Build Your Bundle: HUGE Homeschool Curriculum Sale COMING SOON!!

The BIGGEST digital homeschooling curriculum sale EVER is coming! Mark your calendars! Save up to 92% on popular homeschooling curriculum! ONE WEEK ONLY - July 21-28, 2014! Click here to be reminded Enter to win $100 towards your bundle purchase What is the "Build Your Bundle" - Homeschool Edition Sale?

The "Build Your Bundle" - Homeschool Edition is designed to contain the best educational digital products on the internet! Sprinkled throughout the bundles are well known publishers, including products on Cathy Duffy's Top 100 list! Unlike overwhelming bundle sales with nearly a hundred ebooks, the "Build Your Bundle" - Homeschool Edition is a brand new concept that will allow homeschoolers to pick and choose what they want to purchase ~ all at a MASSIVE discount of up to 90% off!

Take a Sneek Peek at Our Bundles:

Tots & Preschoolers Bundle Teach your littlest ones about God's amazing creation and the value of virtue using our Tot & Preschool Bundle! This bundle gives you a complete Christ-centered preschool program, including age-appropriate character-building tools, a stick-figure Bible study, a creation-based coloring book, a handwriting curriculum, an independent activity guide (for those times when you need a moment to focus), and much more!

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Bundle Teach your K-3 children basic skills and core truths through easily understandable lessons and hands-on activities. Our K-3 Bundle includes reading, math, science, handwriting, character training and Bible resources. Your children will experience life in 17th century America as they learn about the settlers and our 13 original colonies. You will have everything you need to savor these first days of discovery!

Elementary: 4-6th Bundle Your 4th-6th graders will develop foundational skills and gain insight into the ancient world using the comprehensive collection of resources found in our 4th-6th Grade Bundle. This bundle features both a science curriculum and a creative writing course from Cathy Duffy’s Top 100 picks. You will get a popular curriculum that has a blend of history, geography, and art. Also included: Math, Bible, handwriting and copywork resources, writing guides, timeline cards, ancient history notebooking pages, creative writing for both boys and girls, and an editable weekly homeschool planner for Mom!

Middle School Bundle Your middle school students will tour the classical world and develop academic excellence using our Middle School Bundle. This bundle features a full language arts curriculum and two science curricula, one from Cathy Duffy’s Top 100 picks, as well as a complete geography and history curriculum, a popular history timeline/book of centuries, Renaissance and Reformation notebooking pages, a classical music curriculum and famous composers notebooking pages, and a creative writing collection that even “non-writers” will love!

Bundle for High Schoolers Your high school students will develop academic mastery and intellectual maturity using our High School Bundle. This bundle features a New Testament Bible curriculum, an introduction to psychology, a full year of math curriculum, resources for world history and geography, philosophy, home economics, college prep, grammar, a creative writing collection that even "non-writers" will love, an anatomy science unit study from Cathy Duffy’s Top 100 picks, and more! You will receive enough materials for a full year of high school!

Charlotte Mason Bundle Amazing things await you in our Charlotte Mason Bundle! This bundle features a complete curriculum using the Charlotte Mason Methods for language arts, handwriting, and reading, a full geography curriculum, a plethora of resources for studying nature, artists, poetry, and a variety of "extras" just for mom! Learn all about Charlotte Mason and enjoy a special bonus (a $90 value all by itself) of great, classic audio books! This bundle is jam packed full of amazing resources your family will love!

Bundle Just for Moms! Save money, strengthen your marriage, and streamline your schedule using our Mom Bundle. Find the encouragement you need and the insight to speak to your child’s heart (even that difficult child!). Whip your home into shape and train your children to do their chores effectively using a popular book "chores program". This bundle brims with useful tools to help you bring calm to the chaos. Get them all for just $10!

"Build Your Own" Bundles Our "Build Your Own" bundles offer you the opportunity to select a certain number of products with a retail price of $19.99 or less for up to 80% off! We have MANY items to choose from, including Cathy Duffy Top 100 Picks! When you purchase a combination of any 2 "Build Your Own" bundles, you will get the 3rd one at 50% off!

