"Little Women" Family: A Major Setback= An Exciting Discovery

Thursday, January 28, 2010

A Major Setback= An Exciting Discovery

So I was doing great catching up on my blog until... apparently I ran out of room for pictures. I used up all the space. Okay, I didn't even know that was possible. I had two options. 1) Pay $5 per year for more space OR 2) Start making my blog into books, which I wanted to do anyway. Anyway, I googled and found two websites that make your blog into a book.

The first website--
http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html
Prices-- A 20-page softcover blog Book is $14.95
Hardcover only $24.95. And extra pages are 35 cents.
For an 8 1/2 X 11 Book.

The second website--
http://www.blurb.com/create/book/blogbook
Prices start at $12.95 for a 20-40-page softcover, $22.95 for Hardcover, Dust Jacket and $24.95 for Hardcover, ImageWrap (size 7 X 7). OR $19.95 for a 20-40 page softcover, $29.95 for Hardcover, Dust Jacket, and $31.95 for Hardcover, ImageWrap (size 8 X 10). (They also have other sizes and shapes.)
If you would like more pages-- for 41-80 page book- US $24.95 US $35.95 US $37.95 for an 8 X 10 book and so on. (So make sure your book is either 40 pages or 80 or... to get the most out of your money.)

Anyway, I chose the 2nd one because I like their books better. So all I did was type in my blog address, log in, and choose which posts I wanted included. (I also downloaded the book making software free.) I chose to make a book for my 2006 posts (about 35), which took about 5 minutes to load. It was awesome! I also took a bit to fix a few pictures (center them or reorganize them) and add a few things (like adding a few comments people wrote on my blog that I wanted to remember) . But in about 3-4 hours, I am now done and ready to print my first blog book!! So exciting!! :) Now I can delete some pictures off my blog, so I will have room for more.

6 comments:

Ali said...: Thanks for doing all the research for me! You just made my life easier. Now how can I make yours easier? ;); 1/28/10, 5:59 PM
Elizabeth C said...: Whoa! I didn't even know that was possible! How many posts have you made? That is just craziness.; 1/31/10, 2:02 PM
Jen Hakes said...: Help me do it too!; 1/31/10, 8:31 PM
Celestia said...: I love your spiritual thoughts. Its good to know this book stuff although I wont need it for a while because I suck at blogging. lol.; 2/1/10, 7:07 PM
Unknown said...: Angela~ I have been thinking about doing this. I thought it would save me a lot of time and I wouldn't have to scrap book as much if I just blog. Thanks for looking into it. Let us know if you like the book after you get it. :) Cute pictures!; 2/3/10, 12:55 PM
Summer said...: oh! I didn't know you could run out of room..well, I guess I assumed it could happen one day, but I wondered if blogs just keep going on forever...like, are my kids going to be 18 years old and able to still see posts that I made of them when they were 2?; 2/25/10, 3:23 PM

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

To learn more about The Book of Mormon or to get a free copy: http://www.mormon.org/book-of-mormon/

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. :)