These are tidbits of interest that I have discovered over the past week or two.
FDA steps up their push against homeopathic care. Anyone who knows me knows that my family uses many homeopathic cures. Many of us (and I'm talking extended family!) do not react as predicted by drugs prescribed. Many of us have children's liquids in our cabinets so that we can take a tiny dose when needed instead of the full adult doses. In my case, I was given a 1/4 dose of morphine in the hospital - and it dropped my blood pressure to 40/20 ish. The nurse thankfully listened to us, and gave a tiny dose.
http://realfarmacy.com/homeopathic-illegal/
Story has ADHD ... complicated by a milk allergy/ sensitivity. She gets relief from the agitation with vetiver and lavender and other essential oils.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/26/essential-oils-can-help-adhd.aspx
How about just growing your own cures? A lot of people keep an aloe vera plant growing, what are others?
https://www.backyardgardenlover.com/medicinal-plants-garden/
Due to our housing situation and other problems. We are trying to move to a better house. Did you know that there are places in America that still pay people to move - or give them land?
https://www.trulia.com/blog/small-american-towns-free-land-free-money/
My daughter, Sunshine, had to learn about a missionary in Sparkies. She picked out Eric Liddell. So we enjoyed learning more about him.
https://www.epm.org/blog/2018/Feb/12/olympian-eric-liddell
We all have to learn to live with regret - no matter who you are - but I kind of feel for the young authors who "start a movement" only to look back with adult eyes and years of experience and wish that is was not their name at the front ... not that the movement or ideas were wrong ... but more they feel that they were ill prepared for the backlash that was sure to follow. People have a nasty habit of following advise because it makes them feel that they are on the right path, only to pile the blame on those who made those suggestions.
https://jasminelholmes.com/regrets-of-staying-home/
And following on that thought ... look what Story is heading up these days? Got a young author? Trying to publish your own work? She is working a group project. How would you write Rapunzel?
https://kendrasgiraffecrafts.blogspot.com/2018/02/breaking-down-rapunzel.html
Healthy Heart?
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/02/19/magnesium-for-a-healthy-heart.aspx
Dental emergency?
http://urbansurvivalsite.com/15-things-to-put-in-your-dental-emergency-kit/
Sleep? Rare for me to get enough. But what should you aim for?
https://theheartysoul.com/recommended-sleep-times-according-national-sleep-foundation/
Too many people, especially kids under 3 on psychotic drugs ... and the numbers are rising!
http://www.cchrflorida.org/infants-being-given-psychiatric-drugs-on-the-rise/
Saving money while caring for your car?
http://hometips.cooktopcove.com/2017/12/13/put-socks-on-windshield-wipers-of-cars/
Reasons to shut down Public Schools... and find alternate methods to teach our kids
http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/7-reasons-to-shut-down-public-schools-immediately-and-permanently/
Homeschooling Information and Freebies - from a Christian Worldview
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Friday, March 2, 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018
Web Finds for Home Schools, February 16, 2018
Valentine's Day has come and gone again ... somehow, it didn't bother me so much this year. Perhaps because the ref, on his own, chose to treat all of his kids to a nice box of chocolate? And he gave me some money - as he knows I like to shop more than get gifts.
We finished the third set of 7 weeks, and in spite of getting off to a really bad start with cold germs, stomach bugs, and one of the coldest weeks I've ever experienced in East Texas ... made worse because the trailers are not insulated to withstand temperatures below 20 degrees. It got down to 7 degrees and was below 30 for almost 6 straight days. Our central heat ran non-stop and the temps inside the house dropped to below 40. Fortunately, my aunt lives next door, and we camped the kids over there since her trailer is much better insulated. So this week, we got the bills for our electricity. And we're happy to see it was below our worst fears!
