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Kelly and Curt both have a background in teaching and a passion for using their gifts to empower others to work from home.

How You Can Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

Japanese Beetles bug me! If you're like me, I like my rose bushes, grape vines, and fruit trees(plum and apple) in one piece not munched on by Japanese Beetles. I love to garden. It's a great way to relax without Japanese Beetles. But,...

How To Grow Fruit Trees At Home

There's nothing better than growing your own Fruit Trees. Picking your own red apples, juicy peaches, yummy pears, or sweet cherries can’t be beat.  Depending where you live there are many varieties of fruit trees. I prefer dwarf...

How You Can Build a Successful Internet Business

Welcome to my lens! I appreciate your dedication. Do you want more out of life? I know I do. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and pull up a chair. There's a lot to offer the person who wants to plan and build a successful internet business. Paul P...

Golden Retrievers Are Almost Human

We've added a new member to our family. Mia was born 9 weeks ago and she is a bundle of fur and love. Our kids love playing with and taking care of our new family member. This is their first "big" pet, besides their...

Morel Mushroom Hunting

There is nothing better than tromping through the woods with my family hunting for the elusive Morel Mushroom. It gives us time to teach our kids about nature and the appreciation for the smells and wildlife we encounter. Click on the sites belo...

Monarch Butterflies Are Easy To Raise

My family lives in the country. And we love raising Monarch Butterflies. It's really quite easy to raise them at home. We've got milkweed growing in our butterfly garden in our backyard. I just took some old milkweed pods in the fall and th...

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama Lyrics

Big wheels keep on turning Carry me home to see my kin Singing songs about the Southland I miss Alabamy once again And I think its a sin, yes Well I heard mister Young sing about her Well, I heard ole Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will r...

Homeschool vs. Public School

Homeschool vs. Public School The number of kids being schooled at home is surging forward. Why are millions of parents taking their kids out of school and back home? Why are we still educating our kids like our parents, grandparents, and our founding...

Hummingbird Attraction Tips

Hummingbirds are amazing!  Every summer we have these jet propelled fighter pilots zipping and zooming through our yard. The buzz of their wings and the grace to hover as they seem to defy gravity by flitting from flower to f...

The Lensography of An Entrepreneur

Squidoo started off as a way to generate traffic to my home business website, which it has done. Somewhere along the way it has turned into a giant. It is a joy connecting with other like minded squids and developing lenses around my passions. Squido...

IKEA Furniture for Your Home and Business

IKEA is an incredible online furniture store! My mother first mentioned IKEA to me about a year ago and said how wonderful IKEA furniture is and how affordable the price. I thought "yeah right", we've gone to the big box furniture plac...

How The Power of Positive Thinking Can Change Your Life

How do you develop The Power of Positive Thinking? It wasn't until I started to read The Power of Positive Thinking books by my early mentors like Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carnegie, did I realize what they could offer me. I contro...

Debt Freedom Tips

Are you Debt Free? As a parent of 3 children I want to be debt free. Let me share a few words which will give you a taste of what being debt free can mean for your family:  Wealth, freedom, security, and peace. How does that sound? Freedom f...

Prince Caspian -The Movie

Prince Caspian is the second movie installment of the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis . Prince Caspian will hit the theaters on May 16, 2008. Wow, I can't wait.  If  Prince Caspian is anything like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,&n...

Numa Numa Lyrics

Song by O-Zone Dragostea Din Tei Lyrics Mi-a-hii Mi-a-huu Mi-a-haa Mi-a-ha ha Mi-a-hii Mi-a-huu Mi-a-haa Mi-a-ha ha Mi-a-hii Mi-a-huu Mi-a-haa Mi-a-ha ha Mi-a-hii Mi-a-huu Mi-a-haa Mi-a-ha ha 1) Allo, salut, sint yel, un hydook, she teraw, youb...

Home-Based Business vs Corporate Employment

Home-Based Business vs Corporate Employment People are tired of the long hours and the long commute. Generation Y is changing the business world as more and more young people work from home. The surge in home-based business is staggering. Why? Low...

Swicki Increases WebsiteTraffic

So what in the world is a swicki(sw-ick-ee)?  Swicki is the next wave of 2.0 search engines. Now you're able to customize your search engine by creating your own Swicki. I've compiled some excerpts from the Swicki Home Page.  http://swi...

Network Marketing Is One Of the Fastest Growing Internet Businesses Today

"If you ask most people in the USA if our economy is on the upswing or the downswing...most will tell you its down....this creates a perception among most people of a negative future. Usually, the first action among the masses is to "cover up".....th...

