E-book review

I was given a wonderful opportunity to preview and review an exciting new e-book that The Old Schoolhouse Magazine was soon going to be offering. The e-book is called: Preschoolers - Creating a Rich Environment and a Fun Place for Learning and that is exactly what this book had to convey. I was concerned at first that it was going to be one of those , sit your child down for two hours and pound into them their letters, their sounds, numbers, writing and so forth, but this was so not that.

First off I am a mother of five, a 20 year-old son, a 17 year-old daughter, a 6 year-old daughter, a 4 year-old daughter and a daughter who has passed on, that means I am not a new parent when it comes to teaching my children, but sometimes I feel like I must be from another planet with all the new thoughts behind parenting that are now given. This e-book is well thought out and is written with both parent and child in mind. I must say that it is long, 85 pages, but it is an enjoyable read.

It covers subjects like chores, music, teaching and activities. I really enjoyed the Preschool Education chapter. It talked about getting your house in order. This is definitely an area where I tend to become lax in, so it was great to be reminded of things that I have let go. I also enjoyed the Chapter Creative Things to do with Your Preschooler. They had over 80 ideas that you can do with your child. Now I have no excuses when my little one wants to do something. And the great thing is that they are learning without knowing. They also have some great craft recipes, the ones that I search for on the internet, locate, print and then lose, now I have them right at my fingertips when I need them.

I believe that anyone who orders this e-book will come away with plenty of new ideas and refreshed with some old ones. Print it out, put it in a binder and put it someplace that is easy to grab, because you will be grabbing this book a lot. I know I will be.

Update

Sorry I haven't updated in almost a month...it has been crazy here.

A little over 3 weeks ago I received a phone call from the sheriff's office asking about my step-father. To make a terrible story short, they found him dead inside his home. My mom was in Arkansas, she was coming here in 3 days, so I had to get her on a plane and ever since we have been dealing with after effects of his death. My mom who has always been very strong is depending on me to help her do everything. I don't mind, but it hurts to see her hurting.

Until I get more time to blog I just ask for your prayers.

Thanks, Me!!

The Cowboy's Wife - Photo Contest

I took 2nd place in Lori's photo contest. SWEET!!!! It's not like I built the stained glass window or anything, but I feel like a proud mama. Thanks Lori for putting on such a great contest. Looking forward to your next one.

Weigh In - 3rd Week

Well, I had my weigh in last night and I gained .8 I wasn't surprised since it was that time of the month and I am extremely bloated. I'm not down on myself which is a good thing. Even with my cravings I still was able to stay on program, and that's because WW is sooooooooo easy to use. I know that next week's weigh in will be good because I can feel it.

I've also been working out...... 60 min on the treadmill and then this week I am starting to use the weights again, just like Rudy taught me.

Keep up the good work.

Week 2 Weigh In

So I just weighed in and.......................... down 5 lbs. for a total of 9.4. Yea!!! I am sooooooo excited. Even Easter didn't destroy me. I really wished for 4 and I got it, but then when I was .6 away from 10 I was sad. Just can't please me.

Rant

So I go to everyone elses blogs and things are always sunny on their side of the blogworld. Now at my blog, life sucks big ones. Am I the only one who has problems or am I the only stupid person to admit it? Yes, I know you don't go to blogs to hear other peoples problems, but guess what.......sometimes it would be nice to know you are not alone in the crapper.

I mean I visited one blog last week and got a terrible virus that has destroyed our computer, and people were like "oh, well" no big deal. It is a big deal!!!

In the last week we have been hit hard and I'm almost to the point of stopping trying to get up after being knocked down over and over and over. I just want to curl up and cry, cuss, shout and hit something. IS ANYONE OUT THERE???? IS ANYONE LISTENING????

Then to top it off, I call Dish Network to cancel our service that I started 2 years ago. I called, I signed the papers, I pay the bills, and they would not let me cancel the service, without my husband's permission. Oh, but they were willing to let me make changes to the service. Well, they definitely will not be getting our service back.

If I wasn't doing so dang good on WW I would be stuffing my face right now, and washing it down with a 6 pack of Pepsi, but I will be strong!!! I have to .........I'M THE MOM!!!

Weigh In

Well, one week down and I lost...... 4.4 lbs. I'm excited!! It wasn't a hard week except feeling like crap a few days. I just had to make some hard decisions when it came to a few meals. Only had 1 slice of pizza on one day, and when we went out to eat I left off the cheese. I hope next week to do as well. I'll check back soon.