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Just a quick reminder to get your weekly homeschooling freebies…

Homeschool Freebie of the Day –Be sure and visit each day for a new freebie. Today’s freebie:

• A House NOT Divided: Promoting Unity in the Homeschool Family –Mp3 audio workshop by Hal and Melanie Young, the authors of “Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys”.

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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Schoolhouse Store freebies –8 free ebooks including:

• Download and Go Autumn Treasures –Learn more about Autumn with this one week lapbook unit study. An excellent hands-on learning adventure for kids from K – 4th grade.

If you haven’t done so already, sign up for TOS Freebie Fridays Weekly e-Newsletter and get more homeschool freebies every week.

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CurrClick –A new free product every week plus a huge freebie page. Latest freebie:

• All Apples! A Fun Study! –grades K-2

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Homeschool Radio Shows –New free audio program every Tuesday. “The Cinnamon Bear” is still available today.

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SchoolExpress – Sign up for the weekly newsletter and get free theme units, e-workbooks and worksheets every month. Latest newsletter:

• SchoolExpress Weekly Newsletter: December 6, 2009 –Freebies for December are; “Character” and “Elephants” –plus “Elephants” activity pages.

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Blessings,

Denese

Tags: education freebies, free audio, free worksheets, Unit Studies

Try Dunkin’ Donuts coffee at home.

Fill out the form to receive a 1.1 oz. sample pouch of Dunkin’ Donuts Original Blend or new Dunkin’ Dark coffee.

Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Sample

U.S. residents only, 1 per address, must be 18 years old.

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: coffee, free-samples

Become a member at BettyCrocker.com and get all kinds of freebies!

Free calendar and recipes:

Free Betty Crocker 2010 Calendar –Sign up for one or all newsletters; Betty Crocker, Dinner Made Easy, Bisquick

You can also subscribe to the recipe of the day feeds:

• RSS Feeds From Betty Crocker –Recipe of the Day, Cookie of the Day, Healthy Recipe of the Day, Cereal Recipe of the Day and Lunch Recipe of the Day

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Free coupons with membership:

• Coupons From Betty Crocker

Over $11.00 in savings are possible this month on Betty Crocker Frosting, Bisquick, Chex Mix, Green Giant Vegetables, Progresso Soups and many more. Membership is free.

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Get a free baking ebook from Betty Crocker Kitchens and Gold Medal flour:

•  Whole Wheat Baking

Note: This is an online ebook but it can be saved to your computer as an executable file or zipped pdf.

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How about some free cereal? Enter the giveaway for a chance to win:

• The Great Cereal Giveaway

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Get more savings, freebies and giveaways from Betty Crocker:

• Betty Crocker Promotions

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Want more?

Are you on Facebook?

• Become a fan of Betty Crocker on Facebook

Can’t leave out Twitter:

• Follow Betty Crocker on Twitter

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You might also like:

Download a classic cookbook for children:

Betty Crocker’s Cookbook for boys & girls (1975) –Basic cooking techniques and simple recipes for a variety of dishes, free from the Internet Archive.

 

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: baking, coupons, Facebook, free e-books, freebies, giveaways, recipes, Twitter

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Psalms 143:8

Tags: scripture, sunrise

The Smoky Mountains are white!

Snow is falling in the Knoxville area, higher amounts in Smoky Mountains

Rain turning to snow in some western NC areas; higher elevations under winter storm warning

No word on road closings, yet.

Great Smoky Mountains Temporary Road Closures

For updated road and weather information call (865) 436-1200.

According to the radar, the snow is moving out –but we may get some more the first of the week!

Smoky Mountains Radar

National Radar

Smoky Mountains Weather Forecast

We ended up with 3 inches…

Our view from the porch

Hazelnut tree blooms

A coooold marigold

Last of the blackberry (oops) maple leaves

Brrrr –it’s cold!

At least my flowers know what month it is now!

Blessings and stay warm,

Denese

Tags: Great Smoky Mountains, snow, travel info, weather

Here we go again…maybe they’ll get it right this time!