Charcoal Grilling The Original Way to Cook

I have visions of childhood where at family cook outs relatives started charcoal by dousing it with lighter fluid. Woof! the flames would bark back. Singed eyebrows welcomed Uncle Cletus with a laugh. And just for good measure, as the fire died down,...

Home Business Tax Deductions For Network Marketers

My hope is that you can use this Home Business  tax information to help you get started understanding and taking advantage of the tax deductions you are alloted for your home business or blog. By all means, if you don't understand something, che...

Disney Pin Trading Isn't Just For Kids

My 10 year old daughter, Beka, has a hobby. She loves Disney World and Disney Pins. And so do I. We actually got into Disney pin trading by accident during our trip to the Magic Kingdom. While shopping, we noticed a cast memb...

How to Juggle

My first experience with juggling came when my future husband wanted to show me how he could juggle 3 eggs. He assured me that his roommate in college had taught him well. To my amazement, he did juggle 3 eggs for a few seconds until one egg splatter...

Yellowstone National Park Vacation Tips

Waking up to snow in Yellowstone National Park was quite a site. Certainly not what I expected while camping in the back of a Ford pick-up truck in July. I knew something was wrong when my husband wore a stocking cap to bed. Thank goodness for&n...

Mosquito Nets: Help Prevent Malaria Deaths

Photo by Tjeerd Wiersma Will you join us and prevent Malaria Deaths? Malaria No More. All proceeds from this lens will be donated to Nothing But Nets. Thank-You! Kelly Wissink

Home Mosquito Control: How to Get Rid of Those Pesky Skeeters

This year Time Magazine may feature the Mosquito as pest of the year. We've seen incredible rain and hot muggy temperatures. The perfect storm for mosquitoes to multiply! Some states continue to get hammered by heavy rains and flooding. Once the wa...

Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven Lyrics

There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for And she's buying a stairway to heaven There's a sign on th...

Why Is Christian Music So Popular?

Christian music has certainly changed over the years. Christ's message is powerful! Christian Music artists like Keith Green, Amy Grant, Carmen, and Petra laid the foundation for today's timeless music. Today's top Christian Music artists like M...

Dr. Ben Carson- Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Craniofacial Center

At the start of each school year my husband reads a biography of Dr. Ben Carson to his 5th students. The kids are taken on a journey of a young Ben Carson who was at the bottom of the barrel in his class. He was nicknamed "the class dummy". Coupled...

How to Make Sweet Tea

Photo by Randy OHC I'll never forget my first taste of southern Sweet Tea. We were at a business convention in North Carolina and eating lunch in the hotel restaurant. Our waitress asked if we would like water or sweet tea. Up north we drink wa...

How to Start A Backyard Film Festival

What would be more fun than watching a movie under the stars in your own backyard? Technology is making it affordable. How you design this outdoor theater is limited only by your imagination. It can be as simple as a white bed sheet on a ta...

Volunteering Tips

What is Pay it Forward? Why Volunteer? While waiting in line at a fast food restaurant my 3 kids under 10 thought we would try out this "paying it forward." Over 1,000 Starbucks Patrons Treat Next in Line at Washington Store... "One good deed de...

Guerrilla Marketing Tips

How do you compete with the big boys of marketing? You can compete by being smart, savy and thinking like a guerrilla marketer.  Consumers are smart. If you can't catch their attention in a second, you are a 'click out' casualty.  The r...

Podcasting Tips

Podcasting is a portable way to listen to your favorite radio, audio, and video programs with your ipod or MP3 player. Itunes is my favorite podcasting site. Podcasting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) I started podcasting to invite people to learn mor...

Maple Syrup Season

Did you know you could make Maple Syrup right in your backyard? When the night temperatures dip into the 20's and the day temperatures soar into the 40's, the Maple tree sap starts running. Maple tree sap is collected through...

Model Electric Train Beginner's Guide

My family loves the Polar Express movie. After watching this classic, I wanted to be a real live train conductor. The only problem was where to put a locomotive that big. So, we did the next best thing, we explored the world of Model T...

Do You Play Cornhole or Cornhole Toss( A.K.A- Baggo or Tailgate toss)?

While visiting friends for a business meeting in Minnesota we were introduced to Cornhole. To say the least, we were addicted to this fun backyard game. I think we tossed those beanbags until dark. Anyone can play Cornhole, old and young. Think of C...

