Although I typically fix a hot lunch for my kids each day, during our summer break, I instituted one do-it-yourself lunch day a week. This was a day when each child (ages 10-16) was responsible for fixing his or her own lunch, which usually involved heating up some leftovers or fixing something simple — like [...]
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I’m going to tell you what you already know and say IT’S HOT! During the dog days of summer, who wants to turn on the oven and have a sweltering kitchen. Not me. Below are some yummy, cool, don’t-have-to-turn-the-oven-on recipes to enjoy! Greek Salad – Thoughts That Go Through My Brain A medley of veggies, [...]
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Spring is in full swing, you’ve Spring Cleaned your house from top to bottom and Summer is rapidly approaching. Now what? We homeschooling moms have a unique challenge in home keeping, our kids are (thankfully) home a lot more than their public school counterparts. Meaning messes are being made continuously – and it can be hard [...]
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We love to eat fresh vegetables and herbs right out of our garden. We are currently working with four rectangular planted boxes to grow a delicious pizza garden. We first filled the planters with a hearty mix of compost and garden soil and each family member got to choose a favorite topping to grow. [...]
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Each year during my childhood, we spent our spring break cleaning. It’s funny – now when I think back on it - It was a week long chore fest, but I felt so good at the end of that week. My mother would put names of rooms on strips of paper and we would draw, [...]
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