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A Cyber Monday Sale, Already?

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Where you will be shopping this weekend? There are plenty of random sales going on. The trick is to find them before the sale is over. This blog can help you to do that. Target is following up their “Bonus Black Friday” sale with an equally cleverly named “Summer Cyber Week”. Target says: “Save like it’s Cyber Monday all week long!” This is a sale that is only happening online, and not in the stores, (as you may have guessed). Target is offering different sale items each day from now through July 28, 2012, when this sale ends. Kohl’s is … Continue reading →

The Final Days of School

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We are in the midst of finals at the school where I teach. These last few weeks have been particularly difficult with this stubborn morning sickness that lasts nearly all day. My students have been really supportive and sympathetic which has been such a big help. Initially I wasn’t going to tell them that I was pregnant because my family and I are moving out of state. But I feel that open communication with my students is important and since it was pretty obvious that I wasn’t feeling well for awhile, I felt that I should tell them. I have … Continue reading →

A Day Off Campus

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Pregnancy has a huge impact on my day-to-day activities. Normally, these activities don’t vary too much. A typical day involves waking up at 6:30, eating breakfast very slowly (to suppress the urge to throw up), taking vitamins, getting dressed for work, and being dropped off by my husband and son at 7:30. Once at school, I go through the process of booting my computer, getting water and a snack (usually almonds), preparing for classes, teaching classes, grading, homework and tests, writing lesson plans, tests, etc, and then finally leaving at 4:00. Yesterday was a different sort of day. It was … Continue reading →

Earth Day 2011

It’s spring and it’s time for Earth Day again. April 22 was named Earth Day by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. By 1990, it went international and it is coordinated now by Earth Day Network. The United Nations (U.N.) designated April 22 as International Mother Earth Day in 2009. Why April 22? Actually, many communities celebrate the entire week, known as Earth Week. Senator Nelson felt that was a good time to maximize the day for college campuses. It didn’t interfere with exams or spring holidays, but the time was late enough in the year for the weather to … Continue reading →

The Daycare in the Future

Today a future reality became present one, momentarily, as my wife and I briefly toured the daycare that will house our son at the beginning of next semester. We entered through the doors, took off our coats and hats, abandoned our stroller, and walked into the room for the babies who cannot yet crawl. While my wife and I knew the day would come when our son would need to be in daycare our visit today made that future reality much clearer. My wife and I are not excited about the prospect of daycare. We’d much rather have our son … Continue reading →

A Day in the Life of a Relaxed Homeschooler with Teens

Some time back, I am my fellow homeschool bloggers all discussed what a day in the life of homeschooling looked like from our perspective. I wrote A Day in the Life of a Relaxed Homeschooler part 1 Part 2 , and Part 3 Valorie Delp Wrote A Day in the Life of a Highly Regulated Relaxed Homeschooler part 1 and part 2 Karen Edminsten gave a peek into her homeschooling life with More Charlotte Mason: An atmosphere, a discipline, a life. I highly recommend you read these posts. It has been several years since I wrote my “Day In the … Continue reading →

Farm to (2) School Programs Offer Organic, Locally Grown School Lunches

Although most school districts are trying hard to offer healthy fruits and vegetables, the reality is that there are so many high-fat, nutritionally poor choices available to your student. And even when nutritionally rich choices are available, they usually aren’t free of pesticides, additives and hormones. Increasingly, farm to school programs are allowing schools to serve students with rich, healthy meals that can be organic and grown locally. Using small local farms, organic bakeries, and stores that provide locally grown food, the schools can take advantage of higher quality and less processed food, while supporting local producers. Think of pizzas … Continue reading →

Some Parents are Following their Teens to College

Students who graduate from high school are eligible to continue their education by going to college. These students are eighteen years of age (or older) and are adults. For whatever reason, there are now some parents who choose to follow their son or daughter to college. We have all heard of the phrase “helicopter parenting”. While some will argue that this parenting style provides certain benefits, many others continue to view it as less than ideal. A helicopter parent is one that swoops in and solves his or her child’s problems for them. That’s a great thing to do if … Continue reading →

GreenHouse Foundation

The latest season of “The Voice” just wrapped and Cassadee Pope from Team Blake was named the winner.  Cee Lo Green’s team didn’t produce the winner, but Green, who was a former member of Gnarls Barkley, is still a winner.  He apparently takes is last name very seriously because he and sister Shedonna Alexander have founded the GreenHouse Foundation. The GreenHouse Foundation was founded to promote “green” education for disadvantaged children in school districts.  The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Green’s alma mater – Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.  The students there received a donated greenhouse in which they can grow … Continue reading →

Will Your Health Insurance Cover a Flu Shot?

Now wouldn’t be a good time to catch the flu. All of us are so busy in December, and no one enjoys being sick. The CDC recommends that most people get a flu shot in order to prevent them from catching the current strain of flu. Will your health insurance cover the cost of a flu shot? This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine. They point out that the flu shot is the most important step in protecting against the flu, which can be a very … Continue reading →