Time4Learning.com Offers Free Trial and Priceless Learning Experience

As a homeschooling mom, I was fully prepared NOT to like time4learning.com.  I had "heard" a few things about it, and frankly none of them were favorable.  But when they offered me a free month to try the product, how could I refuse?

Time4learning.com has better than average content, featuring everything from Math, to Language Arts and even a Virtual Playground, where children learn without knowing they are learning.  Best of all, you can choose what works for you.  Is your child a Math whiz, but a struggling reader?  No problem.  You can choose a math level commensurate with whatever level your little genius is at, and a lesser level for reading until your student catches up.

More than that, tine4learning.com seems dedicated to your overall success, whether you're interested in supplementing your child's curriculum or if you want to use its program exclusively for your homeschooling needs.  There is more than enough content and loads of great and unexpected surprises in terms of resources and subject matter.

My recommendation?  Try it out.  I've paid lots more for much less content and less effective learning tools.  Best of all, your children will learn something new and you'll immediately be able to tell when they begin explaining it to you.

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I've been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your own curriculum review for Time4Learning.

Losing a Canine Friend

I can't believe how sad I am...

Today, I had to make the very tough decision to put to sleep one of our dogs.  I somehow feel as though I've lost a child.

George was a stray who wandered into our lives about 6 years ago from who-knows-where.  He wasn't an especially smart dog.  He wasn't particularly active, never would play fetch, no matter how hard you tried to teach him the skill.  He would eat bacon and peanut butter with abandon, but actually would turn up his nose in disdain if you fed him anything other than the high-end dog food.  He loved Pedigree, especially when you added a can of "wet" food to the dry.  He'd never eat while you were watching him though, and he didn't like you to add to his bowl if he was there--unless of course, it was bacon.

He was lazy, preferring to dig a hole in the yard and wallow in the dirt as opposed to going for a walk.  Sometimes. he'd walk with us to the top of the hill and sit there waiting for us until we came back.  Unless it was summer and there was water in the local creek down the road.  Then, he'd lumber down for a cooling dip.

All in all, he wasn't much of a dog, and yet he was the best friend you could ask for.  He had an amazing way of looking you in the eye when you spoke to him.  When he gave you that warm look, he just seemed to make you feel better about whatever was happening with your day.  He also loved to play; but only on his own terms, and it seems, only with me.  He could be amazingly standoffish with others.  I actually kind of appreciated that he was really "MY" dog.

I miss my buddy.  And I know our other dog "Six" misses him too.

Whoever said pets aren't family members has never known the privilege of loving one.  With all their quirks and peculiarities, they're a lot like people.  Only they don't give you any opinions--wanted or otherwise.

Maybe what makes them so special is that they love you "just because."

And that in itself, is more than enough.

RIP George.