*Lots of ways to save! When you purchase ANY 2 pre-assembled bundles you will get the 3rd pre-assembled bundle of equal or lesser value for 50% off! When you purchase ANY 2 "build your own" bundles you will get the 3rd "build your own" bundle of equal or lesser value for 50% off! When the sale goes live on July 21st, tell your friends about it using our referral system that will be found on the top of the website! When 10 of your referrals visit our site using your unique link, we will give you a code to save 10% off your total purchase! The image will look like this: Now, if you are like me, you might forget about the sale when it gets here! We are prepared to send you a reminder email. Click here and enter your email in the "Remind Me" box and you will get an email the day the sale goes live! Pre-Sale Promotional Giveaway - Enter to win $100 towards the purchase of ANY of our individual or "build your own" bundles! Winner annouced the day the sale starts! CLICK HERE TO ENTER!

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Homeschool Mosaics Review: Jump In: A Workbook for Reluctant and Eager Writers by Sharon Watson

  

Writing Skills Curriculum is something that I had begun to explore for the next school year, but I lucked out and a Writing Skills Curriculum opportunity landed in my sight. I was given an opportunity through Home school Mosaics to review a new Curriculum, Jump In by Sharon Watson, and "jumped" at the opportunity!

Joshua, my 12 yr old, has always enjoyed writing stories, since Kindergarten. He has begun a couple of short books, but hasn't ever really finished them. I am lucky that my husband is a good writer, but he isn't here during school hours to help Joshua navigate the writing skills. Joshua and I were hoping to find something that taught him the skills needed to expand his writing and begin in the Fall. We were both quite excited to receive "Jump In" in late May and begin earlier then expected.

About Jump In: 

Apologia Press’s Jump In is the writing curriculum your middle school student will use! Easy, bite-sized lessons guide your student through the complexities of writing persuasion, exposition, description, and fiction. The text is incremental, the tone is student friendly, and the assignments are very achievable. Teachers will enjoy the practical guides for grading and the fun writing-prompts program, 10-Minute Writing Plunges, found in The Lifeguard’s Locker.

With Jump In, your middle school student will learn how to:
• Write a how-to paper • Write a book report
• Write a persuasive essay • Conquer conclusions
• Brainstorm and organize points • Write a newspaper article
• Write a report with documentation • …and much, much more!


My Thoughts and Review: 

The Jump In Student Workbook is a 240 page workbook, enough instruction to cover 2yrs of Writing. Joshua and I dove into the curriculum together, a couple days after receiving the books.

The Student Workbook is laid out in an easy to understand and follow along format. Joshua is a "workbook kid" and he is enjoying the fact that "Jump In" is a curriculum that is very clear and concise, it makes him think about his writing and Jump In is giving him instruction in basic writing skills. We both are impressed with the assignments in the book, not too lengthy for the daily stuff. The assignments that take a bit longer, are to encourage the student in their writing and help them comprehend what and why they are writing. EXCELLENT assignments! The Student Resource index in the back of the Workbook, is a GREAT tool and addition to the Workbook.

The LifeGuard Locker is the Parent/Teacher Manual and contains the instructions and Answer Keys for many of the assignments. Lifeguard Locker also contains a Writing Plunge(prompts) Challenge for Sept-May. The Writing Plunge is something that I love because it is a 10 minute a day assignment and it gets the student thinking and writing quickly, something some writers have to do often, a great skill to have. I really appreciate the section of the manual that shows how to grade the writing assignments. The LifeGuard Locker is an awesome manual!

Overall: We are VERY satisfied and excited about Jump In curriculum! We are taking a break, but this will be our Writing Curriculum for the fall and going forward!! I must say I also learned a few things myself about writing through this program!


