So, are you worn out from your Black Friday shopping?

Did you not get everything you wanted?

Could you not find that gift for the "person who has everything"?

Have you sworn yourself off of Black Friday forever?

Well, never fear, Tim is here. You all know that I preview all of my affiliates and recommended companies ahead of time to make sure that they are family friendly. Well, I have found some family friendly companies and deals for you. I'll list my affiliates today so that you know which links I will profit from if you buy from them, and then I'll list some other recommended links in the days to come. There's going to be a lot of great sales going on this month, so keep checking back.

Affiliates:

This is one of my favorite companies of all time. I love Vision Forum! Click on the above banner to find out why.

I love JM Cremps. It is run by a Christian family that has five boys. So, they know what works for boys and what doesn't work for boys. There selection of merchandaise proves that. Check out their website by clicking on the banner above. Right now they are having a great sale on stocking stuffers as well as other things.

I have grown to love The Old Schoolhouse (TOS) family and I'm not just saying that because I'm on the TOS Homeschool Crew. In fact it's because I work with them that I can truthfully tell you that they are run by some of the nicest folks around. They are having a great Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale going on right now. Click on the banner to check it out.

Buy ClickN READ Phonics & Get 50% off ClickN SPELL Use Code:holidaybogo $25 Value! exp. 11/30/10

We found Click N Read a few years when Joshua was just learning to read. It's a great program. This may not seem like a typical Black Friday/Cyber Monday item, but...why not? Click N Read is a really fun game that also teaches you to read. Click on one of the banners above to find out more about it. The second link/banner takes you to a special deal that they are having until the end of this month.

 

The above banner talks about Teaching your children the Bible. That is an important part of Nest Entertainment, but it is much more. They have Christian games and toys, videos, movies. Click on the banner to find out.

Although Currclick is a company that primarily deals with curriculum (currclick), they have a lot more. AND, they are going to be having a great Cyber Monday sale as well as the sales they have going on right now. Click the banner to find out what's going on.

This really isn't an affiliate, but it is something that a member of my family will benefit from. Click on the wreath above to find out about the great aromatic, Maine balsom fir, wreaths that John Allen is selling. At checkout, click on John Allen's name in the provided drop down box.

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Forget going out at midnight! Sleep in and then check my blog tomorrow for some great online Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. All compliments of my great affiliates  (and a few other great sites). Remember, all of the sites that I recommend are chosen personally by me to be family friendly. Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving. See you tomorrow.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

To all of my faithful readers...my friends.

Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you!

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I posted this on Facebook, but knew that some of you don't do Facebook so wanted to post it here as well.

John Allen picked at a mole on his face about a week ago and it has progressively gotten worse.We took him to the doctor yesterday and he prescribed some antibiotics, but there was a problem with the insurance and we weren't able to pick them up until today.  He finally got started on the antibiotics antibiotics but it looks worse, so Sarah took him to the emergency room this evening. It was staph and needed to be lanced and drained. John Allen was nervous - he is a chicken like his dad :-), but made it through like a trouper and should be home soon.. According to Sarah it looked pretty bad. They took a culture to make sure that this antibiotic would work with that type of infection. Please pray that it will and that his cheek will heal without a problem.

I'll take pictures of the poor injured lad and post them later. I'll keep you all updated. Again, thanks for all of your prayers.

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Have you ever used an egg timer to time things with. We've used one before. The problem is it only works for two or three minutes at a time. I've often needed something to time longer periods than that. Marge and Babs have a similar situation. Let's eavesdrop as they discuss it. We can do that, you know, since I'm the one that created them anyway :-). Here's the scoop:

Scene One: Marge and Babs Running on Treadmills

Babs ~ Honey, *huff-puff, huff-puff* I can't believe you got me into this exercise thing. *huff-puff, huff-puff*

Marge (obviously in better shape than Babs)  ~ Me! Babs, you know that we both made a New Year's promise last year that we would exercise! Don't blame it all on me!

Babs ~ *huff-puff* Well, stop jabberin' and tell me how much longer we've got to run.

Marge (looking at the treadmill timer) ~ Three...two...one...stop!

Babs ~ Thank Goodness! I've got to sit down. This is about to kill me!

Marge ~ Babs, we've only been running for 15 min.! I can run all day. What would you do without this timer. Boy I wish I had a timer at home to keep my kids on track. The kids are always complaining - "So and so's been on the computer longer than me...I want to play now...it's not fair." or "I have to to bed now? Why didn't you warn me?" Penny is the worst with that. You know with her aspergers she needs time to prepare herself. If I don''t remember to give her a five minute warning, then she just falls to pieces!

