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A General Update 2008-04-01 09:18:31 Several of my online friends have been asking for an update on everything…so here goes.
Audrey:
She is doing fine, and is in fact spending this week of her recovery time lounging poolside at a resort with Ms. Kelly (yes, I am jealous).
As far as her living arrangements are concerned, she is doing [...] Read more:General
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Overnight Strata Cups 2008-03-31 10:08:13 Overnight Strata Cups
The muffin shaped servings are easy to serve and reheat well.
2 slices whole wheat bread, cubed
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup reduced-fat cooked ham, diced (we omit this, due to vegetarian diets)
2 tablespoons chopped red pepper
2 tablespoons sliced green onions
3 eggs or the equivalent of egg substitute
3/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
Pinch [...]
Prayer Request for Audrey 2008-03-27 06:56:06 Audrey is having surgery this afternoon to have her tonsils and adenoids removed, as they obstruct her breathing.
Please say a little prayer for her if you would. Given her age, the recovery will probably be rather slow. Read more:Audrey
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He is Risen! 2008-03-26 10:12:51 Romans 6:8-11
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also [...]
Easter Story Cookies 2008-03-26 07:51:34 Easter Story Cookies
To be made the evening before Easter.
Items needed:
1 C. pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
Pinch of salt
1 C sugar
Zipper baggie
Wooden Spoon
Tape
Bible
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place pecans in sipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by [...] Read more:Easter
Resurrection Rolls 2008-03-26 07:36:49 Resurrection Rolls
A recipe to help your children understand the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This fun recipe uses Crescent rolls and a disappearing marshmallow!
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Ingredients:
Crescent rolls
Melted butter
Large marshmallows
Cinnamon
Sugar
Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
Read Matthew 27:57-61
Give each child [...] Read more:Resurrection
Mimosa 2008-03-26 07:28:13 Mimosa
Ingredients:
1/2 oz triple sec
1 1/2 oz fresh orange juice
3 1/2 oz. chilled Champagne
orange slice for garnish
Preparation:
Build the ingredients in the order given in a Champagne flute.
Garnish with the orange slice. Read more:Mimosa
Carrot Cake 2008-03-26 07:23:54 Carrot Cake
Ingredients:
3 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) can crushed
pineapple with juice
1 cup raisins
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an [...] Read more:Carrot
Strawberry Heaven 2008-04-05 14:06:54 It’s Strawberry
-Picking Time!
Florida in the winter-time. The phrase probably conjures up images of white sandy beaches and magical escapes to Disney World…am I right? That’s what came to my mind until I actually moved here almost three years ago. Now the sub-tropical winters hold an entirely new delight for me - FRESH STRAWBERRIES!
Most famous in [...] Read more:Heaven
Made-from-Scratch Strawberry Shortcake 2008-04-08 14:17:10 Strawberry Shortcake
9 servings
Ingredients:
3 pints fresh strawberries
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
2 cups whipped heavy cream
Directions:
Slice the strawberries and toss them with 1/2 cup of white sugar. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease and flour one [...] Read more:Scratch
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Warning for Women 2008-04-08 08:04:42 This is a warning WAY too serious not to pass on. I know it is not an urban legend, because I have been a victim of this unspeakable crime myself.
Warning for Women
!
This is an explanation to those friends and family who have experienced mysterious switches of their body parts. This effect is especially [...]
Do We Have to Feed Them Again? 2008-04-07 17:50:09 We just fed them three times yesterday, didn’t we?
Folks, this goes WAY beyond the simple “what’s for dinner” post. I’m at an impasse. A ginormous epicurean roadblock. A complete big fat vegetarian standstill. I should be pulling off a Menu Plan Monday post (remember when I used to do those?), but my brain is cramped.
Vegetarian [...] Read more:Again
Autism Awareness 2008-04-07 08:17:02 April is AutismAwareness
Month.
Our Experience on the Autism Spectrum
I will be honest, I have debated about whether or not I would post, and if I would even post at all about this horrendous disorder. There are just so many raw wounds that I am still nursing over the whole autism thing. I am beginning [...]
Happenings Around Our Zoo 2008-04-09 14:25:41 Rob’s favorite thing to say in answer to the looks of utter shock pertaining to our family size is “Never a dull moment!” Ain’t that the truth?!
Here’s a little picture of our house so far this April.
