If you don’t already know what Swagbucks are then you’re probably sitting there asking, “What ARE you talking about?!” Swagbucks are cool. Swagbucks are fun. Swagbucks are reward points that you earn while searching the internet (and a few other ways) that you can later redeem for real life prizes. No, really. REAL LIFE PRIZES. There is no catch. There is no trick. There is no little man behind the …
October 2010
Eating (Even) Healthier
Eating healthy is something we do better at, and then backslide at a bit, and then do good at again… sound familiar? Healthy to me, is something I define as: eating as many whole foods as possible, eliminating as many pre-packed and convenience food as possible, limiting sweets and indulging in them in moderation and using proper portion control. It shouldn’t be that hard, right? Well, it’s even a little …
Princess’ Math Story; Why we’re switching to Teaching Textbooks.
Last year Princess used Switched on Schoolhouse for 5th grade. We used it because it was passed on to us, it’s what we had, and we wanted to try it out. We had high hopes for it, really. Princess began the year using all the S.O.S. subjects except for math, because she wasn’t yet ready for it. Instead, she began the year with a Saxon 5/4 book (also free and …