Well, I moved my son into college this weekend, I have cried a river. It is incredible the emotions a mother can have. I am incrediblly proud of my son. He is maturing into a fantastic young man and yet I cried more than I have cried in a very long time. I have to check myself every few minutes as I find myself wanting to call and see what he's doing. I guess the next few days will be tougher than I thought. I really had planned for things to calm down and us to settle into a routine. I still have two boys at home that keep me very busy, 7 and 3. But after investing the last 11 years of my life into the education of 18 yr old, you see we homeschool, I miss him tremendously. After watching one child make some really bad choices, I have to guard against all these terrible thoughts. I know this one is in the Lord's hands now. He is going to be home on weekends, at least most of them, and yet I still know it will never be the same. It is time for him to move on into manhood. I sure hope he calls.......
Jodie - www.jodiesmall.com
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Getting ready for college
Hi all,
It has been way to long since I posted. too many things are going on in my life. I am sending my son off to college in less than 2 weeks. It seems like just yesterday he was a baby. We went to the campus, about 1 1/2 hours form home on Wednesday to job search. he put in a few applications but nothing yet. he really needs to get a job because financial aid is not what it needs to be. oh well, the Lord is in control.
my little one, age 7, has big plans for when he is the big guy in the house. things like building a tree house and studying trains. You see we homeschool. I found out this week that one of my favorite homeschool sources is running some sales. if you homeschool or if you like to read really good histroical fiction check out Sonlight. Click the catalog to sign up for a free, yes free catalog. One of the few I have ever read cover to cover.
After that they are offering some great deals. check out this link.
Ok, now back to my life. As if I didn't have enough going on, trying to get one ready for college, decide all the details of homeschooling a 7 yr old, take of of a VERY active 3 yr old, and get a ready to teach co-op classes. My husband finds these great bunk beds at a gargae sale on Saturday. Well it was a deal so we bought them but in order to get the room ready, now i have to PAINT a kids room. Well off we go, mister 7 and me to the store, Wal-mart of course, to buy paint. What does he decide, RED and Yellow with a Nascar board and green trim! WOW! I thought yuck but the red and yellow are done and they look good. tomorro its green and border. vaccuum and probably scrub the carpet then we have a bedroom. i am going to ahve to visit jodiesmall.com for comforters and some cool Nascar stuff. I think I have jst the store:
I'll be sure to post some pictures when its finished.
Well, with all of this, I haven't had much time for updating jodiesmall.com and I know there are 2 coupons just begging me to update them. the joy of a virtual mall is that it will be open 24/7 whether or not I have time to be there in person. I did buy a laptop and will now be able to work while at gymnastics and football practice and anywhere else i happen to be with the little ones. Better go for now, sure wish someone read this thing. I will figure out how to get readers eeventually.......
It has been way to long since I posted. too many things are going on in my life. I am sending my son off to college in less than 2 weeks. It seems like just yesterday he was a baby. We went to the campus, about 1 1/2 hours form home on Wednesday to job search. he put in a few applications but nothing yet. he really needs to get a job because financial aid is not what it needs to be. oh well, the Lord is in control.
my little one, age 7, has big plans for when he is the big guy in the house. things like building a tree house and studying trains. You see we homeschool. I found out this week that one of my favorite homeschool sources is running some sales. if you homeschool or if you like to read really good histroical fiction check out Sonlight. Click the catalog to sign up for a free, yes free catalog. One of the few I have ever read cover to cover.
After that they are offering some great deals. check out this link.
Ok, now back to my life. As if I didn't have enough going on, trying to get one ready for college, decide all the details of homeschooling a 7 yr old, take of of a VERY active 3 yr old, and get a ready to teach co-op classes. My husband finds these great bunk beds at a gargae sale on Saturday. Well it was a deal so we bought them but in order to get the room ready, now i have to PAINT a kids room. Well off we go, mister 7 and me to the store, Wal-mart of course, to buy paint. What does he decide, RED and Yellow with a Nascar board and green trim! WOW! I thought yuck but the red and yellow are done and they look good. tomorro its green and border. vaccuum and probably scrub the carpet then we have a bedroom. i am going to ahve to visit jodiesmall.com for comforters and some cool Nascar stuff. I think I have jst the store:
I'll be sure to post some pictures when its finished.
Well, with all of this, I haven't had much time for updating jodiesmall.com and I know there are 2 coupons just begging me to update them. the joy of a virtual mall is that it will be open 24/7 whether or not I have time to be there in person. I did buy a laptop and will now be able to work while at gymnastics and football practice and anywhere else i happen to be with the little ones. Better go for now, sure wish someone read this thing. I will figure out how to get readers eeventually.......
