Monday, December 23, 2013

The Confident Mom Weekly Household Planner 2014...FREE! Plus a discount for the Supplement Kit!

I can't tell you how excited I am to announce that The Confident Mom Weekly Household Planner for 2014 is available for FREE!  This planner has really changed my life.  I have direction and focus.  I am always so pleased to see how easy it is to follow and I don't get overwhelmed, but feel accomplished and refreshed.  Susan takes great care to make a beautiful and functional planner for a busy mom like me!

free household planner

If you’ve tried Susan’s planner before, there are two major changes for 2014 I think you should know about!
 

*The 2014 Weekly Household Planner is now FREE!
*It is customizable and includes TWO versions! "Blank" version is just that—a planner with blank areas under each day, allowing you to digitally add your tasks whatever they may be, making it uniquely yours. "Suggested tasks" version comes prefilled with tasks already assigned to each day. The work is already done for you! And it is also customizable, so you can add, remove, or edit any of the tasks listed.




Here’s a sample of the types of tasks you will find in the "suggested tasks" version:
 

*Plan/cook dinner
*Water indoor plants
*Vacuum under furniture
*Clean/wipe out silverware drawer
*Clean bathroom sinks/shine mirrors
*Wash car
*Pay bills due
*Pamper yourself
*Replace smoke detector batteries




You can further personalize the planner by digitally filling in any special weekly tasks or notes to remember. A fun or inspirational quote is featured each week to remind you about the joys, and sometimes humor, of family and motherhood. There’s even a chart to help you keep track of your daily water intake.

In addition, a Weekly Household Planner Supplement is available for only $6 to further increase organization in your household. The supplement includes helpful tools featuring customizable fill-in forms, allowing you to enter your information directly into each form. The supplement package includes:

*Master Family Planner to keep track of the entire family’s activities on a daily/weekly basis.
*Special Occasion Calendar/Gift Planner so you’ll always be prepared for the next birthday or special occasion.
*Holiday Gift Planner Worksheet to keep track of your holiday shopping list and purchases.
*Babysitter Information so your babysitter has all the important info that they need.  
*Quick Contacts to keep important contacts available for easy reference when you need them in a hurry as well as frequently used numbers.
*Family Emergency/Medical Information Form to keep medical and insurance info easy to find and share with those that need it.
*Website/App List for Kids so you can record websites/apps your kids are interested in.
*Website/App List for Me so you can record websites/apps you want to visit or buy.
*Account Keeper Sheet to keep track of online accounts, including usernames and passwords.
*Weekly Menu Planner/Shopping List so you arrive at the store prepared and don’t over-purchase.
*NEW in 2014—Let’s Plan a Party Form helps you keep track of party planning details such as guest list, menu, party favors, and activities.
*NEW in 2014—Bible Bookmarks provide suggested daily reading, enabling you to read the entire bible in a year.


 
 

 
To learn more about Susan’s popular and affordable 2014 Confident Mom Weekly Household Planner and the new Weekly Household Planner Supplement click HERE.  Every mom deserves the feeling of accomplishment and results that will be seen using this planner!
 

For TWO weeks if you order the Planner + Supplemental Kit you will get a $1 discount (off the Supplement).  That makes the grand total of $5 for 125 pages of organizing bliss!

Use Coupon Code: KIT1
(that is number 1)



 
 
          

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Reading the Alphabet SALE!!

Reading the Alphabet Bundle Pack Christmas Sale | This Reading Mama
 
I am using Reading the Alphabet for our PreK Curriculum and I love it!!
If you have a child who knows their letters and sounds, but needs more confidence to grow their reading skills I would recommend this.
 
 
COUPON CODE: christmas2013
 
Get it December 1-3 only for $8!!

Click Here: Reading the Alphabet

Monday, November 25, 2013

Mom University for November: No More Perfect Moms by Jill Savage

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Hi Moms-  I'm hope you don't mind...I'm PERFECT!  NOT!!!!
 
Oh, my goodness, I wish I was perfect, but there are no perfect moms.  We are not meant to be.
As I share in this short vlog, I struggle with perfectionism and why I know I can't be.
 
My 2 year old daughter makes a cameo appearance.
Shh!  We are in the bathroom potty training.

 
 
 
Check out these resources from Jill Savage:
 

Friday, November 22, 2013

The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition Book Review




My review:
The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition is a perfect book for Berenstain Bears fans!  The storybook starts off with Papa Bear reading a book  his cubs insist is better than anything until Paper Bear comes up with a better plan.  He shares that the "Bible has all kinds of stories- exciting ones, nice ones, happy ones, even serious ones."  And so the cubs get to experience the Bible with their imaginations of what they thought the characters looked like (bears!).  Every story page has a short paragraph with colorful illustrations. This would be a perfect bedtime read or a delightful way for a young reader to listen and follow with the audio CD.  This is a wonderful way to introduce young  children to the Bible.
 