Have You Experienced a FlugTag (FLOOG-TOG)

The Wright Brothers would be proud. Well then, maybe not. This Red Bull sponsored event attracts thousands of people to cheer on their favorite pilots or laugh at these futuristic aviators. These fly machines must be homemade and human powered. Team...

Storm Chasers- The Pursuit of Mother Nature's Fury

My family loves the weather. It doesn't matter whether it's thunderstorms, snow storms or watching The Wizard of OZ. My husband Curt, has always dreamed of being a Storm Chaser. Storm chasers are committed to learning as much as possible about the w...

Tesla Motors- Is This the Future of Electric Cars?

Has the day come where electric cars are going to be a reality? We have the new technology of gas/electric hybrid cars. The time has come to celebrate a 100% electric car. What took so long? Golfers have enjoyed electric carts for years. Is there a...

Blues Brothers Song Lyrics

Soul Man Comin' to ya on a dusty road Good lovin' I got a truck load And when you get it you got something So don't worry cause I'm coming I'm a soul man I'm a soul man I'm a soul man I'm a soul man Got what I got the hard way And I'll make it bet...

Garage Sale Tips, Bargains, and Bartering

Garage saleing is entertainment for our family. We love talking with and getting to know people. It's amazing what fun you can have as a family with a few dollars to spend. It’s like a scavenger hunt in the car. My kids and I love to...

Gadgets Gizmos and Gigibits

Where do you go to find information and learn about some cool new electronic gadgets for your husband, an ipod video with 80 gb for your daughter in college, a science project about cell phones for your son, a Nintendo DS lite for your brot...

A Successful Internet Home Business Shopping List

Tim Sales said it perfectly, " A legitimate MLM company has a real product that people outside of the business desire." The MLM Truth. Click Here>>>>>>>  Brian Tracy,in his book Change Your Thinking Change Your Life,...

NFL Coaches Send Message About God

How does the NFL and God get together? Millions of people were glued to their T.V. sets watching the Super Bowl. What the world didn't see is two coaches who wear their faith in Jesus Christ on their sleeves.  Please refe...

Website Building Tools and Tips

What do you when you have an idea to finally jump into the Internet and you want to Build an Easy Website to market a website product, to share family experiences, or to build a website business? Today,  building and publishing a...

iPhone 3G- The New Generation iPhone

The iPhone is taking the cell phone world to new technological heights. Check out the iPhone user's guide. Update: 10 million iPhones sold by the end of June 2008            iPhone Beginning to Penetrat...

TeacherTube Will Revolutionize The Way You Think Of School

TeacherTube will revolutionize the way you think of school. Schools continue to educate our students like we did 75 years ago: 30 kids to a room, all the same age, and same grade level. Why? Great Question. Our world is changing faster...

Do You Use Credit Card or Cash?

Credit Card or Cash? Should we eliminate credit cards? Will debit cards make the credit card obsolete? "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself."- Warren Buffet What do you use? Credit card or cash? Why? Image by Dannny Schechter

Homeschooling and Beyond

Homeschooling has come along ways from those bygone days living in a little sod house on the prairie. Where readin' ,writin' and arithmetic were the standard curriculum. No standardized testing back then. Just a good ole' standard switching if you we...

Kool & The Gang: Celebration Lyrics

Yahoo! This is your celebration Yahoo! This is your celebration Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate) Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate) There's a party goin' on right here A celebration to last throughout the years So brin...

How to Recycle With Freecycle

"The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,342 groups with 4,921,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and kee...

Casting Crowns- Does Anybody Hear Her Lyrics

She is running A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction She is trying But the canyon's ever widening In the depths of her cold heart So she sets out on another misadventure just to find She's another two years older And she's three more steps b...

Are You Sick Of Higher Gas Prices?

Photo by Soctech I remember as a kid jumping into back seat of our Pontiac station wagon. We were headed out west camping.Summer Vacation! We fished in Yellowstone and visited relatives in Montana. We filled up for about 31.9 cents a gallon.We had...

U.S. OPEN GOLF TIPS, CHIPS, and PUTTS

Torrey Pines Golf Course San Diego, CA In 1996, we walked a practice round of the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The atmosphere was electric. The best golfers in the world competing at the highest level. St...

$30 Billion In Unclaimed Property and Missing Money May Be Waiting For You

Msnbc Dateline reports that Americans may have over 30 billion dollars of unclaimed property waiting in old bank accounts, stocks, or  utility deposits. Think of your relatives who may have safety deposit boxes. Grandmas who have treasure maps f...

