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I don’t keep up with music trends these days. I’m too busy being miffed that my beloved 80s music is now on the oldies station!!! The old stuff and Contemporary Christian are what top my chart now. (The REAL oldies, not the stuff I shouldn’t have listened to in high school.)

When offered the chance to review To Be Loved, Michael Bublè’s newest album, I gladly accepted. It is a fun mix of four original songs and ten covers.

I love the old sound of this album! The music is true to the era of each song. One particularly-adorable song has a very retro Reese Witherspoon singing along. (You’re not alone, I didn’t know she could sing either.)

My favorite is “To Love Somebody” .
Here’s a test to see if you were alive during the 70s (or if you are too young, to see if your parents raised you right):

Can you sing these lyrics with the proper dramatic emphasis and pauses?

You don’t know what it’s like, baby

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE

To love somebody

To love somebody

The way I.Love.You.

Did you pass? –>Answer Key  Extra Credit if you made your voice sound funny.

(And yes, I know it technically came out in the late 60s, but I wasn’t alive then.)

Take a look at all of the songs:

1. You Make Me Feel So Young
2. It’s A Beautiful Day (original)
3. To Love Somebody
4. Who’s Lovin You
5. Something Stupid featuring Reese Witherspoon
6. Come Dance With Me
7. Close Your Eyes (original)
8. After All featuring Bryan Adams (original)
9. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You with Naturally 7
10. To Be Loved
11. You’ve Got A Friend In Me
12. Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You) featuring The Puppini Sisters
13. I Got It Easy (original)
14. Young At Heart

You can purchase To Be Loved through Amazon or at your local “record” store.

It is a great album for a summer road trip!!

Here is some great site’s for you’re kids to be practicing they’re grammar with.

Oh settle down, I am kidding!!

KISS Grammar

Grammar Bytes

Daily Grammar

Powerpoint Grammar

English Banana

English-Zone

Glencoe Workbooks

Improve Your Writing

English Grammar 101

English Maven

Scott Foresman Handbooks

Literacy Place Resources

The Basics of Sentence Diagramming

Busy Teacher Worksheets

Big Dog’s Grammar

National Treasures Workbooks

Grammar-land

Road to Grammar

English Grammar Online

Grammar Songs

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One of the ways I stay within our budget is by selling any homeschool books we no longer need and using that money to purchase curriculum for the next year (used if possible). I’ve collected quite a few links for buying & selling online, and I hope some of them have just what you need!

Vegsource Homeschool Talk & Swap

Homeschool Classifieds

The Well-Trained Mind Sale & Swap Board

Curriculum Classifieds on Google+

Homeschool Market on Facebook

A-Z Home’s Cool Homeschool Classifieds Yahoo group

HSLDA’s Curriculum Market

Homeschooler’s Trading Zone

Leigh’s List

Homeschool World

Used Homeschool Curriculum

Curriculum Share

PaperBack Swap (this is my referral link)

Amazon Marketplace

Ebay

Craigslist

Half Price Books (not online, but a great place to look)

Blog it: Do you have a blog? Post a Books for Sale list! You can promote it to your readers, and you will also get sales from people doing searches for specific books.

Do you have a For Sale list? Leave a link and I will share it on Facebook.

Don’t forget that you can also Homeschool for Free,
and I can help you create a curriculum plan using your freebies!

Are you looking for inexpensive Mother’s Day gifts to make?
I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites from Pinterest.

See something you would like for yourself?
Do what I do and email the link to Hubby or the kids!

Choose your favorite pic and make a beautiful photo clock.

These cute purses are made with $2 tote bags.

Fill a pretty frame with a free scripture printable.

A recipe box and index cards are all you need to make a daily calendar journal.

Any bird lover would enjoy a bird feeder made from beautiful plates & bowls.

I made these easy birdseed wreaths for Christmas one year.

Turn old family photos into cute marble magnets.

Refurbish an old jewelry box. I see them at thrift stores all the time.

