I love to try new recipes, but there’s something about holidays that calls me back to our traditional favorites. There are some recipes that I only make for special occasions, and I think that makes them that much more special. One of my traditional Thanksgiving favorites is a pumpkin roll. I got this recipe from…
Sweet Potato Casserole
Here’s my recipe for sweet potato casserole. It’s from my aunt, but I think it’s a fairly common recipe. Ingredients Casserole 5 or 6 large sweet potatoes (2- 29 oz cans) 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 stick or butter or margarine -softened (can use 3/4 stick) 1 tsp. salt 1 ts.p cinnamon…
Thanksgiving Menu
We have for the last several years played host for Thanksgiving dinner for my husband’s family. It’s not a huge group of people (it usually just adds 5 people to our family), so it’s not that difficult. But it’s still a LOT more side dishes than I usually make for a typical meal. I started…
Happy Birthday Lizzie!
Six years ago this morning I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Nine months earlier, I found out I was pregnant from the surgeon who had removed my gall bladder the week before. He was very concerned (near panicked) when he called me to tell me the news. The day before, at my post-op…
B is for Busy
I’ve always thought alphabet memes were fun, so when I found out that Marcy at Ben and Me was starting over on hers, I marked my calendar. And I still missed the A week, because… Read the title. Busyness. Whoa. We started back to school, and I’m working part time, and it’s cross country season…
Comparison – Week in Review
We started school on Monday. We started without fanfare. We started without a special breakfast. We started without taking pictures of the first day of school. And even though I am reasonably certain that my oldest 3 children would not even want any of those things, it still bothers me. It’s one of the disadvantages…
State Geography Project
This is the post where you discover what true geeks we are. Ten years ago my husband had an idea. He thought we should visit all the counties in our state, North Carolina. But he didn’t want to just visit all the counties, but the county seats. As we pondered the idea, we decided…
Not a Review!
I have gotten out of the habit of blogging. I didn’t mean to, but life got really busy with SchoolhouseTeachers.com, homeschooling, and just maintaining a house with 7 people. I have been spending so much time on the computer for SchoolhouseTeachers.com, that I haven’t had much time to blog. And when I do have a little…
Beeyoutiful – Berry Well and Lip Balm Review
Beeyoutiful is a unique company offering a wide-range of health and beauty products made with all-natural ingredients. Their product line includes many supplements, and their website is very helpful in detailing the various benefits of the supplements. As a member of the Homeschool Crew, I was given the opportunity to review 2 of their products.…
Blogging 101
I’ve done a fair amount of reading on what makes a good blog. I also read several very good homeschool blogs. And there is one thing that is consistently at the top of the list for what makes a good blog. Do you know what it is? Regular posting. They say that it isn’t necessary…