Casting Crowns- East to West Lyrics

Here I am, Lord, and I'm drowning in your sea of forgetfulness The chains of yesterday surround me I yearn for peace and rest I don't want to end up where You found me And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight I know You've cast my sin as far...

How To Release Live Butterflies At Your Wedding

Photo Credit By Swallowtail Farms Wedding Butterflies add an elegant visual touch to your wedding ceremony. The Wedding Butterflies will soar and glide effortlessly into the sky leaving the wedding guests with a lifelong memory. I have vivid memori...

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Free Bird Lyrics

If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on, now, cause theres too many places Ive got to see. But, if I stayed here with you, girl, Things just couldn't be the same. cause I'm as free as a bird now, And this bird...

Google Launches A Lively New Social 3D World

Google has launched a new Lively 3D world. This free portable service allows users to create their own avatars and rooms. You can even place your own Flickr pictures in picture frames and your favorite YouTube videos on your TV set. Users can embed Li...

How To Build a Rat Rod For Under Five Grand

Photo by Hugo90 I just experienced my first Rat Rod ride and it was awesome and really LOUD! Two switches hid in the glove compartment raised and lowered the frame with airbags. A set of switches from an old airplane bomber turned on the head light...

Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah Lyrics

Written by: Leonard Cohen i heard there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord but you don't really care for music, do you well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth the minor fall and the major lift the baffled king composin...

Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway lyrics

Grew up in a small town And when the rain would fall down I'd just stare out my window Dreaming of what could be And if I'd end up happy I would pray (I would pray) Trying hard to reach out But when I tried to speak out Felt like no one could hear m...

vitamin C- Graduation (Friends Forever) Lyrics

"Graduation (Friends Forever)" And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives Where we're gonna be when we turn 25 I keep thinking times will never change Keep on thinking things will always be the same But when we leave this year we won't b...

Will Amazon's Kindle Force Book Stores and Libraries to Close?

Books have come a long way since the invention of the Gutenberg printing press in 1439. Just as the iPod revolutionized music, will the Kindle do the same for reading? Only time will tell, but as fast as technology is racing forward, the electronic...

75 Tax Deductions for Bloggers and Home Business Owners

Don't forget these potential last minute tax deductions for bloggers.  It's important to be organized. Keep all of your receipts. Get yourself a file cabinet and some accordion folders from your local office supply store. Start taking advantage...

Vanity License Plates R US

When is the last time you saw a vanity license plate? Last night while watching the movie Game Plan, we noticed that Joe drives away in his sports car with a license plate reading 'MO JO'. Vanity Plates tell a little bit about the personality of the...

50 State Quarters Program- Are You Collecting?

The quarters clanked excitedly as my kids were flipping them over. Looking for the newest state quarters has become our recent hobby. Collecting all 50 state quarters, The District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarter is one of our fami...

The Cars- Just What I Needed Lyrics

I dont mind you comin here And wastin all my time cause when youre standin oh so near I kinda lose my mind Its not the perfume that you wear Its not the ribbons in your hair I dont mind you comin here And wastin all my time I dont mind you hangin ou...

A Fun Summer Job For College Students

Cover Image by Entrepreneur Magazine Finding a summer job is a given for most high school and college students. Most of the time, kids are looking through the classifieds for something to jump out at them. Often what they find is a minimum wage job...

A Successful Home Internet Candle Business

"If you ask most people in the USA if our economy is on the upswing or the downswing...most will tell you its down....this creates a perception among most people of a negative future. Usually, the first action among the masses is to "cover up".....th...

Olympic Space-Age Swim Suit Divides The Haves and The Have Nots

The 2008 Beijing Olympic swimmers will be wearing a futuristic space-age suit. Developed by top scientists in aerospace, engineering and medicine from around the world. These suits are water repellent and ultra lightweight. NASA has tested these fas...

Paul McCartney and Wings - Live and Let Die Lyrics

When you were young and your heart was an open book You used to say life and let life (you know you did, you know you did you know you did) But in this ever changing world in which we live in Makes you give in and cry Say live and let die Live and le...

Where The Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls paints an incredible picture of a young boy, Billy, who overcomes tremendous adversity and poverty to own the greatest gift he could imagine, two hunting hounds. Wilson Rawls was home schooled on the family farm. He didn't care much abo...

Hurricane Hunters- Pursuit of Mother Nature's Eye of Fury

Image flying into the eye of a hurricane. It's bad enough when I fly and we hit some turbulence. If you have ever flown on an airplane, you understand the bumps and jolts you can experience. Now, imagine the rockin' and rollin' in the fury of a hurri...

