Maybe I Will!

July 24, 2010

A while back, I wrote a post kicking around the idea of actually blogging, instead of just promoting other people’s giveaways. Since I felt led to say more than just “enter here to win a piece of pie from Mama’s Best Bakery”, I bought a domain and jumped in. I’m not the most prolific blogger [...]

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ecoSTORE USA Review

July 22, 2010

I have a confession to make. I’m not green. Not at all. Now, that’s not a real confession kind of confession, since I don’t really think that’s a bad thing. But I do like a lot of “green” products, because they are often better in quality than conventional products. When I was contacted to do [...]

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Things I Can’t Get Homeschoolers to Admit (Part 3)

July 21, 2010

Before I get started on this one, I’ll need to define a term. To most homeschoolers (including your humble blogger), the word “socialization” has a sinister connotation. It means, roughly, “becoming like the rest of society”. I think most of us agree that we don’t want our kids to become like the rest of society. [...]

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Working on it…

July 17, 2010

This page is going to be a mess for a few days. Bear with me! I’m working on it! I did at least get something that shows pretty well in most browsers. I got tired of all the endlessly buggy free themes and did something I swore I’d never do. I paid for a theme. [...]

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Giveaway Scout

July 15, 2010

I know a lot of you are as crazy about giveaways and sweepstakes as I am. (Aren’t you? I can’t be the only one!) Giveaway Scout is a giveaway search engine you can subscribe to for updates on the latest giveaways. I’m adding my blog to the directory. I’ll also be posting their widget in [...]

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I Am a Bad, Bad Blogger

July 15, 2010

Several days ago, one of my favorite bloggers, Fab Find Foodie, tagged me with a blog award, and I completely forgot to do a post! I’m so sorry. We started our summer session of school, and I just lost the blog stuff in the shuffle. I’m lucky to get a post out per week right [...]

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SpellQuizzer Review (with Giveaway!)

July 13, 2010

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, chosen by And The Winner Is: frugal science gal!  Hope your nieces enjoy the software! Almost a year ago, I won a copy of SpellQuizzer spelling software at Free Sample Momma.  I installed it, looked it over, and set it aside for later, since my oldest [...]

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My Favorite Way to Read the Bible

July 8, 2010

Back in January, I committed to reading the Bible in 90 days along with Mom’s Toolbox. I finished up just in time, and commemorated the accomplishment with a pretty little necklace stamped with the date I finished reading the Bible from cover to cover for the very first time–even the “boring” stuff, like the genealogies [...]

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Things I Can’t Get Homeschoolers to Admit (Part 2)

July 4, 2010

One of the questions I frequently see other homeschool blogs and forums addressing is “Do you think just anybody can homeschool?” I believe the most frequent answer I’ve encountered is wrong. Furthermore, I believe the people who are answering this question in the affirmative, for the most part, know darn good and well that not [...]

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More Free Money From Swagbucks!

July 2, 2010

I just snagged another free $5 Amazon.com gift card yesterday!I know a lot of you already use Swagbucks, but those of you who don’t really are missing out on the easiest little income stream in the world. There is no work involved! Just do what you do anyway at other search sites like Google and [...]

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Things I Can’t Get Homeschoolers to Admit (Part I)

June 29, 2010

There are so many questions a homeschooling family has to answer. What we’re doing is unusual. It’s natural that those around us want to know how we do it and why. Questions come from everyone–grandparents, neighbors, friends, the mail lady. Especially in the first rocky years of grammar school, when you’re still finding the best [...]

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The Hillbilly Homeschool Scheduler

June 24, 2010

Everybody needs organization, especially homeschooling families. I made the mistake a few weeks ago of listening to some more seasoned homeschool moms who obviously do not have ADHD, and tried to get myself organized their way. While I was on my semi-annual homeschool spending spree, I did something dumb: I bought a heavily detailed, though [...]

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How Do You Power Your Summer?

