"Little Women" Family: The Coolest Thing Ever!

Monday, April 06, 2009

The Coolest Thing Ever!

I recently (it was my Christmas present but we just bought it) got my very first IPOD (I know, I am a little behind on the times) and I love it so much! It is an IPOD touch and it just may be the coolest invention ever!! I love being able to download all of my CD's to this little tiny device. I love being able to make playlists, like workout/cleaning songs or Sunday music. I love having the scriptures and all my manuals on this little device. It is nice to keep my kids entertained with games, when we are waiting somewhere. I can check the weather or the movies at the local theatre. I can check my email, blogs, facebook, etc. on it. I can keep photos or videos on it. I can even keep my calendar on it.

This week I found another VERY COOL application to add to it and it was FREE!! I highly recommend it to anyone who has an I-phone or IPOD or anything. It is called "Lose it." (See this website to read about it-- http://www.loseit.com/) I put in my height, weight, how much I want to lose, etc. Then everyday, I put in what food I eat and how I exercise, and it figures out exactly how many calories I ate and how many I should've eaten, etc. It only takes 10-15 minutes a day but it is so good for me. It makes me think twice about eating that extra cracker or whatever because I know I will have to put it into my daily number. It also makes me want to workout every day because then I can eat more. LOL! I am having a lot of fun with it!

2 comments:

Mike and Julina said...: VERY COOL!!! Lose it sounds like a great way to keep yourself accountable. You'll have to show it to me some time. Remember, we exercise on Wednesday and would love for you to join us.; 4/6/09, 10:44 PM
Ali said...: I don't have an IPOD or anything like it yet. Kyle's a little embarrassed at how naive I am about the electronics available. But you make it sound good...hmmmm....although Lose It sounds like a nightmare for me. ;); 4/7/09, 9:27 PM

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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Our homeschool program!!

My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)