Homemaking 911

Home Management

Calendars

• Amy Knapp’s Family Organizer - http://www.thefamilyorganizer.com 1-800-313-0653. Very reasonably priced and user friendly. My favorite!. This is also marketed as Meijer’s Family Organizer at Meijer grocery stores.
• Familytime.mine - Reasonable price, user friendly, a little large for my purposes…notebook sized, but many moms love this one
• Franklin Covey - expensive, but loved by those who use them. Comes in a variety of sizes.
• Outlook Today – Microsoft Outlook
• Dell Axim X50 (This is the one I use, but it is off the market, but you may be able to find one refurbished)
• Palm Pilot
• Don Aslett How to Have a 48-Hour Day

Computers

• www.Homeforhisglory.com
• www.Edhelper.com – Classroom Helpers/Passes/Computer Pass
• http://www.donnayoung.org/
• Filtering Software:
  www.Bsafehome.com
  http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/
• www.cmomb.com
• www.outofthenestandbeyond.com
• http://homeschoolwithindexcards.com/
• www.homemakingcottage.com

Telephone

• www.vonage.com
• www.verizon.com

Driving

• http://maps.yahoo.com This will save all the maps you use so you can reference them again and again if you are “directionally impaired” like me.
• AAA http://www.aaa.com Great roadside service. If you have a membership, children under 18 can join free! They can also help with directions if you ever get lost. If you have AAA already, make sure your current card is in your wallet and their emergency phone numbers are listed in your calendar

A Place for Everything

• Mary Pride’s School Proof
• Stephanie Culp How to Conquer Clutter
• Julie Morgenstern Organizing from the Inside Out
• Elaine St. James Simplify Your Life
• Don Aslett Clutter’s Last Stand
• www.flylady.com
• www.titus2.com
• http://www.homemakingorganized.com - tools and tips to help homemakers with cleaning, organization, WAHM, etc.
• www.avirtuouswoman.org

Meal Planning

• www.30daygourmet.com
• The New Best Recipe from Cooks Illustrated
• www.outofthenestandbeyond.com
• www.dinnersinaflash.com

Budgeting

• www.daveramsey.com
• http://www.crown.org
• Money A User’s Manual By Bob Russell

Television

• TV Guardian available at LifeWay Christian Books

Homeschooling

Curriculum

• The Bible: Get all varieties: Young Readers, magazine style, NIV, NKJ, The Message, and the Bible Read on CD. Use them for daily reading, devotions, copy work, etc.
• Saxon Math www.saxonmath.com
• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
• Reason For Handwriting Published by Concerned Communications
• Rainbow Resource Book Seller: www.RainbowResource.com
• Learning Literature Through Language Arts K-High school
• Apologia Science www.jaywile.com for High School and Elementary Sciences
• www.AWANA.org
• Story of the World Volumes I-!V by Susan Wise Bauer. My kids love this on CD. We also love the activity books for Volumes I and II.
• Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World
• William J. Bennett The Educated Child
• Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer The Well Trained Mind

Resources for books on CD or Tape

• www.LFPL.org
• www.singnlearn.com
• www.visionforum.com
• Your Story Hour Cassettes (available at the Southeast Church Library, or www.rainbowresources.com)

Library

• www.LFPL.org (Louisville Free Public Library’s website)

Inspiration

Parenting

Family Rules and Discipline:

• Pam Forster: Plants Grown Up (for boys), The Brother-Offended Checklist, Polished Cornerstones (for girls)
• Gregg and Joshua Harris: The Original 21 Rules of this House
• Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer The Well-Trained Mind
• William J. Bennett The Educated Child

Delegation

• Steven and Teri Maxwell Managers of Their Homes
• Gail Martin What Every Child Should know Along the Way

Television

• TV Guardian available at LifeWay Christian Books

Resources for Moms on CD or Tape (for when you are doing errands without the kids):

• www.familyministries.com Reb or Beverly Bradley