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Socks and a Camera: How Our Lives Were Spared This Week

6/19/2011

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     This week, we drove 90 miles from our home to visit my sweet friend, Lynnae.  We've been friends for about 13 years, and we try to visit each other a few times a year since our daughters are very close friends.  We also hadn't seen their new baby foster daughter who just turned one year old yesterday!  She's been living with them for 3 weeks now, and they are hoping to adopt her.

     Anyway, we were 15 minutes up the freeway on the way back home later that day when I realized I had left our camera plus a pair of socks there in their living room.  I called them to make sure they'd still be home, and we turned around to go back to their home.
     I accidentally took the wrong exit back to their home and had to backtrack, so it set us behind about 40 minutes on our drive back home.

     Brittany (my 11-year-old) said, "Mom, why do we sometimes forget things like that, and now it has taken a lot more driving to get back home?" 


       I told her, "You know, sometimes things like that happen, and I just have to not get upset.  Instead, I need to think to myself,

       'There must be some reason why I wasn't supposed to be on the freeway at some point on the road at a particular time.' "   

     Brittany said, "What do you mean?" 

     I told her, "Well, maybe there was a car wreck we would possibly have been a part of if we had continued on and hadn't gone back to get our camera."

     "Oh," she replied.

     Forty minutes up the road, and I'm not kidding you, there was a car at the top of the summit/mountain that had flipped and rolled and landed upside down onto the concrete median divider.  The driver was obviously deceased.  Traffic was backed up for about 15 minutes before we could get driving again. 

     I looked at Brittany after we watched the dead woman's body being placed onto a stretcher or gurney.  She gave me this look as if to say, "God knew we shouldn't have been on the road earlier."

     I told the girls, "For some reason, God's timing was not for our last day to be today.  It may be tomorrow, but it wasn't today.  We were supposed to go back and get that camera this afternoon so we wouldn't be a part of this horrible accident."

     It was pretty quiet in the car the rest of the way home.  I spent time in prayer for that woman's family and friends.

     God is so faithful.  And if tomorrow is my day to go, I'm ready.  Not perfect, but ready. 


     I cannot tell you how many times something like this has happened to me, often enough, that when we are delayed by a train, or forgetting something, or a last-minute phone call, I really don't get upset by it anymore.

     And another close friend mentioned another perspective on this whole incident which I think deserves to be mentioned.  Going back for the socks might not have been because that would keep us from being a part of that accident.  The reason we might have had to go back for the socks and the camera might have been so that the girls would see how dangerous it can be to drive a vehicle.  After all, Kelsi will be learning to drive in another 18 months!

     We don't know what tomorrow will bring to us.  We don't know our "day of reckoning."  I don't really want to know when that day will be. 

     But when I have to run back home because I forgot something, or a train slows us down and makes us late no matter how much we prepared to leave the house early, I'm no longer going to get worried about that.  These are things which are out of my control, and instead of worrying about it, I'm going to choose to trust Him who knows every minute of my life.

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The 12 Habits of a Queen in Her Castle

6/19/2011

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     I don't know about you, but I've never thought that JUST being a "mom" or wife or mother was something to shrug my shoulders at.  While I know I didn't tell my mom "thank you" often enough for all that she has done for me over the years, I have always been grateful for her.  Her role in my development to be the woman I am today was VITAL!

     My mom has been an excellent example to me by working hard, complaining little about it, and helping the home to run smoothly.

     She didn't teach me everything I know about keeping a home.  Some things, I've just learned on my own over the years.  But for what she didn't have time to teach, she gave me the confidence to know that I could do it for myself if I asked someone how, or looked up how to do it.  And she has never made fun of me for calling her while I'm in the middle of preparing dinner and asking, "Mom, how do you get the lumps out of the gravy?"

     I have a college degree, pursued the job of my childhood dreams (being an elementary school teacher), volunteered in my community and church in numerous ways, and also had several other jobs to help pay my way through college.

     But I have to say with certainty that the BEST job I have ever had is the one I have right now, which I also consider to be my #1 ministry:

     Being Mom.     Wife.       Home educating Parent.

     I find it most fulfilling to do exactly what I'm doing right now!  I think that's because I'm at the center of God's will for my life.  I recognize that not every woman will find herself at home with her children exactly like I have done.  But I'm right where I'm supposed to be, and so I feel very fulfilled...satisfied...happy. 

     Because of this, I don't need to go on expensive vacations, dress like a model, and receive all kinds of praise from other people to feel like what I'm doing is "worth it."

     Recently, I was able to listen to a powerful audio mp3 recording by Mrs. Lorrie Flem, titled, "Keys to a Queenly Castle."  In this hour-long recording, she describes twelve powerful things wives and mothers can do to improve their satisfaction in being at home in the center of God's will.  I honestly enjoyed listening to the 12 tips on being a queen of our own homes, although Mrs. Flem could easily design twelve separate audio presentations stemming from this one recording, and it would be such a blessing!

