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It’s back to school time and that means books!  Books for studying, books for reference, and books just to enjoy.  Who couldn’t use an online gift card for books at say…Barnes & Noble?

Gift cards make such a great gift and GiftZip.com can be your one stop shop when you’re shopping for them.  A place to go when your child

Recently Carolina Pad asked if I would be willing to do a review of some of their Studio C collections for Back to School.  The Studio C collection products can be found at Walmart, Target, Staples, Office Max, Michaels, CVS and more retailers nationwide!

I love stationery products, notebooks, pens, pencils, and can never have too many of them around the house.  Last year I picked up some of the Carolina Pad ‘Eye Candy’ supplies at Target to add a little color and fun to my desk space.  As is usual of Carolina Pad they have a large selection of patterns this school year to choose from, as well as supplies covering many different functions.

Carolina Pad’s Studio C collections include;

Back to School isn’t just about the kids.  Many mothers put their schooling on hold to spend time with their children, or because raising a family makes finances a little tighter.

American Public University is a place that understands moms have a lot of responsibilities, on many different levels.

APU’s tuition is one of the

Don’t forget!  There are two new episodes of WordGirl premiering tomorrow, August 23rd, on PBS.

The end of summer is always a bummer.  In “Bummertime!”, it’s the last day of summer and Becky Botsford (aka dictionary superhero WordGirl) wants to spend it reading her favorite book in a hammock and play outside with her friends.  But Tobey, and his latest robot creation Chronos, are getting in the way.  Becky must figure out how to stop crime and still enjoy her last day of vacation.  The episode features two great vocabulary words

Starting middle school or high school often comes with excitement and anxiety.  It doesn’t make it any easier if your teen has troublesome skin.  There are plenty of products vying to get on your teen’s skin.  Some are effective but contain lots of chemicals, others may not work for them at all.  Chemical astringents might not be the best solution for your teen’s face.

Let me tell you about a company that might be new to you.  Bellaboo.  Bellaboo’s products are

Over the years I’ve tried to make apple pie.  Somewhere in the midst of it all, I realized a good homemade apple pie coming out of my oven, was never going to happen.  I no longer beat my head against the counter, and resigned myself to eating it elsewhere.

A couple of weeks ago, I learned about Banquet Fruit Pies.  My spirits were lifted at the idea of being able to have an easy to make apple pie that I could enjoy (and serve) in my home, from a company I trust.  Each Banquet fruit pie has

The Women in Jesus’ Life is a good bible study book full of lessons for a group of women to study together (or it can also be used as a study guide on your own).  Author Mindy Ferguson encourages the participants to think about the women in Jesus’ life as real women.  In reality, we either are like these women or know someone like them.

Women have an important role in God’s kingdom here on Earth, and God has ‘wired’ them differently then men for a reason.  Culture during Jesus’ time for women was

With the new border laws now in effect, if you want to any kind of international traveling (and yes that includes Canada and Mexico), having a passport is a must.  Passports by their very nature are sensitive documents, and are a gold mine for a pickpocket.  So you want to make sure that you have a secure place to carry it when you are in the airport, or sight seeing.

If this is a product that you are in need of, then check out Executive Gift Shoppe’s selection of Passport Holders.

So it is that time of the year to go shopping for Grandparents Day gifts.  PrintArtKids makes that a fun activity for your children.

They have numerous products that can be personalized with your child’s artwork or photo, and the gifts are something that the grandparents will find useful and love.  What grandparent doesn’t love to show off the things their grandchildren have created?  PrintArtKids is the place to go for personalized notebooks, notepads, and other items.

I got a new CD in the mail the other day from Music Moms.  It’s the second album from David Garrett, Rock Symphonies.  The album uniquely crosses Garrett’s extraordinary violin playing with classic rock-and-roll songs.

International superstar David Garrett has been performing sold-out classical violin shows since he was a young boy, playing with the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Russian National Orchestra by age 12. 

Touring has taken Garrett all over the globe, and he’s been on the popular shows; Good Morning America, Oprah and The Today Show. 

The tracklist of Rock Symphonies includes ~