From the first time you hear it, you likely have an opinion. Love it or despise it, you will have feelings for this song. As Richard Sherman says in the following video, “Some of you may be ready to kiss me or kill me for having written this with my brother.” This song was written […]
I have loved learning through reading for my entire life. This is something that I have always tried to pass on to our girls and now our grandsons. When we had the opportunity to review up to four LitWits Kits from LitWits I responded quite enthusiastically. Our Choices Once we received our coupon codes, EJ […]
Heading into middle school math can be a bit of a challenge for students. After spending several years playing online math games and using manipulatives they may suddenly face video lectures and textbooks for their daily routine. When I heard we might have the opportunity to review an annual subscription of 7th-Grade Math from Thinkwell […]
Last week I posted a picture of one of our favorite ice cream shops, L’Artisan des Glaces in the France pavilion in Epcot. I wasn’t there at the time but I will be in about three weeks and I’m so looking forward to it. They have a wonderful selection of ice cream and sorbet to […]
We’ve had the good fortune of receiving a 12-month subscription to Elephant Learning Math Academy to review. This program promises one-year improvement in math by using it for only 30 minutes a week for 12 weeks. Doing some research, I found that this online math program covers a wide range of students from 2 to […]
{Blogging Through the Alphabet} Over the past few weeks, I’ve been writing about Walt Disney history. I’ve written about his birthplace in Chicago, his dream of building Disneyland, and the making of The Great Locomotive Chase. This week I decided to write about what Walt considered to be his hometown, Marceline, MO. Elias Disney decided […]
Last week I featured a picture of a couple of Little Monster’s favorite Pixar characters, Woody and Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story movies. EJ still likes the movies but at 12-years-old doesn’t share his little brother’s passion for dressing up like Woody, complete with cowboy boots. The Science Behind Pixar I’m sure he would […]
Our youngest grandson is crazy for books. He can spend an entire afternoon playing with his toys and bringing you stories to read so when we had the opportunity to review both Jem Strikes Gold and Jem’s Frog Fiasco from Kregel Publications I jumped at it. Great Read Alouds These are the first two titles […]
Blogging Through the Alphabet For this week’s Blogging Through the Alphabet I decided to go with a Disney movie, The Great Locomotive Chase. This 1956 film starring Fess Parker had been high on the list for production ever since the Disney Studio began to make live-action movies according to Disney Historian Michael Crawford. Of course, […]
Last week’s Wordless Wednesday photo was, as some folks guessed, from a church. This is a new church being built in Canmore, Alberta on a site surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains not far from the gates of Banff National Park. The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies. This week’s picture This week […]