More info on Jump In and Writing with Sharon:

The Jump In Writing Curriculum is VERY affordable(one of my favorite features).
Student Workbook $30  Sample Chapter
The Lifeguard's Locker $10   Sample Chapter

Where to Find Writing With Sharon Watson online: 
Website
Facebook
Blog
Pinterest

Writing with Sharon Watson also has 2 other Writing courses for High School level students, check those out if you have students in High School.

Our family LOVES Writing with Sharon Watson program Jump In  and we hope you will check it out!

Check out what other reviewers are saying about Writing with Sharon Watson Programs at Homeschool Mosaics.

Homeschool Mosaics Review: Jump In: A Workbook for Reluctant and Eager Writers by Sharon Watson

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Build A Menu: Summer Vacation Giveaway

Summer is here, WOOHOO! Summer means kids are home more and are "eating you out of house and home". Busy schedules and trying to keep the kids fed can be stressful. Do you menu plan yet?? If not, I can tell you first hand that Menu Planning helps me, not only time-wise, but budget-wise. IF you do, you have a good start, but there is something that could help you even more!


Build a Menu is an online Menu Planner that I have been using for 3 months already and I truly LOVE it! I have been a menu planner for over 7yrs, using an editable, Computer Generated Menu chart. I found Build a Menu a few months ago and it is a Menu Planner, Grocery List Planner and Recipes. Build a Menu helps you plan your weekly Menu in 5-10 minutes, including a Printable Grocery List for your Favorite Grocery Store.

One of my Favorite Features is that Build A Menu also has recipes for many different Lifestyle Eating Plans such as Gluten Free, Clean Eating, Vegetarian/Vegan, Family Friendly, Trim Healthy Mama, Low Carb and more!

Check out how easy it is to use:

Build a Menu - Video Maker

Are you liking what you see?? How would you like to simplify your "Summer Vacation", SAVE TIME and most of all SAVE Money on your Food Budget? You can enter to Win a 6 month Subscription to Build a Menu!


Want to get started right away? Build a Menu offers Different Levels of Subscriptions. Check them out HERE!

Entry-Form

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IMAX: How to Train Your Dragon 2

Looking for an action-packed weekend of fun for the whole family? Head to your local IMAX® Theater for the premiere of How to Train Your Dragon 2!

Starting this Friday, June 13th, the second chapter of DreamWorks Animation's beloved How to Train Your Dragon franchise is soaring to all IMAX theatres domestically in select engagements. The IMAX 3D release will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®, creating a unique environment that will make audiences feel as though they are flying alongside heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon, Toothless.

Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kristen Wiig reprise their respective voice roles, joined this time by Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, Djimon Honsou and Kit Harington.


For more information about How to Train Your Dragon 2, please visit DreamWorks Animation's official website.

For IMAX Theater locations and local showtimes click here!

Disclosure: The information contained in this post was provided by IMAX. 

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2014 FREE and FRUGAL Summer Activities for Kids and Families

My favorite Season of the Year is upon us, many kids are FINALLY getting out of school and parents are thinking: Now what to do with the kiddos this summer? Budgets are probably tight, and that is why many places offer FREE or FRUGAL Family Fun in the Summer. I have saved you the work and complied a NICE listing of many Activities for Family Fun!

National Programs for all:

FREE or Cheap Summer Movie Events:

Cinemark Movie Theatres will have the Summer Movie Clubhouse. Movies are shown on Wednesday at 10am. You can purchase a 10 movie Punch Card for $5 or pay $1 per show. The rates are per person.

Regal Movie Theatres have the Summer Movie Express. Movies are shown Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am. Cost is $1 per person per movie.

Classic Cinemas has Wednesday Morning Movie Series. Movies are $1 per person per movie.

Marcus Theatres has the Summer Movie Series. $2 movies on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday from June 15th until August 13th.

Check your area Movie Theatres for more Deals and Summer Movies!

FREE or Frugal Bowling:

Kids Bowl Free is a wonderful site that lists many "Independent" Bowling Alleys in all 50 states. Sign your child up and they get 2 FREE games a day. Shoe rental is not included, but usually inexpensive.

