 27, 2009

Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants.

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I ♥ Faces: Halloween Dress Up (week 42)

October 26, 2009

This week’s themes at iHeartFaces is “Halloween Dress Up” and the guest judge is Pete Lacker! This picture is of my youngest daughter, my favorite purple googly-eyed monster.

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Winners for the four contests that close today

October 25, 2009

I’ve got four contests that are closing today, and random.org has chosen the following winners: The Best Camera is the One That’s With You goes to Candi at Eye Candi Photography The two $25 Macy’s gift cards go to Christine and Lynn at The Beehive The 3 bundled sets of Noble Rose Press Daughters of [...]

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Who do you love?

October 19, 2009

Nominations started TODAY for the Homeschool Blog Awards. GO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE HOMESCHOOL BLOGS! Don’t waste your votes on any of us on the team because we’re not eligible to win. We are knocking ourselves out to bring in some mighty fine sponsors, though. It’s a wonder we haven’t all quit just to be eligible [...]

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Harry Connick, Jr.: Your Songs CD Review and Giveaway

October 18, 2009

[This contest is closed. Winner announced here.] Harry Connick, Jr. is a personal favorite {insert dreamy sigh…}. In March of 2007 I posted about getting concert tickets to see him in Atlanta at The Fox. We own seven of his CDs, plus the Only You concert DVD. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Harry on the [...]

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9 Days of NAPP Winners and a $10 Discount When You Join NAPP!

October 18, 2009

It may not have escaped your notice that not only was my 9 Days of NAPP post series one of the longest running contests ever, but that it ended over a week ago and the winners haven’t been announced. Believe it or not, there’s a reason for those two things, a reason that could benefit [...]