Story, Kendra E. Ardnek http://amzn.to/2BAPlGG, has set up a writing challenge group to rewrite Rapunzel. If you like writing stories, or have a teen that aspires to be an author, it is a great way to learn about the process from an established author. https://kendrasgiraffecrafts.blogspot.com/2018/02/introducing-arista-challenge.html
And a friend of hers wrote a great article about the Fantasy genre
http://jenelleschmidt.com/elements-of-fantasy-part-1/
This week, I ran across several home care articles.
Taking care of your laundry ...
https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/laundry/top-laundry-mistakes
Cooking secrets
https://sweetandsavory.co/15-food-hacks/
Some heart healthy foods
https://theheartysoul.com/signs-of-clogged-arteries/
And School things ....
Like games to help with learning History ... http://www.playinghistory.org/
Information on the Olympics and North Korea specifically
https://www.dailywire.com/news/27017/walsh-north-korea-matt-walsh
This week we were learning about Dinosaurs, via a class we get through School House Teachers ... and one point it mentioned how many scientists "make up" their facts about how the dinosaurs looked. It told them to print a dino picture and answer some questions. Because I have ages 2nd - 7th grade, we went looking for more Dino pics ...
http://www.bestcoloringpagesforkids.com/dinosaur-coloring-pages.html
Star was struggling with her maps of Paul's Journeys. I found some great ones here
http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/christianity-bible
Short article on the sons and grandsons of Noah, short video about creation.com may play automatically
https://creation.com/the-sixteen-grandsons-of-noah
And all kinds of things to print, like dot to dot and color by number!
https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
How about raising kids with a good work ethic and confidence that they can do good work?
https://www.backwoodsmama.com/2018/02/stop-telling-kids-be-careful-and-what-to-say-instead.html
Read the comments ... there are numerous comments from older teens on the work ethic conversation .... very interesting.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/27058/department-education-were-done-being-involved-hank-berrien
And helping kids learn Time Management
With technical devices
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/feb/11/screen-time-kids-children-parents-new-media
Homeschooling allows education to be personalized and allows the usage of technology to learn and research
http://www.businessinsider.com/reasons-homeschooling-is-the-smartest-way-to-teach-kids-today-2018-1/#personalized-learning-is-a-strong-method-of-instruction-1
What do you do when you are not homeschooling? How do you use your free time?
https://deliberatehomeschooling.com/not-homeschooling/
Using time management skills to give yourself the schedule that works best for you
http://homeschoolgiveaways.com/2013/01/sabbath-schooling-saved-homeschool-burnout/
This reminds me of how we are doing school for the past 2 years. Works for us!
http://eaglenestmom.blogspot.com/2017/08/homeschooling-extra-kids-with-your-own.html
How about financial Responsibility?
https://moneyuntangled.com/februarys-debt-income-report-started-finance-blog-64k-debt/
And learning about Social Relationships by watching Mom and Dad?
https://www.thinkingkidsblog.org/2018/01/31/activities-for-married-couples/
(by the way, I picked up the advertised Sermon Journal - it's really cool!)
And supporting each other
http://livelifewithyourkids.com/2018/02/help-your-spouse-successful/
With so much on my plate, I've been unable to really spend time doing research. We are also now taking baby steps toward buying a house ... we owned a townhouse from 1994 - mid 2000. But for most of the time since then, we have lived in a trailer that was given to us after it did not sell. It was much better than living 4 of us out of 1 1/2 bedrooms and everything we owned in the garage (nearly 3 years). But the repairs and electric bills are increasing to the point, we could make a monthly payment ... but a long way from the cost of rent. .... Now if only the Ref was Mr. Fix It! Prayers for the right house to fall in our lap and become ours over the next few months. Please!!!
Also, any clicking on sponsored links and making a purchase helps us a tiny bit (usually we're talking a few pennies to a few dollars - I made $13 on Amazon in November!
