I'm new to the whole meal planning thing. I've half-heartedly tried off & on for years, but have never been successfully consistent. It's SO time consuming! We eat the same meals too regularly & every day the boys ask "what's for dinner?" and my usual answer is "I have no idea". I'm so tired [...]
Finally...success!! I’ve tried to make this soup in the past with dried beans and failed...twice! I followed the instructions on how to do a “quick soak” the first time and used the “overnight soak” the second time, but both times the beans turned out “crunchy”, as my boys described the soup. I hoped they might [...]
To get you jump started on your search for holiday read alouds, here are a few suggestions of not-to-miss books. I highly recommend taking time out of your regular school schedule to spend special time together reading these holiday favorites as a family. We've been working through these lists over the years, and the kids especially [...]
Over the past couple of years, we have been learning about the sources of our foods and how complicated the system between source and consumer has become. We are learning, as farmers, that the complexity is unnecessary and totally undesired. So, to keep this tale short, I will simply tell you that we have made some [...]
Although we have become Charlotte Mason (CM) homeschoolers, we are just finishing another 1st grade using Five in a Row (FIAR). There are many commonalities between CM & FIAR, including the use of living books, but the re-reading of material (as required by FIAR) is clearly not CM style. That said, I adore FIAR! At [...]
Although I am always jotting down titles of books or links to blogs for later research, it’s getting close to the time of year to organize all those notes and jumbled ideas, to explore my options and nail down my list of books and supplies to order for the new year. Which ones are a [...]
