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Today is Valentine's Day, but in our home today was like Christmas. Our package arrived from  High Country Christian Depot!! I have not received any compensation or benefits for writing this blog post.  The Homeschooled Young Man could not wait to tear open this package and see what was inside! When the Homeschooled Young Man see's bubble wrap, he knows it's gonna be a good day! 'Cause any boy knows that bubble wrap serves 3 purposes. 1. Bubble Wrap protects our purchases 2.   Bubble Wrap makes for great workout routine jumping up and down on all the bubbles 3. Bubble Wrap drives a Homeschool Mom crazy with the popping sounds and the jumping up and down in the house! The box is not yet unloaded and the Homeschooled Young Man has the book open and is reading through the lessons...lol...ah, the glory of homeschooling.  Have you ever seen a child hold up in classroom all day, 180 school days per year that is excited when their Apologia Physics Instruction...

I thought the blog title Taming The Electronics Monster is pretty telling. Electronics can become a monster in our home and eat up lots of our valuable time. I recently read a blog post by Sports Mom Survival Guide . She has a really cool idea and a printout to make your own printed "Electronics Tickets" for your children. You can print out 15 minute or 30 minute tickets to give to your child. click here for FREE printable Up until 7th grade we had implemented no media during the week and then 30 minutes per day on Sat/Sun. After that we have done 30 minutes per day and 60 min on Sat/Sun. For our family media means radio, TV (which we only have FREE TV channels), DVD's, VHS, Internet, Amazon Prime, video games and educational games). An extra 30 min can be earned through extra chores. There are two areas that I am lenient  on, one being in the car I have on talk Christian radio , Dave Ramsey , Medical School HQ podcast  or a CD with a homeschool convention speak...

As a single income family and busy homeschooling Mom, I am always looking out for the best deal on homeschooling supplies. Today I am sharing with you my best kept secret and my favorite place to shop for homeschool materials. I have received a gift card in exchange for my time to write a review on my blog about my personal experiences with High Country Christian Depot. A bonus for my readers is that you get a discount coupon code good to use on anything from their website. Heather from High Country Christian Depot offers a wide variety of products for kids, youth and adults including gifts, homeschool resources, books, church supplies, and Bibles all at everyday low prices. She says, "Our mission at High Country Christian Depot is to provide affordable products that teach, inspire, and encourage the hearts and minds of believers." Heather goes on to say "we are a group of fellow believers who understand the importance in having a Kingdom mindset in the midst ...