We finished the third set of 7 weeks, and in spite of getting off to a really bad start with cold germs, stomach bugs, and one of the coldest weeks I've ever experienced in East Texas ... made worse because the trailers are not insulated to withstand temperatures below 20 degrees. It got down to 7 degrees and was below 30 for almost 6 straight days. Our central heat ran non-stop and the temps inside the house dropped to below 40. Fortunately, my aunt lives next door, and we camped the kids over there since her trailer is much better insulated. So this week, we got the bills for our electricity. And we're happy to see it was below our worst fears!
Story, Kendra E. Ardnek http://amzn.to/2BAPlGG, has set up a writing challenge group to rewrite Rapunzel. If you like writing stories, or have a teen that aspires to be an author, it is a great way to learn about the process from an established author. https://kendrasgiraffecrafts.blogspot.com/2018/02/introducing-arista-challenge.html
And a friend of hers wrote a great article about the Fantasy genre
http://jenelleschmidt.com/elements-of-fantasy-part-1/
This week, I ran across several home care articles.
Taking care of your laundry ...
https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/laundry/top-laundry-mistakes
Cooking secrets
https://sweetandsavory.co/15-food-hacks/
Some heart healthy foods
https://theheartysoul.com/signs-of-clogged-arteries/
And School things ....
Like games to help with learning History ... http://www.playinghistory.org/
Information on the Olympics and North Korea specifically
https://www.dailywire.com/news/27017/walsh-north-korea-matt-walsh
This week we were learning about Dinosaurs, via a class we get through School House Teachers ... and one point it mentioned how many scientists "make up" their facts about how the dinosaurs looked. It told them to print a dino picture and answer some questions. Because I have ages 2nd - 7th grade, we went looking for more Dino pics ...
http://www.bestcoloringpagesforkids.com/dinosaur-coloring-pages.html
Star was struggling with her maps of Paul's Journeys. I found some great ones here
http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/christianity-bible
Short article on the sons and grandsons of Noah, short video about creation.com may play automatically
https://creation.com/the-sixteen-grandsons-of-noah
And all kinds of things to print, like dot to dot and color by number!
https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
How about raising kids with a good work ethic and confidence that they can do good work?
https://www.backwoodsmama.com/2018/02/stop-telling-kids-be-careful-and-what-to-say-instead.html
Read the comments ... there are numerous comments from older teens on the work ethic conversation .... very interesting.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/27058/department-education-were-done-being-involved-hank-berrien
And helping kids learn Time Management
With technical devices
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/feb/11/screen-time-kids-children-parents-new-media
Homeschooling allows education to be personalized and allows the usage of technology to learn and research
http://www.businessinsider.com/reasons-homeschooling-is-the-smartest-way-to-teach-kids-today-2018-1/#personalized-learning-is-a-strong-method-of-instruction-1
What do you do when you are not homeschooling? How do you use your free time?
https://deliberatehomeschooling.com/not-homeschooling/
Using time management skills to give yourself the schedule that works best for you
http://homeschoolgiveaways.com/2013/01/sabbath-schooling-saved-homeschool-burnout/
This reminds me of how we are doing school for the past 2 years. Works for us!
http://eaglenestmom.blogspot.com/2017/08/homeschooling-extra-kids-with-your-own.html
How about financial Responsibility?
https://moneyuntangled.com/februarys-debt-income-report-started-finance-blog-64k-debt/
And learning about Social Relationships by watching Mom and Dad?
https://www.thinkingkidsblog.org/2018/01/31/activities-for-married-couples/
(by the way, I picked up the advertised Sermon Journal - it's really cool!)
And supporting each other
http://livelifewithyourkids.com/2018/02/help-your-spouse-successful/
With so much on my plate, I've been unable to really spend time doing research. We are also now taking baby steps toward buying a house ... we owned a townhouse from 1994 - mid 2000. But for most of the time since then, we have lived in a trailer that was given to us after it did not sell. It was much better than living 4 of us out of 1 1/2 bedrooms and everything we owned in the garage (nearly 3 years). But the repairs and electric bills are increasing to the point, we could make a monthly payment ... but a long way from the cost of rent. .... Now if only the Ref was Mr. Fix It! Prayers for the right house to fall in our lap and become ours over the next few months. Please!!!