AMF Bowling has changed their Summer Bowling program this year. The program is FREE in some areas, but in many areas there is a one time cost per child,the cost does include Shoe Rental for the entire summer. Sign your child(ren) up and they receive 3 games a day through Sept 1st. AMF Bowling also has an Adult Bowling Pass, cost and rules vary by area.

Brunswick Bowl has a FREE Bowling Program. Sign your child(ren) up and they receive 1 FREE game each day through August. Shoe rental is Extra.

Free Roller Skating: 
Kids Skate Free  is still a little new, but has quite a few locations throughout the USA. You can register at the location nearest you and each facility runs the program independently.

Barnes and Noble: The B&N Summer Reading program: have your child(ren) read any 8 books. The child(ren) will get a FREE book from B&N once list is complete.

Half Price Books: Feed Your Brain is the Half Price Books Reading program Children need to read at least 15 minutes a day and 300 minutes per month during June and July, turn in form and receive Half Price Book Bucks. Each child can earn Book Bucks each month.

Check your local Library to see if they have a Reading Program going for the summer. Most libraries have a FUN program each year!

Apple Stores: Apple stores offer FREE workshops for Kids 8-12. The kids will learn how to use iMovie and how to make their own films. Sign up HERE!

Windows Stores: Microsoft offers FREE SummerCamps for kids ages 8-13. Kids are divided into 2 age groups 8-10 and 11-13. The "camps" offered include: Smart Game Coding, Smart Game Designign, Smart Movie Making, and Smart Photo Taking. Sign up HERE!

FREE Family Fun Festival at Millennium Park begins June 23-August 24. Check out the info and Schedule HERE.  We went to this a couple summers ago and it was soo much fun! My boys LOVED it!

Zoo Fun:
Lincoln Park Zoo is FREE year round, although parking can cost a "pretty penny". GREAT zoo to visit and have fun at.

Brookfield Zoo has a cost associated with it. You can visit your library in the City of Chicago and in the Suburbs and get a Pass that allows for FREE admission for a limited number of people in the family. Our family buys a yearly membership which not only allows for unlimited FREE admission but also FREE parking. We live only 5 minutes from the Zoo, so the cost is worth it because it pays for itself in 2 visits.

The Cosley Zoo is a small Zoo located in Wheaton, IL. The cost is FREE for kids 17 and under, $5 for Adults and FREE for residents of Wheaton.

Museums around the City:
Museums very rarely have FREE days in the summer. Residents of the City of Chicago can get FREE admission to most of the City Museums using the Kids Museum Passport. Each pass generally admits 4 people FREE and one must be an adult over 18. Some passes have different restrictions.

Suburban residents can visit their local library to see if they are a participant in the Museum Adventure Pass. Many different Museums are included and most passes are valid for Buy 2 get 2 FREE admissions.

The Chicago LakeFront has many Beaches and FREE swimming available. For a listing of Chicago Beaches and locations check HERE.

The Cook County Forest Preserves have 3 Aquatic Centers. There is a small FEE for these attractions, but it is very inexpensive. Adults (12 and up) are $6, and kids 4-12 are $4, 3 and under are FREE. Check out the locations and more info HERE. Our family went to the Cermak Aquatic Center in Lyons, last summer and it OK, mainly for kids 8 and under.

I found a really nice listing of Aquatic Centers all around Chicagoland HERE. The Aquatic Centers do have an admission price and each varies by location. The listing covers many areas of Chicagoland! Chicago Parent Magazine May issue, has an article with 27 Different Pools and Aquatic Centers.  Many Suburban Park Districts have turned their "Pool" into AWESOME Aquatic Centers, so check the Park District websites. Also, if you are looking for an indoor Pool fun there are a few around Chicagoland. A favorite of my family is the Oak Brook Park District Aquatic Center. My oldest has Asthma and the heat and humidity make him have Asthma attacks, so we enjoy the indoor locations for his benefit. My boys and I are like "fish in the water" and we LOVE swimming!

