Early in the summer I read The Writer's Toolbox by Patricia Samuelsen from cover to cover. I didn't start out planning to read it straight through. I thought I would just read it long enough to see if it would work for my children and then pick up with them when we were ready for it. Once I started reading I got so excited about the information presented I just decided to read the whole Continue Reading >>
Before the Packers Arrive: Preparing for a Move
If you are having professional packers pack and move your stuff, you are going to need to prepare ahead of time. If you have already completed the steps I recommend in parts one through six of this series, you are on your way. Don't pay to move trash! Search your whole house for any trash that might still be lurking. In the kitchen for instance, we decided that many of our nearly empty spice Continue Reading >>
Getting Ready For A Move: Go Through Old Boxes
Before you move to a new home, it is imperative that you go through every single box you have in storage. After all these military moves we continue to be shocked by what we find stuffed randomly in the boxes we have stored for a couple years. When we arrive at our new home, we open every box but if on top it appears to be a box of stuff we had in storage before (i.e. Christmas decorations) we Continue Reading >>
Book Review: Marvels of Creation: Breathtaking Birds by Buddy and Kay Davis
Not as simple and basic as a picture book about birds, not as small and basic as a bird guide, and yet not quite as complicated as a textbook about birds such as Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day by Jeannie Fulbright, Marvels of Creation: Breathtaking Birds by Buddy and Kay Davis strikes an interesting balance between all three types of books. Smaller in size then most picture books, each two Continue Reading >>
Book Review: The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance by John Hudson Tiner
A small, straightforward picture book The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance tells the history of how the pledge came to be, how it has changed over the years, and how it is used in the United States. Did you know that the phrase "Under God" wasn't even added until 1954 by Dwight Eisenhower? Me neither. I enjoyed this little book, but I have to admit I do wish it was a large size picture book Continue Reading >>
Getting Ready For A Move Part Five: The Notebook
If you have been following this series on moving, you have already gotten started on your moving lists and you've heard about the moving notebook my family has prepared and kept for each of the military moves we have experience. So, what's the big deal? Not only will I tell you what we include in our notebook, I will try to explain why. These are not intended to be a comprehensive list, this is Continue Reading >>
Book Review: For You They Signed by Marilyn Boyer
I've had my eye on this book for a while and was planning to purchase it so you cannot imagine how thrilled I was when the opportunity came up to review For You They Signed by Marilyn Boyer. Last night I had to take my husband to the emergency room to have is finger looked at after he cut it with a crow bar. Upon finding this book at the top of my review pile, my son brought it out to the car Continue Reading >>
Book Review: Unsinkable by Abby Sunderland
Amazing. This 16 year oldyoung woman by the name of Abby Sunderland is absolutely amazing. When I found time to read this book in small portions I just did not want to put it down when my time for reading was over. Both the main story and the strong undercurrents of controversy were captivating. When I was first considering whether or not I would review this book, someone mentioned that the Continue Reading >>
Book Review: The Life of Andrew Jackson by Attic Books
In the preface of the book The Life of Andrew Jackson the author/editor says something like: Since any self-respecting American citizen already has an in-depth knowledge of the life of Andrew Jackson, this book aims to add glorious detail. I am paraphrasing completely, but the author's sentiment in that particular paragraph stopped me cold. Seriously, before reading this book my knowledge of Continue Reading >>
Book Review: The Earth: It’s Structure and It’s Changes by Tom DeRosa and Carolyn Reeves
For this review I am going to discuss both the textbook and the teacher's guide with student pages in the same post since they are designed to be used together. Each two page spread has really wonderful photos and illustrations. In this way the book is unlike any science textbook I remember as a child. The book is written from a Creationist perspective and presents evidence that Noah's Continue Reading >>