Enjoying the Chaos

FOUR GOSPELS. FOUR FILMS. ONE JESUS STORY. FOR EVERYONE. I recently had the opportunity to watch a really unique project.  The Lumo Project  taken straight from The Gospel of John. A ground breaking, multi-language biblical film resource transforming the way we discover, study and engage with the life of Jesus through the four New Testament Gospels. The Lumo Project is a ground breaking, multi-language biblical film resource transforming the way we discover, study and engage with the life of Jesus through the four New Testament Gospels: redefining the standard of visual Biblical media.  The Lumo Project presents four films – one for each Gospel account – that will revolutionize the way we all experience the story of Jesus and the world of First Century Palestine in which he lived. I was able to choice between NIV, King James Version, or a Spanish version. I chose King James Version.   This full-length feature film about the life of Jesus takes the actual Gospel text

I was sent a copy of  Katie's London Christmas   ($16.99)to read with Captain America. It is written by James Mayhew is a children's author and illustrator whose books include on of our favorites 'Can You See a Little Bear?' In 1994 he received the New York Times Award for one of the best illustrated books of the year for 'The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams'. Hubby read this Captain America first, he comment to me afterwards was that he loved all of the London sights as he was reading. Of course hubby and I are from England so this book with definitely have a place close to our hearts. The book starts out with Katie and her brother sleeping at Grandma's house on Christmas Eve. They are awakened by a sneeze and go downstairs to investigate. They walk in the living room to find Father Christmas putting presents under their Christmas Tree. They realize Father Christmas had a cold and offer to help. Father Christmas accepts their offer and they go of on hi

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 1. I had a great Thanksgiving. Last year it was just the five of us. This year although we weren't all together there was at least a few more of us gathered at my parents house. 2. Captain America had his first piano lesson last week and has been doing really well practicing his musical alphabet. He has it down now and really looking forward to his next lesson! 3. We have finished the changes in the basement and the kids new school area is back up and running. I will do a post on it soon. However, it is great to have our space back upstairs. We now have a reading/piano room. It's so nice Captain America keeps his library books in a basket next to the chair. He can often be found curled up on the chair. 4. My husband loves hot turkey sandwiches. In fact I think he likes them almost as much as Thanksgiving dinner. 5. The weather was amazing today. Hubby took the chance to put up our outside Christmas lights. We always put up our tree the

We have been swimming for about 18 months and this we winter starting competing in USA Swimming events. The kids love it and for all three of them it's great exercise. All three kids swim four days a week. Jam and Boo of course swim a lot more than Captain America who is the youngest on the swim team (and has a lot of cute factor). We always love to try new things and so when I was given the chance to try a new line of goggles I thought it sounded a good opportunity. So we were sent a pair of  GoggIX  $19.22 (free shipping with Amazon Prime). When we started swimming we had a certain brand recommended to us and we have been happy with them. However, we recently tried a new kind of goggles for Captain American because of his prescription needs. But we are always willing to try new things. Jam shouted the loudest and asked him he could try them out at swim practice. It worked out really well as it was time trials last night. Once a month the kids run through all of their race

  The Old Schoolhouse is hosting a cool giveaway and I agreed to share it with all of you today. The company  Blue Orange Games is giving away some really cool Disney games. As you can see in the above picture there are some really good one's there. Toy Story is a favorite in my house and I know a lot of little girls that LOVE frozen. These will be a huge hit on Christmas morning in one lucky winners house! There are also some really cool free apps that you can find on the link. However they are all from the apple store and I have android so I wanted to share some free android apps. A friend of mine introduced me Frozen Free Fall, for those of you that like Candy Crush she tells me its a lot better - I haven't had chance to try it yet! I know Captain America will like it.   Disney Hidden Worlds      Frozen Free Fall Click here to enter the giveaway - GOOD LUCK!!! ©2011-2014 Chickensbunniesandhomeschool. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and oth