Also, any clicking on sponsored links and making a purchase helps us a tiny bit (usually we're talking a few pennies to a few dollars - I made $13 on Amazon in November!
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Weekly Web Posts : Feb. 4, 2018 - Snoring
This week we had "installment three" of an ongoing saga of one of our family being falsely accused. Every time we get new information on the accusation, it escalates and blows us away. So this week, I'm only going to present the Homeschool, Health, and Homecare links. Especially snoring, because my husband can rock the house! I'm a really light sleeper, and it has come to the point of something needs to be done about it!
Brain Balance - Taking care of yourself when you have high needs kids
https://blog.brainbalancecenters.com/self-care-behavioral-challenges
Teaching Perseverance
https://blog.brainbalancecenters.com/power-of-perserverance
That Blue Blood Lunar Eclipse Moon Tuesday
https://www.livescience.com/61570-super-blue-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse.html
Dehydration and your Brain
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/09/28/dehydration-affects-brain-function.aspx
Creative Writing Lodstar Lectures
https://intuitivewritingguide.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/introducing-lodestar-lectures/
Elimination Diet - We've had to do this with several kids, not all mine. The allergy tests with catch most of the big ones, but not all, and pretty much only if it affects the skin/respiratory. So when I had a child who occasionally became extremely hyper, it was by luck that we found out that milk products triggered this.
http://drrobertmelillo.com/2018/01/31/how-to-do-an-elimination-diet/
Who doesn't want cheaper legos?
http://www.dontwasteyourmoney.com/score-legos-1958-prices-walmart-weekend/
Minecraft classes
http://www.instructables.com/class/Minecraft-Class/
Wisdom Teeth
https://answersingenesis.org/human-body/vestigial-organs/are-wisdom-teeth-evidence-evolution/
Hidden problems and your health
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/01/28/statins-pesticides-wireless-radiation-affects-heart-health.aspx
While researching trains, I found this gem!
http://www.dequincyrailroadmuseum.com/all_aboard_kids_fun_train
http://coloringhome.com/train-car-coloring-pages
Ditching Desks and Chairs
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/11/27/sitting-standing-moving.aspx
Now for the big one - SNORING ... and congestion, because much of the refs snoring seems to be because he's congested, like ALL THE TIME.
Our family is really into Essential Oils, and here are some sites that I found interesting.
https://healthyfocus.org/proven-essential-oils-for-snoring/
https://medlicker.com/1074-essential-oils-for-snoring
http://www.rapidhomeremedies.com/remedies-for-snoring.html
https://www.essentialoilhaven.com/essential-oils-snoring-remedies/
http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/Essential-Oils-for-Congestion.html
https://www.biosourcenaturals.com/essential-oils-nasal-congestion/
https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/use-essential-oils-to-relieve-sinus-congestion/
http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/Essential-Oils-for-Cough.html
http://www.fabnaturals.com/how-to-use-essential-oils-to-get-rid-of-chest-congestion/
Not Flour Tortillas
https://traditionalcookingschool.com/food-preparation/recipes/paleo-cassava-flour-tortillas/
Cleaning Tips
http://hometips.cooktopcove.com/2017/11/20/if-your-house-needs-an-extreme-deep-clean-pay-close-attention-to-these-9-tips/
Friday, January 26, 2018
Weekly Web Finds : Jan 26, 2018
HOMESCHOOLING
Geology
Henty Chronological
MINISTRIES And CHRISTIANITY
MARRIAGE and PARENTING
Modest Swimwear
Altoid Tin Playsets
COOKING AND HOMEMAKING POSTS
Conquor Clutter
Bread Baking in Cast Iron Skillet (warning - music plays)
HEALTH POSTS
Grounding
Snap Crackle Pop Joints
Adrenals
Fake Salt Lamp
EMF Fields
GARDENING AND BUGS AND PESTS
Making papercrete
POLITICS (Sort of) … HISTORY
These people were NOT homeschoolers. But just because they chose to hide behind that mask, does not mean we should punish homeschoolers. Suppose they had chosen to hide behind the face of Muslim conversion instead?
