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The above graphic is one pinned on my weather board. Fitting for recent hurricane activity as well as tropical disturbances as we head into this weekend. I’ve also added the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, Hurricane Center and Underground Weather resources. You can view those here. Not only can Pinterest be used in all […]

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Helpful Habit: What’s on your coffee table?

With five weeks of learning tucked behind us, we officially took this week off. Even so, learning still happens. So, here are some highlights and fun, project and play sorts of things we did this week. Soaking up the last of summer… 1. Edible Sand dessert thanks to Household Ways. | 2. Last Days of […]

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Loving Living Math

“From the time my children were in kindergarten, I have followed the same basic weekly schedule for math. We typically complete three textbook lessons per week and two living math lessons per week.” ~ Cindy West Cindy West’s Loving Living Math has given my family permission. Permission to learn and enjoy the real life stuff […]

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Barbie Circus

~Another favorite from the archives in honor of the third blogoversary of Hodgepodge this month. This one, about Middle Girl, back when she was just six… Ken was the strong man. He wore Dora the Explorer’s pants and lifted the tissue box. The clown told colorful knock-knock jokes. The Barbie radio played the songs I […]

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Pinterest Makeover

Pinterest is the ultimate visual bookmarking tool and I have had lots of fun using it for organizing all kinds of ideas and inspirations. While I have loved! the recipes on Pinterest , I would have a hard time narrowing them down to a few, so I decided to spotlight recent finds I pinned for […]

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My favorite Pinterest finds!

So do you have a Pinterest account yet? Oh my…. it is indeed an addiction! It is great though! My creativity gets flowing and I do actually try some of the ideas and recipes! Here are some of my favorites! These are delicious! I made the chicken before hand in the crock pot with a […]

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Recipe Round Up on Pinterest

Pinterest Deliciosity! I am a practical gal and like simple recipes. As Kendra shared in her post yesterday, a really great way to keep track of recipes is by pinning your favorites or ones you’d like to try on Pinterest. I’ve listed some recent favorite recipes below. But, you can view even more recipes on […]

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Recipe Round Up on Pinterest

Pinterest Deliciosity! I am a practical gal and like simple recipes. A really great way to keep track of recipes is by pinning your favorites or ones you’d like to try on Pinterest. I’ve listed some recent favorite recipes below. But, you can view even more recipes on my Pinterest Deliciosity board. Here are two […]

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Fun Finds

For this last week of August, we will be sharing some of our favorite recipes and Pinterest finds. This morning I’m sharing both… recipes I found on Pinterest! Apparently I am a visual person, especially when it comes to food. I can browse through a cookbook and read recipes all day, but if there isn’t […]

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Spoon Mystery

~Another favorite from the archives in honor of the third blogoversary of Hodgepodge this month… We recently had a silverware crisis. How had the family spoon numbers been reduced to five? This just would not do in a household of seven! Especially one whose favorites are yogurt, cereal and ice cream. Resorted to using forks […]