     I thought you might enjoy a little notetaking page to help you write down what you might be hearing and learning while you listen to this mp3 audio recording, should you happen to purchase it from Eternal Encouragement magazine's website. 

Keys to a Queenly Castle Notes
     "Keys to a Queenly Castle" sells for $6.97 at the Eternal Encouragement website.  I'll just mention briefly that while this isn't a studio-quality sound recording, and may cost a little bit more than what I'd normally pay for an hour-long recording that isn't studio-quality, it is full of tidbits of information that are valuable encouragement for women who are wives and mothers. 

What will you find in "Keys to a Queenly Castle" ?


     What you put into your castle determines what will come out of it.  Join Mrs. Lorrie Flem as she shares with you what your outlook and attitude should be so that you are most effective.

Keys to a Queenly Castle includes:
  • Learn how to actually enjoy your castle to its fullest potential
  • Find out "What is a queen's role?" and "What 12 things is she to do"
     If you would like to read opinions from other Gabby Moms about this audio, "Keys to a Queenly Castle," then please go to GABBY MOMS!
Disclosure:  I received a free download of "Keys to a Queenly Castle" for the purpose of reviewing it in exchange for my honest opinion.  No other compensation was provided.

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26 Ways to Attain and Maintain a Good Attitude

6/13/2011

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     I used to wake up in the morning, alert and ready for the day, with a cheerful attitude.  Lately, though, I've been rolling out of bed, still feeling tired. 

       Maybe it's some late nights I've had, busily working on various projects while it's quiet around the house, or maybe it's because I'm not in my 30s anymore.  Hee, hee!  :)

     I've noticed that while I'm still willing to serve my family in the morning, and I haven't been grumpy while doing that, I'm still not necessarily having the same cheerful attitude I have had for over 40 years now.  Since I was born to be a morning person, something has definitely changed.  Most of it has to do with being too tired, I think.

     And so, I've needed to adjust my attitude.  When I don't feel like preparing breakfast for everyone, I need to change my thinking so that this will begin to be a joyous task for me in the morning again.  We save quite a bit of grocery money by not eating cold cereal for breakfast anymore, so I know that it's a good thing to prepare a hot, nutritious breakfast for everyone in our home.  And, my hubby and girls love to have a hot breakfast in the mornings.  It brings my sweetheart a lot of contentment, and he doesn't find himself starving at 10:30 in the morning at work!

     My girls are willing and able to make hot breakfasts for everyone, and sometimes they do this to help me out.  But I want to be setting a godly example for them by waking up ready to serve my family.

     Lorrie Flem's audio recording came my way this month, just when I needed it.  Lorrie has entitled this, "Attitude Adjustments."  I needed this for June!  We had just finished our school year, and it had been a busy few weeks with recitals and other end-of-year activities.  I was TIRED! 

     So, a couple of weeks ago, my youngest daughter, Brittany, and I were home on a Sunday morning because she wasn't feeling well.  She's old enough to stay home by herself from church if she isn't well, but she really wanted me to stay home with her.  I told her I would stay with her, but we were also going to listen to Lorrie's "Attitude Adjustments" together since we couldn't attend church that morning.

     We sat down and began to listen to the hour-long recording.  After Lorrie's introductory statements and comments, she began to share 26 ways that people could change their attitude to help them live a more godly life.  I could tell that if Brittany didn't have something to help her write down the 26 ways of changing attitudes, she would eventually tune out.  After all, she's only 11, and her weakest method of learning is audio.  I quickly paused the recording and typed out a list of the letters of the alphabet so that she could write down Lorrie's 26 ideas on how to change a person's attitude.  That really helped a lot!  Brittany and I both stayed engaged and focused on writing down all 26 methods of changing our attitude.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z


       "If  Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."

     You'll find 26 common sense methods of changing and improving your attitude so that you can be a biblical example of motherhood and a godly woman in your home.  I was blessed by listening to this, and I have noticed over the last two weeks that Brittany has purposed to have a better attitude, especially when I need her to do a chore or task that she may not want to do.  She has responded with a more willing heart, choosing to be a blessing to me instead of a curse. 

     And my attitude has improved, as well!

     Lorrie's "26 Ways to Attain and Maintain a Good Attitude" are well thought out and very applicable to everyone whether they are parents or not, homeschooling families or not, strong Christians or new to Christianity. 

     While the concepts presented in this mp3 audio recording are very useful, I noticed that this had been recorded at a homeschooling conference, not at a studio.  For the price listed at the Eternal Encouragement website, I thought I would be listening to something that had been recorded in a studio or at least a room without any distractions or background noise, although thankfully, the background noise was not bad.  While the audio quality doesn't necessarily match up to the price I would normally pay for a mp3 recording, I just know that you will come away with some helpful ideas to bless yourself and your family in your home.