Women's March
JOBS and FURTHER EDUCATION
Careers on the rise
MONEY
TECHNOLOGY
Border Wall
JUST AMAZING STUFF
When you find a person that you knew as a child ...
Friday, January 19, 2018
Weekly Web Finds : January 19, 2018
HOMESCHOOLING
Rescued Videos, many educational classes - parental supervision suggested
Middle School
Classes at Micheals - A great way to try new skills!
MINISTRIES And CHRISTIANITY
MARRIAGE and PARENTING
Being 12
Narcissist
http://www.urbo.com/content/tactics-used-by-narcissists-to-silence-you
COOKING AND HOMEMAKING POSTS
HEALTH POSTS
Blue Tansy
GARDENING AND BUGS AND PESTS
POLITICS (Sort of) … HISTORY
Communist at an American Grocery Store
JOBS and FURTHER EDUCATION
MONEY
TECHNOLOGY
Google
Cluttered Hard Drives and Devices?
I've been collecting stuff for over a decade and over time, I have realized that I've collected some things more than once. How do you sort it? What do you delete?
JUST AMAZING STUFF
Free Chocolate to try?
Friday, January 12, 2018
Weekly Web Finds : Jan 12, 2018 : Calendars and Time and Lots More
HOMESCHOOLING
A favorite author of Historical Fiction - Patricia Beatty - I LOVED her books growing up, they are hard to find now days, but such fun to read!
This week Scholar asked ... "Who decided to invent the measurement of time and why did they use 12s and 60s?" So we did some research. He hasn't covered all of it yet, and is still searching for an answer.
Trick to remembering number of days in each month
Loop Scheduling
Theistic Evolution
Periodic Table
MINISTRIES And CHRISTIANITY
MARRIAGE and PARENTING
Mantras to live by
ADHD
Sleeping Kids
So ... I thought about trying to print or make myself a calendar ... and found some interesting places and interesting options
COOKING AND HOMEMAKING POSTS
Diet
Freezer Meals for the Crock Pot
Garlic Mushrooms
Limit Lecitins to improve health
Cleaning House
Homesteading Kitchen Tools
Coconut Yogurt
HEALTH POSTS
Stress
Heart Disease
Dangers of No Salt or Low Salt Diet
Gluten and Skin Health
Sleeping Issues
Chamomile Tea
Staying Warm
Coconut Oil helps Altheimierz
Castor Oil
ONE change to improve your health
Losing Pregnancy Weight ..Video (Mom of 10)
GARDENING AND BUGS AND PESTS
Organic
POLITICS (Sort of) … HISTORY
Emporers new clothes
Oprah ... not that I agree with the whole article ... but anyway ....
JOBS and FURTHER EDUCATION
Is college really required to live well in our society? I have a degree in Math from almost 30 years ago. The Ref has a degree in computer science ... and neither of us have truly benefitted from those degrees. We were fortunate to not have debt from them either. I did teach high school math for 2 years, and the Ref worked as a programmer for a little over a decade, but not at the big salaries that the college pushers promised he would have. He found it took good grades and hard work to find a job and keep it! Now he manages at a McDonalds, and daily meet people who have a degree and debt and work entry level for minimum wage.
