You can have just as you want it when you are by yourself years from now. Nana said it. She was across the room, straightening a bookshelf. I sat underneath the kitchen table, amazed and saying out loud that I’d not noticed all those splatters on the chair legs. Asking her how I’d missed it. […]
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Finding Frugal at Sam’s Noggin
I used to be able to point to one or two really big things that have made a difference in our family life because of our frugal living lifestyle. I tried my best to narrow down some topics to share with you today. But I couldn’t. See, since I first found the many freedoms in […]
Fast Food for Slow Sundays: Slow Cooker Pizza Casserole
Another favorite for Sunday lunch. Slow Cooker Pizza from Taste of Home. It’s a pasta version with pepperoni (we use turkey pepperoni) and lots of cheese. Click over for the recipe. Then serve it up and enjoy the smiles. For more Sunday lunch ideas that can be enjoyed any day of the week, see Fast […]
Homeschool Meme + Weekly Wrap
1. Field of Flags on 9/11 – Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield | 2. Using our noggins for AiG Science | 3. It’s All in the Tone @ Passionate Purposeful Parenting | 4. Dental afternoon – sealants for 2 | 5. Club Penguin Dance Party for PE! | 6. First BD cards for Eldest Girl | […]
Seeing Our Inconveniences as Gospel Opportunities!
We live in an apartment. Even though my husband and I both grew up in the suburbs, we have a deep city-love! The way I feel when I look at a city skyline at night is how other people may feel about a beautiful waterfall. We aren’t downtown but we are “in the perimeter” and […]
Fudge Pie: A Pastels Tutorial Plus Recipe
Are you ready to whip up a fudge pie? Well, guess what? You can either stir up a pie on your paper or use our fudge pie recipe to bake one in your oven – or both! How about we start with a fudge pie pastels tutorial. Nana has fudge pie art lessons to go […]
Crunchy SunButter Plus Apple ‘Sandwich’ Recipe
We go through some SunButter in our household. Our typical order is two 5 lb. buckets each month. However, this time we thought we’d give Crunchy SunButter, available in 1 lb jars, a try. We’d been wanting to. And so, we placed an order for six 1 lb jars of crunchy. Crunchy SunButter made our […]
How do you know what to do?
I was watching my youngest yesterday take forever to decide what he wanted to get with his winning tickets. The problem was there were just too many choices, especially when he had so many prizes in front of him that he couldn’t choose because he didn’t have enough tickets. Of course that didn’t stop his […]
Last Days of Summer Nature Studies
We’ve so enjoyed this fun Last Days of Summer prompt from Handbook of Nature Study. We packed it on our beach trip. What better place to… Watch the sunrise and sunset – we did both at the beach for seven days straight! (Well, I did both. Many joined me for most). Watch the stars – […]
It’s All in the Tone
We’re at the neighborhood pool on a Saturday. Littlest guy, who is not scared of the water at all, jumped and dog paddled all morning. I look over as he swims to his Daddy, face down in the water. Suddenly, he comes up coughing and sputtering. Calmly, Daddy says, “You’re ok. Cough it out now. […]
It’s All in the Tone
We’re at the neighborhood pool on a Saturday. Littlest guy, who is not scared of the water at all, jumped and dog paddled all morning. I look over as he swims to his Daddy, face down in the water. Suddenly, he comes up coughing and sputtering. Calmly, Daddy says, “You’re ok. Cough it out now. […]
Fast Food for Slow Sundays: Poppy Seed Chicken
I’m starting a new Saturday series here on Hodgepodge based on my Fast Food for Slow Sundays post at Habits for a Happy Home. Yes, it is possible, with a little pre-planning, to feed your family plus some guests – at home, after church. I’ve found a happy medium in sticking with some simple yet […]
R is for Rabbit
My entry in the Homeschool Post’s A B See Photo Meme. Hi! My name is Luci, and I am 13 years old. I love Jesus with all my heart ♥ I have a passion for photography and music. ~Music, Markers & Musings.