Exergen Temporal Scanner Review & Giveaway

Mel’s Thoughts:
Since having my boys, I’ve always dreaded taking their temps, especially when they’re little, and you can’t get them to hold the oral themometer in their mouth.  I don’t feel that taking an axillary temp is as accurate, so I’ve always gone with the dreaded rectal temps when they’re little.  Oh yes, I just [...]

SYLW: Emily’s Smile Boxes

It’s amazing the difference that children can make in this world, and I have one special big sister to tell you about today.  Her name is Emily, and back in 2008, her parents got the devastating news that their yet-to-be-born baby boy, Jude, had a brain bleed, or a bilateral stroke.  They were told to [...]

SYLW: Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships is an organization that I remember dreaming about serving with back when I was still a teenager.  I used to pore over literature I’d gotten from them, thinking that someday I might volunteer with them.  In fact, one of the ladies in my church had actually returned from serving as a nurse, and [...]

Shine Your Light Wed: Convoy of Hope

(Throughout this post will be pictures of Haiti that Convoy of Hope has given me permission to use.  Some of these pictures are graphic, so I give warning before you read, in case you have a child in the room.)

Convoy of Hope is an organization that I’ve been learning more about since the earthquake [...]

M2M: Organizing Your Homeschool

With the new year upon us, it’s usually the time of year that we take a step back, reevaluate how things are going, and then tweak what we’re doing, making changes if needed.  If you homeschool, then you know how important it is to do this, especially in your kids’ schedules and study times.  We [...]

M2M: Schedule Say What? Plan Your Time

Ok, so maybe that title implies I’ve been watching a bit too much Hannah Montana with Jacob….oh well.:)  We are back on track here at MamaBuzz, busy as ever.  So, this week I thought I’d share a few tips with all of you busy mamas on scheduling your week.  It’s a daunting task, but somebody’s [...]

Early Edition of SYLW: Haiti- How You Can Help

With the earthquake devastation in Haiti, an early edition of Shine Your Light was warranted….I’ve been ready to jump on a plane and just go….not that I have a passport or anything (I’m thinking a passport is in the works, though, over the next year), but I would give my eye teeth to go and [...]

TOS Crew: Maestro Classics: The Tortoise and the Hare

(Mel participated in this review with the TOS Homeschool Crew.)

Reviewing with the TOS Crew has been such a blessing, as we’ve been able to review a variety of items.  This time, it was no different.

We were able to review Maestro Classics: The Tortoise and the Hare. This review brought back many memories from my childhood.  [...]

Timberdoodle: BrainBox & Hot Rocketz

Mel’s Thoughts:
Timberdoodle, home of all things educational, including homeschool curriculum and educational games and toys, has sent us two more great products to review.  This time they sent us the BrainBox and a Hot Rocket.  Let’s start with the wonderful BrainBox.

BrainBox is a sort of trivia game based on short-term memory and good observational skills.  [...]

* Terrestria Chronicles *

Terrestria Chronicles by Ed Dunlop
Ages: 10 and up
Price: $7.99 per book or $47.99 for the entire series

Visit the kingdom of Terrestria, a land where knights and their ladies live in castles and hwere dragons still roam (occasionally).

The Terrestria Chronicles allegory series was written with a three-fold purpose: to honor Jesus Christ as King, [...]