A winter storm watch is in effect for The Great Smoky Mountains and parts of Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. Snow is expected to move in tonight and last through Saturday, with accumulations of anywhere between 1-6 inches.

It’s supposed to clear out Sunday with more snow in the forecast for later in the week.

Winter Storm Watch For The Smoky Mountains

Smoky Mountains Weather Forecast

Smoky Mountains Radar

Although there are no weather related road closures right now, it’s possible some roads in the Smokies will be closed if it does snow (think Newfound Gap Rd.):

Great Smoky Mountains Temporary Road Closures

For updated road and weather information call (865) 436-1200.

It may move in quicker than the forecast says –it’s been mistin’ (or somethin’) all morning here in the Pawpaw Holler.

Go get your bread and milk before it gets gone!

Blessings and safe traveling,

Denese

Tags: Great Smoky Mountains, snow, travel info, weather

Which U.S. states have the most restrictive homeschooling laws? How ‘bout the least?

You can tell at a glance on Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s map of state homeschooling laws:

Map of United States Homeschooling Laws 

For more detailed information, just click on each state.

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: basic homeschool info, homeschool laws, maps

Have you been remembering to visit Homeschool Freebie of the Day each day?

Today’s freebie is not just for homeschoolers:

• Common Cents When You’re Sick –This free ebook is full of practical, real-life help and suggestions for coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia. Written by Jill Cooper of Living on A Dime.

And, as of this morning, you can still get yesterday’s freebie:

• Fifty Famous People –A classic by James Baldwin, 50 great stories about 50 famous people from throughout history.

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The latest free product from CurrClick:

• Night At The Museum Mini Ebook –Have a fun look at history with this hands-on lapbook.

Stop by CurrClick’s Freebie Page for over 200 more free resources!

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Westvon Publishing still has the November freebie available:

• Geology Flashcards Sampler –24 printable cards for fun and learning!

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The newest freebie at Fortunately For You Books:

• Polar Bears Past Bedtime –A Pockets of Time hands-on unit to go with the book of the same name.

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Get four free unit studies a month when you sign up for the Simple Zine newsletter from The-Simple-Homeschool.com.

If you are a subscriber, you will receive the “12 Days of Freebies” for December and be sure and download the “Giving Thanks Copybook” on the freebie page.

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Blessings,

Denese

For even more free educational resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.

Tags: education freebies

Free Printable Recipe Cards –Over 100 different designs to download and print in two sizes: 3×5 or 4×6; pdf format.

Recipe Cards, Shopping Lists, Gift Tags & To Do Lists –Country-style recipe cards and matching shopping lists, to-do lists and gift tags from Original Country Clipart from Lisa. 13 designs –even some for chicken lovers!

Printable Recipe Cards from bellybytes.com –Another nice collection of free recipe cards in various sizes and styles. Be sure and check out the “Thanksgiving Blessings” style –it’s so sweet!

Free Printables from Dreamworks Designs –Small collection of cute, country-style recipe cards, shopping/to-do lists and printable labels.

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: Cooking, free printables, free recipe cards, organizing, recipes

Fresh Homemade Sausage

1 pig or hog*

Coooold weather

Legg’s Old Plantation Pork Sausage Seasoning #10 -8 oz. bag seasons 25 lbs. of meat, price is about $2.50 per package (or your own sausage recipe)

Butcher the pig

Cut your meat up, add extra fat (anywhere from 5 to 8 parts meat/1 part fat )*

Grind the meat and fat together

Add seasoning –add extra red pepper if you like it hot/more sage if you like it sagier

Mix, mix, mix and mix some more

Fry a test piece

Adjust fat and seasoning if necessary

Eat –yum!

Freeze or can.

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Canned Sausage

Fry sausage in balls

Pack in hot pint jars

Pour grease over sausage (divide evenly between each jar –should be about an inch of grease in each)

Put lids on the jars and turn upside down

Let cool completely and store in cool place

*Note: A hog is just a BIG pig!

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Blessings,

Denese

*Update: I should have noted -If you don’t cut the fat off your meat, you shouldn’t have to add any extra fat.

Tags: canning, recipes, sausage