Cooking
Today during Lit for Lunch (our read aloud time) I
read Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco. In the back is a recipe for Thunder Cake
which is basically a chocolate cake, but with 1/3 cup of pureed tomatoes as one
of the ingredients. I promised the kids we’d give it a try next week. I’m not
sure if the thought of tomatoes in a chocolate cake is a good one or not. We
shall see.
Reading
Still finishing up the Tasha Alexander Lady Emily
Mystery series that I mentioned last week. I’m trying to find the inspiration
to read the non-fiction book I have checked out. I’m not feeling it yet.
Listening
To Chipette make her concentrating noise (like a
humming sound) while finishing up her independent work for the day. Preacher
Man took Magpie and Monkey with him for a quick Wal-Mart run. I’m not sure how
quick he’ll make it with those two in tow!
Thinking
About how tired I am. Not a good night’s sleep
last night. My mind would not settle.
Planning
My last homeschool planning post for the blog
about planning your subjects. I’ve put it off for way too long and I’ve almost
finished it so be looking for that post next week sometime. We’ll see if really
winds up being my last planning post. I’m sure I can find something else that
needs a planning explanation. J
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 pinned an awesome free Amazon book
deal earlier this week so I wouldn’t forget to claim it when it went into
effect. Here is my pin so you can click on it and claim your free Amazon book
too. The pictures are stunning!
Home: I pinned this neat idea for tooth fairy
money a few weeks ago and with Magpie super loose tooth I’ll probably be using
it really soon!
Cooking: I’ve mentioned before about Preacher Man’s
love of German Chocolate Cake, so when this came across my Pinterest feed it
was a no-brainer. I’m making this for our next small group night at church
because I do not need leftovers coming home with me.
Loving
The back to school pictures that Jenna took of my
girls this year. If you haven’t seen them check out my meet the students post.
These are only a sampling of the wonderful pictures she took of Chipette and
Magpie. They are all so great!
Remembering
The excitement and fear of my children about a
week ago during their first power outage. A storm rolled through and knocked
out the power for a couple of hours. Taking a note out of my mom’s playbook we
broke out the board games until it returned.
Looking forward to a new week of productivity,
loving, learning, laughing and cooking in the tree house,
Chelli
How sweet! I can remember some sweet and fun memories playing with flash lights during power outages as a child and with my children!
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