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26Mar/100

Fix It Friday

This week's photo comes from Natalie P at And Then There Were Three. This photo is her adorable little Abigail.

Natalie's Original:

My edit:

This was easy! Lightened with curves and popped with a Soft Light layer at 75% opacity. Then I ran MCP touch of light in some areas of her face. I also used the clone tool over just a bit of the blue between her eyes and then sharpened them up. Resized and sharpened for web.

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23Mar/102

Homeschool Freebie Alert: CurrClick Easter Egg Hunt

Head over to CurrClick and start hunting for eggs around their website. Each egg will add a free homeschool resource to your cart!! I found 17 out of 18 and am still searching for that last egg (though the first 17 were quite easy

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22Mar/100

MPM

This is our plan for dinners for the next 2 weeks. Some nights we will have leftovers or maybe out to eat.

Grilled Chicken Romaine Salad w/Ranch
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls
Steak N Gravy over Rice
Beef Hot Dogs with Chili and Chips
Golden Mushroom Roast with potatoes
Tuna Casserole
Spaghetti, meatballs and garlic bread
Crock-Pot BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches and fries
Baked Chicken Alfredo Penne
Stromboli
PWs MacNcheese and Broccoli
Bean & Cheese Quesadillas with Spanish Rice
Potato Sausage Skillet

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10Mar/100

Have you heard about Pix-O-Sphere?

At Pix-O-Sphere you'll be able to host your photos, share photos with the blogosphere for use on their blogs, get desktops, and apply to be a seller of stock photography. All in a SAFE environment!

I am very excited about this new community! I love that it is FAMILY-FRIENDLY which is something that seems to be getting harder and harder to find online! And I just learned today that I may be able to sell stock photos there as well! Another reason to click away on my Canon!

Come and join the Pix-O-Sphere Facebook Group and of course you can follow them on Twitter as well!

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10Mar/100

We are PR Friendly!

The Painters 5 is now PR Friendly!

Do you have a product you would like us to review?

PR Rules: We ask that you send us the item/product you would like us to review. We also like to offer our readers a chance to try the same thing or something similar so we ask that you also donate an item for a giveaway here on our blog. You keep the donated item/s and ship directly to our winner/s. We are interested in reviewing most all types of family-friendly products.

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10Mar/100

Awesome Puritan’s Pride Deal!!

You must check out this amazing deal from Puritan's Pride! Get your viatmins, herbal supplements and more in bulk and save big $$!!

Right now Puritan's Pride is having a HUGE SALE! Buy 2 get 3 FREE or Buy 1 get 2 FREE! And yesterday MoneySavingMom posted a deal that will work right along with this sale to get you $15 off a $30 order + FREE SHIPPING!!

::Login or sign up for a new account with ShopAtHome. Search for “Puritan’s Pride” and click-through to the website.

::Put $30 worth of merchandise in your cart.

::Checkout using coupon code TE3QC2H. This should give you $15 off a $30 or more order plus free shipping.

Limit 1 per customer, while supplies last, good through March 13, 2010.

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10Mar/100

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Thanks Lesley for the referral to Amy, I snagged your link

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8Mar/101

Menu Plan Monday ~ 2 weeks

This is our plan for dinners for the next 2 weeks. Some nights we will have leftovers or maybe out to eat.

Ravioli Lasagne (In the oven now!)
Layered Biscuit Chicken Divan
Cheeseburgers/Fries
Potato Soup, Hot Ham N Cheese
BBQ Meatballs, Fried Potatoes
Golden Mushroom Roast beef over Mashed Potatoes, Veggies
Tacos
Bacon/Egg Biscuit Cups
Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Spanish Rice, and Refried Beans
Penne with Italian Sausage and Tomato Basil sauce
Tuna Casserole (using PW macNcheese recipe)
TexMex Shells N Cheese

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6Mar/100

Great Math Finds!

Emira is having some difficulty learning and memorizing her multiplication facts. This is hindering her math skills and we are bound and determined to do whatever it takes to help her get them glued in her brain.

Today while reading my rss feeds I was happy to find these great FREE Skip Counting Charts from Jolanthe at Our Homeschool Creations! She always has amazing freebies and this one is no exception!!

I also found the Personal Trainer: Math game for her to play on her Nintendo DSi. I'm hoping she will enjoy this game while learning and practicing her math.

We are also going to be using Times Tales as well. I have heard nothing but great things about this program and am excited to receive it and get started.

I know these will be a great addition to our Teaching Textbooks Math 4 curriculum!

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6Mar/101

Fix It Friday

This week's photo is from Sarah Halstead @ Loving My Life. This is her adorable son Dustyn and Sarah was "having issues with overexposure in the top left corner and with blemishes on his face."

Sarah's Original:

My edit:

I did a few curves adjustments to add some light and warmth to his face and masked out the rest. Fixed the blemishes and then I ran the PW Fresh & Colorful action to boost the blues and greens, and her Bring On The Eyes as well. Resized and sharpened for web.