K is for Knife

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Knife cutting the favorite pone of cornbread. 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 E is for Earthworm F is for Flower Girls G is for Giggling Siblings H is for Heart [...]

Meal Plan: Just a Sandwich

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Yes, a meal plan stacked high with sandwiches. I need to hone my sandwich making skills with warmer weather coming. But it won’t be just any regular ol’ sandwiches. Inspiration comes from $5 Dinners Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook as well as the red and white checked I’m Writing My Own Cookbook. So settle in and [...]

Helpful Habit – Morning Room Time

Morning Room Time Habit at Hodgepodge

Continuing to share the basic habits that bless our homeschool. Last week, I shared our Before 8:45 Checklist habit. Morning Room Time is the habit that blesses all ages. It’s how I can be in two places at once! Both helping our littlest ones and helping the older ones with math. It’s the answer to [...]

Quiche – Quick and Quite Delicious at $5 Dinners

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I’m sharing Mama Ann’s quiche recipe at $5 Dinners. Join me? With plenty of opportunities for luncheons and brunches coming up, don’t overlook the chance to make an easy quiche. It’s also a simple and frugal, last-minute supper to pull together. Especially if you already have store-bought, frozen pie shells on hand. The secret to [...]

Spring Birds

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We love our birds and enjoy watching them. So, for our spring time nature study, each of the children chose a favorite bird that we are seeing frequent our yard. We talked about the seasons and which birds we see more of when. We all look forward to seeing some gold finches soon, hopefully. Cardinal [...]

A Royal Wedding Breakfast Tea

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I realized a few weeks ago that the royal wedding is a perfect opportunity to celebrate. To fix a big breakfast and all gather ’round and watch the festivities. But I also realized what a learning opportunity it is. It’s a mini homeschool unit! Oh all the questions I’ve already been fielding from the children. [...]

Window Observer Feeder – Our Favorite

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From the November 2008 archives… This week we started filling our bird feeders again. We remembered that it is especially entertaining for a baby in a high chair to watch birds appear at the feeder. I guess my excuse for not keeping up with them is life got busy this last year? The birds, of [...]

Wedding Shower Paper Chain

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Coming up in a couple short weeks we will celebrate a cousin’s wedding! All of my girls will have the privilege of a part in the ceremony in some way. Littlest girl is a flower girl! Two years ago, when another cousin of mine wed, I saw these beautiful paper chains on Everyday Celebrating. You [...]

A Rose for Mother’s Day

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“When I was a kid, if a mother came to church without a corsage from her children, the whole family went on everybody’s prayer list.” – ‘Our Sunday Best’ by Valerie Fraser Luesse, April 2010 Southern Living I remember Mother’s Day Sundays growing up. Our tradition was a bit different. We children would wear a [...]

Give a cake

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The credit for this idea goes to my friend, Paige. Several years ago she shared that she makes a pound cake. Then she either cuts it in half for two gifts or fills large muffin tins to make mini pound cakes. A recipe I’ve been making for years is Southern Living’s two-step pound cake. It [...]

Coconut Cake

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One of the treats we enjoyed after Easter lunch. Nana’s recipe. Great for Easter, Mother’s Day, Christmas or any celebration. “This is the best recipe I’ve ever had. It needs to sit at least a day to meld together the flavors (in refrigerator). Read recipe carefully.” ~Nana Coconut Cake Recipe 1 Duncan Hines white cake [...]

Grateful for the gifts

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Every detail of your body and soul – even the hairs of your head! – is in My care; nothing of you will be lost. Luke 21:18 The Message Counting the endless gifts… 2376. The greatest gift – Jesus. Because God loves us so much. Jesus stepped in, took our place…and by His wounds, by [...]