I grew up in the City of Chicago and moved to the Suburbs when I got married. I didn't realize until I got to the suburbs that the Forest Preserves have soo much more to offer then just "Picnic Areas". The only time I went to the Forest Preserves growing up was for Picnics. I have since discovered the Nature Centers and Programs the Forest Preserves have to offer. Events that I have seen listed: Astronomy Nights, Campfire Nights, Butterflies, Family Fishing Days, and MUCH more!

Here are the websites for the different Forest Preserves in and near Chicagoland.
Cook County Forest Preserves
DuPage County Forest Preserves
Will County Forest Preserves  
Kane County Forest Preserves
Lake County Forest Preserves
Forest Park Nature Center(Peoria Park District)
North Park Nature Center(Chicago)
Check them out for FREE or Frugal Family Fun for the summer.

I also discovered a couple of Nature Centers within Park Districts in the Chicago Area. Lake View Nature Center in Oak Brook Terrace and Lake Katherine in Palos Heights.
LakeView Nature Center is bringing back Wild Wednesdays. The event is FREE and on a drop in basis, No registration required. Check out the websites for more details on the program. Summer Time Nature Fun is a wonderful thing!!

Check your local Library for FUN activities like Movie Days, Story Time, Arts and Craft time and much more. Libraries are a GREAT resource for FREE family fun, including Family Game Night a couple times a month.

Park Districts all over offer Movies in the Park at least once a month during Summer Months. Our family went to a couple of movies in the Park last summer and it was so much fun. The movies are mainly from the summer before or a couple years back, but being outdoors, after dusk, watching movies with the family and neighbors is FUN. Our family wants to attend quite a few Movies in the Park this summer, so I did some research and found the movie listings for a few Suburbs and the Chicago Movies in the Park listings.

City of Chicago:  Millennium Park will be hosting the Chicago Summer Film Series on Tuesday evenings from June 24- August 26th. FREE Admission and the movie begins at 6:30pm. The listing for the entire SUMMER FILM SERIES.

Surrounding Suburbs: 
Berwyn:
Kriz Park, 15th & Maple
June 19th- Monsters University
July 24th- The Lego Movie
August 21st- Despicable Me 2

Proska Park, 31st & Wisconsin
June 20th- Dolphin Tale
July 11th- Wreck It Ralph
August 15th- Despciable Me 2

Brookfield: 
Jaycee/Ehlert Park, 4315 Park Avenue
June 20th- Frozen
August 22nd- The Amazing Spiderman

Forest Park:
Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison
June 6th- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original)
June 20th- Grease
July 18th- Planes (Disney movie from 2013)
August 8th- Hunger Games Catching Fire
August 28th- Mary Poppin

Lombard: 
Lilicia Park, 150 S. Park Ave.
June 25th- Frozen
July 16th- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
July 23rd- Angels in the Outfield
July 30th- Despicable Me 2

OakBrook Terrace: 
Hertiage Park, 1S325 Ardmore Ave.
June 25th- Frozen
August 5th- Despicable Me 2

Oak Forest: 
Central Park, 15601 S. Central Ave.
June 27th- Monsters University
July 18th- Despicable Me 2
August 15th- Frozen

Oak Lawn: "On the Green", 9446 S. Raymond Ave.
June 6th- Wreck it Ralph
July 18th- Despicable Me 2
August 1st- Hunger Games

WestMont: 
Ty Warner Park, Plaza Drive and Blackhawk Dr.  8:30pm
July 18th-Despicable Me 2

Check your local Park District, as I only searched and found a few suburbs. Park Districts are a wonderful place to have a Family Movie night and it is FREE!



More places to find ideas for Family Fun and Family Activities:
Pinterest:  I tried so hard not to get pulled into Pinterest but about a couple years ago I get "reeled in" and I LOVE IT! I have found many great ideas on Pinterest. I even have a Summer Fun Board.

