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Featured Blogger - JustKaren
Posted 2:27 AM, Jun. 27, 2009
This week's Featured Blogger is JustKaren of Homeschooling 3 in Tennessee!
I knew she was the perfect choice when I came across her blog entry Lazy Days of Summer. It fits perfectly with this week's Porch theme on summer, and paints the perfect picture of summer life as well. We also tend to think that summertime means downtime. While this post, Downtime? . . . Whats that?, wasn't about summer itself, it still fits in with some of misconceptions of summer being a time to relax. It also let's you in on a little bit more of who Karen is. This post, The Coolest Classroom, was great, I have a few pictures of this nature myself! Share your wacky pictures with Karen and be sure to let us know about them too! We'd all love to see them! Even if you don't have a picture to share, let Karen know you stopped in by leaving her a comment so she can get to know you too. Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger ~ Live the Adventure
Posted 2:39 PM, Jun. 19, 2009
Eww boy. This poor blogger asked me over a week ago if I could post something about her contest over on her blog. Of course I could! I like to let all of you know about other blog contests. Ahem. If I don't forget to do it! So, in order to tell you about the contest, and to make up for my neglect to a faithful blogger, I nominate her as Featured Blogger of the Week! Please go say hello to ohiomom of Live the Adventure!
Didn't I mention a contest? Yup, I did! the contest will end on June 25th so hurry over and enter! Tonya is celebrating her 100th blog entry in a big and summertime fun kind of way. If you take a look at her archives you'll see why celebrating the 100th entry is a big deal! Okay, aside from having a neato contest, Tonya's family is traveling the U.S. in their motorhome. Something I really wish my family could do! I just think it's neat and her story is inspirational. Find out how it all began. Be sure to check out the sidebar for the categories because there are some really neat ones on how Tony's family is making this work! There are a bunch more on national parks, science museums, and other fun places to visit. Tell Tonya hi, enter her contest, and if you want me to announce your contest let me know. Bug me if you don't see it up. *blush* Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger ~ Splish!
Posted 1:39 PM, May. 29, 2009
![]() I have a very special blogger for you to meet this week, Splish of Summer Reading Splash! Splish is the TOS summer reading program mascot and he's ready to kick-off the program just in time for summer.
What can you expect out of this year's summer reading program? Check here for all the details! There will be lots of contests, including this one for the book The Little Man in the Map and the same post includes information about reading lists. Don't forget the kick-off coloring contest! Be sure to check the contest category often for the latest contest, even after the summer reading program is over. Worried you'll forget to check? Just sign up for email updates! You'll find the sign up form in the sidebar just under the fancy scroll. If you're wondering if a certain book is any good to read or not, why not check out the Book Report and Book Review categories? These sections are always adding more book reports and reviews. Children also like to write! You can read some fun and exciting short stories and poetry and written by other program readers. Hop on over and say hello to Splish! Join the Summer Reading Splash and you'll be diving into whole new worlds! Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger - Schoolhouse Store Spotlight
Posted 11:49 AM, May. 22, 2009
![]() This week's blog is the Schoolhouse Store Spotlight! You'll love what the Store blog covers!
Every Wednesday there's a Midweek Markdown. One item from the Schoolhouse Store is discounted and listed on the Store blog. You have to hurry though, the markdown is good for Wednesday only! So be sure to check each Wednesday for the new markdown item! Amy interviews Store vendors so readers can find out more about the products sold in the Schoolhouse Store. Their stories are fascinating and so encouraging, and they tell you abut upcoming products they are working on. You get to know the vendor on a more personal basis. Then of course there's all the Schoolhouse Store sales and promotions! For instance, you can pre-order the 2009-2010 Schoolhouse Planner at a discount! Subscribe to the blog via FeedBurner and you can easily keep up to date with all of the above categories and any other special Store event! Stop by and tell Amy hi, she's ready to answer any of your Store questions and suggestions! Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger ~ proverbsmama
Posted 4:33 PM, May. 8, 2009
