This recipe came from my husbands grandmother. She got the recipe from her friend Sue, hence the name. I just love recipes with history. This is a tried and true family recipe. And it’s yummy! The original recipe calls for using shortening. It comes out great that way, and also using butter like I did…
Currclick.com is hosting the first ever International Homeschool Spirit Week! I’m excited to participate with my kids. This is going to be so much fun! There is a theme for every day. Currclick also has some great giveaways planned. Monday 9/24 Homeschool Away From Home Day Tuesday 9/25 Comfy Cozy Day Wednesday 9/26 Crazy Sock…
It’s time for our Week 6 Check-in! Monday is day 36. We are over a third of the way finished! How’s everyone doing? I’m still behind. I am making progress,though. But I’m NOT giving up! I’m going to do this! And you shouldn’t give up either! If your behind, keep reading! We can do this together!!…
This week the kids dissected owl pellets. The older kids, now in their twenties, had done it before, but the younger kids hadn’t. So as part of a unit study we were doing, (I’ll share more on that later after I post the review for it) they finally did it. Hannah, 16, opted not to…
As part of The Schoolhouse Review Crew, I received the book A Cry From Egypt from Raising Real Men to review. Raising Real Men is a website from Hal & Melanie Young. They are the homeschooling parents of 8, including 6 boys. Their book, Raising Real Men…Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys was the 2011 Book…
This Week’s Favorites is a collection of articles I loved to read, recipes and crafts I want to try, or recently tried. Natural Health: Herbal Remedies homemade Bug Be Gone Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy Lemon Honey Drink – for sore throats Clay as a Natural Home Remedy Homemade Natural Lipstick To Read or…
“C” is for Childhood Cancer Awareness. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. The Gold Ribbon is for Childhood Cancer. Only a small portion of research money goes towards childhood cancer. For some childhood cancers, it’s been over 20 years since new drugs have been approved. That’s just not right. These are our kids! All…