Spring Inspired.... Child approved...

So this is not the best picture, but my 4 yr old has always been my model for my hats. I just make all my stuff big enough to fit her. Well this past week I have been working on Newborn and baby items for some photographers to use as photo props and she has been saying all week "mom that is too small to fit my head" So last night while I was watching TV with my husband I thought of this Earflap hat that reminds me of spring or an easter egg with its spring colored stripes. She was so happy to try it on for me before she went to bed. I was not sure if it came out like I visioned it, but she just loves it. Happy Monday

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Studypoint, should I use a tutoring program for my children

My son is 11 and in the 6th grade. Both of my boys are in the GATE program and they are smart kids, but they just dont know how to organize time or study. I never seen them studying actually and always have to bug them about home work and ask to see their homework calendars. This past week my son was up all hours of the night trying to do some homework and when I asked him why it was so much he had known about it for a week and just started it last minute. School always came easy to me so I am not sure how to teach my kids how to be good studiers. I am worried because I want them all to go to college and not just work full time like I did. I never too my SAT's because I chose to move out of my home early and work full time and try to juggle some community college with that. I dont want the same things for my kids. I am thinking about a program called Studypoint. They not only offer SAT tutoring but they offer Math Tutoring and ACT tutoring. They also work with improving your childs grades in subjects such as Biolgy, Spanish, Writing, and Chemistry. I know that I struggled in a foreign language and could have used the help, even though my family spoke the language it is not the way they teach it and I could have used an expert. Really being a parent and a mother of a larger family I not only look at what a program has to offer but what others say about it. Since inception, Studypoint and its experienced tutors have helped over thirteen thousand students nationwide increase their confidence, while achieving higher grades and test scores. I think that if I dont know how to teach my kids how to study and there is a program that can help then with the skills they need to get further in their education then I am the one with all the power to point them in the right direction. Studypoint is a program that I want to share with others and if I can help one other parent find a way to help their child and take the stress out of education then I will be happy. Learning should be fun and not a headache. Let's face it not all mother's or father's these days can sit down and give children the one on one time they need when they are struggling. We have to work full time and in most families both parents have to work. I know in a large family like mine there are not enough hours in one night to give the one on one attention for studying a child may need when they have a subject they are stuck on. I am grateful I found Studypoint and look forward to going further with it as my other children get older and may need the same help.

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Just Because I Am A Work At Home Mom

I have been venting about this secretly for a long time, but I think its time for me to voice my opinion. We decided over three years ago that I would stop working outside the home and stay home with the kids. I have always wanted to do that and have no problems at all with that. I was excited and put in my two week notice the next day. Although I was not going to be working outside the home that did not mean that I was not going to need to bring in some money. So I began my search for a job that I could do from home. I had done some freelance and phone jobs from home in the past, but this needed to be a full time thing to make any money. Flash forward to now.. I work full time online doing various things, customer service, data entry, selling on eBay and ChaCha. On top of those things I am in the process of creating some crochet items to sell online as well. I am working well over full time hours but that is the pay off to be able to stay home with my kids. I am not going to vent about that, but my vent is about how just because I am a work at home mom does not mean I have my whole day to do what ever I want. Just because I am a work at home mom does not mean that I can keep my house spotless from morning until night. Just because I am a work at home mom does not mean that I dont have to follow any type of schedule. Some of my work does require me to schedule hours and show up for shifts. Just because I am a work at home mom does not mean that I can get all the laundry done, ironed, and folded all in a few hours. And just because I am a work at home mom does not mean that I dont need some help now and then. For some reason most people think that working from home is a piece of cake and that its not really working. I promise you some days I wish that I did have a job outside the home and my job as a mom and job to bring in an income were separate. I am not complaining, in this economy there are lots of people that are just looking for a job, I am lucky to have the opportunity to work from home and be with my kids. I just want the recognition that I in fact do work and I am not just being lazy all day. LOL Now that I have vented tell me what is your Just Because I am a work from home mom? Pin It