Some big things this week! 1. The whole Hodgepodge and Nana went to see Cars 2 (it was Lil’ Buddy’s 1st time at the theater!) | 2. Eldest boy got his braces off! | 3. Middle Girl’s eyeball. | 4. Making limeade pie | 5. Microwave Sunbutter Fudge | 6. First Cuke from the garden! […]
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A Month of Cooking Fun
Keeping up the Friday habit of sharing a helpful habit. Today, Cooking Fun! What is cooking fun? It’s simply the habit of letting the children have fun making something easy in the kitchen. We keep a Cook Box stocked with simple cake mixes and ingredients to make it even easier. Since we are eating out […]
Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken $5 Dinners
The simplest, tastiest, feed-a-crowd barbecue I know of. Warms your tummy in the winter. Helps you avoid turning on the oven or even the grill in the summer. A frugal fast food for slow Sundays year ’round. Sharing an Independence Day meal idea (or any time of the year idea) at $5 Dinners!
Robotics
My dad showed me a robotics website and he asked if I was interested, I said yes. Robotics is of course building the robot and programming it to do what you want it to do. Programming is fun because you get to enter a code telling the stamp (the robot’s brain) what to do. I […]
Puffle Party: Cooking Fun
Several of the children really have fun with the free site, Club Penguin. “Waddle around and meet new friends.” They have each created a penguin for free and decorated an igloo for their penguins. They have pet puffles. Of course, you can pay a fee for a membership. Then your penguin can enjoy special clothes, […]
Headlines and Summer Free Time
In the summer, I often have more free time than at any other time of year. I spend more time reading and catching up on my lists of things to do. I usually spend time looking for new school books but this summer I don’t have to do that. 🙂 Today, I was browsing the […]
Microwave SunButter® Fudge
We needed a SunButter treat. So my Mama and I looked at the SunButter site. We picked SunButter Fudge because we had all the ingredients. And guess what? We decided to make it in the microwave!! The recipe said to make it in a sauce pan. Here’s what we did: It was really easy! Mama […]
Baby squirrel or is it?
Sharing a summary of some exciting backyard finds! Our youngest boy found the little creature pictured above as he was going down the slide and screamed! I was alerted when youngest girl ran inside to tell me they’d found a chipmunk – to hurry and come take a picture. Gathered around, we thought that maybe […]
What do you have to offer?
What do you have to offer? Something special, wonderful, beneficial, helpful, and just plain ol’ good!! God has created us all as unique individual’s; we need to remember, that we all bring something special to the table!! We are made in His image; He also has given each one of us our own gifts, and […]
Easy Cucumber Salad
A simple summer spread to beat the same ol’ regular. And to enjoy your summer garden! Three ingredients… : Cucumber Salad 1-2 cucumber 3 oz cream cheese dill weed salt and/or pepper, optional Finely chop cucumber. Mix in cream cheese and dill weed. Can add a splash of milk if it seems dry. Season […]
Hydrangeas: A Pastels Tutorial
Ever since our heavenly hydrangeas nature study last month we’ve been thinking about a hydrangea pastel lesson. And every time we admire the hydrangeas by the front door, the deep blues in the side yard. The range of colors in our yard this year is simply beautiful. So, for a pastel lesson, you too can […]
The Sweetness of Summer + Southern Sweet Tea Recipe
Mid-morning on Monday the 20th, Lil Buddy, sitting next to me, leans over and hugs me hard. Says, “you know what? I’m your best friend!” Is there anything else to say? I’d be happy with that. But besides this sweetness from the littlest there is the sweetness of summer. Watermelon. Ice cream. Iced coffee. Daylillies. […]
Day Trip to Daddy’s
Post Father’s Day weekend. Post breakfast Saturday morning – we load up. Head to the hills north of us. Two hours and we’re there. We hug necks, visit with Grandma L. and then get the honor of a garden tour. And this tour included so much of the nature that we’ve recently studied. Oakleaf hydrangea […]