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• Mega Meal Monday - Easy Pot Pie

  

  It's another start to another week. What's cooking? Well, the leftovers from our Thanksgiving in July! We made two Pot Pies - one to cook and eat that night... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 RECIPES

• Weekly Wrap Up: Thanksgiving in June?

  

  Thanksgiving in June? Sure! Why not!!! Why should we only have an all out celebration of 'thanks' and turkey leftovers once a year? Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mega Meal Monday - Super Tasty Ranch Turkey Meatloaf!

  

  In a rush and need a quick and tasty meatloaf? Try this recipe....and while you are at it, make one or two extra to freeze. Add caption To make ONE loaf: 1 lb... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 RECIPES

• Weekly Wrap Up - Counter Reformation: French Huguenots & The Netherlands

  

  Another reason why I love teaching my kids with Tapestry of Grace is the ability to simultaneously teach literature, history, art and music centered around one... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 SCHOOLING

• How Do We Know God Is Really There? Book Review

  

  Written in conversational tone between Father and son, How Do We Know God is Really There? is great tool for teaching K-3rd graders how to answer the "God... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• The Reading Lesson Review!

  

  I've been working on this particular review for awhile. When I first received it, my non-reader was a very rambunctious 3 year old. I introduced The Reading... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mega-Meal Monday! Chicken Broccoli & Meatball Soup

  

  I've been privileged to do Once-A-Month cooking with my friend Jen over this past year. (Visit Jen HERE!) Not only does it save on time, money, and sanity, it... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up - Recitals and Reformation!

  

  Last week was a whirl wind of recitals and reading! The Reformation in Switzerland, England Scandinavia This was probably the most reading my junior high and... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up - Getting the Wobble out of Tapestry of Grace!

  

  It is said that there's a '4 week haze' for newbies when using Tapestry of Grace. I have to admit that though using this program has gotten easier, we did... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Pop-Up & Read Tower of Babel Review!

  

  Our first impression of Pop-Up and Read Tower of Babel written by Jon Taylor, was "WOW! What a handsome book!" Cracking open the cover, we are treated to a... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BOOKS

• Downloadable Summer Events Calendar !

  

  Looking for fun things to do and celebrate during the Summer months? Check out the Summer Events Calendar from School Stickers and download a copy for yourself! Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 SCHOOLING

• Making Our Own Planners for Tapestry of Grace Scheduling

  

  For those of you who don't know, we've come back to Tapestry of Grace after taking a year off. The main reason we left was in this season of child rearing I... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Signs of Life?

  

  "Now, I've got crayons rolling around in the floorboard of my car Bicycles all over my driveway, bats and balls all over my yard And there's a plastic man from... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Homeschool Grades Review

  

  Create professional looking grade reports and high school transcripts within minutes with My Homeschool Grades. This program is probably the easiest, most... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Free Printables to Help With Your Planning Needs!

  

  It's that time of the year again! Time to brain storm, get organized and start planning the next school year. Here are some great calendars and printables for... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• For You They Signed Character Concepts Curriculum

  

  For You They Signed is a unique character building curriculum from The Learning Parent. Author Marilyn Boyer has combined her wonderful book of the same name... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• South Africa - You Can Help Change Lives Too!

  

  For over a year, my big-hearted nephew Sean has been working as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural South Africa. He has poured his heart into the youth of that... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Girls of American History: American Revolution / Felicity Review

  

  Last school year we studied Modern American History. In addition to learning the facts of that era, I coupled my daughter's history/literature learning with... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Waterproof Bible Review

  

  It's an amphibian...It's a Bible.......no, wait! It's an amphibious Bible!! What? What's an amphibious Bible? It's a Bible made of synthetic pages that remain... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Ooka Island Review

  

  Ooka Island is a learn to read online game for 3-7 year olds . Hmmmm..... sounds interesting! From their website: "The Ooka Island Learn-to-Read Adventure offer... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING