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W.W.W. Wednesday – My Reading List
I'm still reading my way through all the homeschool books on my shelf, deciding what to keep and what to trade off on Paperback Swap. (link is in the sidebar, if you've never been there before).* What are you currently reading? - Things We Wish We'd Known - compiled by Bill and Diana Waring. 50 pioneers in homeschooling and homeschooling … [Continue]
Re-Purposing Flower Arrangements
Ever since I moved the plants outside for the summer, this corner has been empty. I didn't know what to do with it, and didn't want to go buy anything new.The other day, I thought about it some more, and realized that I had a flower arrangement in my bedroom that would look really nice in the living room.So I moved it to the living room.I had also … [Continue]
Blooming Flowers
I went for a nice walk around the yard this morning, to see what was blooming. Here's what I saw:The first blooms on the Butterfly Bush. This is the white one that is in front of the house.Here's a close-up of the flowers. The stems are going sideways because this is a big bush, and the flowers are above my head. I had to pull it down to take a … [Continue]
Homemade Granola
I tried my hand at making granola recently. It was easy and the kids love it!Ready to go into the oven:Baked, and mixed with the coconut, raisins and chocolate chips:The recipe almost filled 2 of my Tupperware cereal containers:I read several granola recipes, then made my own, using what I had on hand. Here's what I did:Homemade Granola8 cups … [Continue]
What’s For Dinner?
Last week was an easy week for meals. We ate supper at church every night. We did eat soup and salad here like I planned last week.I haven't planned anything labor intensive this week. Well, unless you count the Challah Bread on Friday.Now for this weeks menu:Saturday - beef - SpaghettiSunday - sandwich day - Chicken Salad sandwiches, Steak, rice, … [Continue]
Bible Translations
There is an informative post on How to Judge a Book by it's Cover over at Scripture Dig.Is your Bible a word for word translation, thought for thought translation or a paraphrase?I use a New Kings James translation for daily reading and study. We have other translations on the shelf, though. Sometimes I will get them out while I'm studying to … [Continue]
