Webinar: Time Management for Moms 101

Yesterday I attended my very first webinar. A webinar is like a seminar, but it's done via the computer. The webinar was through: Homeshool Connections and the topic was Time Management for Moms 101. Now I will say that most of the content that Homeschool Connections offers is geared for Catholic-Christian Homeschoolers. However I think anyone would benefit from some time management!! (If you were unable to attend yesterdays webinar then you can view the recorded version. (Just click on the words record sessions on the menu on the left hand side)

As I mention above this was my very first webinar. I have to say it was fun and informative even though it had a ruff start. (some technical errors). I was even proud of my kids behavior during the webinar. I told them a head of time I was doing this and that I needed them to be "good". It was nice to able to see the presenter via web cam. Not only that but we as attendees were able to ask questions, post comments, in a chat widow....It was all LIVE so the presenter was able to respond to our comments and questions as they were coming in. AWESOME.

I don't know if all webinars are like that or not. What if any experience do you have with webinars? I know I would LOVE to attend another one!

Rosetta Stone: Homeschool Latin Program FREE

Rosetta Stone is the fastest way to learn a language and has been the #1 foreign language curriculum among homeschoolers for a while — and you can WIN the *all new* version 3 Rosetta Stone Homeschool LATIN program… FOR FREE! This is the first year you can get Latin in the brand new Version III update.

This is a $259 program (and believe me it’s worth every penny!)
This is a computer based curriculum and Rosetta Stone will also include a headset with microphone, and a supplementary “Audio Companion” CD so you can practice lessons in the car, on the go, or where-ever! Students participate in life-like conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone incorporates listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing along with speaking and pronunciation lessons. For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program to allow parents to easily enroll up to ten students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, grade completed work (the program grades the work automatically as the students progress- I love that!), and you can view and print reports for transcripts. Homeschooling a lot of kids at your house? This program is designed to enroll and track up to ten students (five users on two computers) and will work for nearly all ages — from beginning readers up to college students.

To win this most excellent Latin program copy these paragraphs and post them in (or as) your next blog post, and/OR link to the contest from your facebook page and/OR email the information to your homeschool support group – Then go to the original page http://Jeneralities.com and leave a comment saying that you’ve posted about, or have linked to, the contest. Please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post. And good luck!

SAHMinIL here: JenIG is giving away the program. To enter I had to copy and paste the above paragraphs in a post here on My Adventures into Christian Homeschooling.

Planting Socks: The Results

As I mention before we were going to plant a sock. We have planted them and this post is about sharing what we found and how it went!

The first thing we did was went down to our local forest preserve on April 25th. There we put on a sock over our shoes:

After our socks were on we went walking around:

During the walk we found some animal prints in the mud:

The mud was so thick and sticky that I almost lost my shoe:

After our walk we examined our socks! They were muddy and had some things stuck to them. Seeds we hope! We placed them in plastic baggies in hopes to help keep the seeds attached.

As soon as we got home we planted them!

Since that day we have been watering the socks as needed. Waiting for something, anything, to come up. Our wait has finally ended! This past Monday (May 11th) I was able to take a snap shot of each container. Both containers have 1 little bud. I don't know what kind of plant, but it's green! LOL

This one is DS container. You can see the little-tiny plant in the middle. Just some green poking through

This is DD container her little plant poked through a few days before DS (that's why it's taller). It's along the edge.

Now some people may prefer to wash their dirty muddy clothing. However, I prefer to bury them and watch something grow! LOL Let's just say that I was thankful that I didn't have to make those sock come out white again in the wash.

I'm a little disappointed that we got only one plant each, but they did say the best time was fall. So I think we will do this again in the fall and compare the results we get then to the ones we got this time.

So yes it's true you can bury a sock and get something to grow. The question is will these little plants grow and produce more socks. LOL Do you have a forest near you? Do you have some old container? Dirt? Old socks? If so go hiking and when you are done plant a sock!!

Summer Reading: FREE book

Hello readers!

Just learned that Barnes and Noble is having a summer reading program open to children in 1st-6th grade. If your child reads 8 books they will get 1 free book. The free book is limited to the selection of books on the list. I've looked over everything and as far as I CAN TELL it's open to homeschoolers! So grab some books and start reading.

Also don't forget to register your child up for 2009-2010 Pizza Hut Book-It. That program doesn't start until October 2009, but you need to register early for it. So register today! It's FREE to register and they will mail you everything you need (including the coupons) in September.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

These are my favorite (best) postings of this week:

Frog and Toad- about the toad we found in our yard
Costumes- pictures of the costumes I finished up for the kiddos.
Ditches, Rules, and Honesty- about my DS being honest even when he didn't "have" too.

For more Sunday Snippets from other bloggers then check out "Sunday Snippets-A Catholic Carnival" @ This That and the Other Thing