A GREAT resource for Chicagoland parents is Chicago Parent Magazine. The magazine comes out monthly in libraries in both the City and Suburbs. The magazine publishes a calendar in the back of each monthly edition with Family Fun activities all around Chicagoland. 4x a year(one for every season) they put a special edition called Going Places. It is a BIG listing of their monthly calendar of events. Check out the website and pick up a copy of the monthly magazine and the Summer Edition of Going Places for some GREAT listings of Family Fun. (not all events listed are FREE, but many are). I LOVE Chicago Parent magazine, it is a GREAT resource year round! Do a google search if you live in another state, near a BIG city. I know cities like Dallas, New York and others have a "Parent Magazine", like the sister magazine to Chicago Parent.

Chicago Kids is a GREAT online Resource to find fun  and activities for Kids and Families.

KidWinks is another WONDERFUL resource for Family Fun Activities. KidWinks has a weekly email that they send out year round, just sign up for it.

OakLees Family Guide is yet another Family Fun Resource. OakLee Family Guides are available in Libraries and other places all over Chicagoland. Their website is also filled with VALUABLE info!

Our family also loves Summer Time Fairs and Festivals. Neighborhoods, Towns, Cities and more have some fun Fairs and Festivals. We really like some of those that "take us back in time" like Old Fashioned Days, Cival War Days, etc. Make sure to check local towns, cities and neighborhoods for local Festivals and Fairs. Also, many towns and villages have "Downtown Fun" nights once a week. Check your own neighborhood for Family Fun events.

I wish EVERYONE a WONDERFUL, FUN FILLED Summer! The BUDGET doesn't have to go BROKE for Family FUN. Time Spent with your children and/or as a family is the important thing, not how much you spend on your children! Enjoy your SUMMER!!

2014 FREE and FRUGAL Summer Activities for Kids and Families

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FlyBy Promotions: Signed, Sealed, Delivered A Hallmark Movie Channel series

I am a Fan of the Hallmark Channel and their Original Programming. My new, favorite show on the Hallmark Channel is Signed, Sealed, Delivered,  an original series that Premiered on April 20th. The show is the creation of Martha Williamson, who also produced Touched by an Angel.

About the Show: 
The new original series "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" is a wonderful combination of romance, comedy and drama that follows the lives of four postal detectives who transform themselves into a team of detectives to track down intended recipients of undeliverable mail. Their missions take them out of the office where redirected letters and packages can save lives, solve crimes, reunite old loves and change futures by arriving late but somehow always on time. The team includes charming Oliver O’Toole (Eric Mabius), the group's leader is a man of faith who prayerfully approaches his work with the goal of making a difference in people's lives; new team member, Shane McInerney (Kristin Booth), a technophile who brings 21st century sensibility to the group; free-spirited, “girl next door” Rita Haywith (Crystal Lowe) who has a photographic memory; and lovable Norman Dorman (Geoff Gustafson), a master in conventional research methods.

A Promo regarding the series:

I was given the opportunity to Preview the entire episode airing this Sunday, May 25th. Ohh WOW, this episode was outstanding. The episode is about a young couple, both with Down Syndrome, who want to be married but the girl's father won't allow it. The couple discover many things about each other as the girl "Battles" with her father to get his blessing. The discovery brings the couple closer and even has a great impact on both set of parents. I really enjoy how each episode has a Biblical Message woven throughout. The show is inspiring and this upcoming episode, was my ABSOLUTE favorite episode so far. Signed, Sealed, Delivered truly is FAMILY programming, something that is becoming far and few between on TV nowadays. I LOVE that we can watch this show as a family. Signed, Sealed, Delivered is MUST watch Sunday night programming for me and I hope it can be for you also!

This incredible series even incorporates scripture in its themes and in the conversations between characters.  In FACT, The American Bible Society has built a bible study to go with the series,
Sign up for that here: http://www.americanbible.org/features/signed-sealed-delivered
Isn't that great? A seven-day Bible reading experience to dig deeper into the meaningful biblical themes revealed in each episode of Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
(THIS Bible Study is only available for ONE Week, so hurry up and sign up for the Bible Study)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered airs on Sundays at 8pmET/7pmCST on your local Hallmark Channel.

