As part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, I received the Victus Study Skills System to review. The Victus Study Skills System consists of two books, a Student Workbook, $20, and the Teacher Edition, $40. You can view the Table of Contents and sample pages on the website. … [Continue]
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
I'm still working away in my little oven less kitchen. The kids are getting more impatient about getting a new stove than I am. They want to make cookies! lol We have gotten pizza from the local pizza place a couple of times since the oven broke and we couldn't make our own. While it is convenient, and easy, it is also much more expensive. And … [Continue]
The Queen’s Handmaid – Book Review & Kindle Giveaway
The Queen's Handmaid starts in 39 BC and tells the story of Lydia, who was abandoned at birth and raised as a servant in Cleopatra's palace in Alexandria, Egypt. Lydia is a hard worker in the palace, as well as making clay pots in her "free" time. She sells these pots and saves the money so she can live free one day. As hard as she works at her … [Continue]
Let God – DVD Review
Set in 1848, Let God follows the story of husband and wife Levi and Amelia. Levi has decided that it is time for them to travel west He has heard numerous stories of men getting rich from striking gold. Even though Amelia doesn't want to leave her home, friends, and family, she honors her husband and goes west with him. … [Continue]
5 Tips for an Eco Friendly Home
*Thank you to Direct Energy for sponsoring today's post, and encouraging me to share tips for a smarter home! Here are a few tips that I use to make my home an eco friendly home. Unplug energy sucking devices when they are not in use. Common energy wasters include your computer, printer, DVD player, phone chargers. Unplug these … [Continue]
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
This past week has been a week of adjustments for me. Adjusting to not using the broken oven to cook with. When you're used to using the oven every day, it takes a a while to get out of the habit of putting everything in the oven. I pulled some Salisbury Steaks out of the freezer that I had frozen myself the last time I made some. I took it out … [Continue]
Teaching Teenagers Time Management
*This Teaching Teenagers Time Management post contains affiliate links I have 6 kids, all homeschooled, and all adults now. So I have some experience with teenagers! I have said numerous times that it was easier to get my youngest four out the door when they were little than it was when they were all teenagers. Teaching my teenagers … [Continue]