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Well its been a long time...
WEll it has been a while since I posted. I am trying to figure out how to get this blog read. I have it set to ping. My webiste is coming along very nicely and I want more people to know about it. I have recently added a music departmaent and I am working on movies. More people need to visit. I have to go have dinner with the family now but I will be back later.
Jodie
www.jodiesmall.com
Jodie
www.jodiesmall.com
Friday, July 13, 2007
busy day
Busy day
I have been so busy today running errands. I have managed to find time though to add some great deals to my mall. One brand new store in Jodie's mall is offering up to 80% off cell phone accessories!
Another one is offering $10 off a $100 order and they carry just about anything.
I also found a place that has really beautiful checks, you know sometimes you still have to write a check... they offer some really neat ones. beautiful, cute, or patriotic choices. It should be a great addition to the mall. They have a cool calculator for your checkbook that maintains 3 different balences so you don't have to remember howmuch you have spent on that credit card.!
http://www.jodiesmall.com/
I spent some time exploring around My Space too. I can't post in the forums I found, I haven't had an account long enough. I am anxious to meet new people.
Its off to camp on Sunday so no new stores next week. I will be away at Boy Scout camp leading 4th and 5th grade boys in some outdoor activities. That should be great fun.
Jodie
http://www.jodiesmall.com/
I have been so busy today running errands. I have managed to find time though to add some great deals to my mall. One brand new store in Jodie's mall is offering up to 80% off cell phone accessories!
Another one is offering $10 off a $100 order and they carry just about anything.
I also found a place that has really beautiful checks, you know sometimes you still have to write a check... they offer some really neat ones. beautiful, cute, or patriotic choices. It should be a great addition to the mall. They have a cool calculator for your checkbook that maintains 3 different balences so you don't have to remember howmuch you have spent on that credit card.!
http://www.jodiesmall.com/
I spent some time exploring around My Space too. I can't post in the forums I found, I haven't had an account long enough. I am anxious to meet new people.
Its off to camp on Sunday so no new stores next week. I will be away at Boy Scout camp leading 4th and 5th grade boys in some outdoor activities. That should be great fun.
Jodie
http://www.jodiesmall.com/
Monday, July 9, 2007
Great Excitment at the mall! 2 Grand openings!
i am so excited today. Two of my favorite stores have opened their doors in Jodie's mall!
the first one is Sonlight.com. this is a Christian homeschooling suppl source that offers great curriculum for History, Bible and Literature. If you are not a homeschooler, it is still exciting if you like to find great deals on novels. many of the books used in the program are Newberry award winners and are therefore the very best in children's literature. Sonlight is dedicated to making their prices as affordable as possible so you can find great deals here. i hope you check them out.
The second exciting opening is Best Buy! A national chain store with some of the best electronics around has opened its doors in jodie's mall. check out what they have to offer here or go to http://www.jodiesmall.com/.
the first one is Sonlight.com. this is a Christian homeschooling suppl source that offers great curriculum for History, Bible and Literature. If you are not a homeschooler, it is still exciting if you like to find great deals on novels. many of the books used in the program are Newberry award winners and are therefore the very best in children's literature. Sonlight is dedicated to making their prices as affordable as possible so you can find great deals here. i hope you check them out.
The second exciting opening is Best Buy! A national chain store with some of the best electronics around has opened its doors in jodie's mall. check out what they have to offer here or go to http://www.jodiesmall.com/.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Are you going to Paris any time soon?
This is a hot deal that I found while interviewing new stores for the mall. you can choose the duration of your stay and you get one price for all the tourist attractions they offer. If you already plan to visit this may be a great deal for you!
here's one for London too!
wow! those sound like great deals. I'm not much for traveling out of the country, remember I have two little boys.... but for those of you out there that love to travel that sounds awesome.
well we are off to the drive-in. Ratatouille is waiting. talk to you all tomorrow.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
I found a really cool bookstore in my search for stores for the mall.
Fund Literacy, Care for the Environment, and get a Fair Price on the Books You Want. Better World Books is the socially conscious consumer's bookstore of choice.
BetterWorld.com offers the lowest shipping rates on the Web: free shipping in the USA, and $2.97 shipping worldwide. They can offer these great rates because, unlike most other online used booksellers, they have all of their used books physically in stock. At any one time, around 2 million books are on the shelves of their Indiana warehouse.
They are an online-only bookseller, and provide outstanding customer service. They have over 100,000 positive feedbacks on both Half.com and Amazon.com
The best part: they are offering 20% off any book through august 3rd. just click the link above and enter coupon code gimme20.
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