We have had the privileged to go on the Branson Belle for several years now. But this years cruise has been the BEST we have ever experienced. The captain is always very nice and the crew is always very friendly. We have had the privilege to have the same server the last two cruises and she has been awesome. As always our service dog, Suzy, gets special attention from everyone but the crew members made sure that she was taken care of and our son was okay.

The food was awesome!!! It is a 3 course meal with drink refills.  The one thing you don’t want to do is it eat a big meal before coming on board!!! The food is great and you will not want to miss any of it.

The entertainment this year is the BEST we have seen. The ShowMen and Janice Martin are awesome. You will hear barber shop quartet style music to classics from over the years. Janice Martin is very talented and shows it in her voice, piano playing and her violin playing. You don’t want to miss the world’s only violinist that plays from the air! The ending is a very emotional ending reminding us of our patriotic love for this awesome country. The jokes are VERY clean and you will not be embarrassed and your kids will love it and if they are like our two children you will find them singing along and having fun.

Make sure to use your homeschooler discount that you can find on our website.  Enjoy your awesome trip on this awesome cruise!

It was our privilege to get to visit the Titanic! It was an awesome experience!!!! We were welcomed at the gate just as if we were on the actual cruise. As we went in to the ticket area we were given these neat remotes that you type numbers that they have posted into the remote and you will hear interesting stories of real people that were on the titanic and other information that isn’t posted in the museum. Our 9 yr old, handicapped son found this one of the best museums he has ever been in. There were some hands on things to enjoy. We loved getting to see what the inside of the ship was like and a video of the making of the ship. Then we went out on deck to feel what it was like the night of the wreck.

One of the fun parts of the tour was our tickets! Yep, a little unusual but when you go in you are given a boarding pass that you become one of the people that actually was on the Titanic. You are told to watch as you go through the ship to see if you lived or if you perished. The four people that we were, were very interesting. Michael was a fireman/stoker, Milton was a fifth officer, Abigail and I were a mother/daughter that were 1^st class passengers. Funny part was we were given the right one mother for mother and daughter for daughter.

Everyone was gracious to us and welcomed our service dog aboard. It was an amazing experience and we would recommend it to anyone young or old. There are NO scary areas that little ones would be afraid of but lots of learning for all ages! By the way, we were thankful to find at the end of the cruise that all four of us lived to tell their stories. You will find this a very rewarding stop on your vacation. You will be welcomed and there is NO time limit. Take your time and enjoy.

NOTE: there are no camera’s or cell phones allowed in the ship. Please respect these regulations.

After 17 yrs of hard work my long loved Kitchen Aid Mixer wore out. I cried. I loved this mixer it could do everything that I ever dreamed of making. I hadn’t found another mixer that could beat what this one could UNTIL I was introduced to the Bosch Mixer.

I contacted Everything Kitchens and asked if I could do a review on it for my fellow homeschoolers and then gave me this wonderful opportunity.

When I look at mixers the first thing I notice is the price tag. If I’m going to spend a lot on a mixer I want it to last and do what I want it to do.

Things that I wanted to be able to do with it was:

• Make large amount of homemade bread
• Make decorating icing
• Make large batches of cookies

When I bought it I bought the Bosch Universal Plus 6 Qt Mixer with a 800W Motor. Yep, I wanted it to last. Mine came with a dough hook, twin beating whisks, splash ring and cover and a 6 qt mixing bowl. I opted to buy the cookie beaters and opted out of buying the blender that attaches to the setup.

When I received it all I could say was WOW! The bowl is a heavy duty plastic but it is so easy to use and when you scrap stuff out of it it comes clean. The dough hook and whisks are metal along with the insert that goes through the middle of the bowl that the mixing device sits on have to be washed by hand. You don’t need to buy the cookie beaters, in fact I wouldn’t suggest buying them. The dough hook is used to make the bread and cookies. The bowl is dishwasher safe.

The first thing I made in it was a big batch of homemade bread. I love it!!! With the way the hook is made it puts the air into the dough that is needed for a bread to rise on its first rise so you don’t have to wait that time out. The bread turned out beautiful and no hard work!!!

I made a cake with the decorating icing (a double batch) and it came out really smooth and so easy to use.

Mixing cakes and cookies are cut in half with this mixer because of the motor speed. There is little mess because the flour is contained inside with the lid.

This mixer is very easy to use, clean and isn’t bad to look at. If you want to expand the system there is several attachments you can add to the system, too.

This is an awesome system! Highly recommended! Go to http://www.everythingkitchens.com/boschUKM.html to get one of these awesome mixers!!

Do you have children that love to look at the stars at night. This is one of the amazing wonders that God created for us to enjoy! This book by Felice Gerwitz and Jill Whitlock is a wonderful study to this beauty that God set in the sky for us to enjoy.

The book is divided up for the different groups (grades K-3, 4-8, and 9-12). The lesson plans are awesome and will help you guide you through your journey into the wonders of the heavens. You will find lessons that involve reading, experiments, vocab and spelling, grammar ideas, language arts, math, science, geography and history and art and music.

I love the gospel message in the stars constellation star chart. Truly God created everything beautiful. You will find so much in this wonderful study and learn more about the wonderful Creator that we serve.

Get your copy of this awesome book and others at http://www.mediaangels.com. You may find them on Facebook at Media Angels Inc.

This packet goes with the Creation Geology and Creation Science book by Felice Gerwitz and Jill Witlock. Felice did this packet for extra hands-on and fun to learn more about Creation. Inside you will find experiments, activities and games for grades K-12. You will be able to use them with each child. One of the fun games that was included is a scavenger hunt. You will find your child learns to enjoy science and learning about about God’s wonderful creation with this excellent pack.

Get your copy of this awesome book and others at http://www.mediaangels.com. You may find them on Facebook at Media Angels Inc.