Customize this easy button bracelet to suit your mom’s style.

Stitch up a beautiful felt scissors cover.

Make a pretty outdoor lantern with a vase from the dollar store.

Dress up a pair of flip flops. (There is a $2 off coupon for Target, so only .50! exp. 5/25/13)

Get some clay and round up some little hands for these fingerprint necklaces.

Re-purpose an empty dishwasher pac container into a trashcan for the car.

Find a pretty binder and print out one of these free household planners.

{What are you making for Mother’s Day?}
I can’t tell what I am making, but it is none of the above. Sorry Momma, no hints!
{Which gift would you want to receive?}
My faves are the daily calendar journal and the decorated flip flops.

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To celebrate their 110th birthday, the 8 original crayons are throwing a birthday bash at the new fun-omenal Crayola Experience, the world’s only interactive Crayola family attraction. Right now, they’re out on a colorful adventure to spread the news, and you’re invited to join the fun!

 How can you join in on the fun? You can FOLLOW the crayons on their adventure, LEARN more about each color and enter to WIN a trip for 4 to celebrate their birthday and the Grand Opening of the all new Crayola Experience this coming May, 2013!

Visit the Crayola Facebook page and click “enter now” for your chance to be first in line when the Crayola Experience reopens.

 The new Crayola Experience features four floors of new interactive exhibits and one-of-a-kind attractions that will bring the magic of color and your child’s creativity to life! The winner will be among the first to experience the fun, along with a three- night, all-expenses paid stay. It’s an experience your kids will never forget – and neither will you!

{Crayola provided me with this information.}

Every April I get the urge to start planning the next homeschool year. My printer starts humming as I hunt for free curriculum links and browse Pinterest boards for ideas.

Use these free planning tools to organize your new year:

Start by printing out a free homeschool planner. There is something for everyone on my huge round-up list!

Map out your weeks on my favorite school year calendar.

Divide your child’s work into quarters with the easiest record system ever.

Make sure you stay on track with color-coded progress lists.

Save some money by keeping a running curriculum list.

Compare prices with this curriculum price comparison sheet.

Use those computer files with this handy idea for organizing your ebooks.

Find time for extras like crafts and nature study with a theme of the day.

Do you want to step away from boxed curriculum? I show you how in my Create Your Own Curriculum series.

Find more ideas on my Homeschool Organization Pinterest Board!

April is National Poetry Month!
I’ve gathered up lots of free resources for you to use with your kids.
I tried to be selective, choosing websites loaded with lessons and printables.
Don’t make a chore out of reading and writing poetry – just have fun with it!!

Interactive Poetry Center Links:  #1   #2

Seasonal Poetry & Art Units:
1st grade   2nd grade   3rd grade   4th grade

Instant Poetry Forms

Acrostic Poem Printables  (scroll down)

What Rhymes with Squirrel?

Giggle Poetry

Poetry Teachers

Poetry 4 Kids

Kindergarten Poetry Journals

10-week Poetry for Kids Course

Introduction to Poetry Types

30 Days of Poetry

Poetry Learning Guides

Poetry Frames & Writing Paper

Poetry Primer

Poetry Idea Engine

Poem in Your Pocket

Classic Children’s Poems

55 Types of Poems

Rhyming Dictionary

Poems Every Child Should Know

Poet Websites:

• Shel Silverstein
• Jack Prelutsky
• Kristine O’Connell George
• Robert Munsch

Do you have a favorite children’s poet?

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Take your kids on a world tour with these FREE lesson plans!

Mr. Donn’s Geography

National Geographic

Early Childhood Geography

Project Explorer

Globalmania

Homeschool Creation’s Geography Printables

Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason

Families of the World

KidsGeo

Countries of the World for Kids

Home Geography for Primary Grades

50 States

Maps Unit Study

Top 50 States

Geography 4 Kids

Global Landmarks

Geography and Cultures

World Geography for High Schoolers

Seterra

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You can find a new beautiful printable scripture every Wednesday over at French Press Mornings!

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