Let me introduce something wonderful to you. Homemade spreadable butter. Isn’t that gorgeous? So light and creamy, it’s begging for a muffin. Or Banana bread? As much as we love butter, it’s hard to face a piece of toast in the morning with hard butter that won’t spread. Pancakes are worse. The more natural spreadable butters […]
Every now and then Josh and I will get Glazed Lemon Cake (Lemon Loaf) from Starbucks. We love glazed lemon cake, and while it’s good, I’m always thinking I can make this way better. So I did. Homemade always wins! It tends to taste like real food… and look so pretty too. It has one ingredient
I’m gardening this year. We haven’t had a garden in two years due to moving, and boy did we miss it! I’ve had a garden every year since 2000. I couldn’t imagine even a year without a garden! I don’t just plant flowers, but vegetables and fruit first. My Yard, My Garden Because this was a
I love unit studies. I’m not great at them. I need my hand held through most of it. I need the book lists, activities, vocabulary ideas, per subject inclusion and more. I don’t want to spend 5 months on one unit study, or neglect my current schoolbooks to incorporate one. I don’t want to have to
Teaching Young Children [clickToTweet tweet=”I was stressed about my younger children not ‘doing’ school, until I realized they learned more by just playing.” quote=”I frequently stressed about my younger children not ‘doing’ enough school, until I realized they learned more by just playing.” theme=”style1″] Preschoolers are the young children I’m talking about. Just because some
Hello, hello friends! Talking about how to make better freezer meals today and making our delicious cheddar chicken and broccoli. I have been away and busy with big things, well little big things. In January we were blessed with our second baby, little Norah Lynne. She’s almost 4 months old and such a happy, kissable little bundle.
Banana Oatmeal Yogurt Pancakes. Looking for something new for breakfast? I was. Even though this is just a new, and I think healthier, twist on pancakes, they are a good idea. I had remembered a friend talking about pancakes made just with oats, bananas and eggs like these a couple years ago. I’m so glad I
Another G.A. Henty story comes alive in Heirloom Audio Productions, The Dragon and the Raven! Reviewing this was delightful, and it has fast become a family favorite. Our children love a good history story, but they especially love stories told in dramatic form – stories like this stick to our conscience, produce good morals, and spur actions
HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections It’s always exciting when a new President of the United States is on the horizon! We have been blessed to review HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections by one of our favorite homeschooling companies, Homeschool in the Woods! [clickToTweet tweet=”HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak:
The Election Process and Upcoming Review! Today we started on HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections! The election process will be our history through the next several weeks. I’m so excited to be teaching our children about the process of elections, the easy way! Although the suggested grades are 3-8, I’m enjoying learning this over again!
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Sweet, moist, fresh cranberry bread. I love cranberries… but you can only make so much cranberry sauce between Thanksgiving and Christmas, SO – Here is a simple recipe to make something sweet and yummy with all of those crispy, red berries. This bread was extra moist, with just the right amount orange zest, and the cranberries
