Sunday Morning Muffins…er, Scones

Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 1:37 | Category : Cooking and Recipes
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This Sunday I didn’t make muffins before church, so I don’t have a recipe for my new Sunday Morning Muffins series.
Big E woke up Thursday morning unable to move his neck and had to stay in bed (actually in my bed where the only TV in the house is) for a couple of days. [...]

Soft Banana Cookies

Thursday, 9 November 2006, 18:22 | Category : Cooking and Recipes
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I gleaned this recipe form a Highlights magazine at the dentist office the other day. Big D had about a half-dozen appointments for some dental work over the last two months. Ugh! I swear I make him brush, really I do.
Anyway, we made these earlier today and I just had to go [...]

What We Must Teach

Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 14:14 | Category : Homeschooling
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This morning I was thinking about an e-mail exchange I had recently with one of my state legislators. I was asking him about his views concerning homeschoolers’ accountability to the government. He said,
“Since our constitution says that education of vermont’s kids is a state obligation, I believe their needs to be some [...]

Carnival of Homeschooling - Library Edition

Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 14:22 | Category : Carnival of Homeschooling
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The Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Spunky Homeschool. Blogs are catalogued according to the “Spunky Decmical System.” Check it out.

Sunday Morning Muffins: Blueberry Oat

Monday, 6 November 2006, 14:09 | Category : Cooking and Recipes
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I like to get up and make muffins on Sunday morning for breakfast. Muffins are quick and easy (comparatively speaking) and they are portable, so we can eat them on the way to church. (In case you are thinking, I can’t believe this woman gets up early enough to make muffins before church, [...]

Light posting for the rest of the week

Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 21:36 | Category : My Things
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Starting tonight, I am attending a Living Free In Christ conference with Dr. Neil Anderson. It is going to be intense. The conference is tonight, Thursday, and Friday evenings and all day Saturday.
I don’t think I will have much time to blog this week because I am sure that I am going [...]

Q1 is done!

Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 17:17 | Category : Homeschooling
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I know it is kind of rigid, but I decided this year to keep track of quarters and schedule a 36-week school year. I know that we will have days when we do nothing and there is lots of stuff that we will cover during the summer months, but with the kids having PS [...]