June 22, 2010

Rayovac wants to know how you power your summer, and they’re offering awesome prizes every day from June 21st to July 20th! Just answer the question of the day for your chance to win. You can enter every day. Click the image to enter. You can connect with Rayovac on Facebook. Plus, you can join [...]

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A Quick (Possibly Legal) Note to Review/Giveaway Bloggers

June 20, 2010

Ever notice how, when big businesses do sweepstakes and giveaways, they always say “purchase does not improve your chance of winning” or something to that effect, and provide alternate means of entry if necessary? I think that may be because to require a purchase in exchange for a chance to win something is not, strictly [...]

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Where Are We Going?

June 18, 2010

The “we” in question being me, your humble host here at Get Along Home, and you, my hapless readers. Since there are a few more of you than there used to be, I figure I ought to let you know which way the wind is blowing. Get Along Home has been a little bit different [...]

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Febreze Home Collection Review and $15 Wal-Mart Gift Card Giveaway (Closed)

June 17, 2010

This contest is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Mama Zen! Thanks for entering, everybody! When I walked in the door after grocery shopping this morning, my first thought was “Gosh, my house smells pretty!” My second thought was, “Oh, dear! I have a review to write!” My surprise at the scent of my house [...]

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Worth It

June 16, 2010

I sat down at the dining room table this morning to start planning our next several weeks of school, spread my books in front of me, and dove into the last few chapters of The Well-Educated Mind. I’ve read it before, but the chapters on reasons to homeschool and “socialization” serve as a fine pep-talk [...]

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How to Have Your Second Child First + all Free Clear Giveaway

June 13, 2010

How to Have Your Second Child First, by Kerry Colburn, shows new moms the take-it-easy approach to bringing baby home. The book has 166 beautifully laid-out pages of great advice for moms who might just be stressing about the wrong things. (We all do it. It’s OK!) Since I’m cooking baby #4 right now, I [...]

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Are Abby Sunderland’s Parents Negligent?

June 12, 2010

Now that Abby Sunderland has been found alive and well, and is on her way home, (or is she already home?) it seems to be time to start picking apart the actions of her parents. Reactions have been varied. Some think her parents should be hung at high noon, while others think both the parents [...]

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Aw, Shucks!

June 11, 2010

Would you look over there at Tidbits Parenting? Lindsey has honored me with a Beautiful Blogger Award! Thanks so much, Lindsey! I’m just gonna throw a link back to the last time this little award circulated around to me, and say I am thrilled that you picked me. I’m gonna go check out those other [...]

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More Free Money From Swagbucks!

June 9, 2010

I just snagged another free $5 Amazon.com gift card! If you’re not sure what Swagbucks is for, or if you’ve signed up, but haven’t really used it yet, you can read my Swagbucks Tutorial to learn how to earn your prizes quickly. And use my link to sign up, please! It doesn’t change anything for [...]

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A Theme Emerges

June 9, 2010

There are a few questions that keep turning up like bad pennies, both on this blog, and in other conversations I’ve had in other forums about why I’m a homemaker instead of having a job. They are: What if your husband dies? How will you get a job with no skills if your husband can’t [...]

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CSN Stores $40 Gift Card Giveaway! (Closed!)

June 8, 2010

This giveaway is closed. Thanks so much for entering, everybody! Congratulations to our winner, comment #137: Angie B You may recall that I did a review of CSNStores.com a few months ago. In addition to the huge selection of kitchen items like the bakeware I mentioned (and am still happily using), CSN Stores has everything [...]

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Should a Wife and Mother Work Outside the Home?

June 7, 2010

A few days ago I got an email. (Actually, I got about 200 emails that day, but this one was interesting.) It seems I left a comment on another blog that led someone to believe that I thought there was something wrong with a woman having a job. Any woman. Any job. My comment didn’t [...]

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Just Mommy

June 3, 2010

I loved my second grade teacher. She had long, (bottle) blonde hair, and a sweet smile. Not only was she beautiful to me, but she had a clothesline strung across the classroom with stuffed animals and Hot Wheels clipped to it for bribing her students to work. A certain number of books read equaled a [...]

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