Lunch challenge day for switched with day five. Menu planning in our house is flexible due to circumstances. I haven't made it to the grocery store all week, so my originally-planned lunch of homemade pizza "Lunchables" wasn't possible today. Instead I made the deli tortilla wraps that were on the menu for Friday. We brown-bagged […]
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The Lunch Challenge: Day Three
Peanut butter balls for lunch challenge day three was okay with 2 out of 3 kids. Lunch was a big hit with the girls today. Unfortunately, Jaden still swears he can't stand chocolate and peanut butter mixed together, so he didn't have any of the peanut butter balls. He fixed his own lunch while the […]
My Girls at the Mic & the Piano
Joely and Jerah have been really motivated to improve their piano skills these last few months. Sadly, I haven't worked with them at all in the last year. I say sadly because as a piano teacher, I'm helping all these other kids learn how to play the piano, but I'm not working with my own […]
Our 2nd, 5th, and 7th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
Jaden will technically be in the 7th grade next year, so his 2009-2010 homeschool curriculum has changed substantially from last year; he'll be doing much more of his work independently. Here's his curriculum plan for 2009-2010. Language Arts Curriculum 1. Grammar & Writing: Rod & Staff English 7 — Jaden began Rod & Staff with […]
Camping Tips…Gleaned from Military Experience
I should have thought to get some camping tips from the military but neither Jeff nor I have served so we have to outside source this bit of info. After reading my last post about my own camping tips, Dannon (someone I actually know in-real-life) sent me a list he describes as "useful tips for […]
The Lunch Challenge: Day One
Lunch challenge day one started with a switch of menu plans due to pantry depletion. Surprise, surprise, but I didn't plan very well. Sweet and sour chicken and rice was on the menu for lunch today, but when I went to my pantry last night to get out the ingredients, I realized I was out […]