Get Your Digital Photo Printed on Canvas with Canvas People
Today I want to show you the photo I sent in to be mounted on canvas. It's one of my favorite snapshots ever, and I did it through Canvas People. I wrote about their service last year, but I never got around to showing you the picture. Not to worry! I made a video: If...
How To Buy Eye Glasses for Kids Online
(Today's guest post is provided by Patricia Campbell. I've never purchased eye glasses for my boys, but we're getting eye exams soon so this is timely information. Thanks, Patricia!) Children may be prescribed glasses for far-sightedness, near-sightedness or other...
FFYF: Happy Reunion Edition
So, yesterday the older boys arrived home from spending the week at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Last week the younger boys had their turn. Other than fifteen minutes of transition time, the boys have effectively had two weeks apart from one another. They definitely...
Hero In Parenting: City Chic On A Farm
One of the great things about the Heroes In Parenting program is highlighting heroes, and I'm super proud of today's nominee: Sherry Martz. (She has no idea that I'm putting her up for this. Heh, heh, heh.) I met Sherry a couple of years ago at a conference and we...
Angry Mom Has Fit, Boys Clean Up
Last year I asked the question: Am I a Failure at Homeschooling? At the time, things got so frustrating with the boys hating school and me being incapacitated with the knee injury that Hubby and I told the boys that there was nothing left to do but enroll in public...
How To Create the Ideal Homeschooling Office
(Editor's note: Today's guest post is courtesy of Lloyd Burrell, who has suggestions for office space for children. Thanks, Lloyd!) In essence a home school office is a well-designed, but simple, workspace for the kids. This area can be small or large, but it has to...
Saturday Link Roundup
Celina Jacobson from Mastersinhealthcare.com put out a list of 40 Fascinating Blogs about Childhood Development and was kind enough to include me. How cool is that? Shameless self-promotion: Don't forget to go to the Parenting Summit for some wonderful videos by...
FFYF: Relaxing Day Edition
Heroes, I've re-learned an important lesson today. Naps are a good thing. After an exhausting week I indulged in a wonderful nap today. Blissful. Fantastic. And only interrupted about 17 times. But we don't need to focus on that part. Just getting some much needed...
Hallmark Recordable Storybook Giveaway
Welcome to March, Heroes! Today begins a very exciting giveaway here on Earnest Parenting: the Hallmark recordable storybook titled All the Ways I Love You. Have you seen the books? I first noticed them before Christmas and thought they were a great idea. Well. I had...
FFYF: Angry Tween Edition
Welcome to the February 25, 2011 edition of fun for your friday. For my submission to FFYF today, I had to make you a video because the story just wasn't as funny in print. John Fawkes presents Nowhere to go but up. posted at Hobophobia, saying, "Funny video of a bum...