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Help for Making Habits Stick

Photo taken of Mary Engelbreit’s Silly Mother Goose board book. One of our readers recently asked: How do you make habits stick? Or you might be thinking… Are you kidding me? How can I accomplish that with all that is going on in my home? Yes, we are a website devoted to Habits for a […]

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Help for Making Habits Stick

Photo taken of Mary Engelbreit’s Silly Mother Goose board book. One of our readers recently asked: How do you make habits stick? Or you might be thinking… Are you kidding me? How can I accomplish that with all that is going on in my home? For me, over the years with babies, toddlers, stacks of […]

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Outdoor Hour Challenges Review – Handbook of Nature Study

“Make this summer a time to learn a little something new about your world. Finding time for these challenges will help this summer be one that your child will not only learn something new but make special seasonal memories for a lifetime.” – Barbara McCoy Lightning bugs. Frogs. Raccoons. Owls. Mosquitoes. Ants. Trees. Weather. Even […]

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Corny Company Cornbread Around the Table

“This tastes like cake!” tall girl exclaims as she reaches for another slice. It’s a regular weeknight when I decide to make the recipe from the red and white checked, I’m Writing My Own Cookbook. The cookbook my mother gave me when I was a new bride. The well-loved scrapbook of family recipes. At the […]

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Helpful Habit – Annual Planning and Goal Setting

I’m keeping up the habit of sharing a helpful habit on Fridays. Plus, this post is also our Homeschool Weekly Wrap and the new habit I’m enjoying – Camera Phone Friday! In the true fashion of a Hodgepodge (hodgepodge |ˈhäjˌpäj|(Brit. hotchpotch ) noun [ in sing. ]a confused mixture). First, our Camera Phone Friday mosaic […]

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Sweet!

Phyllis @ All things Beautiful gave me a sweet surprise! Thank you so much Phyllis! Sweet from the sweet! If you all haven’t visited her, please do. Besides her All things Beautiful, she also posts regularly on her Household Ways and Beautiful Ideas blog. May I also ask that you, dear readers, pray for her husband, […]

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Nana’s Homemade Hummus

Folks, hummus is awfully expensive ready-made in grocery stores but it is easy to make yourself, inexpensive, and good for you! : Nana’s Homemade Hummus Ingredients: One 16 oz. can of chick peas (or you can get a bag of dried chickpeas MUCH cheaper; follow the directions on the bag and you will have enough […]

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Biscuits and Gravy: Simple Supper + Southern Red-Eyed Gravy Recipe

Short and sweet. Biscuits and gravy. Simply filling and positively frugal. (Shown above with turkey bacon, fresh peaches and a little cup full of homemade slow cooker strawberry yogurt). The options and variety for this simple supper are endless. Biscuits and gravy are on our breakfast for supper rotation. Plus, if a child is beside […]

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Bird’s Nest: A Pastels Tutorial

Oh wow. Gorgeous. That’s what we all said when Nana came in with her latest chalk pastel of a bird’s nest. Beautiful! We wanted to make one too. So Nana taught us how to weave the colors just like birds do – making layers. Ready your pale yellow, yellow, black, dark brown, orange and dark […]

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Back to School Big Cook # 2 + Two Week Menu

This past Saturday was another impromptu batch cooking day. Saturday morning I made a double batch of pancakes while we were having an easy-going morning. The benefits of the batch resulted in two gallon-sized freezer bags stacked full of pancakes. Then, after Hodgepodgedad’s trip to the grocery, I found myself blessed with six pounds of […]