     After noticing how helpful it was for Brittany and I to be able to take notes while listening to this particular audio recording, I decided to design a notetaking page for those of you who choose to purchase and listen to Mrs. Flem's recording, "26 Ways to Attain and Maintain a Good Attitude."
Attitude Adjustments Notes
     Guess what?  Lorrie at www.EternalEncouragement.com is offering a giveaway for our readers!  The giveaway will be one mp3 audio file of your choice. 

     To enter this month's giveaway, follow the link above for the audio files, and choose which mp3 audio recording you'd like to win.

     Next, go to The Gabby Moms blog where June's review links are posted.  Leave a comment letting us know whose blog you read about this giveaway (mine of course!), the name of the mp3 audio file you'd like to win, and your email contact info. so Lorrie can let you know if you are the winner!

     The winner will be chosen on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 via www.random.org, and will be notified by email using your contact info you left in your comment.  The winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim her prize, or an alternate winner will be chosen. 

***Please remember that I'm not the one hosting this giveaway.  You'll need to visit The Gabby Moms blog so you may leave your comments to enter the giveaway.  Thanks!

     Oh, and one more thing:  I also received a second audio recording to enjoy from Eternal Encouragement magazine, but I'll be telling you about it in my next blog posting, so look for "The 12 Habits of a Queen in Her Castle" and my review of this, soon!  You may also view other Gabby Moms' reviews of these two audio files HERE.

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Like Lapbooking? You'll LOVE Pear Educational Products!

6/11/2011

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Is "lapbooking" a new term for you?

What about "folderbooks" or "shutterbooks"?

Graphic organizers, fold books, presentation books, flap books, and project books?


Do any of those terms ring a bell?  Okay, how about scrapbooking?

     I'm sure most of you are aware of scrapbooking, but "lapbooking" isn't quite the same, although it has similarities to scrapbooking.

     Lapbooks, shutterbooks, and the like all have one thing in common:  to capture learned concepts using mini-books, graphics, and student writing into a folder or book.

     My girls have completed some lapbooking projects over the years.  Our first one ever was all about the history and traditions of Thanksgiving.  With our first project, we learned to print out our mini-books onto cardstock instead of regular printing paper, because they will be sturdier and durable for years to come.  We learned that the hard way.

     In the other lapbooks which the girls have made, we've learned to use double-sided adhesive squares like scrapbookers use.  Some families have been successful using glue sticks, rubber cement, or Elmer's Glue, but we have found that all of those eventually peel off or begin to lift off the page.  We really prefer the repositionable or permanent double-sided squares to fasten down the little mini-books and graphics.

     Lapbooks are usually made with colored or manilla file folders, if you do a search on the internet.  There's a little bit of work to do to prepare the file folders, or a lot of work, depending on how you choose to use them or fold them, but it works fairly well.  I have a box of colored file folders which we've used in the past for making lapbooks. 

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     Recently, I learned that Pear Educational Products has developed some fabulous lapbooking tools to enable families to be more successful with their lapbooking/folderbooks.  I've worked with Heidi, owner of Pear Educational Products, for several years now, as members of the TOS Crew.  After I saw the new products she had designed, I knew that she was one smart cookie! 

     We've had a few frustrations with our lapbooking projects.  Pear Educational Products meets my frustrations head on!

     In our small town, I haven't been able to find white file folders.  Sometimes, manilla or colored file folders are not what we are looking for to use with our lapbooks.  Maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but over the years, it would have been really nice to have some white file folders or materials to use for our lapbooks.

     Some of the lapbooks have required me to almost do "surgery" on them to get them to fold out with additional pages, flaps, or folds.  Occasionally, it's taken a while to fold/cut/duct tape sets of file folders so that there will be enough flaps or pages for a larger lapbook.

     The storage of file folders converted into lapbooks isn't an easy task, at least for me.  Thicker lapbooks - using multiple file folders - can be tough to hold shut so that the pages won't be damaged.  We've tried brads and ribbons, buttons, and a variety of options.  But after pulling them in and out of a bookshelf where they are stored, they start to look ragged.
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Lapbooking supplies by Pear Educational Products

     Pear Educational Products sent me samples of 7 of their products they have currently made available.  Here they are:

Spiral-bound Project Books

     These spiral-bound project books have very sturdy spirals that will last for a long time.  The pages are very white!  Hooray!  The front and back cover pages are made of the same high quality, thick, VERY WHITE paper/card stock as the pages inside of the project book.  The two largest sizes also have a pocket page in the back, to store extra mini-books or keepsakes, or to store parts and pieces to use in future pages in the project book.  I think it's so neat that my children can design their own front and covers since they are made of very white, heavy duty paper!

