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Prayer Request 2007-09-22 08:48:00 Sweet Ashley needs prayer. Would you please remember her and her family. Read more:Prayer
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Favorite Ingredients Friday 2007-09-20 20:34:00 Sandwich Edition Sloppy Joes
Oh I know, everyone has a family recipe for Sloppy Joe's and I'm sure ours aren't all that unusual, but they are a favorite here and considering that we always are pressed for time these are also easy! Makes them a huge hit in my book.
Also, I cook up the ground beef ahead of time and put it in the freezer all I need to do is thaw in the microwave and add the rest Read more:Favorite
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Thursday Thirteen 2007-09-19 21:51:00 Thirteen Books On My List for Fall into Reading 2007
Katrina's Fall into Reading 2007 challenge begins on September 23rd and ends December 23rd. For the Spring Reading Thing I may have gotten a little carried away. I put sixteen books on my list and then went around and visited many other readers and got a few too many ideas. I thought for this fall a baker's dozen would be manageable, giving me Read more:Thursday
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A Hideous Beauty 2007-09-19 21:11:00 I received a copy of A Hideous Beauty
today in the mail from Glass Road Public Relations today. It has some really nice reviews and looks to be an exciting read. I am putting it on my Fall into Reading list and will give my opinion after I read it. For now here is the publishers promotion and an interview with the author.
Award-winning Jack Cavanaugh engages readers in his latest release, A
Wordless Wednesday 2007-09-18 20:32:00 Splatttt!!!Beating the heat. Lots of fun with a backyard waterslide. For more WW. Read more:Wednesday
Works for Me Wednesday 2007-09-18 20:10:00 Picky eaters can be a pain. My kids aren't really fond of Oriental cooking, but can be persuaded to try different tastes and textures if given chopsticks!!
What other ways can you think of to make the menu interesting that doesn't have to do with the actual food? Good china? Have a picnic? Candle light? I'd love to hear some of your suggestions.
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Children's Book Monday 2007-09-16 21:35:00 Prairie School by Avi
Recently Boo read Prairie School by Avi for his Silent Sustained Reading (assigned reading), but this would also make a wonderful read aloud book.
Nine year old Noah has come with his parents to the Colorado prairie. Noah loves his life, his work and his freedom on the prairie, but his parents want more for him. His mother’s sister travels by train from the east coast to Read more:Children
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Menu Plan Monday 2007-09-16 21:22:00 Fall is around the corner and the race is on. There is no way I can "land" at home near 7 each night and just "throw something together" (my favorite method). The seat of my pants is going to get a rest and I am going to start planning menus again. With all the activity we will need to have balanced menus to stay healthy. So I am picking up again with Menu Plan Monday
with the help of Laura and
Grains of Gratitude 2007-09-16 10:23:00 The calendar says it is still summer, but the weather this week said, “FALL!” And I love fall. The forecast predicts we will be returning to warmer weathers, but I am grateful for this little break. Sometimes the weather can readjust our attitudes and focus us forward to the upcoming season. I am grateful to live where the season changes are so obvious and most often dramatic. I complain about Read more:Grains
Favorite Ingredients Fridays 2007-09-14 09:49:00 Blueberry Buckle
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, rinsed
Topping
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cream 1/4 cup butter with 3/4 cup sugar; add egg and beat well.
Into a medium bowl Read more:Favorite
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Prayer Request 2007-09-13 23:03:00 I'm praying for Kelli. Would you say a prayer for her and maybe leave a comment to let her & her family know that you did?
Many blessings,
Julie Read more:Prayer
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Just Call Me Alexander 2007-09-13 09:44:00 My "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad" Thursday Thirteen
1. I couldn’t think of thirteen anything to string together coherently—so you are stuck with this.
2. The boys are both sick. Still.
3. And we still HAVE to go somewhere tonight.
4. I’ve had a headache since yesterday. Which means I am likely to get sick.
5. School has not been normal since before…well before mid-August.
6. I am Read more:Alexander
Wordless Wednesday 2007-09-11 22:48:00 Tortoise
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New Book--Guardian of the Veil 2007-09-11 09:37:00 by Gregory Spencer
Glass Road Public Relations sent me a new book! It came yesterday in the mail and I am really excited to get into it. It is the second in a series and I am on a mission to find the first if I get a chance today. Both look great and the first, The Welkening, received some good reviews.
Information from the promotion says:
In Guardian
of the Veil, the long-awaited sequel to
Fall Into Reading 2007 2007-09-11 07:15:00 Katrina at Callapidder Days is once again the hostess for a reading challenge. After having so much fun with the Spring Reading
Thing, I knew I would be joining her and all the other readers this fall.
The reading challenge will begin September 23rd and run until December 23rd. You can check out all the details here in her Fall Into Reading 2007 post.
