Lots of baking going on around here this week! I
made some peasant bread that was super easy and so, so delicious. Right now I’ve
got a new recipe in the oven that I’ll be sharing on my blog in a couple of
week called a German Brownie Torte. It’s basically taking a German Chocolate
Cake and combining it with a brownie and putting it into a torte. A trifecta of
awesomeness!
Reading:
Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto which is about
what’s wrong with the educational system in America and how we can fix it. Even
though I homeschool, public school education is still near and dear to my heart
since so many of my family members are teachers and most children are enrolled
in public school.
Listening:
To my kids in the other room watching Kipper on Netflix with their dad. The
girls are singing the theme song, and Preacher Man is laughing at them. Sweet,
sweet sounds and giggles floating to my ears.
Thinking:
About a mean girl that Chipette has encountered at
dance. Trying to keep my Momma Bear side in check has been difficult, but I’ve
been so proud of how Chipette has handled the entire situation. I might just be
doing something right in raising that girl after all!
Planning:
Out our next week of homeschool. I’ve been gathering
books for our study of France, making copies of workbooks, and filing worksheet
pages for the girls’ weekly work binders.
I’m planning out a new series of blog posts on
cooking while you have kids. I’ve received a couple of inquires about how I
cook all my family dinners while having kids underfoot, so I’m planning on
tackling that issue soon via the blog.
Pinning:
Feel free to follow me on Pinterest using the
button in the sidebar. I wanted to share some of my favorite finds this past
week:
Homeschool: I found a really great chart for kids to color in when they have read each chapter of the Old Testament.
Unfortunately I could not find where the blogger had made a New Testament chart
so I’ve added making one to my, what is becoming very long, Things to Make on
the Computer list.
Home: I am a shoe addict. When Preacher Man and I
moved to Denver to attend a preacher training school, I decided to count my
shoes. I had 60 pairs!!! I have now whittled that number down to a mere 30, but
still, that’s a LOT of shoes. When I saw this pin I knew it was for women like
me….member of Shoe Addicts Anonymous.
Cooking: I love anything with cream cheese and
when I saw this healthy breakfast sandwich that used cream cheese and fruit, I
had to pin it. We’re having these very soon around here!
Loving:
Preacher Man has become inspired this week to help
around the house a bit more. I’ve awakened every morning this week to a
sparkling clean kitchen, cleaned off table, and the laundry already finished. He
even had time to kick around the soccer ball with Monkey.
And did I
mention he’s been sick this week too! Thanks, PM, I love you bunches.
Remembering:
My Papaw yesterday. It would have been his 91st
birthday if cancer hadn’t taken him. I wrote about what an awesome person he
was in a past blog post. Love you, Papaw,
and miss eating peanut butter bars with you after I got off the school bus at
your house.
Anticipating another week of living, loving, and
learning in the tree house,
Chelli
I pinned several of your recipes this week. Thanks for the new Pin It button at the bottom of your posts. I have a color it in bible reading chart that I downloaded from somewhere on the net. Let me see...
ReplyDeleteI got it here: http://amybayliss.com/2011/08/planners-goals-calendars-church-and-ministry-sections-part-2/
Thanks so much for the link! Yep, I finally figured out the Pin It button feature. I'm slowly, very slowly, become technology and blog literate. :)
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