Staying at home is a pleasure as well as a pain. It seems like a lifetime ago, but there was a time when I was part of the corporate grind. While I don’t miss the long hours or my hour long commute, I do miss the money I use to make. Since I have been at home I am made numerous attempts to find legitmate work from home opportunities. Certainly, there are a few out there. Unfortunately, none of them have meshed with my schedule or my needs.
It seems like everytime I turn on the television there is a new show catering to the lifestyles of the Nouveau Riche. And then there are the house flipping shows…I can’t help but think I would be nouveau rich if I were a real estate investor. Then I came across the website Nouveau Riche University, and the success stories there are amazing. It appears as though people are making obscene amounts of money, and I can’t help but wonder why can’t I do that?
Who knows if I am cut out for real estate investing. In the meantime, I am going to keep on reading. If they can do it, why can’t I?
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Shortly after Thanksgiving, Nick began taking piano lessons. Tuesday evening he had a lesson, but we could not find his piano book. I took him to his lesson anyways and hoped his teacher might find something else they could work on. His teacher taught him Row, Row, Row your Boat by ear, but today when I asked him to play it he couldn’t quite remember it. So my search began… I was googling when I came across G Major Music. They have a great selection of sheet music for the beginner piano player. Many of the pieces are numbered, which is great because I can’t read music 
And of course it is free which makes it even better!
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Before I begin, I should tell you I am no expert in birding. Rather my son and I recently took the hobby up because it seems to be a natural marriage for his interest in photography. So, for christmas he received several birding books, a set of binoculars and a teleconverter lens for his camera. I’m sure he would like one of those CCD digital cameras if I budget would permit.
I had hoped that our birding expeditions would prove to be fruitful. Thus far, that has not been the case. Little sister is always ready and willing to scare all of our bird friends away. You can imagine Nick’s annoyance as he sneaks up on a red tailed hawk only to have Ava start screaming and yelling. Then we simply watch it fly away. I am sure over time we will get better at it-and with a little luck, Ava will learn to be quiet. Even if Nick doesn’t get a shot, it is alot of fun for us to get out of the house and make a sincere effort looking for various species of bird and observing their habits. The few photos he does get are welcome additions to his nature journal.
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Here are four new telling time worksheets. While you are teaching your child how to tell time, check out the Learning Planets analog clock game. The website Enchanted learning also offers a clock craft your child can use to practice telling time. In the meantime, I will be working on more time worksheets. Expect to see them soon.
Have fun!
What time is it?
What time is it? (2)
What time is it? (3)
What time is it? (4)
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Check out this Great Discovery:$ 8 Prescription Glasses From Zenni Optical. Next month I will be going for my annual eye exam. My vision insurance provides me with $120 allowance to use towards the frame and lenses of my choice. I shouldn’t complain. $120 allowance is better than no allowance, but my glasses always end up costing a little bit more. If I don’t pay extra for the super thin lenses I’ll end up with pop bottle glasses. Believe me when I say it’s not a good look.
I’m glad I came across Zenni Optical because I can get frames at a discounted price and that is a huge help when it comes to keeping the cost of eyeglasses down.
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I’ve decided to add some graphic organizers to the printables page. Hopefully, I will have some extra math worksheets tomorrow or Wednesday. I’m sorry if I seem a little worksheet crazy lately, but I am trying to build up the worksheet page. It looks so sparse to me. With any luck I will get back on track with some fun activities next week. Let’s all cross our fingers :)
Have fun!
Cluster Word Web
Spider Map
Time-Order Map
Who, What, Where, When and Why?
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Several years ago we purchased a car used. An auto warranty was in order, because I wanted to make sure we weren’t buying another person’s lemon. The warranty wasn’t cheap- at least by my standards. We paid roughly $1700 for it. In the end it was well worth it, because the car did require multiple repairs which totaled nearly $3000. In the end we saved money, and I felt good about purchasing the extra warranty.
An added warranty may not work out for everyone. It depends the age of your car, the purchase price and of course the terms of the warranty you are buying. It really pays to do your due diligence when making a warranty purchase, applying for insurance or even a loan/credit card. The devil is always in the details, so read carefully and choose thoughtfully.
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