Mother Hen of Nine

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Glow in the Dark Pacifier

One product that I have found most helpful has been MAM Night pacifiers. One of my sisters told me about how they glow in the dark and how her daughter could find them easier. Now my daughter is staring to teeth and has been getting up in the middle of the night to be soothed. I love to cuddle and rock my daughter but I love my sleep a little bit more sometimes. I decided to give them a try and found out it worked. One of the issues my little girl was having was she couldn't find her pacifier in the dark and I have trouble helping her find them. This product is definently worth a try.

MAM Night Pacifiers.
BPA Free
Glows in dark
Orthodontic
Ultra soft silicone

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Love to Play Puppy: Manufacturing Issue

I found a laugh and learn puppy at a garage sale for my daughter. I was really excited because these toys generally cost somewhere between $23-$35 dollars. I got it home only to find that the inside of it was rusted and new batteries didn’t work. I thought maybe some water got into it so the next time I went to a garage sale I told the lady what I found out from my previous experience. The lady gave me the toy for free but again I got it home to find that it too was also rusted. I found out that the batteries that were used in production leaked causing this problem.

The one on the left is 2003 and the other is 2008 making them, 9 and 4 years old. The funny thing is the newer one was more rusted than the older one.

My suggestion is that if you buy this toy to switch out the batteries when you buy it. It may prolong the life of the toy.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Homeschool Resources

This is a list of sites I have collected curriculum sites over a course of time and I have listed them out.

Homeschoolinginthewoods.com
Www.shurley.com
Www.lttlegiansteps.com

Light speed math

Www.oneyearnow
Www.pandiapress.com

Bible-based math

Www.zilliogames.com
Www.growingwithgrammer.com
Booksforfunds.com
Www.Memoriapress.com
Www.all-about-spelling.com
Www.alphabetalley.com
Www.artisticpursuits.com
Www.tellmemore.com
Www.apologia.com
Www.aleks.com
Www.pigraministitute.org
Www.singscience.com
Sunlight.com
Www.spellquizzer.com
Www.time4learning.com
Triggermemorysystem.com
Truthquesthistory.com
Mammoth.com
Www.kidswealth.com
Hslibrarybuilder.com
Helpme2teach.com
Www.headsupnew.com
Www.friendlychemistry.com
Www.deeperroots.com
Www.core-learning.come
Www.catronereek.com
Www.bonnieterrylearning.com
Www.bbk.com
Www.biblestorysongs.com
Www.bfhhandwriting.com
Christcenteredcurriculum.com
Www.salemridgepress.com
Www.writeshop.com
Www.homeschoolsolutions.com
Christianbook.com
Www.rachelyoderbooks.com
Scienceforhighschool.com
Schoolsidepress.com

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Art: People's Choice Award

My niece Cayli did this amazing digital drawing and won a People’s choice award at the Iowa state fair. She always amazes me on how talented she is and I couldn’t be more proud. This is defiantly one of my favorites of her work.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Lovely Chai Latte

I love chai latte it is so good it is addicting. I found this stuff at a craft show three years ago and I come back to the same craft show just to pick one up. There is uv course an address, website and a phone number to order more but this 1lb, 12oz canister does last me a while. I think this Christmas I will order some for gifts. The website www.mamasloveathome.com is not only a place where you can get this amazing chai latte mix but she also sales cloth diapers and other baby goodies. If you are wondering about the chai latte it is 3 weight watcher points per serving and 120 calories. To be honest I am typing this blog post and sipping on my chai latte it is so good. Enjoy!

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Photo Shoot with My Daughter

My photo shoot with Ella wasn’t very successful but I still got some great pictures of my daughter. I don’t think I will use any for my etsy shop.

Oooh string! I love string

Scream

Deva

Don’t worry it is only a rock

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Interests on Fiverr

There are many gigs you can find on fiverr that are both interesting and fun. You have to be careful though some gigs are better than others and make sure that they deliver what they promise. If a fiverr seems too good to be true, which I have seen, beware. There are a lot of silly things on fiverr. A lot of them are dumb and some of them have to be a scam, but there are some interesting things to. If you want a silly gift or if you want to promote your business in a unique way then there are plenty of people on fiverr willing to help. Here are some gigs that I thought were either funny or interesting.