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We use a lot of movies, DVDs and multimedia material in our homeschool curriculum. Our daughter is a visual learner and she retains so much more information and becomes more engaged with the subject matter if she can see, hear and/or touch it than if she just reads about it.

The Disneynature documentaries are a great supplement to homeschool curriculum. They are so well done and are appropriate for the whole family to enjoy. We’ve included both Oceans and Chimpanzee into our schooling and are looking forward to Bears, which will premiere in theaters Earth Day 2014. 

I know you see that I post a lot about homeschooling on my blog – but we didn’t always homeschool, my daughter attended public school from Kindergarten through sixth grade.  We were fortunate that from 2nd through 5th grades she was able to attend a magnet school for gifted learners and she had fabulous teachers throughout the entire time she was there.

One teacher though particularly stands out – and that was her 5th grade teacher, Dr. Andrews.  This teacher made learning come alive for her students.

Here’s another pantry clean-out recipe, inspired by a recipe that was in a Panera Bread newsletter.  I changed a few ingredients around since the whole point of my baking lately is to use up what we have and can’t move with us.  I also altered the directions a bit…because I like to keep things simple and use only my mixing bowl.  I named them Chocopalypse Peanutty Cookies because I used all the cocoa and mini chocolate chips from the cupboard.. kind of like it is the end of the world, LOL!  They are the perfect combination of salty & sweet, and crunchy & chewy.

In the countdown months of our move to Texas, we’ve started to look more seriously at houses that are on the market in the area we’ll be moving to.  In the last nine months we’ve looked here and there online, hummed and hawed about specific neighborhoods and suburbs but now that we know there’s a specific time we need to be down there, it’s become a bit more of an intense search – like, I stalk the realtor website twice daily for new listings.

Have you tried Little Caesars new DEEP! DEEP! Dish Pizza?  It’s a traditional Detroit-style deep dish with more of the stuff you love: crispy corner crust, more cheese and more pepperoni!  HOT-N-READY from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and only $8 (+ tax at particular locations).  Can you say “Value! Value!” ?!

In the current financial climate, motorists are desperately seeking out cheaper and cheaper car insurance deals.  The motorists worst affected by recent price rises are younger motorists and women especially, given the recent passing of the EU Gender Equality law when it comes to a company calculating its car insurance premiums. In response to the financial desperation of many motorists looking for a budget deal, a new criminal industry has popped up called ‘Ghost Broking’.

It’s here! The Good Cook Touch Treasure Hunt has begun!

Do you like to play games? Find out about new products? Visit blogs? Win Prizes? If you said yes to any or all of those question, then you’ll want to participate in the Good Cook Touch Treasure Hunt!

This is how you play:

Search goodcook.com to find random Touch icon codes that have been posted on select products.

Of all the things I’m most thankful for it’s the health of our daughter.  We’ve been so very blessed that over the years the most we’ve had to deal with when it comes to medical illnesses has been the odd cold and a set of stitches.  That isn’t the case for every family though, and I love the cause of the Make-A-Wish®-Foundation, who grant wishes to children with life threatening medical illneses.

If you’re unfamiliar with Make-A-Wish it is one of the nation’s leading children’s charities.  30 years ago, a 7-year-old boy received his heartfelt wish to be a police officer for a day.

Les Misérables is a story of love, redemption and forgiveness, and it’s now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Hugh Jackman, Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon.  Set agains the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Jackman), hunted for decades by ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe), after he breaks parole.

As part of the SheSpeaks program I was sent some of P&G’s “most loved” products from their brands to try out. 

Many of them are brands and products that we use in our home every day, and some of them were new products for us.