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Gluten Free Breadstix     bread sticks inspired by olive garden   These were really yummy! The recipe is from Better Batter and you can get it above at the link. I used  Penzeys Buttermilk Ranch Seasoning, it's dairy free. in the margarine mix. These freeze really well, just reheat for a few seconds in the microwave or a few minutes in the oven and enjoy with a nice salad.  

Our family has a whole host of serious board gamers!! When we were offered the chance to review the The Presidential Game  we jumped at the chance to review this product. As you will see, sometimes you roll the dice and don't get what you bargain for in the end. The Presidential Game  is a game of strategy to see who can get the most Electoral Votes: 270 wins the game. Teams consist of Republicans and Democrats. The Presidential Game comes with  a 20" x 30" GAME Board, Score Pad, 3 Blue Dice, 3 Red Dice, 80 Politics Cards, 40 "Write-Your-Own" Politics Cards, 150 Republican Votes (red chips), 150 Democrat Votes (blue chips), 1 Electoral WebMap™ Calculator Access Code. The game is for ages 11 & up, I would think that most 9+ year olds could play on a team with an older child or adult. The game retails for $35.00 plus shipping. Either 2 players can play or you can set up 2 teams.   What this homeschool Momma liked about The Presidential Game . 1) Game...

We have been given the privilege to review the paperback version of Gwen Toliver's book Seed Sowers: Gospel-Planting Adventures . The paperback is available at Grace and Truth Books  for $12.50, there is also a Kindle Ebook version. The book is full of 21 true missionary stories. Some of the missionary names have been changed because of the sensitivity of the country (this protects the missionaries from being found out).   As a side note, Gwen Toliver is a fellow TOS Crew Review member, homeschool mom and her family serves with Wycliffe Associates which is a ministry for Bible translating organizations. And as I think of it, our church has supported the Burnham family as missionaries, Gracia Burnham wrote the Foreword for Seed Sowers: Gospel-Planting Adventures.  The book would be for ages 5+, with the younger ones being read to and the older ones reading alone or as a family. The homeschool young man is writing this review so you will be getting ...

Is your life busy?  September & October are notoriously busy for us. Never fails, every year we have a full calendar on those 2 months. Field trips, apple orchard, pumpkin patch, driving to look at fall leaves changing, Civil War Re-enactments, camp fire school and much more! I've had a week that feels like it's spinning out of control, lots to do, a full calendar and 4 deaths in a row. One was a TOS Review Crew wife and homeschooling mother of 2 small children. That is all enough to knock you for a loop for sure. But we have to sit back and remember that God is in control, He is still on the throne, even though we may allow ourselves to feel like life is spinning out of control. At times like this I look to one of my favorite books of the Bible: Philippians. In chapter 4 verse 13, it read "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." That should do it for me, but sometimes I need a bit more encouragement, so I head over to the book of Hebrews chap...

We received the StudentKeys Student Binder Package  from PeopleKeys which included a 3 ring binder to keep everything together and the following assessment workbooks geared towards ages 13-adult and or students in high school through college. StudentKeys Student Binder Package  includes the following workbooks, see the website for more details. DISC Personality Style Workbook -Works to explain and show personality styles through "strengths, limitations and motivations". Perceptual Learning Style Workbook -Allows students to find out if they are auditory, visual or kinesthetic learners. Cognitive Thinking Style Workbook -Helps find out if your student is a literal, theoretical, intuitive or experiential learner. Values Style Workbook -Helps the student identify Values Styles such as "loyalty, equality, personal freedom and justice." Career Choice Workbook -This workbook helps to match students with career fields that match their styles. Goal Setting Workbook - Helps ...

It's been a busy back to school time and I've had a very sore shoulder & neck that does not like me to type, all leftovers from 2 past car accidents (not my fault). Seems to flare up 1x or 2x per year. This time I can't get an appointment for physical therapy for 8 days, not appointments open  :O(    I've heard it will be even worse with ObamaCare. So for now I am on a pack of steroids (oh joy!), Aleve and muscle relaxants. All of which I can say has done NOTHING for the pain. Would appreciate your prayers on this one. The other thing that has kept me away is my mother needs to be moved into some typed of assisted living and it's really hard to have to start taking things over for a parent. So I have been busy looking into that kind of stuff. Young adult homeschooler has been doing well in his studies, he is enjoying his first college class and also learning about just how much of a workload college will be  ;-) Here is what we are doing this year in ou...

Well, coming up I have some really cool reviews for you! Can't wait to share some of the exciting curriculum reviews that will be coming your way this new school year.   We are in the midst of testing out and working through a math program and it's going really well so far...more details to come in October. So check back if you have a middle to high school aged child that needs something new and exciting for math. Also working on a cool new family read-along (almost done with it). A book just for homeschool Moms, I'm stalking the mail man for this one!! I can't wait to share it with you!! A really neat board game that we are having lots of fun with and we can't wait to get a full understanding of play, because we want to take it to family game night next week! And a few reviews of online classes!! So much excitement to come!!

I got this in an email from Sonlight and thought I would share, it's a really good laugh! Happy Labor Day! Someone started a thread on a Sonlight humor forum: "You know you're a homeschooler when . . . ." I laughed out loud at some of the responses. They ring so TRUE. You know you're a homeschooler when . . . . . . your kids are in the kiddie pool playing Lewis and Clark, paddling down the river with lacrosse sticks. -Jen . . . you find yourself and your guests at your birthday party, at 10pm, embroiled in a lively discussion of the heart's size and function . . . with your five year old, who just had to get out of bed and ask because she couldn't sleep until she knew! -Eddie . . . people ask to borrow books from you because it's closer than the library with almost as varied a collection. -Christine . . . your 6-year-old's Christmas list reads: Liquid Nitrogen, Magnets, Rock Tumbler, Soil PH meter! -corrabelle . . . your school unifor...