*I was given a complimentary copy for review from Zonderkidz.  All opinions are my own.*  

FROM ZONDERKIDZ:
The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition by Jan and Mike Berenstain, brings to life 23 Old and New Testament stories in a spirited children's storybook Bible with classic Berenstain illustrations for kids ages 4-8.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Mom University- Become the Confident Mom You've Always Wanted to Be by Susan Heid (VLOG)

 
 

If there was one Mom blog that I highly recommend it would be The Confident Mom by Susan Heid.   Susan is a great encourager and motivator.  She is practical and polished.  I am amazed at her resources and wisdom.  Hear me talk about why this is an important book for all moms!

VLOG for Mom U- Please take 1 minute to hear what I have to say!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Bible Time including Bible stories, Memory Verses and Hymns!

I was hoping to share more posts of what I do, but I'm so busy doing that I don't have time to write posts!! 

Bible Time is very important to me and so it is the first thing that we do each day.  In fact, I start Bible Time at Breakfast.  I originally wanted to pray with my son from MOB Society Prayers (sign up for monthly newsletter to receive them)  when he gets up, but I'm having trouble coinciding my morning routine with his.  I will definitely try to do this when he gets older.  I do try to pray these prayers by myself for him each day.

So for Bible Time I use Calvary Curriculum (FREE).  On Mondays I read the Bible passage and explain the story using the curriculum guide.  On the rest of the days I read from Bible story books that I have.  Most of them have the story we are studying, but told in different ways.  Here are some of the Bibles I use:
*The Beginner's Bible
*Read With Me Bible
*The Story for Children
*The Preschooler's Bible
*The Jesus StoryBook Bible

I copy off the lesson as well as one of the activity sheets for the week, that we do later after breakfast.  Also, on the rest the days after Monday I start asking the questions that are on the curriculum guide.

After Breakfast we sit on the couch for Hymn Singing and Memory Verse time.

Each child has a memory verse that goes with the letter of the week they are studying and their level of learning.

Jessna's verses come from Songs for Saplings.
Shrade's verses come from Rock Star Preschool.
The verses they learn are songs!

We are also learning hymns which we sing daily as well as with daddy in the evenings during our family worship time.

Some of the hymns we are learning:
*America the Beautiful
*To God be the Glory
*Redeemed
*Oh, How I love Jesus
*Count Your Blessings
*The Solid Rock
*This is My Father's World

Here is my son singing Count Your Blessings

I usually just sing the first verse and chorus, but I can see how quickly they are picking up on the words.  I wish I could play the piano well enough to play along.  I guess I will have to practice (in all my spare time!).

And we end with prayer.  I have a little prayer book for children and we will start adding prayer requests for people we know or other things that are personal and relevant for my kids.

(Side note:  My heart is to reach my kids for Christ.  Sometimes they are so squirrely and silly that I think they are not paying attention, but I keep this daily habit and pray that God will open up their hearts and minds to what he wants them to learn.)

Keep learning and growing!!  Blessings, Shonda

Monday, October 21, 2013

Training Your Children in Home Economics by Angie Kauffman Ebook Sale!!

 
Training Your Children in Home Economics is a 44 page eBook, which is wonderful for families with multiple children, as there are reproducible progress sheets and simple shape sewing patterns.  You’ll be able to print as many of those sheets as you need for your immediate family.

Training Your Children in Home Economics addresses why learning Home Ec skills are important for children, as well as sections on skills in the following areas:

  • Money Management
  • Hospitality
  • Simple Sewing Skills
  • Gardening
  • Meal Planning
  • Meal Preparation
  • Kitchen Safety
  • Food Safety
  • Microwave Safety
  • Table Manners
  • Laundry Skills

Also included in Training Your Children in Home Economics:

  • Progress Form for Simple Sewing Skills (with Specific Skills Listed)
  • Progress Form for Working on Assisting in the Kitchen (with Specific Skills Listed)
  • Progress Form (Multiple Pages) for Building a Repertoire of Meals that Can Be Prepared Independently
  • Meal Planning Page
  • Progress Form for Beginning Laundry Skills
  • Progress Form (two pages) for Laundry Skills (more advanced that “Beginning” section)
  • Three Pages of Very Simple Reproducible Shapes for Sewing Felt Creations
Training Your Children in Home Economics would be the perfect base for a course in your homeschool (or to work on after school) on Home Economics!  Because the eBook doesn’t cover everything in the field of Home Economics, this allows you to add in other Home Economic Skills that you feel you would also like your children to learn or just add to the skills that are already worked on in the eBook.

Right now you get this ebook for 50% off with code: KitchenHopeless until October 25!


$4.99 but only $2.50 with discount
50% off with code: KitchenHopeless
Offer ends October 25
 
I'm looking forward to using this book with my kiddos!!