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 [...]

TOS Crew: Graphics Toolbox

Designing and making graphics, buttons, headers, and other kinds of images is something I love, love, love to do.  It’s just a niche for me, an outlet of creativity.  When I heard we were going to review Graphics Toolbox for the Crew, I was pretty excited at first.  Graphics Toolbox was created by Linda Holler [...]

Hermie: Antonio Meets His Match | Review

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Max Lucado’s Hermie & Friends #14 : Antonio Meets His Match
Its About Being a Good Neighbor
DVD
By Max Lucado

A rude foreigner moves into the garden, testing Antonio’s patience.

Antonio should probably be called “Brave Ant”, for the heroic way he leads his Army Ants in defending the garden from, say, Big [...]

What’s in the Bible? | Review

Melissa J’s Thoughts

I had no idea that Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, went through an extremely difficult time in his life when Big Idea and Veggie Tales had to declare bankruptcy (the result of losing a legal battle, that was later overturned in their favor). As he explained in the preview DVD to his new [...]

TOS Crew: Family Mint

The financial world has been up in arms for some time now; with a recession going on, it’s even more important to know where you stand financially and how to cut back on things to save money.  Early on in our marriage, Dan and I got into a bit of financial trouble, and it has [...]

The Busy Couple’s Guide to Sharing the Work and the Joy by Kathy Peel

The Busy Couple’s Guide to Sharing the Work and the Joy by Kathy Peel
Publisher: Tyndale House
Price: Softcover $16.99
Author Bio (from Tyndale Site)

Kathy Peel is founder and CEO of Family Manager, a company that trains women in the art of family management. She has written 21 books, selling more than 2 million copies. [...]

The Jesse Tree by Geraldine McCaughrean

Believe it or not, I had never heard of a Jesse Tree before this year.  I have a fellow homeschooling friend, Jenn, who has made an online Advent Idea Box, and that’s how I heard of the Jesse Tree.  That’s also how I found this book, The Jesse Tree, by Geraldine McCaughrean.

The Jesse Tree is [...]

* Did You Know Devotions – 2 *

Put out by Tyndale Kids
Softcover $13.99
Ages 6 – 10

Why do you get thirsty?
Why is it easier to walk than stand still?
How does a sponge hold so much water with all those holes?
What’s the largest living thing on earth?
Why do we blink?

Any question that a child may have, will probably be in the Did You Know [...]

* Boz, the Green Bear Next Door *

*I received a complimentary product through Momselect for review purposes.
One of the things that I found in my Holiday Pack from Mom Select, were two Boz, the Green Bear Next Door,  DVD’s. This was the first time I had ever heard of this series and the first time my daughter and daycare kids [...]

* Review of the Playmobil Advent Calendar *

*I received a complimentary product through Momselect for review purposes.
The last thing to highlight in my Momselect Holiday Package, is the Playmobil Advent Calendar, Knights Duel.

The very day this package came, I was remarking to my husband that I wish I could find an Advent Calendar that was more than just lifting [...]

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, [...]

Timberdoodle: Upturn Game

Mel’s Thoughts:Timberdoodle is an amazing company that is just full of great educational toys, games, and homeschooling materials.  We recently received the game of Upturn in the mail.  It’s a game for ages 6+ (or as soon as they can recognize double-digit numbers), and you can play with 2-4 players.  The sturdy box it comes in is very [...]

Timberdoodle: Rapelli Game

Mel’s Thoughts:Timberdoodle has provided us with another great product, the Rapelli game.  Rapelli comes in a big orange box, that also has a convenient carry handle.  It is eco-friendly, being made out of 100% bamboo, and it is very sturdy, which is important to me, as a Mama to boys (not a slam to boys, [...]

TOS Crew: Amazing Bible Timeline

Mel participated in this review with the TOS Crew.

We have been studying ancient history since last January; recently, we studied about Alexander the Great, Cyrus, and Hannibal.  We learned all about some of these central characters in ancient history, and, of course, Jacob was fascinated with their stories; he even plays dress-up now, as a [...]