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Monday Giveaway Linky: Cheering Up Edition

Good Monday, Heroes! Today we are more cheerful than we were last week. You see, we had to decide it was time to find a new home for our beloved Marlee (one of our Jack Russell Terriers). She really needs to be the only pet in the home; living here with another dog...

Building a Better Student: Spell Check

One of my co-workers at the radio station said something interesting to me this week. He said, “Spell check made me into a good speller.” At first I thought he was kidding, but no. He told me that he was horrible at spelling when he was younger, but through the years...

4 Suggestions for Helping Kids Deal With Grief

So, we had a very sad week here at Earnest Parenting. We decided that Marlee, one of our beloved dogs, needed to find a new home. To explain: we got Keely when she was a puppy in 2009. In 2012, we got Marlee from a local rescue organization. We believe she was 2 years...

Monday Giveaway Linky, Sore and Tired Edition

Hello, Heroes! Are you glad it’s Monday, the beginning of a new work week? Truth be told, I am pretty glad. After this weekend….whew! I count at least 9 hours spent outside working very hard to get yardwork done before the weather changes. There was a...