Particularly beautiful warm temperature days in normally cold months lead to the goats and cow getting rowdy. It's just a fact I've learned to accept over the past two months. I teach first graders online as most of you know. I love my job. It allows me to have the best of both worlds (working … Continue reading A Spring Day in December
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Stretch It Just A Little More
After Thanksgiving there is so much turkey leftover! Almost every blog and site lists leftover turkey recipes, and I've noticed a lot of them are getting more and more Complicated. Not here- no, here I like to Keep it simple. I have kids, a husband, a house, and a mini-farm to run. Oh yeah- and … Continue reading Stretch It Just A Little More
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Reviewing “Time for Learning” site
I've been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your own curriculum review for Time4Learning.
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Recycling on the farm
Recycling on the farm is a little bit different. For example, things just don't get thrown out here at Striving Acres. This tends to lead to a lot of clutter when you have tons of wonderful ideas (and just not enough time to get all those ideas actually into reality!). I do try to keep … Continue reading Recycling on the farm
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Lesson Learned (the hard way)
I purchased a tie out cable for The Wild One (aka "Boo", the goat with the white muzzle and ears) yesterday and put it on her today. I hooked her near the pool where there was plenty for her to eat and enjoy. I had Bessie, the calf, nearby and The Instigator (aka "Spooky") within … Continue reading Lesson Learned (the hard way)
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A Late Night Snack
Jake never naps. He hasn't napped since he was less than two years old, and even then, I had to be right there next to him or he didn't sleep long. Today, he told me he wanted to go to sleep in the middle of the day. Now, granted, he had just had a traumatic … Continue reading A Late Night Snack
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Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (without oil)
Our homeschool co-op met today for a Mothers' Day Potluck at the local park, and I decided to take a huge salad as my potluck dish. I wanted ranch dressing, but I didn't like everything included on the back of the label. I decided to make my own, and I used my iPhone to look … Continue reading Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (without oil)
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COST BREAKDOWN OF THE SOURDOUGH SANDWICH BREAD RECIPE
COST BREAKDOWN OF THE SOURDOUGH SANDWICH BREAD RECIPE 20 cups of flour in a 5 lb bag - $3.98 (Gold Medal unbleached white flour) = .199 cents per cup (so I will go with 20 cents per cup) 6 cups flour in my recipe so 6 x .20 = $1.20 for the flour 3 pkgs … Continue reading COST BREAKDOWN OF THE SOURDOUGH SANDWICH BREAD RECIPE
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Sandwich Bread – Conquered!!!
FINALLY!!! I have found the sandwich loaf bread recipe!!! The kids voted this one a definite keeper. This came from a grange cookbook my Gramma Izzie had in her cabinet for about fifty years. This makes two really nice long loaves (actually about the size of what you would buy at the grocery store), but … Continue reading Sandwich Bread – Conquered!!!
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Amelia’s Wild Ride
Today, I had a lot of things to do. For instance, I had to go to the license bureau and get the registration renewed for Teddy's car; it was supposed to be done in January (it's the end of April!!!), and I simply forgot about it. I also had to buy stain for the office … Continue reading Amelia’s Wild Ride
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