One jumped. One twirled. My children’s reaction when Grandma and Grandpa came through the door with the large bowl full of their favorite fruit combination. Strawberries. Bananas. Strawberry Glaze. That’s it. Cut up strawberries and bananas and stir in the glaze. Grandma says you can find the tub of red, strawberry glaze at the grocery [...]
Those many years ago, I loaded my car and moved to the west. The call of those majestic mountains, travel, new territory. The Lord pointed me to a job I always dreamed of, and, after a while, the man I always dreamed of. Plus some really great in-laws. Married ten months, back to the south [...]
From the Answers in Genesis site: “Answers are important. If children aren’t given answers to their questions about the Bible and the history it reveals, they cannot defend their faith against a fallen world. The Answers Book for Kids series is a unique collection of question-answer books from Ken Ham and the creative team at [...]
With the weather turning spring like, I’ll soon be turning to iced coffee. An update from the Hodgepodge archives, which, besides declaring my love for this afternoon treat, is a recipe. (Also my entry in the Homeschool Post’s A B See Photo Meme.). I must have my afternoon coffee. And when the weather turns warm [...]
They fell. One after the other. The first ones fell the hardest. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Two on Thursday. Despite all my best disinfecting efforts. Fortunately, though, the last three have had the lesser version of the stomach sickness. Needless to say, we didn’t get much school work accomplished. But as with all homeschooling there was [...]
Join me on $5 Dinners today? Having that ground meat, already cooked and ready to pull out of the freezer is a super supper saver. It’s a strategy that works with busy toddlers under foot, hungry teens hovering and all those in between. (that’s us!) For about two years now I’ve been batch cooking with [...]
Our study of pine trees and evergreens sort of spread out over our other nature studies this winter. We noticed the green in the snow during our winter weather study. Some sketched pines for our Tree Silhouette study. I guess you could say evergreens were the ‘backdrop’ study of our other winter outdoor hours. And [...]
(An update from the September 2010 Hodgepodge archives, adaptable for any time of the year) Because it’s the change of seasons… Because there’s an ever so slight chill in the air… Because we’ll be hitting the books pretty hard for a week… Because we’ll then be taking a week off for field trips and fun… [...]
We did it! We tried making the powdered version of homemade laundry detergent. And in the grand tradition of batch sessions, Middle Girl suggested we double it! It was easy. Just three ingredients using the Duggar’s recipe. Plus, we found the Super Washing Soda high on the shelf at the local grocery, just like we [...]
This Monday through Wednesday, the Heart of the Matter is hosting an online conference. I listened in yesterday to Karen DeBeus on Simplifying Homeschool, Heather Laurie on Resistant Learners and Amanda Bennett (of Unit Studies) on Top Ten Tips for Successful Homeschooling. I’ve caught most of the sessions this morning too. What a boost to [...]
If it sounds bland then you’re right. When you are down and out this is just what a body needs. Rough measurements are on purpose. 1 cup rice small amount of cooked chicken, very finely chopped (sometimes I leave this out) enough water to fill half a large stew pot Bring to boil. Reduce heat [...]
One of our favorite things to do each morning is to pull up the blinds in our family room and watch the birds at the feeder. At day break, noon and around 3 pm are the best times for bird watching in our backyard. Over the weekend we made sure the feeders were full and [...]
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