With a Taste of Chocolate

Jul. 25, 2008

With Your Feet?

Posted By Kimalita in Creative Ideas

This afternoon we painted with our FEET!

Loads of fun for all of us. It's very windy here so I had to use buckets with rocks in them to hold the paper down.

Thanks to my friend, Kelly @ A Day in My Life, for this idea!

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Happy Friday

Posted By diamondsintherough

Do my little girls have the best daddy, or what? Whenever I sense that my two littles are going to ask me to get into the pool with them (or even sit outside in the oven, watching them) I get a sense of dread that makes me want to run away. Not Daddy. Daddy's the best. Daddy says, "Let's go swimming!" Daddy's awesome. Someone else here should try to be more like him.

Notice those nice bright Wholesomewear swimsuits? They have kept their color this year, BUT. They are completely. stretched. out. I know what it is -- it's pool chemicals. So much for my chemistry degree. Remember the goggle-eating pool from a previous post? It also eats swimsuits. Now what? We have tried to make them last two seasons, but it's just not going to work this time. I have quite a quandary for a mom of desert kids. We just aren't going naked, that's all there is to it. But we want to get wet and have fun, too! I would love to figure out how to design something similar to these suits, something that wouldn't cost an arm to make. Well, that's one ramble for today... what else can I ramble about?

Emily and I had a good time looking at the map last night, after she told me she wants to take a train to Tanzania. Or China. LOL! I showed her where Tanzania is, and she said, "Oh! We can't take a train there. We would have to fly or take a boat!" I am feeling pretty smug, knowing that my four-year-old has figured out what a map represents. Her social studies requirement for the year has been met.

The rest of them were supposed to start school last Tuesday. But, well, we just didn't feel up to it, and SURPRISE!! Daddy said we could put it off a week! (See, didn't I tell you our daddy is the greatest?!) Now our target starting date is THIS Tuesday. I am thinking about Shani's recent entry, in which she asked, "Does your high school student finish her work in under four hours? Does your junior high student finish her work in under two hours?" I will be able to say NO to the first question, but to the second I will have to say YES. The junior high age child will skip through her school work as fast as possible, likely missing a few questions and taking all the shortcuts. The highschool age student will be diligent but will also dawdle, so that will help her to fill up her four-plus hours.

No superachievers in this household, but then, look who they have for an example! (And no, we aren't really counting hours, just talking about using our brains and accomplishing something in these energetic growing up years.)

This morning, while number 3, number 4, and Daddy were in the pool, number 1 and number 2 and I played with the microscopes we borrowed from the local high school. Figured it was about time -- school starts soon, and we'll have to give them back! We looked at red blood cells (mine), cheek cells (mine), a thin slice of carrot, and a very thin piece of onion skin. I can't remember from my college days which of these things require dye to make a good, visible specimen. Hmmm, my biology degree isn't helping me, either! I think my brain is a big black hole of knowledge. Stuff gets sucked into it, and then poof! It just disappears!

Second child, the short-cut taker, made us a batch of slow-cooker rice pudding this afternoon, and we are waiting to see how it turns out. Experimental recipe, of course. That is so much more fun than making one that we KNOW turns out edible. I have been asked to make my famous enchiladas for our church's men's meeting next Friday. Aren't enchiladas, by definition, baked in a sauce? These are baked topped with salsa. I don't think that counts. So we'll call them hot chicken and black bean roll-ups, how's that? I think I'll post that recipe here -- they really are yummy.

Well, that was about five rambles, and I have met my minimum blogging requirement. Time to go do something to earn my keep around here! Have a great weekend, everyone.

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Friends List Update

Posted By diamondsintherough

Just letting you all know I am going to be updating my friends list, removing people I have not heard from in a long time. If I remove you, please don't cry!

(I do know of a blogger who cried when her name was taken off another blogger's friends list, and honestly, I don't want to cause anyone that kind of grief!)

If you don't see your blog on my list, and you still want to be "friends" (sounds like second grade, doesn't it??), please just leave me a comment and tell me so.

I admit it, I stole all my new smileys from your c-boxes! We will no longer be stuck with boring ol' blue smileys on my c-box. So go ahead and leave me a chatty line or two.

Now. Somebody tell me why there is a break before and after each emoticon...???

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Jul. 25, 2008

Show and Tell with Canadagirl and Liz Curtis Higgs

Posted By Encouragement Along the Way

Can summer reading, you know the romance novel on the beach type book you love to put in the mix of all te homeschool how to books we read, bring a depth to your faith walk? I really love historical fiction and although my favorites tend to be Francine Rivers and Bodie Theon, I have just discovered Liz Curtis Higgs the fiction writer. I love her Bad Girls Bible Studies and am even teacing one of them in the fall. Discovering her fiction Stories and the Online Bible Study that goes with it makes it the perfect Beach book.

So the one I am reading is called "Grace in Thine Eyes". It is set in Bonny Scotland in the year 1808 about a young girl name Davina. So where are the similarities and the Biblical references? This is a modern day story of Dinah, with loads of twists and turns.

On Liz Curtis Higgs Website you can find a downloadable Bible study. Information about the Storyline HERE and a discussion guide for a book club Here

Now I am sure you are wondering why this is my Show and tell. Well, because Mike and I and two of our youngest grandchildren are going camping next week, that is why this is my show and tell. We have found a place that is pretty smokeless and we are taking the current window and heading out to the wilderness. I am bringing this book for my enjoyment! You know that moment when you have hiked as far as one can , climbed every rock in the park ,swam in the icy lake and climbed every tree playing fairies in the glen so that the granddaughters actually take a nap and I can read? Okay so it is a pipe dream, but I am bringing it just incase.

I hope you have a wonderful restful moment atleast once during the summer where you can escape in the pages of a good book. Next week I should have pictures of mine!

Show and Tell is Hosted by CanadaGirl and is one of my favorite times to blog. Canadagirl is just waiting for you to join us, so come on by.We love the company!

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Jul. 25, 2008

The Bed That Tim Built

Posted By Mom of Three Little Ladies in Show and Tell

Good Morning World! I had a wonderful night of sleep in my new bed! Here it is! Dh installed it last night:

He and a friend pulled all of the wood from the woods around here and built it from scratch. His friend had built beds like this before, and so taught dh how to do it. If you remember seeing dd10's bed, the railings in our loft and the railings on our front deck and steps, dh's friend also made these. Cool, eh?

I hope you enjoyed this show and tell. You can click on the image above if you'd like to see more similar show and tells.

Resting in His Faithfulness,

Carol

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I am a continual work in progress who also happens to be, with much grace from God, a wife and a mom, a homeschool teacher, a college instructor, a business owner and writer, and a servant for the Most High. I pray that you'll be blessed as you share in the chronicles of our homeschool journey.