Have you noticed I changed the blog header and background?

Yeppers-all nice and new for the 2010-11 cruise.  Even went with something not so blue...figured I would be a bit more colorful, and spicy this time around.  Thank you Photobucket for that lovely free scrapbook option.

Come by and stay awhile, wanted to let you know my review home is always an "Open House" and I sure do appreciate your stopping by! Need info on a product before you buy?  Well here is the place to start, then move along to our TOS Review Crew Homepage to see what the other crew maties had to say about them [and actually more products, b/cuz I didn't receive them all...].

Have a blessed and safe and firework lovely Fourth of July!

THE NEW TOS YEAR has begun!

All right folks-here we go-we have boarded and are about to embark on our journey for the 2010-11 TOS Crew Review Cruise!

Starting in mid-July, you will start to see new posts on the goodies I get to test out and review with the fam; and you can visit our TOS Crew Homepage to read about the opinions and experiences my fellow TOS mates had as well.

On deck: [teaser here]

The Schoolhouse Planner-June Module 2010, and the TOS Travel Kit: A Simple Way to Bless Others

Be sure to stop by and visit often!

It is that time of year again-the creation of my mini crew for the TOS review crew year

 Yeppers, my cruise for the 2009-10 year ended, where 3 of my mini-crewmates deboarded, one remained to take on the duties of a First Mate this coming year.  And now the time has come where I have been notified of my new unit members!  But that is a secret right now.  Have to contact them first and introduce myself.  Have to get a few things squared away, then I can share their names/blog addies....but for now-

Here is this year's unit badge for them.  The running joke on the crew is that I took on the role of Sheriff Sheri after noting a few misdemeanors my fellow mates committed (jokingly so, but they-the mates-took that and ran with it, all in good fun...and so I decided to wear that title with pride) so....I decided to break away from a ship or sea theme this year and do the Sheriff scene.  This picture was the one my mates came up with, well specifically my pal Heidi, and why reinvent the wheel?  I swiped it [no I didn't arrest myself] and added the necessary title/info for it.  The tag line points to opportunity we have to use and review several homeschool products and to blog about it in an honest, straight forward manner.  All so that you can make a more informed decision about your curriculum purchases.  Mind you-this year has a different line up.....

This year, the TOS crew has been separated into to 2 groups...one for the youngers-upper elementary ages and the other for Jr/Sr high level products. Sometimes, we get something that could be used for any age...so there will now be 200 new mates and 50 First Mates who may have the opportunity to try out those products (some I am sure that you may have been considering)....

and without further ado, here it is.....look for my new post noting the TOS mates I will mentor this year, visit their blogs and say hello!

Look for this badge and when you see it-you'll know they are under my tutelage (poor things!)....