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Works for Me Wednesday

WFMW: Didj Handheld

November 5, 2008

Today is a themed WFMW: Toys That Are Actually Worth Buying. And it couldn’t come at a better time: just when we’re gearing up for the holidays.
The item I’d like to propose as actually worth buying is the Leap Frog Didj Handheld gaming system. Yeah, it’s a gaming system, BUT it’s an educational gaming system. [...]

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WFMW: 13 Best Halloween Books for Children

October 15, 2008

One of our favorite things to do any time of the year is read together. My children love to snuggle up in our "big chair" and read with me. These are some of our favorite Halloween books. I hope you find them enjoyable too!

Spooky Riddles by Marc Brown My children love to tell the jokes [...]

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WFMW: Grammar Mistakes Part 2

July 16, 2008

My last post about grammar mistakes and solutions went over well, and many of you asked for more grammar information. Who am I to tell the masses they can’t have more grammar? Here are six more common grammar mistakes and how you can fix them.

To vs. Too: Too always means in addition or also. Any [...]

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WFMW: Chocolate Cherries

July 1, 2008

Today Shannon asked us to share our recipes that involve five ingredients or less. Since I figured driving to Taco Bueno for dinner probably wouldn’t count as a recipe, I decided to share my recipe for chocolate cherries.
Chocolate and cherries? And it’s in the crockpot? Easy and yummy. My two favorite things.
Ingredients

1 (21 ounce) [...]

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WFMW: 10 Common Grammar Mistakes (and Their Solutions!)

June 25, 2008

I love grammar. There is beauty in its order. A well-constructed sentence not only sings when it is read, but is beautiful to look at as well.
I realize not everyone feels this way; I am married to one who does not share my love of language or grammar (but he is very funny, so [...]

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WFMW: Keyboard Shortcuts

May 28, 2008

When you spend a lot of time on the computer like I do, you come to rely on many shortcuts to make your keystrokes as efficient as possible. Today I want to share with you some of the shortcuts I use most. Some of you may already be familiar with them, some of you may [...]

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WFMW: Canvas Art

May 21, 2008

My WFMW today is pretty simple, but it brings hours of joy to my children.
Did you catch that? I said hours. As in completely immersed in their own creativity and basically quiet.
In fact, when I bring out the canvas art, my children have been known to become excited, yet calm. They encourage each other [...]

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WFMW: Etsy Pounce

April 9, 2008

I love me some Etsy. I could browse for hours and drool over all the cute crafty things people make and sell. Then I become overwhelmed and walk away with a glazed look.
So! Much! Cuteness!
Can’t! Concentrate! or Make! Decision!
That is, until I discovered Etsy Pounce. Pounce is a feature that shows you what has [...]

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WFMW: The Best Of Edition–Jon Udell’s Library Lookup

April 2, 2008

Here’s the scenario:
You have two browser windows open. One for Amazon so you can browse
through books and find a few you’d like to read. The second window is
for your local library so you can then look up and reserve the book you
found on Amazon.
Well, do I have a new trick for you! It’s called [...]

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WFMW: Clipping Coupons & Not Using Them

February 12, 2008

That’s what I said. Clip those coupons, but don’t use them. At least don’t use them right away.

I’m really not much of a coupon clipper, but I know many of you are. I found this tip at Boing Boing which pointed me to The Simple Dollar and, in case this will help you, I [...]

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