Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to….
1. Making deviled egg sailboats.
2. Continuing to read our Revolutionary War diary.
3. Having guitar lessons with Daddy (for Victoria and Anna).
4. Doing art.
by Victoria:
by Jack:
5. Creating games and busywork.
6. Running businesses.
I love how Jack creates his own spelling and handwriting practice in his bead selling shop. [...]
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I’m so behind in housework and homeschooling and laundry and writing (and getting out of pajamas, if we’re going to be perfectly honest!) but had to share a few good things with y’all…
1. Thirteen “extinct” animal species that were found alive (in pictures). Check out the little marsupial who was thought to be extinct for [...]
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Posted in Daily log, Field trips & tours, Frugal living, Fun, cooking/home ec, nature, nutrition, pictures, recipes, science on Sep 11th, 2009 5 Comments »
We’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to post half the fun stuff we’ve done. Here’s a bit of it though…
1. We hand fed some kittens at Nancy’s. Their mother had abandoned them and Nancy has been taking care of them. She taught us her recipe (evaporated milk, corn syrup and an [...]
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Posted in Home ec, recipes on Sep 6th, 2009 1 Comment »
Chrissy asked for the recipe for the strawberry applesauce Victoria made the other day. I just made it up last week and I tend to cook like a grandma (no measurements) so I hope this will do…
Strawberry Applesauce
Peel and slice a bunch of apples and put them in a pot. Add about a cup of [...]
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Posted in nature, recipes, science on Jul 29th, 2009 3 Comments »
(photo plus intriguing recipe from Dish-Trict)
I mentioned getting squash blossoms at the Farmers’ Market yesterday and Gerky asked what I did with them. To tell you the truth, I’m not sure yet! They are being carefully stored in my fridge for tonight (they are very perishable!) and I have big plans for them.
I can’t decide [...]
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Beta mentioned getting ready to start an earth science unit the other day when I posted the geology cartoon. Here’s another fun way to introduce the unit. Make meteorite candy!
This activity has been designed as a comfortable introduction to describing meteorites. It helps students become better observers by making a connection between the familiar (candy [...]
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Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day. And it’s our sledding party out of town.
I’ve been racing around trying to find one of the 85 assorted sizes of snowpants that our family owns. I have been unable to find a single pair between [...]
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As promised, here’s our recipe for spring rolls.
We’ve been buying them from the Hmong grocery story in Walnut Grove but Daryl brought home some of the wrappers and I thought I’d try making them myself. I basically just used the ingredients we had on hand that seemed to fit and were vegetarian. [...]
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I stumbled upon this recipe at the neat blog By Sun and Candlelight and we made it yesterday to use up some of the zucchini people have been blessing us with. It was so delicious both loaves are long gone and we’re making more today.
Not only is this tasty, healthy and easy, but it’s [...]
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Posted in recipes on Aug 4th, 2008 3 Comments »
Want to make your own all-natural, juice-based soda pop? It’s easier than you might think! We invented this recipe years ago and it’s a standard here for birthday parties, special occasions or just because.
Just get a 1 or 2 liter bottle of club soda (the ingredients should read: carbonated water, that’s it) and a container [...]
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