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Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY of the Week: Rory’s Story Cubes Rory’s Story Cubes include 9 cubes with simple pictures on each side. The picture cubes act as story starters. The slogan for the game says it all, “Story Cubes let your imagination roll wild!” I love the flexibility of this game. You can pretty [...]
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We Have a WINNER selected by Rafflecopter and random.org You can view results on our original Post: ZOOB Building Set Christmas Toy Review Congratulations Michelle! michelle December 5, 2012 at 12:13 am We definitely love building sets, I kind of wish we didn’t have so many different ones, but they all do something unique that [...]
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Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY of the week: ZOOB Building Set Considering the fact that we have a son who has earned the nickname MacGyver, I guess it will not be a surprise to anyone that he has quite a few building sets. Of course he has a big tub of Legos, K”Nex, Uberstix, Snap [...]
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We Have a WINNER selected by Rafflecopter and random.org You can view results on our original Post: Zoomorphs Christmas Toy Review and Giveaway Congratulations Sharon! Sharon Schoepe November 21, 2012 at 8:57 pm Thank you for the great giveaway. Happy Thanksgiving. Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com (Prize must be claimed [...]
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Christmas Toy Review GIVEAWAY of the Week: Zoomorphs Set We first stumbled upon Zoomorphs in one of those upscale type children’s stores we rarely patron. But on this day, Miss Enigma had courageously faced her yearly check-up and SHOTS! You have no idea what a feat this was (or maybe you do). In an effort [...]
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I had my doubts when Aunt Joyce first introduced us to this ultra simple 2 ingredient pumpkin cake recipe. When she told me all we had to do was mix a can of pumpkin (not pie mix) into a box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix, I thought she was crazy. But surprise, surprise! These pumpkin [...]
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I’m a year behind. Seriously, I’m a full year behind! Last week Miss Engima celebrated her 6th birthday with an Operation Christmas Child Packing Party. But what happened to her 5th birthday party? No, we didn’t skip her birthday last year . . . Last year, the kiddos baked delicious Mini Cheesecakes for Miss Enigma’s [...]
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Do you and your family have a Fire Safety Plan? October is the month to seriously focus on Fire Safety. Last October, Aunt Joyce helped our family put together a Fire Safety Plan. Head on over to our post Fire Safety Tips for Children for important tips, helpful links and recommended read alouds. Preschool Fire [...]
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A Pottage Garden (or a potager in French ) is a term for an ornamental vegetable or kitchen garden. Plants are chosen for their edibility and for their color and form. The herbs in this potager are both ornamental and readily available for cooking. Many plants are trained to grow upward. A well-designed potager can [...]
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Before Photo Since we moved into our little home built in 1952 we have tackled many projects. From totally gutting the kitchen to adding on a new master bedroom and bath. One thing I have learned is it is hard to homeschool, remodel and blog all at the same time. My plan was to take [...]
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 1 Timestamp: 2012-10-09 17:35:01 UTC Congratulations Mike #! Mike Davis October 4, 2012 at 12:50 pm Well, My wife sews beautifully– so we end up making almost everything– rule 1) No masks….rules 2) Nothing scarry — we will be at the Harvest festival at church…. Most Tom [...]
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Halloween Book GIVEAWAY: Here Comes Halloween by Caroline Jayne Church My First Halloween by Tomie dePaola Why we love these Halloween books: Here Comes Halloween: What should the little boy be for Halloween? A dinosaur, a pirate, a robot? Join him as he tries many different costumes. Your little one will love following along as [...]
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Do Command Strips Work? Yes, Command Strips Work. And they’re quick and easy! It’s no longer reaching temperatures over the century mark here in South Texas, so we’ve declared it officially Fall. Now you must understand that temperatures in the 80′s and low 90′s qualify as fall weather in our neck of the woods. Don’t [...]
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Part of our homeschool curriculum includes learning how to cook. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been trying to work myself out of a job. I’m sneaky that way. Lucky for me the kiddos love to cook. By the time we’ve finished breakfast, we’ve already incorporated reading, following directions, measurement, cooperation, sharing and cleaning-up. Can we [...]
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After one heck of a crazy summer, it’s back to school and back to our morning routine. After completing their morning jobs, the children cook breakfast. MacGyver, age 9, is in love with eggs. He especially loves his Easy Cheesy Egg Omelet. I’ve already told you that I don’t particularly like eggs cooked in the [...]
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Last week, I summarized the evolution and details of our job reward system. This week I’m going to highlight our Reward Punch Card. Original Post: 5 Steps to Get Your Children to do Their Chores – Mommy Tested Ideas MacGyver has graduated from his simple morning jobs to helping more around the house. Again we [...]
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Our family is far from perfect when it comes to encouraging our children to help around the house. However, I am on a never ending quest to raise responsible, independent, self-sufficient children. One technique I can assure you does not work is nagging! Believe me I’ve tried it over and over again. One day I [...]
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It’s that time of year again. Time to transition into the Back to School routine. Just because we homeschool doesn’t mean we don’t have to make the big Back to School adjustment in our lives. I have found it very important to have a morning routine or we might be in our pajamas at lunch [...]
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Stuff we love: sistema TWIST ‘N’ SIP Water Bottles 10 Reasons WHY we love sistema TWIST ‘N’ SIP Water Bottles: 1. BPA free 2. Easy to use twist top no extra lids, straws or contraptions to mess with or loose easy for little and big hands 3. Leak proof I carried these bottles all around [...]
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Simple answer: Yes, you can freeze Sangria. In fact, I encourage you to freeze sangria. Any time I have leftover sangria, I simply freeze it in a Zip-lock baggie. Just be sure you remove the fruit before freezing. I also freeze any leftover margaritas in a a Zip-lock baggie. The frozen sangria and margarita mixtures [...]
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At the end of of the summer season last year, I purchased several plastic trays on clearance at Target. All year I’ve been kicking myself for not buying more! They are so handy. Lucky me, they’re back again this summer in bright, bold colors. Just perfect for the kiddos. In additional to the trays are [...]
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