![]() As Mother's Day is coming up, I wish I could feature all of the mothers here on HSB, but that would be kind of hard because I wouldn't know how to add all of your avatars to the home page without covering the whole thing up. So, I'll settle for just one mama to represent you all, and that is proverbsmama, of Stacy's Page. Apparently Stacy recently squished her finger in the car door today, so her darling daughter had to type up a post for her. Which is a very nice thing to do for a mama with a mangled finger. Stacy has a category all about recipes for homemade body care that moms will love! You'll find recipes for soap, shampoo, deodorant, bubble bath, all kinds of lovely make yourself pretty items. While we may not want to think too much about cleaning this Mother's Day weekend, you'll want to check out all the recipes Stacy has for making your sink shine, windows sparkle, and laundry fresh and clean. While the above recipes are handy, it's the food recipes that I will be spending awhile looking at! Not that I like to cook any better than I like to scrub a sink, but eating is much more tasty, and I can't avoid it for very long. You'll even find a list of groceries that you make, like homemade Cool Whip, brown sugar, and mayonnaise. That concludes our Featured Blogger spotlight, Mother's Day addition! Leave Stacy some get well wishes, and let her know how you like the recipes. I'm sure it will help to take her mind off of how badly her finger hurts. Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger ~ Eunice
Posted 1:43 PM, Apr. 24, 2009
Here's an interesting idea: use plastic swimming pools as garden beds. Ever thought about letting some of your vegetables go to seed, saving those seeds,and planting them, instead of buying your seeds every year? Friday Garden Club shows you how Eunice's family is experimenting with this. On both of these posts you'll also find a button for the Garden Club. Name a vegetable that gardeners tend to wind up with an abundance of. Week of Zucchini will give you some ideas on what to do with all the zucchini you may wind up with, either from your own garden or your neighbors! You could use it as a toy, then of course their's casserole, muffins, and salad, and soup. Eunice doesn't list the recipes for these, so you might have to bug her for her family zucchini secrets. Be sure to check out more of Eunice's blog entires for the Garden Club, and all of the other wonderful posts she has planted on her blog. Scrapbooking pages, chickens, and children, are fun to see and read about! Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger ~ NeverADullMoment
Posted 1:26 PM, Apr. 17, 2009
This week's Featured Blogger host is Never A Dull Moment at the HomeschoolBlogger.com convention center! So mark your calendar and get ready for an exciting week of Featured Blogger convention fun!
Featured Blogger ~ Neet
Posted 5:19 PM, Apr. 3, 2009
Well. I forgot to do Featured Blogger last week. Which pretty much fit in with the course of that Friday! I also forgot we were hosting a taffy pull, and a myriad of other smaller details of the day. Let's get back on track and greet this week's Featured Blogger, Neet of The Journey Continues! Denita doesn't blog often, but she is such a neat and interesting person I just had to share her with all of you! Featured Blogger ~ Joycemarie
Posted 1:06 PM, Mar. 20, 2009
It's finally Spring! The sun is shining, the air is warming, and children of all kinds are ready to run and kick up their heels! This week's Featured Blogger has a few things to say about Spring so let's meet Joyce of These are a few of my Favorite Things. Even her blog name makes me think Spring! Featured Blogger ~ Canadagirl
Posted 2:32 AM, Mar. 13, 2009
Let's see if I can stick with our Saving Time theme here on the Porch while talking about this week's Featured Blogger, Canadagirl of Raising 4 Godly Men. Featured Blogger ~ Juliestew
Posted 2:32 PM, Mar. 6, 2009
Time once again for Featured Blogger and this week I'll introduce you to Juliestew of Raising Three Knights and a Princess! Does this make her the Queen or the governess? Featured Blogger ~ Maggieraye
Posted 1:42 PM, Feb. 27, 2009
If you aren't a single homeschool mom, please, don't stop reading! The posts that are linked to may give you ideas on how to help and encourage any single moms you know. Single Moms as Keepers at Home has some great posts! Maggieraye shares her ups and downs, her prayers, and how the Lord has answered them. As Christians, should we be telling single moms they can't homeschool? Maggieraye doesn't think so, and neither do I! Most homeschool families have to work with a small budget--Homeschooling in Hard Times offers advice and tips on how to keep homeschooling without breaking the bank. The first step in encouraging anyone is to say hello. Leave a comment for Maggieraye letting her know you there. Comments encourage every blogger! Tia Linschied Senior Editor of HSB Featured Blogger ~ Louscrew
Posted 2:16 PM, Feb. 20, 2009
I really like the title of this week's featured blog, Seizing the Moments, by Louscrew. A blog post really does that, or I should say, can help to capture those seized moments to share with family and friends. Featured Blogger ~ necrone
Posted 2:20 AM, Feb. 13, 2009
I don't normally do this, but this week I am going to introduce you to two different blogs. The thing is, they both belong to the same blogger, and as she has the same avatar on them both, I thought, "Why not?" Nicole is a sweet, dear lady who I have enjoyed getting to know a little bit better through her blogs and the comments she has left hither and yon across the blogosphere. So, this week you'll get to visit Homeschooling in Georgia and Birchwood Academy. Featured Blogger ~ foxvalleyfamily
Posted 4:19 PM, Feb. 6, 2009
Blogging really brings out some creative people, with thousands of different ways to decorate, and beautify a template. Some are elegant, some are simple, and some are crazy and fun! Today's blog is child and family friendly; displaying fine art to celebrate the season. Foxvalleyfamily, of At Home With Jesus, is ready to welcome you!
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