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Calling all Chefs and Homeschool Cooks
Recently I’ve become curious about what professional chefs do for dinner. In one interview, when asked, “What’s for dinner?” a chef responded that it was whatever he brought home from work or something...
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Sunday Prep & my Dehydrator
I’ve been getting my money’s worth out of my dehydrator this week! Since I homeschool all week, it’s very important for me to get as many meals planned, prepped and prepared on Sunday as possible....
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Stomp, Downton Abbey & Flex School
What a week! Stomp, friends, and all 9 episodes of Downton Abbey, Season 3. We’re whupped! It was one of those weeks when I’m so happy I homeschool. Friends + Entertainment = Loads of fun. (It also...
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Kale Chips
Homemade Kale Chips are easy and fabulously delicious! Really! Here’s how you make them: Wash, dry and stem kale leaves. Finely chop one red pepper. I put mine in the Vitamix. Add the juice of 1...
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My Learning Curve
Lately, I feel like the learning curve is mostly mine. I get so comfortable with our schedule and with my way of schooling that I may pass up great learning opportunities. For example, last week we...
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Boston Mourning
Light blurs gently through fresh green leaves. A morning to mourn reflect, grieve. Textbooks scatter the table unopened. Who can teach while dreams lay broken?
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Teriyaki and Peppercorn Beek Jerky
I’m really having fun with my new dehydrator! Recently I experimented with beef jerky, one with teriyaki and the other with peppercorns. The first time I made it, slicing all that beef took forever!...
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10 Days In Africa
Thanks to the awesome review by Pebblekeeper, Angie, over at Petra School, we’ve just discovered a fun, new family board game: 10 Days in Africa. Since we’ve been studying Ancient History this past...
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Science Conundrum
Science has given me a headache as far back as I can remember. I really don’t know how I managed to get As in high school science because all I remember is how much I disliked it. Now that I’m …...
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From One Great Year To Another
I’m in awe of my kids. We have had such a great year. Although I was really worried at times they would crumble or lose their love for learning, they haven’t. And I pushed them, really pushed them....
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Holy Moments
In the dusky, pre-dawn light of morning, I stepped outside, looking toward the barn where my husband was gathering milk bottles for the dairy. A fluttering of wings caught my eye. Overhead, I watched...
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Snakes Alive!
Not sure what I can salvage from this day. My nerves are some kinda shot. We were enjoying another lush, green east Texas day that looked like this: …when my husband told us to grab our cameras to...
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To Sleep: Perchance To Dream
Five windows are up in the schoolroom and, boy, do they look good! Unfortunately, the classroom conversion is on hold while we wage war on the insects, snakes and other critters that have fled the...
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Mustard Greens with Poached Eggs
Gross, right? Well, my uncle gave me a whole mess o’greens yesterday. We had lots of chicken broth languishing in the fridge, dozens of eggs from a nearby farmer. I knew these options were not my boys’...
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Water Break
School is not over (is it ever?) but last week, we took a break for the lake. Soon, we’ll be on a summer schedule; but for now, the water beckons. What to do with all those army men? Reenact...
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Summer School Math
Dialogue with my 9yo- Me: Wow, Life of Pi was a great book! Have you ever read something that you just loved and could barely stop reading? Son: Yes, actually. Me: Really? What was it? Son: My math...
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School’s In!
We weren’t home for a week before we started back to school and I couldn’t be happier. Sure the structure is nice and, yes, I really like relegating screen time till later but what I’m really excited...
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Dog Days
When we moved to the farm several years ago, we knew we wanted a dog. I had my heart set on a Bernese Mountain dog and found this guy in a shelter 2 hours away. He was already a few … Continue reading →
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Boys of Summer
We took a much longer vacation than usual. I say vacation loosely. My husband hasn’t been known to sit still very well and works constantly even when we’re not home. Part realtor and part maintenance...
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Monopoly, Solo
Quiet Time, mid-week, silence everywhere. I can see my older son reading but my younger son has disappeared. Suspiciously, I crept up the stairs, imagining I would open the door and discover him deep...
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