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A Cat Convert Success Story

At the beginning of this year I shared a stray dog story that had a happy ending after my friends Christian and Christy ended up keeping the little pup that showed up on their lawn one morning. Today I’m happy to share a similar story about a cat. Mr. Rocky Finds a Home Earlier this month I wrote about unfaithful pets and a cat named Rocky a.k.a. Butters a.k.a. Mr. Kitty a.k.a. Pain in the A– who had adopted my friend Kim. Kim’s dog Rusty wasn’t entirely happy about this pesky cat being persistent about getting her and her mom’s … Continue reading →

The Law of Attraction, Cozies and Cats: An Interview with Author Jennie Bentley

Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how I wish I knew any authors who featured cats in their work so I could interview them for the Pets Blog. Well, in yet another display of the Law of Attraction at work, wouldn’t you know my wish was granted this past Sunday when I was on a panel at the Southern Festival of books with Bente Gallagher who writes as Jennie Bentley? Her first mystery in her DIY Home Renovation Mystery series is called Fatal Fixer Upper and it’s due out November 4th. In the process of talking about her book … Continue reading →

Switching to a Home Based Business

More and more individuals are leaving their corporate jobs to start a home based business. This trend is further magnified by the vastness of the Internet and its ability to allow virtual offices to exist anywhere. Many parents make this switch to be home with their kids. Older adults use it as a transition into retirement. Even some new college graduates with their strong technological skills are finding a home based business as great way to transition into the workforce. Whatever your reasons, there are some factors to consider to making this switch a successful one. 1. Do the research! … Continue reading →

Homeschool Week In Review March 24-30

Monday 24 Mar 2008 Homeschool Questions: Will I be Ostracized if I Use Virtual School? by Andrea Hermitt I have no one to blame but myself. I requested questions from my readers repeatedly, and then I got a really tough question that was brought on by a previous post, You Call that Homeschooling Part two. I Almost Didn’t Homeschool Because I did not Understand My Options by Andrea Hermitt When people find out that I homeschool my kids, it is common for people to say to me “I could never homeschool”. One reason or another always follows this statement. Many … Continue reading →

Should You Use Promotional Products?

What do you think of when you think of promotional products to market your business? Do you think of the annual calendars that your hardware store or bank gives out? Or, perhaps all those ball point pens you’ve collected with the names of various businesses written across them? The idea of putting a business name or brand on a useful item as means to promote the business is an old one, but it does still work. Have you given much thought to ways you can use promotional products to get the word out about your home business? In addition to … Continue reading →

Can You Really Handle The Risk? (And How to Minimize It)

I just want to state the obvious right up front–starting a small business is risky. Even a tiny, little, home-based business can be risky to one’s finances, personal life, and career. That said, many of us still want to do it more than just about anything. It can be helpful to evaluate whether or not we can really handle the risk associated with starting a home business and look at ways to minimize that risk, if possible. Starting a home based business can be risky in several ways–financially, it can mean letting go of a steady income and putting all … Continue reading →

Free Ferrari Stickers

My kids love to get things in the mail. Letters from friends or family are as good as gold. Freebies or special offers are the silver! I just ordered some free stickers for Elisha, courtesy of Shell. They’re Ferrari’s. Man, what a beautiful car! I’m looking at my little commuter car in the driveway, and thinking that I probably could fit a dozen of them into the price tag of a Ferrari. But ever since Tom Selleck raced around in his Ferrari 308 GTB, it’s been a fantasy of mine. Alas, it will ever remain a fantasy! Here’s a true … Continue reading →

E-mail Subscriptions

What if you could have an e-mail sent to you every day with information you wanted? What if it was as easy as signing up? Well, it is. I had some fun on the Internet this afternoon and found all kinds of things you can have delivered right to your inbox. Of course, this list is just a small sampling of everything that’s available, but it’s a good start, and it’s all free! Max Lucado sends out a regular Christian message from his website. Sign up here to get excerpts from his Sunday sermons. Would you like an inside scoop … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

The Week in Review: November 11

I know this is a day late. I cannot explain why for if I list all of the things that broke in our household that would be my whole blog. In any case, this is the week in review. Have you ever heard someone talk about how their child knew such and such at a much earlier age than you’re child did? Then they start to imply that perhaps the home schooling thing isn’t working out so well. That’s exactly what we talked about earlier in the week in, The Fallacy of Comparing Children. Do you teach your children foreign … Continue reading →