December 2007 - Posts

• Goal Tracking -- a Fun Method

  This is a method I came across once--it can be quite fun. You can teach this technique to your kids, too. First, you list your long-range goals, these could be for your lifetime, for the next ten years, the next five, or the coming year (or all of these). Read More... Posted Sunday, December 30, 2007 1:14 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Life

• Too Much Stuff Leads to Lesser Quality of Life

  Here's the conclusion of No Impact Man's experiment--if you look at his graph, you'll see his discovery that having more stuff eventually leads to a lesser quality of life. The key is finding the balance. I think almost all of us could do Read More... Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 12:00 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Life

• White Elephant Gifts -- A Good Tradition to Keep

  Wouldn't be nice if for extended family gatherings, everyone just did a white elephant gift exchange? It would accomplish so much--it would be lots of fun with lots of laughs, everyone would get rid of unwanted stuff, and no one would have to spend Read More... Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:05 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Holidays & Special Events

• A Bit of History -- How Our Christmas Has Come to Be

  This column was syndicated by Scripps Howard News Service on 12/12/2007 There was a time when Christians did not celebrate a season that could be called the 30-something days of Christmas. In the year of our Lord 1939, the National Retail Dry Goods Association Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:52 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Holidays & Special Events

• Is This a Hard Time of Year, or Is It Just Me?

  I've noticed lately, from the homeschool groups I'm in, from the news and from friends, that it seems most people have been struggling and having difficult times this month, including me. It makes me wonder if it could be related to the shorter Read More... Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 4:40 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Life, Holidays & Special Events

• Best Meteor Shower of 2007 this Thursday & Friday

  Check it out here ! Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:47 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Life

• How Monopoly Helped POWs Escape

  Check out this article --a fascinating WWII tidbit on Monopoly! Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:45 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: History

• The Best Gourmet Chocolate

  My sister-in-law did a fun group Christmas gift one year, and we are giving it this year. She ordered a variety of gourmet treats from Ethel M , and had the package shipped on ahead to the grandparents house. Over the holiday, we all enjoyed the treats Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 7:36 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Holidays & Special Events