Monday Giveaway Linky, Extreme Drudgery Edition
So, Heroes, I have spent the last two days sitting on my fanny editing articles. There are over 2000 blog posts on this site (can you believe that???!?) and because Google slapped me last spring and I changed the site theme recently, EVERY SINGLE POST requires an...
Building a Better Student: Boys and Books
Speaking at school PTO meetings often provides terrific content for articles and blog posts. The parents (the P in PTO) ask terrific questions, and their feedback to my presentations gives me interesting new ways to look at issues in education. When the topic turns to...
Monday Give Away Linky: Late Learning Edition
Good morning, Heroes! I am late posting the linky today, in part because I've been plowing through a ton of educational materials that have been waiting far too long for my attention. It's a time-consuming process; most of the information I already know, but there is...
Building a Better Student: Standard Candle
How do you measure the distance to a star that’s millions of light years away? Astronomers sometimes use a form of measurement that relies on the brightness (or luminosity) of particular types of stars. It’s known as a standard candle. The whole system relies on...
Monday Giveaway Linky: Heavy Discussions Edition
Heroes, there are times in life when young people can cause SUCH deep discussions. Oy. Both this weekend and the last one saw me getting embroiled in drama. I'm not wildly fond of drama. So thankfully, it's Monday and we can get back to the normal stuff. Right? Don't...
Building a Better Student: Rich and Famous
For whatever reason we’re entertained by surveys, and when the subject matter is kids we’re entertained even more. (Kids and puppies always make for guaranteed interest, right?) We’re suckers for the age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Maybe...
Monday Giveaway Linky: Afraid of the Email Edition
Hello, Heroes! I woke up this morning and realized I hadn't posted the linky yet! So sorry. The truth is I spent the weekend hiding from my email. Spammers have found me, and (shudder) it takes ages to wade through all those messages. Of course, I've made it worse by...
Homemade Yogurt Topping is Yummy, Less Expensive
Given that food prices seem to keep rising and rising, and my boys keep wanting to eat more and more (sheesh!) I've been looking for ways to save money around here. One treat that most of us just LOVE is Muller corner yogurt. Each package has yogurt and a topping like...
Monday Giveaway Linky, Post Thanksgiving Edition
Hello, Heroes. Happy Monday after Thanksgiving. I hope you had a lovely weekend. We did a little shopping, some resting, and a lot of work. I got a massive amount of work done on a couple of web sites. Phew. It's frequently amazing how much time some of these projects...
Building a Better Student: Pace Car
Over the summer I took a road trip, an experience that is as much a part of my DNA as my brown hair. A good portion of my youth was spent in the back seat of a Ford Galaxy 500 as my parents criss-crossed the country, and I’ve never outgrown my love of the road. One...