Being quiet….

I will admit that I have been a bit quiet in the pass couple of weeks.   So much is happening that I barely have time to spend on the computer to do reviews.   As I am writing this, I am taking a little break from packing my office (i.e. room #4) in order to be able to put some laminate flooring on it next week.    And for an homeschooler/blogger it means emptying the bookshelves and pack everything so we can move the furniture.

This week – we did two rooms (out of four!).  My sweet daughter Jasmine was the first room we did then the boys’ room followed the next day.  Let me tell you that after two days of doing floors my oldest son was a bit tired.   So taking a break is definitively a good idea.   Once my office is done, we plan to move things around from the school room into the boys room and this former office.   You see, we plan to let my oldest son take residence in the office room and my office will go down in the school room.  This mean lots of moving furniture around and figuring out where to put what – like for example to two big armoires in the school room will more than likely go upstairs in two different rooms.

To be honest I am glad to see the carpet go.   It’s a long job but so rewarding…  Laminate floors change the look.

Jasmine’s room before the floor.

My 2nd son, Dominic removing the wood pieces that kept the carpet on the floor.

Monday morning…. it has started.

Dominic painted the quarter-rounds in the front yard.

The room advancing well…

Jasmine helping a bit at the end.

And the boys room getting done.

Other changes that I am planning to do in the weeks to come will be to merge our homeschool blog to the Canadianladybug Reviews! blog in order to personalize it a bit more.     This is just a matter to take a few minutes to merge the two blog together.   

A new year is coming… and I hope to be able to plan our school year as well during the summer month.  We are still homeschooling and look forward for new challenges to come.

Having said that… I should get back to packing.  

Announcing upcoming reviews

I have to admit that 2013 will be a different year.    I have learned at the end of 2012 that I was accepted as a member of the Mosaic Reviews and will be part of a great group of people who will review a variety of products – not only homeschool ones.  

Since January, we are slowly getting the gears going in order to review fabulous items in the months to come.   Already I have gotten confirmation for some fabulous products;

• A practice review for the whole group is planned for the end of February.   We had to pick a blog planner that we are currently using and then share our thoughts about it.  
• Then on March 18th I will post a review on Family Mint which is a complete step-by-step program for learning money management.  
• On March 22nd, I will post a review for Saving Memories Forever.     This app will allow you to preserve family stories via audio recording.   I see lots of possibilities with this app and look forward on how it can help us to develop the storytelling aspect of our memories.
• Finally, today I have received confirmation that I will be reviewing the new Apologia homeschool planners by Debra Bell.   I am looking forward to these to review has I have been using the homeschool planner of a "competitor” for the past three years.   I am quite interested in this opportunity and delighted to know that these will arrived before the homeschool conference in our city in April.   This review will be posted on April 5th.

The other factor that 2013 will be different is that I have learned not too long ago that another publisher has decided to stop sending internationally due to an hike in postal prices.  I am quite sadden by this decision as I had a wonderful relationship with Tyndale.   To date, I think this is the fourth or fifth publisher making such a decision in the past two years.   However, I am planning to stay close with DK Canada and Hasbro Canada which have been fabulous partners in the past three years.     I have also recently contacted other companies producing games and have received three positive answers so far to review Marvel Heroic RPG, two games from Rio Grande Games as well as Pandemic from Z-Man Games.

So I trust that new opportunities will come to me as well as hope that 2013 will be a great year for us.   Already I am having fun reviewing fabulous products and plan to do so for the rest of the year.

So stay tune for more great products coming your way.

Blessings

The Canadianladybug

Announcing CreationConversations.com

Recently, a new form of social networking has been launched.   Called CreationConversations this network support and believe biblical account of creation.   Come and check out this interesting site.   Here's the official annoucement that I have received in my mailbox this week.

As more people seek to connect with those who share their views and beliefs, they are finding online sites that are uniquely geared to communities of interest. Among these, CreationConversations.com has become an internet-based network for those who support and believe the biblical account of creation.


Six days, a garden, and mankind’s greatest sin – all are part of a biblical worldview found at the heart of this new online community. Thanks to thriving social media platforms, this community of believers now has the ability to network, share events, and discuss issues of interest.

CreationConversations.com is a "facebook-like" online community uniquely designed to join individuals, churches, and ministries in their shared support and interest in the biblical account of creation. The site, built on the innovative Ning platform, is an excellent tool to educate as well as share information on resources.

CreationConversations.com allows members to form groups, take part in forum discussions, list creation type events, set up member profile pages, and more. You are invited to join and add your voice to a real community of believers that show their commitment to biblical authority.

• Find a comprehensive calendar of creation events from all over the country. (There is nothing like it anywhere on the web.)

• Get expert answers to your creation questions. The “Ask the Experts” feature is very unique. This feature will give the average person contact with some of the top minds in this field.

• Share recommended resources, download free books and homeschool helps, read about pertinent videos, DVDs, magazines, ministries, and media.

• Network with speakers, authors, pastors, evangelists, teachers, parents, students, and other believers.

This full-featured social networking site, allows users to easily interact with each other. Whether forming ministry connections or just seeking to interact with other biblical creationists, CreationConversations.com is a thriving community which welcomes the participation of those who believe these biblical truths.

Follow the conversation on Twitter as well at http://twitter.com/creationtalk  

Questions or comments please contact:

Jennifer White – Social Media Marketing Strategist – jwhite@newleafpress.net
Stacey Drake – Publicist – stacey@newleafpress.net