     There are three sizes:  9" x 11-1/2",    12" x 12",    and 6" x 8". 


Fold-Up Project Bases

    When I saw Pear Educational Products' fold-up project bases, I was SO excited!  In the past, file folder lapbooking would require me to use as many as 3 or 4 colored file folders cut up and taped together using duct tape or clear packaging tape or lots of glue to get this same look, especially in the photo on the left. 

     These project bases are made of very high quality white cardstock that is durable and smooth.  This isn't cheap paper!  So if you're wanting to do a 3-page lapbook that will also include a front and back cover, the tri-fold project base on the right may work well for your family.

     If you want to add an additional 1-2 pages onto your lapbook, the extended base on the left will be a great addition to your lapbooking supplies. 

     These fold-up project bases are wonderful!  If you have spent time cutting, taping, or gluing file folders together, you will really appreciate these project bases!


Project Base Adhesive Strips

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     The final lapbooking product that Pear Educational Products is selling right now is ingenious!  Really!  I wasn't smart enough to think of this idea, but I wish I had been!  These adhesive strips enable families to place project base lapbooks into 3-ring binders!  All you need to do is peel off the paper which covers the adhesive, and then press the adhesive strip to the edge of the project base or file folder!  Wow. 

     Instead of having numerous file folder lapbooks floating around the house or getting lost in the nooks and crannies of a bookshelf, the lapbooks can now have a permanent home in a nice 3-ring binder which will help preserve the lapbooks for future use and viewing.  These are so easy to use!
     Lapbooking is so popular among homeschoolers and public/private schoolers these days.  For struggling or resistant writers, the mini-books used in lapbooks allow for small amounts of writing to be done each day or several times a day so that the student isn't overwhelmed with writing.  For children who love to write, this is a creative way to do so.

     These high quality, beautiful lapbooking products now available from Pear Educational Products will help your children create lapbooks which will be something to treasure!  They are priced reasonably and will work for lapbooks or scrapbooks or unit study displays.  They'd even be great for a science fair project!  And I could easily see families preparing for a family vacation by doing some research ahead of time on the area in which they will be going, and then when they arrive back home, place photos and journaling into the new lapbook so that it is a family memories treasure.

     If you have questions about lapbooking or scrapbooking using Pear Educational Products, please feel free to ask - or check things out on their website.  Their customer service is excellent!  I highly recommend their useful products.
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Family Movie Night: Field of Vision (June 11 on NBC)

6/9/2011

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Guess what?
    Time for another. . .
        Family Movie Night!

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     I don't know about your family, but we have really enjoyed the family-friendly movies that are being filmed for television lately.  It's always nice to see when a movie gets the "Dove Family Approved" rating for family friendliness!

     The next Family Movie Night film will be "Field of Vision", on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central. 

     The girls and I were able to watch this on Monday evening, to preview it for you and to let you know what we thought of "Field of Vision." 

     "Field of Vision" stars Faith Ford, Tony Oller, Joseph Adler, Alyssa Shafer, and Philip Casnoff.  I've enjoyed seeing Faith Ford in at least one other film, so I knew that I'd enjoy watching her in this movie.

     Here's a trailer of the movie:



Here's a summary of "Field of Vision":

     Through mysterious footage captured on an old malfunctioning video camera, Sinclair High School's star quarterback, Tyler McFarland, learns that some of his teammates have been bullying Cory Walker, a troubled new transfer student.


     Aware that sharing this information with the coach might get his friends kicked off the team and ultimately cost the school the state championship, Tyler must choose what's more important: winning or doing what's right.

     As these events unfold, the camera also reveals more surprising footage to Tyler's kid sister Lucy. She learns that Cory has a secret past, unknown even to him. Now Lucy must convince her mom (Faith Ford, Murphy Brown) and family that the camera's revealing insight is not a product of her imagination as she enlists their help to find the answers Cory so desperately needs.

     It's a compelling and intriguing story that shows both the challenges and rewards of doing the right thing even when it's tough to do.
     We enjoyed watching the movie, although we enjoyed another one of the Family Movie Night films better than this one.  However, "Field of Vision" has an excellent message to share with people of all ages.  We liked it!

     You can watch additional trailers, see interviews of the cast, and learn more about the cast from "Field of Vision" by visiting their website, checking "Field of Vision" out on Facebook, or reading the Moms for Family TV or Dove Foundations reviews. 
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Ya Know It's Summer When...

6/7/2011

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...creativity runs wild EVERYWHERE in our home!

     We finished our school year on Friday, and our activities so far make it very evident to me that we are on summer break!

