Linda's Lunacy

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Our Homeschool Week in Review

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So our week went something like this:

Saturday- worked at the clothes closet, then spent the afternoon moving furniture out of my father in laws house into our house, and furniture out of our house and into my father in laws house. Yes, it’s was as tiring as it sounds. lol

Sunday was church, morning and night services

Monday & Tuesday – the band practices scheduled for those nights were canceled this week. We did go to the clothes closet on Tuesday night to gather clothes for a family that whose house burnt.

4 teenagers on new to use couch & chair

 

Wednesday night was church again

Thursday night – Abby went to  a CR meeting at church

Friday, tonight, the youth are having a bonfire get together at church, so Abby & Zach are going to that. My husband & I will be going to the clothes clothes to get some household items for the family whose house burnt.

Saturday, we’ll be working at the clothes closet again.

Monday through Friday found Abby & Zach doing their regular school work, too. The public school here had Fall Break this week. We don’t take a fall break until Thanksgiving. So we’re just steadily working along.

This week, Zach finished reading Jim Elliot One Great Purpose, that’s linked to my review of it. Last night we watched Beyond the Gates of Splendor (affiliate link), documentary on Jim Elliot and the other missionaries he served in Ecuador with.

 

To see more homeschooling posts, visit Weekly Wrap Up.

 

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Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose – Review

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As part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, I recently received the ebook Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose and the Jim Elliot: Unit Study Curriculum Guide from YWAM Publishing to review. I had never heard of YWAM Publishing before receiving this book. So I spent some time on the website checking them out. YWAM Publishing is the publishing division of Youth with a Mission. They offer a great variety of books. From biographies, to international adventure books, to homeschooling, to books on Christian living, and missions. And much more.

 

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In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu

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I got two more batches of applesauce made. With the help of my family, of course. They picked them, washed them, and cut most of them. Then I take over with the cooking. With these batches, I taught my daughter, 17, how to use the Food Press. (Affiliate Link) Then I took back over to sweeten and can.

This batch was 13 quarts, with about a pint left over for eating.

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Saturday on the Farm – The View From My Front Porch

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Today I’m sharing The View From My Front Porch. Fall is definitely here in Kentucky. In this first picture, you can see a little fall color. The Hardy Hibiscus in the middle of the picture is changing color. Behind that, you can see a few branches sticking out of the ground. That was another Hibiscus that has already lost it’s leaves. You can also see lots of leaves on the ground along the tree line.

The Petunias on the porch are still blooming. I’m surprised, actually. The three pumpkins are ones that grew in our compost pile. They are finishing ripening on the porch as the vine died. They will soon become pureed pumpkin in my freezer.  🙂

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Home to Heather Creek – Book Review

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Home to Heather Creek is a new series of books from Guideposts. Under the pen name of Kathleen Bauer, a team of great Christian writers have come together to write this series. The first two books in the series are Before the Dawn and Sweet September.

Read the rest of my review, and the Paperwhite Kindle Giveaway!!

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In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu

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Tacos were on the menu last week, but I decided to play with the ingredients. I made enchilada sauce and then a couple of pans of enchiladas. I had made enchiladas before years ago with store bought sauce. I figured it was time to try my hand at making some from scratch.

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I also tried making Mexican rice I’ve made some in the past, but I did it different this time. I made it with already cooked brown rice. It tasted good, it was just really moist.

enchilada mexican rice

The Enchiladas came out ok, but not perfect. I assembled them, including putting the sauce on them, then let them sit for about an hour before I put them in the oven. They came out soggy. So I need to work on that, too. The enchilada sauce was yummy, though! Recipe coming later this week.

 

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner? See my menu below!

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