A Fool’s War
If you know Gator, my teenage culinary comedian, you know he’s quite the clown. When it’s April [...] Read more:Happenings
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Sweet and Spicy Vegetarian Chili 2008-04-08 23:02:38 Answering this week’s cooking challenge! (hosted by The Simple Cajun Life) — the ingredient? Cocoa!
Chef Gator made this wonderful recipe tonight for supper.
Sweet
and SpicyVegetarianChili
Recipe
Serves 8
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons canola oil
2 onions, finely chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
1 bay leaf
1 (4 1/2 ounce) can [...]
Public School Folly - Your Tax Dollars at Work 2008-04-16 07:18:24 Brownie Cookie Points
Okay, so this particular paragraph has absolutely nothing to do with the title, but since it refers to one of Ant’s public school teachers, I thought I’d throw it in here anyway. It’s my blog, I can do what I please.
I just woke up to the sound of clamoring in my [...] Read more:Folly
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Busy, Busy, Busy 2008-04-22 07:04:50 If you have noticed that I haven’t been around often lately, or notice in the coming weeks that I am a little scarce — it’s merely because I am busy.
This time of year is my “busy season”.
One of the beauties of homeschooling is that it gives you the ability to set your own schedule. For [...]
PayPerPost - Two Thumbs Up 2008-04-27 11:08:37 Should I even publicly admit my hesitation? I am SUCH a skeptic!!!
I have seen many a blogger over the last year or so tooting the PayPerPost
horn (as yet another means of monetizing one’s blog). I thought it sounded promising. I signed up…several months ago. But I did nothing with it. Why? Because I [...]
Is the Colloidal Silver “Blue Man” a Fraud? 2008-04-27 10:01:47 No doubt by now you have heard of the “Blue Man
”. Toward the end of last year Paul Karason’s smurf-like face surfaced in all of the major news publications. His claim? - Colloidal silver caused it. (WHAT?!!) The Blue Man claims to have turned blue after drinking colloidal silver and rubbing it on his skin [...] Read more:Silver
Happy Birthday, Cricket! 2008-04-28 21:24:50 Just like last year, Cricket
’s birthday fell near the same time as our last reenactment of the season, so we celebrated with our fellow reenactors. (This year she got her own cake though!)
Happy
6th Birthday
, Cricket!!!
It was a BEAUTIFUL warm breezy Florida spring day. Key word here though…”breezy”.
A little TOO breezy for lighting those candles. [...] Read more:Happy Birthday
31 Flavors, 31 Cents 2008-04-30 16:14:45 In honor of America’s firefighters, be sure to stop in to your local Baskin Robbins tonight, April 30th, for a 31¢ scoop of ice cream!
Click here for more info and participating locations. Read more:Flavors
Jan Brett - Free Printables and More! 2008-04-30 11:57:33 Sharing another homeschool freebie…
I just love children’s book author and illustrator Jan Brett
!
Quite a while ago I blogged about the free “how-to-draw-a-dolphin” drawing video she offered on her website. Now there are many other videos, with more added all the time!
In addition to the videos, Ms. Brett very generously offers an array of other freebies [...]
National Mental Health Month 2008-05-01 13:21:30 May is National
Mental HealthMonth
.
I am no stranger to mental health issues. My family tree is riddled with psychiatric disorders; more specifically depression, anxiety disorders, and bipolar disorder. Suicide and alcoholism (as coping mechanisms) are just a way of life on my Dad’s side of the family. They are spoken of in a nonchalant [...]
Encouraging Children to Write 2008-05-03 00:01:16 I realize some people are blessed with children who just naturally enjoy writing. Sadly, I am not one of those people. The whole writing process presents itself as a “chore” for most of my children….so I begin early, trying to think up creative ways to encourage them to write. My two greatest successes so far? [...] Read more:Children
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Smiley Saturday #1 2008-05-03 22:54:20 What a great idea for a meme!
I was blog-hoppin’ today when I stumbled upon a blog called Lightening, and the meme it hosts — SmileySaturday
! The purpose of the meme? To make you smile.
The rules:
Write a post that somehow relates to smiling. It could be a joke, a funny story, a funny photo, a [...]
April Showers Bring May… 2008-05-04 10:25:44 …well, I live in Florida. We didn’t really have a lot of rain in April
…and there are flowers year-round here, but it sounded like a good catchy title. My absolute favorite flower in the whole world did come into bloom this week though; the glorious magnolia! (I have GOT to get a picture of one [...] Read more:April Showers
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