Musical Creativity

     On Friday evening, Brittany and her piano teacher, along with two other piano students and their family, came over for dinner and a piano recital!
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     Brittany, Aurora, and Ashley all played songs that they've been practicing and working on during the last several months.  Their teacher allowed them to use their music, and I think since they were fairly nervous, they were thankful for that!

     Brittany played a three-movement sonatina, another couple of classical songs, and an ol' time jazz song. 

     While I did sporadically teach her piano four years ago for about 12 months, I wasn't consistent with her lessons, and when she began playing the violin, I decided to have her stop playing piano with me and instead, focus on the violin.  This helped her learn the names of the notes better.  Well, at least the treble clef!  She's still working on the bass clef.  After a 3-year hiatus, she is now back to the piano and is really enjoying it a lot!

     Dinner and a show!  This was a nice way to spend the evening with friends.

     Wish I could show you an actual photo of Brittany playing on the piano.  That particular SD card is currently MIA.  Oops!

     This morning, after Brittany had finished her morning chores, she not only composed her own teeny-tiny sonatina on the piano, but she found a sheet-music-creating website on the internet and printed out for me the sheet music for her song!  I was impressed.  How cool is that! 

     Kelsi, on the other hand, used most of today to find musical scores from one particular movie and write down the music so she can easily play it from sheet music.  She literally worked on this and played her violin with the music most of the day.  Whoa.  I wonder if her arms and shoulders are going to be tired tomorrow?

Computer Creativity

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     Brittany spent about an hour with me today, teaching me how to develop a private forum for my own website here.  If we are able to finish the details on it in another week or so, you'll see this as an option here on Joy In Our Journey.com!  Wow - it's amazing to see my girls learn such neat techniques and skills as developing websites and doing graphic design. 

     If you are on the main page of my blog here, you'll notice the shaded green buttons with the pink flowers, saying "About Julieanne" or "Subscribe to My Blog", etc.  My oldest, Kelsi, designed those for my website here.  Those girls are learning so much these days!

Photography and Video Creativity

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     The girls have been taking photos like crazy! 

     It used to take about a year to need to replace the camera batteries, but we have now learned that we need to replace the batteries around every 1,000 photos or so.  And the way the girls take photos these days?  It doesn't take them very long to get that many photos onto the camera card!

     Kelsi's trying to come up with solid, excellent photos to submit to the fair for their Photography 4-H Club.  Yes, they have lots of photos to go through in the next month or so, to narrow down what they will enter in the fair.

     Brittany's also been making stopmotion videos with the camera, by taking tens or hundreds of photo clips and combining them into a video.  Whew!  That takes patience!

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     Brittany has also been using her video camera (Kodak PlaySport - 2nd Generation) to make little videos with her American Girl doll and other dolls.  She has made miniature accessories to go with the dolls, and they are very realistic!  Laptop computers, food made from Sculpey clay, furniture, you name it, and Brittany's made it for her vidoes.

Active Creativity

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     Brittany wants our family to be doing more together in the evenings this summer, so she spent nearly two hours on Sunday afternoon and evening designing a backyard carnival for our family to enjoy!

     She made a schedule for us, and she asked us to write down the specific foods we'd like to eat that evening.  We could choose from Trader Joe's Uncured nitrate/nitrite-free hot dogs, homemade coleslaw, almonds, and a few other things I'm forgetting, as well as homemade smoothies and snow cones for dessert.

     I chose not to slow down the evening by taking photos of the carnival games she designed, but we enjoyed...

...a toss game using different sizes of buckets and containers and hard foil balls to toss

...Frisbee throw - she set up cans and bottles on the bed of the pickup truck, and we had to stand back and throw the frisbee to knock down as many items as we could

...three-legged race - it was Dad and Brittany against Kelsi and me.  My team won, even after Elmer cheated by attempting to pick up Brittany and carry her to the finish line!  (He's quite competitive when it comes to games of any kind!)

...octopus tag - "it" is an octopus with waving arms, and the octopus states what the other people need to do while crossing from one end of the yard to the other, while trying to avoid being tagged.  We laughed so hard on this game!  We hopped across the yard, pretended to be swimming, ran backwards, and lots of other ideas that we came up with.

...Mine Field - Brittany had arranged a layout on the grass.  Dividing up into teams of two, one team member on each team was blindfolded while the other team member was trying to beat the clock while verbally describing how the blindfolded person should be walking across the yard to avoid hitting any "mines."  Oh, my.  My team would have won (Brittany and I), but Elmer wanted to try it ONE MORE TIME - and he came up with a great technique that helped his team get their time down to 28 seconds...or something brilliant like that. 

     It's been a busy four days since we finished our school year.  And I haven't even mentioned the "spur of the moment" sleepover the girls enjoyed with Ashley and Aurora at our home after the music recital, nor the Hawaiian luau we attended for Elmer's uncle's 79th birthday on Saturday. 

