Janet's Planet DVD Review

I received Janet's Planet DVD "Microgravity" from Propeller in order to review. Janet Ivey really loves talking about gravity and microgravity (Zero G) and it shows in this DVD. You will be introduced to Henry Cavendish, Sir Isaac Newton, and Galileo in this 37 minute presentation. The section showing what happens to water at Zero G is really neat. Janet really explains gravity and microgravity in a way that most people can understand.

If you want to learn more about gravity and microgravity, I highly recommend this DVD. Click the following links to learn more and/or follow: Janet's Planet, Facebook, and Twitter. At Janet's Planet, you can play a game similar to Jeopardy, look at photos, create your own planet, and more. There's even a cool parent / teacher section. Go check it out!

I will say that the first copy I received was broken in half so I requested a new one. The company quickly replaced my DVD and I appreciate that.

From Janet Ivey

“For the past decade, science education has been my passion and America’s children have been my inspiration.  It is incredible to see how excited children can become about the world around them when the information is presented in an accessible and fun way.  That is the mission of Janet’s Planet, and I look forward to continuing to support better science education in the years to come.”  

"Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Veggietales: The Little House That Stood DVD Review AND Giveaway

VeggieTales - a name that our family has loved for many years.  Some of our favorite songs can be viewed on Silly Songs with Larry. Well, now there's a new DVD and it's named "VeggieTales: The Little House That Stood".

This family friendly DVD is about the Three Little Pigs looking to build new houses. They meet three builders. One builder builds his houses on the firm foundation using plans from the Master Builder's Handbook whereas the other two don't care about the foundation. Which builder will the Three Little Pigs choose? When the storm comes, what will happen?

As usual, this is a cute little movie. The new Silly Song, "Happy Tooth Day" wasn't as funny as some of the past songs but it was ok. All in all, we enjoyed watching it and encourage you to get one for yourself.

If you'd like to watch the trailer, click here. To visit the VeggieTales website, click here. If you'd like some cute coloring pages, click here.

Now, if you'd like to win your own copy of this adorable DVD, enter here: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one ore more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." 

The Tutor's Daughter Review

I just completed reading The Tutor's Daughter written by Julie Klassen and published by BethanyHouse.

This historical fiction is about Emma Smallwood, the young adult daughter of widowed John Smallwood, a tutor for young men, and Henry and Phillip Weston, older sons of Sir Giles Weston who attended Mr. Smallwood's boarding school in their younger years.

Emma and her father go live in the home of Sir Giles and Lady Weston at Ebbington Manor to tutor the Weston's younger sons, Rowan and Julian. Phillip is away at university and Henry is in charge of his father's books. Apparently Emma and John arrive at an inconvenient time and feel the tension and see the people whispering.

The Weston family has a secret and don't want anyone outside of their immediate family to know about it. Unfortunately for them, Emma discovers their secret.

This book has mystery, suspense, interesting historical data, and romance all in one. I really enjoyed reading this book including the excerpts at the beginning of each chapter.



I received this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion. All comments are my own and no other compensation was received.

She's Gone Again and Another's About To Fly

Natalie is in Nicaragua yet again. I am so proud of her! She's gone down this time to help another ministry in Managua, the big city. She is thankful that it's not as hot as she was afraid it was going to be and she's super excited that they have heated showers. :) It's funny how little things like that make such a big difference in our world. We definitely take heated shower water for granted here in the States.

Courtney is moving out in one week and one day. I'm proud of her too! She got hired on at a Chick-fil-A in Longview with higher pay, promise of 40 hour work-weeks, and promises of promotion quickly. She will be living with her grandparents until she can save up for an apartment, which she's hoping to accomplish within a couple of months. She's still looking for someone to foster her dog, Benny, but if she is facing putting him in a shelter, we'll let him stay here until she or we find someone to take him as a foster. He is a good dog, just big. And inside. I'm glad he's housebroken. :) Anyone local want to babysit for a month? It would be like a little visit from a sweet, loving dog. :) May resort to bribery.... ;)

Gazpacho

Gazpacho sounds like something you'd say when someone sneezes. :) It's actually a cold soup. I've never eaten it before today so I don't have anything to compare it to. BUT, I will tell you about it anyway. In the book I'm reviewing, Raw Food for Dummies, the recipe for Gazpacho calls for tomatoes, celery, cucumber, lemon juice, EVOO, salt, pepper, green onion, and avocado. I like all of those ingredients except celery but I included it just so I could be fair to the recipe.

After I diced everything I could, I pulverized all but the onion and avocado. You're only supposed to pulverize half of it but since I don't like celery, I just did it all. Then I added in the avocado and onion. I actually used chives so I guess I did cheat on the ingredients just a little. I also splurged at Sprouts today and bought some Himalayan salt just to see what the big hoopla is over this. (For the record, it tastes like salt but it's pretty and pink.)

Anyway, the soup isn't bad. I'm not a big cold soup fan but for variety, I may add this to my monthly plan. It does have texture to it, so I guess if you want it super smooth, you'd need to strain it. It doesn't bother me, unless I get a chunk of celery, then I might have a problem.

Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Salsa

I made some yummy sun-dried tomatoes tonight and they are awesome! I had a case of romas that needed to be cooked so I made them into these and also made some salsa. Tomorrow I need to see what I'm going to put them into. Pasta would be good but I can't have pasta yet so maybe it will be good with Quinoa. Excited to find out. :

Nutritional Yeast?

While doing some research on vegetarianism, looking for recipes mainly, I ran across the term "Nutritional Yeast" or "nooch" which is weird but oh well. You ever hear of it? If so, what brand do you like the most? All of these recipes I'm running across are making me want to eat them and overeating, even if it's on veggies, isn't a good idea. :/