With Valentine’s Day coming up we wanted to do a fun pastel lesson to celebrate. Nana did just that! She drew a sweet, five-step set of directions. We pulled out the bird field guides. While most decided to follow Nana’s love bird, eldest boy created the pretty hermit thrush. We’ve been seeing a hermit thrush […]
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N is for Numbers
All those numbers for big birthdays! My entry in the Homeschool Post’s A B See Photo Meme. Other entries: A is for Angel B is for Brown-Headed Nuthatch C is for Crayon D is for Dough F is for Flower Girls G is for Giggling Siblings L is for Lovely Leaves M is for Mis-matched […]
I’m Writing My Own Cookbook – A Scrapbook of Recipes
I’m making it a habit to publish at least one recipe from this red and white checked cookbook each week. Today, an updated post from the archives that tells the story of the Hodgepodge Cookbook… It’s a recipe book that spans a century. It’s a snapshot of celebrations past. In this cookbook my mother writes: […]
Press the Easy Button on Your Homeschool Approach for a New Semester
Enjoy January as a nice time to refocus, reevaluate and renew your homeschool approach. That’s what a new year is all about, right? Here are some examples on how to press the easy button on a new semester of learning for multiple ages. Press the Easy Button on Your Homeschool Approach for a New Semester […]
Batch Cooking Chicken in the Slow Cooker plus recipes
Today, while cleaning up after lunch it was time to fix supper. (In the spirit of Make Supper at Lunch). I decided to do some batch cooking instead. This way we can have any of the recipes below, plus have several bags of cooked chicken in the freezer. So, I followed my friend, Little Sanctuary‘s […]
Hermit Thrush
First we saw this bird on the patio a lot and it didn’t seem to be scared of any thing. We weren’t sure what kind of bird it was, so we emailed my Aunt Mary Ann the photos. Here’s what she said: “It’s a gorgeous hermit thrush! Great bird, it’s the only thrush to overwinter […]
Date Night at Home
I remember our first Valentine’s Day as husband and wife. After a full day teaching, I rushed home from school in order to arrive before my husband. Pulling the heart-shaped cream cheese mints I had made the night before from the freezer, I threw two potatoes into the oven to bake while I marinated the […]
Slow and Steady Get Me Ready
Slow and Steady Get Me Ready is one of our favorites for the preschool crowd. Activities are for birth to age five. It’s packed full of skills to work on once a week. I’m over at The Curriculum Choice today sharing about how we use it in our home… Join me? My other reviews at […]
American girl dolls and Cutest Nature Book Ever!
I’ve been having fun lately with my American Girl Dolls. One time I set them up with The Cutest Nature Book Ever. Samantha held the magnifying glass. They were ready for nature study. The Cutest Nature Book Ever! is an American Girl book. It has a bunch of fun ideas from ages 2 to 92! […]
Love in a Lunch Box
“That turkey wrap was a nice surprise at lunch today,” he says as he puts the lunchbox on the counter, just home from work. Making my husband’s lunch is a habit I started when we were newlyweds. Back then I would write a little something on his napkin so he knew I was thinking about […]
Love in a Lunch Box
“That turkey wrap was a nice surprise at lunch today,” he says as he puts the lunchbox on the counter, just home from work. Making my husband’s lunch is a habit I started when we were newlyweds. Back then I would write a little something on his napkin so he knew I was thinking about […]
Congrats Kerri!
There isn’t much that makes a home happier than the addition of a snuggly little bundle! We’d like to close out this first month of 2011 by wishing Kerri and her family congratulations on the long-awaited birth of a sweet baby girl, Josianne Hope! What a way to start the year!
One thousand gifts continued
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” ~Sarah Ban Breathnach –quoted in One Thousand Gifts, A Dare to Live Full Right Where You Are After a month away from writing, I sure have missed counting gifts. Oh, I’d […]