     And I know that it's summer because today, I was able to clean and sort and organize a couple of areas of our home that really needed some TLC! 

     What different types of activities do you notice your children enjoy doing at home during their free time in the summer?

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Our School Year is Officially Over!

6/6/2011

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We are finished!
     Last Tuesday was our "official" last day of school for the year.  We ended with a bang!  My Latin class students came over for a party at noon, and we enjoyed hanging out together for one final day.  Some of them dressed in togas, so that was fun.  We ate Roman-style foods, and we watched Gladiator together...but without all of the gore and extreme violence.  Thankfully, we can watch movies like that in our ClearPlay DVD player, and we are able to filter out the types of things we don't wish to view in our home.  It worked well for Gladiator, enabling us to still watch the movie but not be disgusted by some parts of the culture back then, although some of they young men in the class would have happily watched the full version of Gladiator.  Need I say more?

     While I'm sure my girls would love  to completely do away with all school subjects during the summer, I learned long ago that we do better during the school year if the girls spend 30-60 minutes during summer weekdays working on math, science, or some other subject to keep their skills sharp.  This also helps keep their attitudes sharp as they tend to ease into their new school year in the fall better than if they had done no schoolwork during the summer.

    So, while we don't spend half of their summer days cramming in schoolwork, we don't let it completely slide, either.  In the past, we've focused on keeping up their math skills.  They just continue working on individual math lessons in their math texts, a few pages each week.  We'll do the same this summer.  Kelsi would really like to finish her pre-algebra text, and Brittany would like to finish Epsilon (Math-U-See), which focuses on fractions for the year. 

Math-U-See Epsilon (Fractions)

  • Fraction of a Number, Symbols
  • Fraction of 1 Using the Overlays
  • Add and Subtract Fractions with the Same Denominators
  • Equivalent Fractions
  • Add and Subtract Fractions with Different Denominators
  • Rule of Four
  • Compare Fractions with the Rule of Four
  • Add Three Fractions with the Rule of Four
  • Multiply Fractions
  • Divide Fractions with the Rule of Four

Math-U-See Pre-Algebra

  • Negative Numbers: Addition
  • Negative Numbers: Subtraction
  • Negative Numbers: Multiplication
  • Negative Numbers: Division
  • Whole Numbers
  • Integers
  • Number Line
  • Exponents
  • Place Value
  • Expanded and Exponential Notation

     This summer, we'll also be adding in their science curriculum, to do a little bit each day.  We received new science texts in January, so they will be continuing through those over the summer with the hope that they can finish them by the end of September and progress to the next level.  Kelsi is working on General Science, a 7th grade text by Apologia, and Brittany is studying the human body and anatomy with Apologia at the upper elementary level.  Both texts are challenging and are keeping them on their toes. 


     And, of course, from time to time they will need to practice their Latin course materials so they'll be ready to start new curriculum in the fall, without having to review for months.

     But I promise that the girls will still have lots of free time to do activities of their own choice.  I don't see the need for them to continue to have full school days during the summer.  Having completely free days during the summertime doesn't work out in their favor, though, either.  By keeping them occupied for some portion of the day, we have better attitudes and better days.

     If you are a homeschooling family, what kinds of educational work do you require, if any, during your summers off?
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Saying Goodbye to One of My Oldest Friends

6/5/2011

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     Saying "goodbye" is never easy, especially if it is a "forever" goodbye. 

     I'm very loyal to my close friends.  I don't like saying goodbye, probably because I moved quite a few times in my childhood, and it was never easy for me to do this when I knew or was fairly certain that I'd never see those friends again.

     I've struggled with saying goodbye to my 1975 waffle iron. 

     I don't normally form emotional attachments to "things."  I probably would have not become such close friends with my waffle iron if I hadn't helped my dad pick it out at the store when I was in the second or third grade, as a gift for my mom.  I was so  excited!

     You're probably laughing at me - my daughter says that I'm crazy - because it took me so long to rid myself of this waffle iron.

     After Elmer and I had been married for a year or two, my mom gave me a Belgian waffle iron that cooked two waffles at a time.  While I was pleased to receive a waffle iron as a gift, I mentioned to Mom that since she didn't have a Belgian waffle iron of her own, and she really liked that style of waffle, I could trade her my new Belgian waffle iron for her 20-year-old traditional-style waffle iron.


     I was pleasantly surprised to see her agree to this swap!  We didn't yet have children, but I figured it would be easier when children came along to use a waffle iron that cooked four waffles at a time vs. the new Belgian waffle iron that only cooked two at once.   
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     Almost every time I have made waffles over the years, I've doubled the recipe so that I'd have extra waffles I could freeze and put away for future breakfasts.  Yum!  If you choose to make extra waffles for later on, you will probably want to lay them out to "dry" on a baking grid.  If you place very soft waffles into a ziplock bag without airing them for maybe 30-60 minutes, you'll end up with waffles that are a bit on the squishy side.  My family doesn't think that's all that appealing to them.  In fact, they think it's a bit on the "gross" side of things.

     So, back to getting rid of the 1970s waffle iron I'd been using for so many years now.  It finally dawned on me last autumn that this waffle iron was probably coated with a very old, unsafe nonstick coating that we shouldn't be using. 

     Aha! 

     Lightbulb moment! 

     As I realized this, I knew I couldn't be making those scrumptious waffles anymore for my family.  The waffle iron sat on the kitchen counter for a few days while I mourned the thought of tossing it into the trash/recycle center.  I knew that it wasn't safe for anyone else to use, even though it still worked.  Finally, I got brave enough to take it out to the trash/recycle area outside our home. 

     Sigh.

     More thinking about family breakfasts over the years with that little waffle iron.

     Finally deciding that I'd get over it.  Come on - it's not like a best friend or favorite relative, right?

     Well, when Christmas rolled around, my hubby and daughters knew right away what to buy me for my gift...drumroll, please...a brand new waffle iron!

     I was thrilled!  It is a reliable brand, although my 1970s waffle iron did perform slightly better than my brand new waffle iron, even after all these years. 
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     Since Christmas, we've made waffles once or twice a month for breakfast.  The recipe booklet that came with the new waffle iron actually has some decent waffle recipes to try!  I was surprised.  The girls have made chocolate waffles with chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and strawberries.  I've made whole grain waffles which were delicious!  We've also made regular waffles and have sprinkled the batter with chopped nuts or bacon bits or grated cheese after pouring batter onto the waffle iron. 

     While I'll think about my old waffle iron with fondness, it's time to move on.  Bigger and better things await!  And being sentimental is okay for an hour or two.  I'm thankful for the new waffle iron in our home, and how we are creating more fun family memories by eating waffles together on Saturday mornings!

     I doubt that this waffle iron will last 35 years like the last one did.  It may be wishful thinking that it will last 3-5 years.  Electronic kitchen items just don't typically last that long anymore.  But I like to think that maybe one day, one of my girls will be using this same waffle iron for her own little family...some day.

     If you love making waffles for your own family, what recipe is your favorite to follow?  What toppings do you enjoy using on your own waffles?
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What do I do with leftover turkey?

6/2/2011

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     You'll probably think I'm totally crazy.  I mean, who in their right mind cooks two Thanksgiving dinners in the same year...and one of them is at the end of May?



     For quite a few years now, I've cooked Thanksgiving dinner at my home on the "off" year when we aren't at hubby's family reunion with 100+ other family members.  (We rotate every other year.)  It's a lot of work, but I enjoy it.  People who come over are kind enough to help out by bringing a side dish or dessert, and it all works out well.  (We don't have 100+ people in our home; we usually have 15 guests or so who are invited.  I would be crazy to have 100+ people in our home!)

     I try to find frugal ways of buying poultry, and one of those ways is to purchase 2-3 whole frozen turkeys around Thanksgiving when they are much cheaper than normal.  Sometimes, I forget those turkeys are in the freezer until April or May. 

     Hmm...I wonder how I could forget a turkey in my freezer when they take up so much room?  Duh.

     But sometimes I do forget that they're in there, waiting to be shared with others.

     Last weekend, I found out that my aunt was coming up to our town to visit her 97-year-old mother (my grandma!), my parents, and my family.  It had been a l-o-n-g time since we'd been able to see her, so I decided that this was a great opportunity to have a "Thanksgiving-like" dinner with her while she was here.

     I didn't want to wait too much longer in the year, because who wants to cook a turkey in 85+ degree weather?  NOT me!

    So here's what we enjoyed last weekend:
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Turkey!

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Mashed Potatoes with Gravy!

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Glazed Carrots!

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Stuffing!

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Orange, Apple, Pecan Lettuce Salad

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Pumpkin Pie and fresh whipped cream!

     ...all homemade (except for the stuffing).  Hubby really likes a certain brand of stuffing that takes 5 minutes to prepare.  I accommodate him with this request a few times each year.

     Since I always cook turkeys that are around 20 lbs., I usually have lots of leftover turkey.  We enjoy leftover turkey for a day or two, but then we tend to tire of it.  My mom thought of a delicious way to use up leftover turkey and gravy a few years ago, and we've been doing this ever since!

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Turkey Enchiladas

You may also use chicken in this recipe,
should you not have leftover turkey or gravy available!

Ingredients for leftovers from one whole, large turkey:

  • 8 cups of shredded or cubed turkey or chicken
  • 30 taco-sized tortillas
  • 32 oz. natural or homemade sour cream
  • two jars of salsa (red or green or some of both!)
  • 2 cups natural or homemade mayonnaise
  • 2 to 4 cups of leftover gravy
  • 2 lbs. shredded cheese (Mexican blends or your favorite variety of cheese)

Directions:

1.  Combine sour cream, salsa, mayonnaise, leftover gravy, and 1 lb. shredded cheese in a very large bowl.  If this mixture is too firm (you want it to be the consistency of slightly thick pudding that is still barely pourable), go ahead and add additional salsa or sour cream.  My sauce ended up to be light pink/tan in color, although yours may be different depending on the ingredients and amounts you choose to use.

2.  Spray baking pans or foil pans with nonstick coconut oil spray or the oil of your choice.  I used six 8x8" square pans and one 9x13" baking pan.

3.  Put a dollop of gravy/salsa sauce in the bottom of each pan.  Spread it around so a thin layer of sauce remains as a coating at the bottom of each pan.

4.  Fill tortillas with approximately 1/4 to 1/2 cup of chopped turkey (or chicken or other meat).  Add another dollop of gravy/salsa sauce on top of the meat.  Roll them and place them with the rolled edge facing down so they won't come unrolled as you continue to work.

I can comfortably place four enchiladas in each 8x8" baking pan, and seven enchiladas in my larger 9x13" baking pan.

5.  After the enchiladas are completely rolled and placed into pans, now use the remaining sauce to evenly cover the top surfaces of each pan of rolled enchiladas. 

6.  Sprinkle tops of enchiladas with the second lb. of shredded cheese. 

Now...time to freeze these made-ahead dinners!

     I wrap each pan in foil, and I write on the top with a black permanent marker the name of what's inside plus today's date.

     Next, I wrap each pan in two layers of GLAD plastic wrap.

     Finally, I wrap each pan in a plastic grocery store-type of shopping bag and twist the end shut, closing it with a twist tie.

...and into the freezer they go (except for one pan that we leave out to bake for our dinner the next evening!

     To cook the enchiladas, here's what you will want to do:

     If your enchiladas are not frozen, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and bake, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes until cheeses are melted and insides are hot and bubbly.

     If your enchiladas are frozen, remove wrappings.  You may thaw these in the refrigerator and follow the baking directions above, or you may preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake your frozen enchiladas, uncovered, for at least one hour, until cheeses are melted and the enchiladas are hot and bubbly. 

     Whenever we serve these fabulous enchiladas, everyone raves about how delicious they are!  Sure, it does take some time to cut up or shred the cooked turkey or chicken, especially for seven pans of enchiladas, but after about 90 minutes of working on the enchiladas, including getting everything out, mixing the sauce, cutting up the turkey, making the enchiladas, and preparing the pans for freezing, that's not too bad, especially since I now have 7 meals I can pull out of the freezer whenever I've had a tiring day and need an easy dinner that will reheat in the oven!  That's under 13 minutes per dinner of preparation time, and keep in mind that my "clean up" time will be minimal with these frozen dinners I've just made.

     I know that it's a long time until Thanksgiving, but this recipe is so delicious (and would be really fun to assemble as a family, together!) that I recommend you copy and save it to your computer for future use if it appeals to you.  Because, if you're anything like my crazy family, you'll tire of that delicious turkey within a day or two and will be wanting some unique yet delicious recipe to use with all those leftovers!

enJOY!

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Erosion of Christian America - free video download through June 7, 2011

6/2/2011

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     If you are concerned about the erosion of godly Christian values in our culture today, you will appreciate this free download for the next week, sponsored by Answers in Genesis. 


From Answers in Genesis:

     This is Ken Ham’s 2nd annual “State of the Nation” presentation, delivered live from the Creation Museum’s special effects theater on February 16, 2010. Ham—widely recognized as one of America’s most in-demand speakers and today’s leading Christian apologist—highlights how far the U.S. has wandered from its Bible-based foundations, and references recent events in American politics and culture to call Christians back to their biblical roots.

“Many Christians have been duped into accepting a false idea: that there is a ‘neutral’ position they can take in regard to social issues,” Ham said. “Some Christians even accept the myth that the U.S. Constitution declares that there should be a separation of church and state. They are hesitant to inject Christian beliefs into politics. God’s Word, however, makes it clear that there is no neutral position. 
God’s people need to unashamedly and uncompromisingly stand on the Bible and its absolute standards. We need to proclaim a Christian worldview and the Gospel, all the while giving answers for the hope we have.”

Format: MP4
Length: 54 mins.
Publisher: Answers in Genesis–US
Published: 2010
Download file size:
Resolution: 640 x 480
Broadband connection highly recommended
497 MB


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