We have been homeschooling for about three years. When my older two children learned to read they were in public school and so I helped but never had to teach them all by myself. Captain America however has been all me, having never gone to public school at all (in fact this year would have seen him in Kindergarten) the buck stops here, so to speak. I have been collecting level one and two readers. So when I was offered a copy of  I Can Read - God's Great Creation . Although this book is a level two, Captain America did an excellent job reading it. I only had to assist him with the hard words. This books tells the story of the creation. It goes through all the days of creation and ends up with Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit and being cast out from the Garden of Eden. Captain America really enjoyed the story, it's told in quite simplistic vocabulary, which is suitable for level 2. There are a couple of parts in the story that don't quite fit in with my King

We recently received a copy of  Surprise at Yorktown  by The Imagination Station. Captain America was really excited to see another on of these books. He really loved the other one we read in the series. I like that they combined a children adventure book with historical facts and information. This time the cousins Beth and Patrick go on an adventure to help George Washington. This couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Captain America is starting to memorize a poem about George Washington. He loves it when he can learn about the same subject in different ways, and a story book is perfect.  Captain America loves that the characters travel through time and help out where ever needed. This little book is full of adventure and excitement. Definitely got two thumbs up at our house! Although I read this to Captain America this time round, it will have a place on our bookcase because I will definitely encourage him to read it again by himself in a year or two.

It's been a great week. I can't believe it's Thanksgiving next week. 1. Boo turned 12. In our church that means she moves up from the primary (children) to the youth (12-18 year old) It's a big step for her and she's very excited. The girls came around the night before her birthday and put balloons all over our front door. 2. I think I have Christmas organized. Shhhh don't tell the kids. 3. The Review Crew is all over for another year. I have a couple of book reviews that I need to post other than that I am think I am in withdrawals. Roll on December 1st! 4. We normally take the kids out for dinner on their birthday. This year Boo asked if we could take her to the movies instead. I thought that was a great idea - so tonight we are off to the movies! I didn't tell her it actually saves us money. Since I was going to suggest a date night with the hubby to see the same movie. 5. I am sat watching  A Knight's Tale  I think besides  The Princess Bri

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Fire up the romance this holiday with Robin Lee Hatcher 's latest offering in the King's Meadow Romance series, Love Without End .  For two single parents with bruised hearts, it’ll take more than a little courage to get back on the horse when it comes to love. Celebrate love rising from the ashes of tragedy with Robin by entering her Kindle Fire giveaway. One grand prize winner will receive: A Kindle Fire Love Without End  and the rest of the King's Meadow Romance series from Robin Lee Hatcher Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on December 14th.  Winner will be announced December 15th on Robin's blog . {NOT ON FACEBOOK? ENTER HERE .} ©2011-2014 Chickensbunniesandhomeschool. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author Chickensbunniesandhomeschool.blogspot.com

I can't believe another review crew year has come to an end. The kids and I have had a fantastic year and had the chance to review some awesome new curriculum and education aids. Every year the crew votes on what our favorites are. So I wanted to share a couple of our favorite products and then send you over to look at the final results of the vote! This was our 2nd year on the crew and I know we all felt a lot more comfortable. The products were amazing and of course the crew leadership were too. I can't wait to see what next year brings. However before then here's our favorites! Our absolute favorite review this year believe it or not is a math curriculum CTC Math . I was given a subscription for all three of my kids. Although Jam at the beginning was a little dubious of trying it, he still raves about it today. All three kids love it, and you can read my review here.   Since using it I have had some friends sign up - and they like it too! Jam loves ancient his

1. We had an excellent day today. In September a group of local home school Mom's and myself formed a little home school trip group. There are 7 families with kids ranging in age from 13 to well a new baby on the way. Most of us have decided that COOPs are just too much commitment. However field trips are always more fun in groups. So September we went to the State Capital, October a famous graveyard and today a Alpaca Rescue. 2. The Alpaca Rescue we visited was really cool! The kids had a great time running around with all the animals. They have more than Alpaca's but every animal/bird on the property has been rescued. 3. Actually not just the animals have been rescued. I watched their video on  YouTube  and it tells their story that led them to adoption. So their story starts with rescuing children and themselves before leading onto Animals. 4. We learned SO much about Alpaca's and each of the Alpaca's had such a sad story. The Alpaca's had really cute na