For even more info about the series:
Website
Hallmark Channel Facebook page
Martha Williamson Facebook Page
Hallmark Channel Twitter 

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E-Book Review: Christmas with Strategic Shopping: The Twelve Months of Christmas by Candy Foote

I am a frugal girl at heart and LOVE a good deal! The one time of year that I can't get control of and be frugal with is Christmas Shopping. I actually loathe Christmas Shopping, my favorite shopping season is actually Back to School Shopping. Every year I tell myself "You can do better next year, be more organized and not be part of the "last minute shopping crowd". I have never succeeded, including Christmas 2013.

I have had the opportunity, over the last 3 weeks, to be a part of a Team to help promote the release of a GREAT e-book by Candy Foote-Christmas with Strategic Shopping The Twelve Months of Christmas. I was just telling my hubby during Christmas Shopping season that I really need to find some hints and tips on better shopping for Christmas. Well, this was the answer to my prayers/thoughts.

About the Book: 

Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year.  It's also the most stressful time of the year! Decorating, baking, parties, and gift buying all stuffed into the month of December can burden down the best of us!

Candy Foote is a  mother of 12 who loves to overdo at the holidays!  She loves to go all out on all of it, especially the gift giving!So, how does she manage to do it without having to spend the next five months of the new year paying for all of it? Sadly, many Americans actually do spend January through May trying to pay off Christmas debt!

Candy's newest book --  Christmas with Strategic Shopping: The Twelve Months of Christmas -- shows you month-by-month how you can prepare for the holidays, taking the stress out of Christmas and making room for you to actually enjoy the holidays with your family.

Christmas with Strategic Shopping lists exactly what you should be buying each month.  It teaches that stores have a specific time where they mark just about everything in the store down to a rock-bottom price.

This book will bring you into the life of a mega family's celebration of Christmas. You can apply these principles into your own holiday celebration.

Don't panic – it doesn't require you to have twelve children in order to apply these techniques!



I had just come up with a plan to start a Christmas Club account in March(YES these still exist at Credit Unions), when we receive our Tax Refund. I figured that if we start with $500 in March and then have $25 from Hubby's paycheck 2x a month, we could have about $1,000 by November when the check is disbursed. We may not be doing that now that I have read through Christmas with Strategic Shopping-The Twelves Months of Christmas.

Candy Foote showed me how to shop and what to shop for all 12 months of the year to prepare for Christmas. I was "smacking my head" as I was reading some of the lists, as the lists completely make sense and are wise! I LOVE the "Christmas at the Foote House" stories woven into each section, the glimspe at how others celebrate is wonderful. I really thought that I wasn't going to learn new info, but I was so WRONG! I gleaned so much from this ebook and I am excited to get started on my Christmas Shopping for 2014. I know I will be able to add people to my Christmas List and have a BLESSED Christmas in 2014 with all that I learned from this e-book!

About the Author:

Candy Foote is a Christian, wife to one, momma to 12, and grandmother to 4, so far (Number 5 is due in May!)  She is a homeschool veteran of 21 years.  As a homeschooling mother of a mega family, Candy has learned many Strategic Shopping tips that have allowed her to stay at home while her husband, Jud, was the only breadwinner of the family.

Candy runs a website filled with free information on how you can become a Strategic Shopper.  She also enjoys going into people's homes and teaching them through her Strategic Shopping workshops.

Candy considers it her ministry to help other families learn how to live a quality life, while keeping money in their pockets.

Additionally, Candy has a second book Strategic Shopping. Strategic Shopping teaches you how to shop both using coupons and without coupons. The e-book shows you how to SAVE BIG at the stores. 30 chapters long and filled with GREAT info!

More Info on the Book:
Christmas with Strategic Shopping-The Twelves Months of Christmas is only $3.99
Strategic Shopping is normally $10.00
Buy both and save: $10.98 (regular price)

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E-Book Review: Christmas with Strategic Shopping: The Twelve Months of Christmas by Candy Foote

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