Mexican Chicken 2 lbs. boneless chicken (cooked) 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1/2 can rotel 3/4 lb. grated cheese 1/2 t garlic powder 1 small onion 1 pkg. four tortillas 1 t chili powder Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Saute small onion (chopped) in a small amount […]
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A few of my favorite Recipes
Baking and cooking are just not my things =) but I am thankful I have a pretty good selection of yummy recipes to choose from. I am NOT the creator of any of these recipes that I am posting today, as a matter of fact I have no idea who the creator is, I just […]
Willful ignorance
During a recent debate on origins, I made the following statement: “The Bible is absolute truth. As such it is the ultimate standard [by which all other things are judged]. Where human understanding is in conflict with the Bible, it is human understanding that is in error.”
Italian Stuffed Shells
A crowd-pleasing, child-requested favorite! No certain amounts so feel free to adjust to suit your family. Ingredients: box of large shell pasta large carton large curd cottage mozzarella, at least cup T parsley (to make it look pretty) 1/2 tsp garlic (can sneak in some finely chopped, cooked broccoli or spinach) 1 can of your […]
Seasonal Shoe Order
It’s time. Time to order shoes. So, today we pulled out all the shoes of years past. And it looks like we will only need shoes for the eldest two and maybe a pair for Lil’ Buddy. So I went to Lands End and printed out their handy measuring tool. (Just click on the link […]
Thrifty Living
I bought some stuff on Saturday. I had $90 in birthday money and I spent all of it. Here are ALL the things I got for $90: -5 t-shirts (including a GA bulldogs t-shirt!!!) -1 pair of jeans (that is awesome!) -1 pair of shoes, pictured above (my new fave pair…seriously, i wore them yesterday […]
A New Year and a New Feature!
This month marks the one year anniversary of Habits for a Happy Home. To celebrate we decided to add a new feature to the website… a recipe box! You can check it out over there on the right. We will be posting recipes all week in honor of this new feature. In time, the box […]
Tips and recs
Inspired by an idea over at See Jamie Blog, Tricia suggested that we have our own panel of mentors at our next moms’ support meeting. I was honored to be included on the panel with some other moms I respect and admire (including our own Tricia and Kim!) The best thing was being nominated by […]
Math…all roads lead to algebra
All roads lead to Algebra Choosing a math curriculum seems to be a daunting task to many homeschoolers. Every homeschool mom wants to choose the curriculum that will work best for their particular child’s learning style. There are many wonderful math curriculums available to homeschoolers. Knowing a little about the approaches they use to teach […]
Mystery of History
I don’t know if you do this, but I have sometimes bought a curriculum with every intention of using it to it’s maximum potential, only to shelve after a few weeks because of time and energy constraints. Shortly after beginning to home school six years ago, we moved my in-laws up from FL, moved everyone […]
Black swallow-tail Butterflies
We’ve released two black swallow-tails!It was fun. The last one came out of its chrysalis today – on the first day of fall. We are going to release this last one tomorrow!Click over to Black swallow-tail caterpillars to see how small they were a month ago. Here are some pictures: Here’s the release of the […]
All About the Charlotte Mason Home School Method
The Charlotte Mason Method I love CM because it allows children to be completely immersed in God’s beautiful creation while learning useful skills needed to be a productive and well-rounded adult. It fosters a love for the wilderness while nurturing a love for simple learning. –Kerstin (HS Mom) I have said before that my home […]
The Gentle Ways of Reading
I had already pulled this post from my July Hodgepodge Homeschool Highlights archives – even before I saw Brandy’s wonderful post yesterday on reading and language arts resources in Three in One. Goes to show you that there are different approaches that work specifically for each family 🙂 And, in case you missed it, be […]