Vocabulary Spelling City Review Begins

I have been invited to review a website to help children with spelling. In a few weeks I will let you know about our experience with Vocabulary Spelling City.


Disclosure:
I've been given a Premium Membership to VocabularySpellingCity.com for a candid, personal, online review.
VocabularySpellingCity helps students study word lists using 25 different learning activities such as Unscramble, Hangman, WordFind, and Crossword Puzzle. Parents can create their own spelling lists, find published lists already available on the site, or use any of dozens of free teaching resources on topics such as Multiple Meaning Words and Possessive Nouns . Be sure to come back in three weeks to read about my experience.
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Dark Bayou

I recently read the book Dark Bayou by author Nancy K. Duplechain. The story is set in Louisiana, in Cajun Country, and centers around a young woman named Leigh and her niece Lyla. At the start of the story Leigh is living in California but is summoned home by her grandmother when her brother and his wife die. When Leigh comes home for the funeral she starts to learn that she is needed in Louisiana to help keep Lyla safe from the "Dark Man"

I love supernatural stories and was pleased to find this book. I enjoyed reading a story where the author actually knew what she was talking about when she wrote about Cajun Country. The supernatural part was a new twist compared to books I've previously read, and I liked the back story that explained the Dark Man's existence. If you have a little time on your hands and are looking for a good read then check out "Dark Bayou".

Weird Wednesday - Zombie Apocalypse? Not!

Some residents in Montana got pranked yesterday when someone hacked into a television broadcast with the claim that the dead were rising. The TV station apologized for the broadcast and let viewers know that it wasn't real. Guess we will have to wait a little longer for the Zombie Apocalypse.

You can watch the actual broadcast below:

Dare to Care Challenge - Week 6 - Patience

Patience - Some days patience is hard to come by! Especially when you have little ones or a job that is stressful. Our challenge this week is to try to be more patient. 

When you start to feel your blood pressure rise, take a deep breath and slowly let it out. Patience can change the way you feel at the end of the day.

Fun Photo Friday

Christian Poems by J. J. Davis: Faith, Hope and Love - February 6, 1956

 If you are looking for a little inspiration for your day then check out this blog:

Christian Poems by J. J. Davis: Faith, Hope and Love - February 6, 1956: Photo by: Clint Mouser / Editing by: Lucrecia Mouser "Now abideth faith, hope and love," But greatest of them all; Is love, for God...

High Heel Phone

Talk to the phone, it's under my shoe! O2 is a company that is making phone shoes as part of a promotional campaign for O2 recycle. You can read more about the story here:  Digital Life on Today

Personally I don't want to talk to the bottom of my shoe. Just imagine all the things you may have stepped in today. Yuck!

Dare to Care Challenge - Week 5 - Helping Hand

This weeks challenge is to Lend a Helping Hand! 

Go out into your community and help someone. It can be big or small. There is always someone who can use a helping hand. 

Photo by: Lucrecia Mouser

From helping someone with their groceries to volunteering at the local animal shelter. You can do it! You will feel better about your day, and so will the person you helped.

Psych!

Psych is such a great show! We have been enjoying it on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, you should try it out. Psych is a fun, interesting tv show about a Physic Detective. Only, he really isn't psychic. His father, a police detective, trained him as a child to be super observant. As an adult he is now using those abilities to help the police solve crimes. 

Unlike other detective shows this one isn't so gory. The friendship/business partnership between Shawn and Gus is unique and can be quite hilarious at times. The relationship between Shawn and some of the other police detectives is quirky and makes the show even more fun. 

Unlike many other shows this one sometimes changes the theme song to fit the theme of that particular episode. From changing it to Spanish to having Boyz II Men sing it acappella you never know what's going to happen. Which, makes the show that much, more entertaining!

The 7th season of Pysch starts in just a few weeks and you can catch it on the USA Network. Psych is so popular that it has already been picked up for an 8th season. Starring in the show are James Roday, Dule Hill, Corbin Bernsen, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, and Kirsten Nelson. In later seasons, many of the episodes have guest stars, like Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, William Shatner,  Jason Priestly and so many more!

Fun Photo Friday

So, it's another video instead of a picture but Fun Video Friday doesn't sound as good :)