Work from home
Defining What is not
MONEY
TECHNOLOGY
JUST AMAZING STUFF
Cute Valentine Craft
Snow Globe Craft
Friday, January 5, 2018
Weekly Web Finds : January 5, 2018
HOMESCHOOLING
Visual Memory
MINISTRIES And CHRISTIANITY
MARRIAGE and PARENTING
Government is here to raise your kids
Overexcited (reminds me of me actually)
COOKING AND HOMEMAKING POSTS
HEALTH POSTS
Fats Benefits
Yeast Overgrowth
Pain Meds and Kids
Probably not true...
Flu
https://medium.com/@andreangelantoni/there-are-several-significant-errors-the-doctor-includes-in-her-article-6dfc196afd9b
GARDENING AND BUGS AND PESTS
Coffee Table Project
POLITICS (Sort of) … HISTORY
Trump
Indulging the mentally ill and confused kids
JOBS and FURTHER EDUCATION
Working Dog Myths
Minimum Wage
MONEY
TECHNOLOGY
JUST AMAZING STUFF
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Weekly Web Finds : December 30, 2017
HOMESCHOOLING
Executive Functioning and Gifted Students
Don't Be Misled By Schools
MINISTRIES And CHRISTIANITY
MARRIAGE and PARENTING
Learning about disagreements while a child
COOKING AND HOMEMAKING POSTS
Holiday Bark
THM Fudge
Peppermint Cheesecake Brownies
HEALTH POSTS
Better Water? Video or lots of reading of commercial - interesting.
Hemorrhoid Cream
Frankincense
GARDENING AND BUGS AND PESTS
Mistletoe
What happens to Helium Balloons?
POLITICS (Sort of) … HISTORY
Vaccines
JOBS and FURTHER EDUCATION
Productivity Habits
MONEY
TECHNOLOGY
Surgery to Regrow Bone?
Bible App for Kids
Windows over Linux
Fixing Win 10
Garmin VivoFit 4
JUST AMAZING STUFF
Friday, December 22, 2017
Weekly Web Finds : December 22, 2017
HOMESCHOOLING
No Planning Schooling
Christmas Stories
Writing How To essays
PE
Chemical Elements
Story Telling Rocks
Printable Readers
Free AOP Assesment Tests
Best Books for Pre Teens
Ecology
MINISTRIES And CHRISTIANITY
Comfortable Christianity
Creation Ministries - Aliens
MARRIAGE and PARENTING
Social Cost of the Fatherless
Growing into Manhood takes WORK
ADHD and Routines
Why police took a newborn from his parents ... parental rights fight
Best Boy Toys
Intelligence and Autism
Respect
Executive Functioning Disorder
COOKING AND HOMEMAKING POSTS
Gingerbread Bath Scrubs and Bath Bombs
Ways to keep your house cleaner
Light Hacks during Power Outage
Butternut Squash Soup
Spruce Needle Tea
Apple Cinnamon Bread
Zucchini Brownies
No Cook Menu Plan
Civil War Foods
HEALTH POSTS
Blood Pressure Medicines
Food that You Should Not Eat
Essential Oils and Your Lungs
Ferminted Beets and Health Benefits
Too Much Protien
Grey Hair
Herbs and Spices for Healing
Magnesium
Ear Infections
Allergy Elimination Technique
Copaiba
Valerian Root
Vaccines
Brain and Multitasking
Lysine
Lose the Love handles
GARDENING AND BUGS AND PESTS
Weed Control
Cost Estimation Checklists
McDonald's and Agriculture
$50 Greenhouse
POLITICS (Sort of) … HISTORY
Trump Speach to Military Marine One
Effects of the $15 minimum wage in California
Hook Up Culture
JOBS and FURTHER EDUCATION
Lost Survival Skills
Girl or Boy - it's getting confusing
MONEY
Taxes
TECHNOLOGY
Lights
Net Nutrality
Win 10 Passwords
JUST AMAZING STUFF
Toys Worth Money
It's not a Cacoon
SeaJet Capsules
A simple mistake saves the life a tiny preemie
Camel Milk?
Craft Hacks
Time to learn a different language?
A House for Cheap and Fast
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