Thank you Karen Blaha for the use of your photo. Well, I totally missed announcing the winner last Friday because I was wrapped up with my granddaughter’s birth! We got the call Thursday at noonish, packed quickly, and drove the five hours to be with her. She labored all that night, and little Brooklyn arrived at 7:32 Friday morning…after about…
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Snake Oil – Party Potion (A Review)
Out of the Box Games provided our family with their Snake Oil Party Potion game for review. The game is aimed at players aged 8 on up to adult and anywhere from 3-6 players can join in the fun. Younger players can also play if they are good readers. The games are quick averaging about 20-30 minutes each. The game…
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Purposeful Design (A Review)
Purposeful Design sent us their book Purposeful Design Understanding the Creation by Jay Schabacker for review. This hardcover book has approximately 91 pages and is designed to appeal to readers of all ages. The book is full of colorful photographs as well as several charts and illustrations. The book starts out with an introduction and then each chapter corresponds with…
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If He Had Not Come (A Review)
David Nicholson sent our family a copy of If He Had Not Come. The story was originally written by Nan F. Weeks and David Nicholson fell in love with it when his own children were young. He shared it with his family for 30 years, and now wants to make it available for others. The story is suitable for ages…
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Fascinating Chemistry (A Review)
Fascinating Education gave us access to their Fascinating Chemistry course for reviewing purposes. The courses are presented through a slideshow format great for audio and visual learners. Along with the slideshow presentation, each lesson also includes a text version of the lesson and an online test. The courses cover topics one would find in a high school science course, but…
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