He-Man cracked me up today. We have been picking up yummy produce from the stores and he recently learned some tricks for picking a good watermelon. Today, as baby Warrior Princess was sitting in her highchair, he leaned over and put his head next to hers. At first I thought he was giving her a… Read More Are Ya Ripe Yet?
Well…things have changed. I am working in the church garden, but NOT the community garden. Hubby and I decided that that would be just a bit too much especially with the traveling we wanted to do this summer. We made a great decision. I would have been overwhelmed. We just returned from our 2 weeks… Read More Gardening Update – July 20, 2012
Tired of potato salad at every barbeque? This super yummy macaroni salad gets its lighter flavor from the olive oil and lemon dressing. You can customize and adapt as needed to fit your family’s tastes. Antipasto Salad (adapted from a recipe in the 1997 Taste of Home Annual Recipes Cookbook, pg. 28) Stir together 1-2… Read More Antipasto Salad
Muscles is in love. At least he is in 9 year old love. Which sounds a lot like regular love to hear his description of it. “You feel in heaven and worried and rushed all the time to get back to talk to her.” He said it makes him feel nervous. He said that “two… Read More Romance is in the Air
I am a big fan of lists. I have great to-do lists. The problem is that they don’t really make me feel any better. Yeah, all those things do have to be done, but they just keep going and going and going…like laundry, mending, dishes, etc. So I tried a new one this week. So… Read More My “Bothering Me” List
If you garden, and especially if you have an organic garden, do not be disappointed when you encounter pest problems. Or at least try not to be. Those bugs, gophers, rabbits, etc. all love your garden too, because it is chemical free. And they suck, sometimes literally :). You will encounter pest problems, there is… Read More The Battle for the Garden
I made my own homeschool planner for next year and the end of this year as my old one was running out. It’s nice to not have to write everything out by hand anymore! Feel free to download and use for personal use/classroom use if you like. You can find the file under my pages… Read More Free Homeschool Planner!
Well, there it is folks. The big field at the church garden. This is the empty (and intimidating -it’s so huge when you are hand planting) field. After a few hours today we have four long rows now planted out in potatoes, two in sweet corn, and three with a mix of carrots, beets, bush… Read More Church Garden – The Empty Intimidating Field
As we are winding down our homeschool year and heading toward summer we are finding it a little repetitive and we are ready to be outside. So today, I went ahead and booked us for a little field trip to the Idaho Botanical Garden with the boys’ Charter School IDEA. Sorry, no pictures, I forgot… Read More Homeschool – Field Trip!!!
Tried and True – The Original is the Best After numerous fails with different biscuit recipes, I went back to my original favorite biscuit recipe with one change that has made all the difference. I have finally learned to pat out the dough to the right thickness. All this time I have been fiddling around… Read More Grandma’s Easy Biscuits