I'm in when it is a no-kneed, no-fuss whole wheat bread as I love to feed my carb addiction. I baked again! Now I still haven't cooked dinner in quite a while, but I did bake me a loaf of bread. I used another of Zesty Cook's recipes. This one was for a whole wheat […]
SpellQuizzer Spelling Practice Software Review
I received a free copy of SpellQuizzer software to review, and I'm so excited to share my thoughts about it with you! SpellQuizzer is a spelling program that helps children learn their spelling words quickly and easily. To use SpellQuizzer, you create individual spelling lists, making a recording of each spelling word over your computer's […]
Do You Let Your Children Watch the News?
My children look forward to watching the news every evening. They enjoy hearing about what's going on in the world, even if they don't understand all the details. Occasionally there's even a news story that prompts a deep discussion, such as embryonic stem cell research or the war in Iraq. Watching the news together as […]
The Telephone in the Early 1900's
The party lines on the early 1900's phones were a community experience. My grandmother was born in 1907. In the 1980's she wrote down dozens of her memories from her childhood for her children and grandchildren. This is one such story she wrote about her experience with the telephone in the early 1900's. Years before […]
13 Creative Ways to Homeschool with 3×5 Cards
My 3×5 cards for homeschooling are used almost everyday for many subjects and for all sorts of miscellaneous uses. Like many homeschooling moms who have homeschooled for several years, I feel like I've finally begun to develop my own teaching style. As a result, there are a just few things I could not possibly live […]
Delicious Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
Doesn't this whole wheat pizza dough just look great? But what do I do without toppings? I've mentioned before that I'm a total carb junkie. A hopeless carb junkie. I mean, if you told me I had to live on bread and water for the rest of my life, I could seriously do it…and enjoy […]
The Clever Carpenter: A Clever Read-Aloud
Yesterday I grabbed some books off our bookshelf to read to my 6 year old. One of those books is a particular favorite of mine entitled The Clever Carpenter (by R.W. Alley). There's just something special about the story that endears me to the main character, Samuel Plank. Samuel is a carpenter who is extremely […]
Switching to a No-Contract, Prepaid Cell Plan
There are lots of no-contract, prepaid cell plans out there but here is what we have found for our household. We've had Verizon wireless service since before they were Verizon wireless. We're talking at least 11 years. And we've been extemely pleased with their service and rates, especially since we've been grandfathered in on a […]
Make Your Own Digital TV Antenna
It may not look like much but our homemake digital TV antenna works for us. We don't have cable or satellite TV. Instead, for the last five years we've used rabbit ears to get the few channels we've been able to get. We got a flat screen TV for Christmas, and that's improved our reception […]
How to Develop a Winning Attitude
What constitutes a winning attitude? Like The Olympic 9-Step Program I posted yesterday, this list was also hanging on the wall at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs. Again, so many of us could benefit from heeding these words. Winning Attitudes To develop a winning attitude you must: Become excited, confident, and enthusiastic about […]
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