I'm making my list and checking it twice
Children's Book Monday 2007-09-09 21:40:00 The Lighthouse Family Series by Cynthia Rylant
The Storm, The Whale, The Eagle, The Turtle, The Octopus
She brought us Henry and Mudge, she brought us Mr. Putter and Tabby, and I was delighted to find that Cynthia Rylant wrote this series, also—The Lighthouse Family.
The stories are a bit more advanced reading than Henry and Mudge and Mr. Putter and Tabby. They are perfect for read alouds or Read more:Children
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Grains of Gratitude 2007-09-09 13:41:00 I didn’t post as much as I thought I might last week. Life seemed to require a lot from me and while I tried to catch up on my bloggy reading and commenting I didn’t get to visit everyone I wanted to and I really didn’t post much. But it was again a week filled with wonderful things to be grateful for.
The boys went back to dancing. I try not to boast often but I am incredibly proud of my young Read more:Grains
Thursday Thirteen 2007-09-06 04:21:00 This was supposed to be my TT two weeks ago. It never got published due to events. So belatedly I give you:
My Boo turns seven this week.How time flies when you’re having fun.
Thirteen
things I love about Boo
1. His head of curls. No matter where we go someone has to comment on his wonderful hair. And, no, he isn’t tired of it or embarrassed by it. He loves the attention.
2. He is my husband’ Read more:Thursday
Children's Book Monday--Frances 2007-09-02 23:09:00 We've had these for a long time. And truth be told they are not politically correct. And of course my children quote the least PC line of the book Bedtime for Frances, “Whack and smack. Whack and smack…” which is followed IN THE BOOK by, “made Frances think of a sp@nking” but no………my children will run around and giggle and hysterically laugh, “Sounds like a sp@nking to ME!!!” Leading people not Read more:Children
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Grains of Gratitude 2007-09-02 07:39:00 Landing—
I feel like I have returned from another planet. And I feel like I have been gone a lifetime. So much happened in such a relatively short period of time.
There were times when I thought five or six hours had gone by and was surprised that only twenty minutes had passed. Other times I was sure that I had only been somewhere for a moment and hours had gone by.
My computer sat untouched Read more:Grains
Grains of Gratitude 2007-08-26 06:51:00 What a difference a week makes.
To quote another cliché, life changes in a blink of an eye. One breath you have both feet on earth and the next breath can be drawn on the other side, hopefully in heaven, meeting the LORD.
My mother changed her address this week from a shell on earth to glory in heaven. I am grateful for the life she led and I hope I can learn from her example. After over three Read more:Grains
Amazing Satisfaction 2007-08-20 21:43:00 Homeschool catalogs can be my downfall. They can confuse me with their wonderful & tempting book list. They can convince me that if I use their method of teaching my children will become “more educated” even though their educational style does not mesh with my children’s style of learning or my style of teaching. Most of all they make me feel like I need to spend more money. That said, I love to Read more:Amazing
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Grains of Gratitude—Delayed Edition 2007-08-20 09:58:00 Christine says she is going to make onion soup with the onions that she’s been given. I think that is a good plan. And I actually like onion soup.
Christine is the originator of Grains
of Gratitude and I have been so thankful to participate in this meme. Grains has caused me to pause and peer up from my downward, “woe is me” focus many times and look around me and then upward to the magnificent Read more:Edition
Wordless Wednesday 2007-08-14 23:50:00 Sleeping TigerThis photo, while over 25 years old is still one of my favorite pictures I have ever taken. For more WW. Read more:Wednesday
Scripture and Song 2007-09-28 17:18:00 Praise the Name of the LORD. For His Name alone is excellent; His glory is about the earth and heaven. Psalm 148:13
O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That Read more:Scripture
Pay It Forward Book Exchange 2007-09-28 16:59:00 Edited to add: Blue Momma is the winner of the giveaway. Let me know how to get this book to you.
Thanks for all of you who entered. Please check back I will be giving away more books very soon.
Overwhelmed With Joy originated the Pay It Forward
Book Exchange
. I participated a little while ago and had so much fun that I am giving away another book!!
The book I am giving away is the first book
Thursday Thirteen 2007-09-26 22:39:00 What is it about fall that makes me feel like baking, cooking and most of all eating? Flavors are so important, what would food be without them. How thin would I be if eating didn’t have such appeal—note to self, “quit using flavorful food & flavorings.” No, that’s not right…I just need to learn the ever so important word—MODERATION.
So I give you:
Thirteen
flavors with which I wish I did not Read more:Thursday
Works for Me Wednesday 2007-09-25 22:23:00 Progressive Apple Peeler
Well, really it works for Grandpa (my dad). The last few days we've been blessed with a visit from Grandpa. The boys have been hitting balls at the driving range, visiting a historical farm, and making apple pies.
Grandpa wanted to make pies with his boys! So he figured we'd have what he wanted in the big city to make them...well all but one thing--he packed his apple Read more:Works
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Wordless Wednesday 2007-09-25 22:00:00 A Good Day
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My Pay It Forward Book Giveaway is here. Read more:Wednesday
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