To Celebrate National Bladder Health Awareness Month We're Partying and doing a GIVEAWAY, Everyone is WELCOME but ladies 35+ are encouraged A couple of years ago we went to England to celebrate my husband's Grandma's 100th birthday. It had been quite a few years since we had been and you know the biggest thing that struck me about the difference between life of that side of the pond is the serious lack of public bathrooms. I mean really! During our visit we stopped at a ER so I could pee, stopped at a Pub and used my 4 year old as a reason to use their restroom (luckily he didn't argue with me when I said he had to go, not me) and pay - yes pay 50p per person to pay while in a train station in London. I kid you not I could never move back there - just for the lack of bathrooms! Always Discreet is the gracious sponsor of the twitter party!! Your Life After 25 is the gracious sponsor for the Amazon OR Paypal giveaway!! Now to the giveaway!! Th

This is my second year on the crew. Last year I didn't apply for the IXL review. When I read all the awesome reviews I was a little jealous. So when I had a chance to apply for it again this year I was super excited. I was given access to the IXL Math and IXL Language Arts program for a year. The main reason I was put off from signing up to try the program last year is because I thought it was a full math curriculum. I realized while reading the reviews that this wasn't the case. This program is designed to help your child review and practice using skills they have previously learned. Pricing for family memberships starts at just $9.95/month or $79/year for one subject. Each additional child costs $2/month or $20/year. For more information or to purchase a family membership, Click here , and select your preferred membership option to view more pricing details. After logging into the program and choosing a username and password I signed each child up for their o

I moved towns last year and it is a very stressful thing. It's not something I want to do again in a hurry. However there are certain companies that will try and make it easier for you! Check out Agent Ace - and don't forget to enter the giveaway while you are here! Sponsored by: Agent Ace Hosted by: Mom Powered Media Agent Ace is the new way to find the best real estate agent. When you've thought about buying a home, how did you figure out who would help you with that? Did you find someone who you felt you could trust to get you what you wanted from it, whether that was a good price on a new home or the best sale of your old one? A lot of homeowners and potential buyers will just pick a random agent from a list online without a lot of background on what they're best at. It's like throwing a dart at the Yellow pages. With just a little information from you, Agent Ace can match you with the best agent to sell your home or buy a new one. They&#

1. I hate computers today. My laptop is currently being rebuilt by my husband. It seemed to get some kind of virus. UGH! I am working on Boo's laptop right now. Very frustrating. 2. I think my husband and I make the BEST pizza. It's a team effort. I make the dough, hubby puts the toppings on and bakes it. We have a couple of well seasoned pizza stones and our oven goes on the highest setting. Our favorite pizza is barbecue chicken, with sweet peppers, onions, bacon, pineapple, and jalapenos (on the adult pizza's). It is delish! We made four two for tonight and two for tomorrow. 3. We went to our local sports center today and played basketball. We spend so much time swimming it made a fun change. Nothing serious just the kids and I playing 'pig', 4. Have you heard of the show  Scorpion  it's our current favorite. It's about a bunch of eccentric geniuses. 5. Have a mentioned that I love that my husband can fix computers - I love him too! ©2

Wow that month went fast! I can't believe it is the 5th again. I have had a great month with birthdays and Halloween fun. My previous post for today was a reminder of Guy Fawkes and November the 5th. I wouldn't mind having a huge bonfire tonight it's a lot warming (and dryer) than most November 5th celebration I can remember as a child.  One year my husband and I went to  Alton Towers for November 5th as they had a special firework event. It was so foggy and rainy we didn't see a single firework. Watching fireworks in July is turning into a more pleasant experience. I digress and need to get on to my top 5 blog posts for the month...(don't forget to check out the pinterest board ) 1. I don't know about you but I am always in a hurry. This month I found a new recipe that I love - in fact hubby loves it too so that's alway good. One hour bread I found this over at La Fuji Mama her website is definitely worth a look. This one hour bread recipe is ea

