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Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money? {Part 3}

In, Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money?, Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed the background information you need before starting a blog that has the potential of earning you a profit.  If you missed those two posts, please take time to read them as blogs without a proper foundation do not earn profits. Not all profits can strictly financial but we all want to know now to earn cold hard cash.  There is no easy answer but there are avenues you can take to drive your blog to the bank. Here are some of the most popular ways to … Continue reading →

Is Your Home on Lock Down?

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Today, as I was walking to my daughter’s school to pick her up, I glanced to my right at the top of my street and noticed that there were about a dozen cop cars. I asked a bystander what was going on, and he didn’t know, but said that guns were drawn. I immediately worried about getting my daughter from school even though it was in the opposite direction. I soon found out that her school was on lock-down. As I walked to school, I just knew that everything was going to be fine. I said a little prayer we … Continue reading →

Hints for Baby Scrapbooks

In a previous post I detailed some of the elements I used in a baby-themed scrapbook I worked on with a friend. We created the book on a $5 budget and the results look like a million bucks. Fortunately, my friend owns a professional grade printer and we were able to use a ton of free printables in order to keep costs down. What many scrappers may not realize is that they can actually print an entire baby-themed memory album from the Internet for free. Whereas we just printed individual worksheets and other free digital embellishments, there are sites where … Continue reading →

Download Free Children’s Books to Your Kindle

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The initial purchase of a Kindle might be a bit expensive, depending on your budget. Once you have one, you can save money by downloading free books to your Kindle. If you get them from the Amazon website, then it is perfectly free, and legal, to do so. Why not start with some children’s books? The Ugly Duckling is FREE to download to your Kindle right now. It was written by Hans Christian Andersen, and is illustrated by Ripple Digital Publishing. This is the classic version story that you remember from your own childhood. Cougar Cub Tales: I’m Just Like … Continue reading →

Download Classic Books to Your NOOK for Free!

I have written many blogs that point out where to find free eBooks for your Kindle. Did you know that there are free eBooks for NOOK, too? These are completely legal to download, and come from the Barnes & Noble website. Barnes & Noble is the company that sells the NOOK eReader. I thought it would be nice to start out with some books that are Classics. These are the books that you probably were assigned to read while you were in school. It can be very enjoyable to read them years after you have left school, at your own … Continue reading →

Free eBooks for Your Kindle – Week of February 8, 2012

One of the great things about the Kindle is that it makes it way more convenient for you to carry around the book that you are currently reading. Amazon.com tends to offer free ebooks for the Kindle, that are completely legal for you to download. This week, you might want to check out some free Romance novels on your Kindle. Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Irresistible Forces is a romance novel by Brenda Jackson. You can download it to your Kindle from Amazon.com for FREE right now. The story is about Taylor Steele, who goes on a “procreation vacation” … Continue reading →

Birthday Scrapbooks Preserve Exciting Memories

Everyone loves birthdays, especially when the guest of honor is a young child. Proud parents are likely to have pages and pages of pictures of their little ones’ parties from that all important first birthday and onward. As a family history enthusiast, it may be nice to pull together a collection of birthday pictures and stories from a group of individuals, such as all of the cousins on one side of the family. Whether for a group or an individual, a birthday scrapbook containing pictures and stories from their parties over a span of years is sure to be a … Continue reading →

Last Chance for Borders Books

I don’t know how closely you have been following all of the Borders going out of business sales, but it looks like time might be running out to get some great bargains. The first store officially closed this week, and other are sure to be following. When my family and I stopped by last week to our local Borders, we noticed two things: There was some extra inventory that wasn’t there before, and the deals were 70 to 90 percent off. Most books were priced at the lower 70 percent off, romance and reference were at 80 percent off and … Continue reading →

Unique Twists on Traditional Family Scrapbooks

Individuals of Japanese descent getting married in Hawaii have a tradition of folding 1001 origami cranes. The practice is called Sembazuru and the entire wedding party is supposed to help fold shiny pieces of paper, so the bride and groom can get to the lucky number. My entire family chipped in so that my fingers wouldn’t bleed folding 1001 cranes by myself. Once the cranes are assembled they are then arranged in the shape of a family crest. The massive design is then mounted, framed and displayed at the wedding reception, and later in the couple’s new home for continued … Continue reading →

Where to Find Some Free eBooks

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Do you love to read? Are you someone who frequently leaves the house with a book in your hand? Are bookstores a dangerous place for you to venture into, because you will find tons of books that you simply must have? If so, then you might want to check out some sources for free ebooks. Avid readers tend to run into the same problem, over and over again. Your bookshelves overflow. If you are like me, then you have several piles of books all over the house. One is a pile of books that you have read, but are keeping … Continue reading →