Linda's Lunacy

Faith, Home, & Family

This Weeks Blog Hops

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These are the blog hops I’m participating in this week. Blog hops, as well as Twitter & Facebook hops are a lot of fun, and a great way to find new blogs. It’s also a great way to increase your followers on your blog.

*This week, instead of having a blog hop post every day, I’m going to try one post for the whole week. This is kind of a long post, but I think it will help me keep up with the comments. So I’m going to try it for a week or two. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll go back to daily postings. What do you think? Do you like daily posts or weekly posts better?

If your visiting Linda’s Lunacy for the first time, Welcome. I hope you can stay and visit for awhile!

MONDAY

The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom Just Married with Coupons

TUESDAY

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WEDNESDAY


Let's Just Give It Away

THURSDAY

The Two Savvy Sisters Bassgiraffe's Thoughts Thursday Blog Hop
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FRIDAY

New Friend Fridays

Fun Follow Friday

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SATURDAY

Debbie Does Coupons Between the Lines

SUNDAY

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Coolsavings

Homeschool Week in Review – Week 10

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This week, I’m going to put the sd card in the computer, and do a pictorial update this week. So, here we go, the pictures I found on my card from the last week.

Abby turned 12! She had a great time at her party. Which included Marshmallow Dodgeball. That counts as PE! lol

I found more lego pictures on my card. lol The boys like to take tons of pictures of what they have built.

Ah yes, who can forget the chipmunk in the house?! You can read The House Trap for the full story. And yes, the little chipmunk was safely returned to the wild.

This was funny the other day, when my son came in the house with a stow away in his sweatshirt.

 The cat enjoyed the ride, and stayed in there for a good 15 minutes before jumping out. Our cats love attention. lol They will even let themselves be wrapped up in blankets as babies. lol

The other morning, Zach 10, started yelling “This looks like Kentucky! This looks like Kentucky!” while eating breakfast.  It sure does!  Geography – Check!

And for the record, it’s very hard to take a picture of a cereal flake. lol

Hannah, the official challah bread baker in this house, made challah bread again today for the Sabbath. This stuff is so good, and she does an excellent job.

And, yes, we eat a whole loaf at one meal. Every Friday night.
We also accomplished all our book work. Since the weather was so nice this week, the kids got lots of PE time outside. With actual running and bike riding. Not just Marshmallow Dodgeball!

Oh, Money Saving Mom has a post on Educational Freebies and Deals if your in the market for such things. 🙂

To see more Weekly Wrap ups,  visit Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers

HomeschoolSnipsandTipscopy 1 Writing Instruction for the Dysgraphic Student. How?

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The Mouse Trap

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It’s been a crazy week. I’ve been feeling better, so I’ve been getting some stuff done. That’s a good thing. 🙂

Last Saturday morning, my daughter saw a mouse in the kids bathroom. So Daddy came to the rescue, and set out a glue trap. Saturday night, shortly after the kids went to bed, the mouse caught itself. So Dad set another trap just in case there was more than one mouse.

Fast forward to Sunday morning at 7:30. Zack came knocking on our door saying that there was another mouse on the trap. “OK, go back to bed” was my response.lol

2 minutes later, he came knocking again. “He said it’s a squirrel!” Thinking his big brother was trying to trick him, I said. “OK, go back to bed”. lol

Dad decided maybe he should check into the situation. So off he went. The kids had brought the trap out of the bathroom into the living room, so he didn’t have to go far.

He quickly came back and told me it wasn’t a squirrel, it was a chipmunk.

“Seriously?!”

Yes, it’s a chipmunk!

“What the gravy is a chipmunk doing in the house?!?!?!” um…yes….that was said loudly….lol    Which drew lots of laughter from the kids in the livingroom.

Who has a chipmunk in their kids bathroom at 7:30 on a Sunday morning?! Or any morning for that matter! Ha! We do!

We had had a birthday party here on Saturday for Abby who turned 12. The kids went in and out a lot, so they only thing I can come up with is it came in when they left the door open.

Because, seriously, how long can you have a chipmunk in your house and not notice it?!

So after posing for pictures (which he seemed to enjoy), the chipmunk was happy to be set free in the great outdoors. Which was done very carefully, so as not to draw the attention of the cats.

Hopefully, he now knows to stay away from the house were the crazy people glue him to a plastic tray then take pictures.

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W.W.W. Wednesday – My Reading List

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* What are you currently reading? –   Knowing Aslan The author uses parallels to lead the reader to an understanding of Christ and what He did for them by drawing lessons from The Chronicles of Narnia.

I am also reading The Dawn Treader out loud to the kids.

* What did you recently finish reading? –

The Torah Blessing by Larry Huch. I am totally enjoying this book! I like how he tells us the Hebrew word that is used and how it it translated. If your interested in Bible history, the Biblical Feasts, and how we can be blessed by learning about these, you’ll love this book. I’m about half way through now, and I have learned so much.

The Treasure of God’s Word Celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible. You can read my review here

I also finished reading the Bible in 90 Days. I actually finished on Day 89! 

* What do you think you’ll read next? –


Finding God in the Land of Narnia by Kurt Bruner & Jim Ware

To see more reading lists, visit Should Be Reading.

The Treasure of God’s Word – Book Review

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The Treasure of God’s WordCelebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible

By Jack Countryman


Celebrate the most influential book in the history of English civilization!

Scholars have long agreed that one of the greatest influences in the shaping of the English language is the King James Version of the Bible. The Treasure of God’s Word is a celebration of the King James Version’s 400-year anniversary, continuing its legacy of inspiration to people in all walks of life. Scripture selections are divided into 45 topics that shed light on the vastness of God’s love for each one of us, as well as articles outlining the history of the translation from its original 1611 to present-day versions. It’s a ‘treasure’ that will bless anyone with a love for God’s Word and a belief that His promises hold true today as they have through the centuries.


The Treasure of God’s Word is a beautiful book. The leather like, embossed cover, gold pages, and presentation page make this book an excellent gift book. And then you open it, and the beauty continues. The pages are a soothing color with brown printing, making it very easy on the eyes and a pleasure to read.

Each of the 45 sections have several pages of Bible verses pertaining that each topic.

God’s Love
God’s Comfort
Our Salvation
Our Hope
Power of Prayer

These are just a sampling of section titles. A great book to keep on the shelf and refer to daily. Interspersed throughout the sections, are chapters on the history of the King James Version of the Bible. I learned a lot I didn’t know about this translation of the Bible.

This book is a great addition to the family book shelf, as well as a beautiful gift.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Cooking With the Computer

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I like to keep a lot of my recipes on the computer instead of printing them all out. I used to walk back and forth between the kitchen and the schoolroom where the computer was to check recipes. Now that I have my laptop, I put it on the table. That makes it very convenient.

Cooking with the Computer

But then I discovered another problem. Using the computer with sticky or flour covered hands. I came up with a solution.

I covered the keyboard with plastic wrap while I was cooking. I can scroll down to read the recipe, and stop and re-start a video. Like in this picture, where my daughter was watching a video on braiding bread while following along.

We can follow along, without getting flour in the keyboard. When we’re done, we just roll up the plastic wrap, and throw it away.

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