Help Save the Florida Everglades

The Florida Everglades is home to the Florida Panther, wood stork, the West Indian Manatee and thousands of other threatened plants and animals. We need to Save the Florida Everglades before it's too late. There may be some good news on the horizon...

Wipeout Is The New Hilarious Hit TV Show

Wipeout has 5 new fans. On Tuesday nights our family watches the clock in anticipation of an hour of laughter and fun. In Round One, each contestant must maneuver through many different obstacles like The Big Balls, the spinner, topple towers, and th...

How to Play Frisbee Golf

I remember inventing our own Frisbee golf in our campground. We picked out which trees would be the holes and we determined how far apart they would be by the distance that "looked just right".We used regular Frisbees and played for hours. Now "Disc...

Cheap Trick- Surrender Lryics

Mother told me, yes, she told me I'd meet girls like you She also told me, "Stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch" Just the other day I heard a soldier falling off some Indonesian junk that's going round Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, th...

Join the Saddle Club

The Saddle Club is a fun and challenging story of 3 teen girls: Stevie, Carole and Lisa who work at Pine Hollow Stables. They have to deal with a snobby and up tight Veronica, who causes even the horses to get stressed. Their friendship holds them to...

Snowshoeing Burns an Avalanche of Calories

Snowshoeing is one whale of a low impact aerobic workout. For less than a $100 you can be up and running, or should I say snowshoeing. How would you like to burn 600 calories per hour?  You can expect to work all major muscle groups. Plus,...

Aweber- The Choice of Home Business Owners

 Why Choose This Autoresponder?  Aweber has helped me build a successful internet business. It's simple to use, support is quick and thorough, and with it's double opt in feature, makes it more e-mail acceptable. My choice for internet succe...

Bob Seger: Old Time Rock Roll Lyrics

Just take those old records off the shelf I sit and listen to 'em by m'self Today's music ain't got the same soul I like that old time rock and roll Don't try to take me to a Disco You'll never even get me out on the floor In 10 minutes I'll be late...

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody Lyrics

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low Any way the wind...

Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run Lyrics

In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines Sprung from cages out on highway 9, Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line Baby this town rips...

U2: Pride Lyrics

One man come in the name of love One man come and go One man come here to justify One man to overthrow In the name of love! One man in the name of love In the name of love! What more? In the name of love! One man caught on a barbed wire fence One ma...

GodTube- You Aren't Alone, There Is Hope

"GodTube utilizes Web based technology to connect Christians for the purpose of encouraging and advancing the Gospel worldwide. GodTube is the premier, Christian video-driven social network where users find inspiration, interact, chat, share and uplo...

Samsung Instinct vs. Apple iPhone

Image Courtesy of CrunchGear Is the Samsung Instinct a realistic competitor to the iPhone? It's great to see the Sprint's Samsung Instinct step into the iPhone ring. It reminds me of David and Goliath. At $129 after the $100 mail-in rebate the Sam...

Motivating Your Kids To Read

Are your kids readers? Are you a reader? What parent doesn't want their kids to read? Most kids who do well in school are readers.They don't watch a lot of TV. Are you serious in changing your child's reading habits? Creating a habit takes time. ...

American Girl Dolls Are More Than Dolls, They Are An Experience

We love traveling to Chicago. We stumbled upon the American Girl Place. Our daughters were 5 and 3 at the time and although they enjoyed playing with dolls, this was doll collecting on a much different level. This place was unreal. There was a Doll H...

Guerrilla Gardening Digs Into Cities Neglected Public Spaces

Armed with shovels, rakes, and bags of compost, "Guerrilla Gardeners" attack neglected, overgrown, and weed infested public spaces. Under the cover of night, they sneak into weedy areas and loosen the soil, add compost and plant low maintenance pere...

Aretha Franklin: Respect Lyrics

(oo) What you want (oo) Baby, I got (oo) What you need (oo) Do you know I got it? (oo) All I'm askin' (oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit) mister (just...

Queen- We Will Rock You Lyrics

Buddy you're a boy make a big noise Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day You got mud on yo' face You big disgrace Kickin' your can all over the place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're a young man hard man S...

Satellite Tracking: GPS For Pets, Children, Cars, International Space Station, and More

Ten years ago our vet asked if we wanted to have a microchip placed in our dog's skin. He explained that if our dog was lost, the microchip would give vital information about our dog's owners, vet, and rabies information. All they had to do was pass...

Queen- We Are The Champions Lyrics

I've paid my dues - Time after time - I've done my sentence But committed no crime - And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face - But I've come through We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting -...