My Dad has a handy habit of ordering slightly silly things. It's a habit I am very fond of. Case in point, these BRAIN FREEZE molds! When we had dinner over there recently the kids found them and asked if we could use them. For our first time experimenting with the molds I decided to make ice cubes with them. We used some different juice flavors (and added in just a bit of extra food coloring … [Read more...]
Exercise
They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. Since it's been over a month I'm hoping that means that my exercise routine has become a habit. And I've already learned lots of things. Like when you take 5+ years off from doing any form of regular exercise you have to take things slower than you might want to. As an example, I started the Couch to 5k program and this week I'm on week 3. I had to … [Read more...]
I Dip, You Dip, We Salsa Dip
Homeschool lessons don't always go according to plan. I know. You're shocked. I had this great idea for the letter D that I would go to the store and get some dino chicken nuggets that we could dip in some ketchup/mustard/fry sauce. Except the store was out of dino chicken nuggets. (I know!) I even went multiple days and to more than one store. But my plans were foiled. So in the end we skipped … [Read more...]
C is for Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
C is for Chocolate Chip Cookie Growing up my Mom sent my lunch to school with me every day. And my favorite part of my lunch? Homemade chocolate chip cookies. I didn't get cookies every day, but I did get them often. Sometimes I would even share a cookie. (My friends loved my Moms cookies, her chocolate chip cookie recipe is legendary.) What better treat for learning the letter C with … [Read more...]
Homemade Biscuits with Chili and Eggs
I think we all have dishes that we are better at making than others. The ones we bring out for potlucks and parties. Personally, I make pretty amazing homemade buttermilk biscuits. I like to think it's because I'm a Texas girl. My Mom taught me how to make homemade biscuits. Her Mom (my Nana) made homemade biscuits. Her Mom made homemade biscuits. And probably further back than that. They aren't … [Read more...]
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