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Morning! With summer flying by, it didn't hit me until last night that school starts back in two weeks and I'm not ready. Eeek! Since we live south of downtown Atlanta, our county starts school a week before Fulton county so I need to get on the bandwagon.

I may have mentioned that my oldest is homeschooled and this year was supposed to be the year we transitioned to public school but we are going to hold one more year. So now, I need to focus on my efforts on finalizing my decision about the curriculum selection we are going to use. His teacher (yes, we have a private teacher for homeschooling) has recommended the one she usually uses but I have my reservations about the price. The good thing is that I'm going to the Southeast Homeschool Expo next weekend and will get a chance to meet the company in person. Super excited about that.

In addition to curriculums, there are school supplies, uniforms and such that need to be purchased. And did I forget to mention that his 9th birthday is also the same week school starts and he has several doctors appointments. The hits just keep on coming. The positive thing is that the Friday before school starts, my girlfriend and I decided to take our boys to Six Flags for the "last summer bang" so that should be fun.

Are you ready for school to start back yet?

By the way, who remembers Schoolhouse Rocks? I used to love that show, but I specifically remember this episode about laws and bills.

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I love good toothpaste, but more importantly, I love a good whitening toothpaste. I saw a commercial for Crest Pro-Health HD and decided to give it a try.

This is a two step program. The first step is the purifying cleanser, which is designed to deep cleanse your teeth in preparation of the whitening process. I highly recommend using a rotating toothbrush with this. It definitely cleanses the teeth, but you want to make sure you get all of them and along the gum line. I have very sensitive teeth and I've found this not to be too harsh on it.

Once you've brushed with Step 1 for 1 minute, you spit (don't rinse) and apply the whitening gel to the toothbrush for another 1 minute brush. I was expecting this to have a paste-y consistency, but it is indeed gel-like. I also noticed that it seemed to dry my mouth out a bit too. When you're done with this, you spit and rinse like normal.

The packaging advertises that you will notice whitening in 1 week and I have to admit, my teeth do seem slightly whiter. I'm sure with extended use this will increase but it seems to be working for the most part. I'm going to add the Pro-Health mouthwash to this to see how much it adds to improved whiter teeth.

I'll post another review in a few weeks and we'll see where things are.