  The Fifth of November     Remember, remember!     The fifth of November,     The Gunpowder treason and plot;     I know of no reason     Why the Gunpowder treason     Should ever be forgot!     Guy Fawkes and his companions     Did the scheme contrive,     To blow the King and Parliament     All up alive.     Threescore barrels, laid below,     To prove old England's overthrow.     But, by God's providence, him they catch,     With a dark lantern, lighting a match!     A stick and a stake     For King James's sake!     If you won't give me one,     I'll take two,     The better for me,     And the worse for you.     A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,     A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,     A pint of beer to wash it down,     And a jolly good fire to burn him.     Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!     Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!     Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray! Today in Bonfire

I know it hasn't been Thanksgiving yet, and if you are like me you still have pumpkins on your front porch but it is the perfect time to prepare for Christmas reading times! I was given the opportunity to read and review a cute Christmas book from David Nicholson and the book If He Had Not Come . My kids love books and the minute this one came through the door Jam and Captain America grabbed it. Luckily my older kids like to read as much as my youngest likes to listen. In fact Jam used Captain America for his reading merit badge for Scouts. Jam had to read to a child for hours so any new books coming into the house were greeted with excitement from both of them. This book is a really great Christmas story. I don't know about you, but every year I say this year will be different. We are going to focus more on the Savior and less on presents. We have similar plans this year and I think we may pull it off this year! Reading books like this to remind us of how much the S

I have recently finished reading The Brickmaker's Bride . It appealed to me because one of the main characters Ewan McKay  is an immigrant from Ireland (albeit a long time ago) I felt that we had something in common. We both moved to the United States seeking a better life for our families. However, that's where most of the circumstances end. Although I liked this book, basically pretty harmless. I could relate to the heroine Laura Woodfield and her love of her father (I think mine is pretty awesome too). About the book:  Bestselling Author Judith Miller Debuts Historical Series Set in West Virginia Yearning for a fresh start, Ewan McKay travels with his aunt and uncle from northern Scotland to West Virginia, promising to trade his skills in the clay business for financial assistance from his uncle Hugh. Hugh purchases a brick making operation from a Civil War widow and her daughter, but it's Ewan who gets the business up and running again. Ewan seeks help

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1. I realized that we do a crazy thing here with birthdays.  My kids all have a holiday right along side their birthday. Jam - New Year Boo - Thanksgiving Captain America - Halloween 2. So because of the above fact we have had a crazy fun week. Birthday and Halloween celebrations rolled into one! 3. The kids all slept over at Grandma and Grandpas house Thursday ready to have crazy fun with them on Halloween.  So Hubby and I were alone...I can't remember the last time that happened! 4. I was at home most of the day today by myself! I can't remember when that last happened either. I got a ton of things off my to do list completed...no cleaning - though I did get 2 loads of laundry done. 5. On our way to pick the kids up tonight we went out for dinner. Note to self - its cheaper when you don't take the kids ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

I have been working on a new scripture indexing system for a couple of months from a really cool company called  Holy Tabbs . I received a kit for my regular size quad and have been very impressed with the system. What comes in the set: - Durable vinyl HolyTabbs skin - 384 adhesive Tabbs for easy Tabbing - Transparent straight edge to help you easily mark your scriptures - User guide - Scripture Library of 495 scriptures, not listed in Preach My Gospel I really liked this product. I wish I had it a few years ago when I taught seminary and youth Sunday School. However I have been getting a lot of use out of it while preparing lessons for my Young Womens calling. The system is really easy to set up. I drew little lines down the side of my scriptures - as you can tell mine have seen better days - BUT I don't want to replace them, they have seen me through 6 years of early morning seminary, 4 years of Primary President, 18 months as Youth Sunday School Teacher and are n