Babs ~ Well, Miss "Run All Day Exercise Buff", it looks like I know something that you don't! We've been using something called "The Time Timer" at home for a few months now and it has really helped a lot! The kids don't argue, they're getting their school work done, and I'll bet it will help with your Penny! Let's get home and I'll show you.

Scene Two: Thirty Minutes Later at Babs' House

Marge ~ So this is the Time Timer, huh? Where did you find this thing?

Babs ~ Where else? The TOS Homeschool Crew!

Marge ~ Well, I like the TOS Homeschool Crew, but how is this little thing going to help me with Penny. It doesn't even keep the right time!

Babs ~ Earth to Marge! It's not supposed to keep time, it's supposed to count down time! Watch me. You just set it to any amount of time that you want - up to an hour - and let it go. It will ding when the time is up!

Marge (looking confused)  ~ Well, how's it supposed to help Penny? And what's this red thing that's showing?

Babs ~ That "red thing" is one of the things that I think will help. You've always told me that aspergers kids need a schedule and they need to be aware of how much time they have left to do something. Well, the Time Timer will help with that. As the timer goes down, the red disappears. Penny can actually see how much time she has left. Even if she can't read the numbers, she can tell by how much red is left. A lot of red means a lot of time left and a little red means a little time is left. It's even helped my kids and they don't have aspergers.

Marge ~ How's it helped your kids?

Babs ~ It's helped with a lot of things. There's no more fighting over the video games because we set the timer for 30 min, each.

Marge ~ Well that's good...

Babs ~ And, you know my little Timmy has a hard time sitting still. I just set the timer and he works for 15 min. and then does 20 jumping jacks and then he works for another 15 min. and he runs in place for five minutes.

Marge ~ Penny would like...

Babs ~ And we use it for science when we have to time an experiment. We use it for math drills. Instead of me giving them a two minute warning, the can just see how much time they have by looking at the Time Timer.

Marge ~ Wow! I'm going to have to...

Babs ~ And chores have gone so much smoother. We set the timer and challenge each other to get everything done within the time limit. I've got three timers. One for the living room, one for the school room and one for the kitchen.

Marge ~ Three! Well you've convinced...

Babs ~ Oh, and speaking of the kitchen! Cooking is a breeze. I just...

Marge ~ Earth to Babs! Earth to Babs! You're running out of oxygen! Now you're sounding like me. I'm usually the one that goes on and on! Calm down so that I can get a word in edgewise!

Babs ~ Oh. I'm sorry Marge. Talk away!.

Marge ~ Well... I'm still not sure. I mean, it sounds good, and I trust the TOS Homeschool Crew, but...

Babs ~ I'll tell you what. Take this one and try it for a week. I'm sure you'll be convinced.

Scene Three ~ One Week Later ~ In Babs' Kitchen

*Knock, Knock*

Babs ~ Well, Honey, you look excited, what's going on?

Marge (comes in carrying a box and Babs' Time Timer) ~ I've come to return your Time Timer. My box just came.

Babs ~ What box? And what does it have to do with my Time Timer?

Marge ~ My box of Time Timers, of course! I ordered seven of them!

Babs ~ Seven! You must really like those things.

Marge ~ Like them?!? I love them! We use them for everything now. They not only have helped Penny, but the whole family!

Babs ~ So what convinced you?

Marge ~ Well, I went home and read some of the TOS Homeschool Crew reviews (which you can read by clicking here) and then I just started using them the way some of the Homeschool Crew reviewers did. And it really worked. But, Babs, you left out the best part!

Babs ~ What was that?

Marge ~ The price! When I got to the website (which you can get to by clicking here or on any one of the hi-lighted links above), and saw the price, I was speechless! I couldn't believe that the 3" ones were only $30, the 8" ones were $35 and the 12" ones were just $40! And did you know they even have Time Timer watches? They even have special stickers that go on the Time Timers and a Time Timer puzzle! And you seen the software that you can put on your computer or tablet! I knew about the software because some of the TOS Homeschool Crew members reviewed it. I ordered a couple of each size timers and a watch for when we go running! Oh, and listen Babs...

As a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew I was sent a Time Timer for free in order to try out and give my honest review on my blog...Oh, and Happy Homeschooling!

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