Hubby is working today with the 4 oldest children, so I’m home with just the 5 middles/littles. To add a bit of excitement to the day, we did 2 fast and easy treasure hunts.
The first was for the non-readers, 4yo Rachael and 2yo Perry. 8yo Natalie helped set this one up. For this sort of [...]
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For the second year in a row, Megan made cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries for our Thanksgiving dinner. It was surprisingly simple and far better than the Stuff In The Can. If you like the Stuff In The Can, that’s fine. I do too. But now that I’ve tasted the real stuff I have no [...]
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I don’t believe in Black Friday. I’d much rather stay home and enjoy the warm glow of the monitor the company of my family, snarfing down leftover pie for Black Friday breakfast. Now that’s my idea of fun.
But shopping online isn’t so bad. If you’re in the mood for that, it’s even better [...]
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Our menu is rather conservative and traditional this Thanksgiving, unlike the year we grilled steaks, but we’re excited nonetheless.
We’ll be potlucking with my sister over the hill, so there will more at the table than just what we bring.
Since Friday’s menu will be made up entirely of leftovers, Friday Night Pizza will happen tonight. [...]
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No, this isn’t the one that made the rounds last year, but it’s the best 2 minutes I’ve wasted in a long time. 2 of my daughters were in denim skirts at the time, and a third was wearing a denim jumper. Homemade, no less.
HT to Amy’s Humble Musings
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Thank you for all the entries in our drawing for a free copy of Princess Adelina! We had fun writing and cutting out all the little slips of paper, but I think the most fun was watching The Boy draw a winner from the hat.
Please excuse his near-nakedness. He’s sick, and I’m much rather just [...]
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I have allowed quite a few questions to build up in my inbox. I try to answer all of my email, but sometimes I simply don’t keep up and I always feel a bit guilty when that happens. I’m going to give the quick answers to a few here, and I’m hoping you all [...]
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I’ve posted about socks before, but I feel sure that Mother Hen would really like me to do a Help For Growing Families post this week and my poor addled brain is reduced to recycling. Just act surprised and pretend you didn’t already read this last year, ok?
A friend asked me yesterday how we handle [...]
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Cream-cheese-filled Pumpkin Rolls are a longstanding tradition in our house. My mother-in-law has made them for the masses every Thanksgiving and Christmas for time immemorial, raising enough funds for Christmas shopping to make Santa look stingy. I sold a few myself back when all of the kids were little, working far into the wee hours [...]
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Don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a free copy of Princess Adelina. We’ll close the giveaway on Monday night, so hurry! You can enter up to 5 times; read the instructions on the giveaway post to find out how.
While we’re on the subject of FREE:
Vision Forum has free shipping through November 25 on [...]
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Hubby had an idea a while back: Everyone knows about spelling bees, but why doesn’t somebody start a Bible bee? We didn’t act on the idea, but were excited to learn that somebody else had the same idea and actually did it!
Does this sound like good clean fun, or what?! We recently asked some questions [...]
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I’m writing a story. And I would like to write it well. I’m giving the prologue and the first chapter. I would really like advice on how to improve it.
Prologue
Phillip stared hard. Was that real smoke or a mirage? “Oh well,” he sighed. “We’d best get going if we want a warm dinner,” he [...]
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I’ve mentioned our book in the past, and I hope you noticed the banner in the sidebar. Now we’re ready to show you the site:
Princess Adelina: an ancient Christian tale of beauty and bravery
This is an edited and updated reprint of an old book that we found at a library sale a few years ago. [...]
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Feel free to tell me if you have reason to believe the video isn’t authentic, unless you believe the conspiracy theory. Then I reserve the right to laugh at you.
If we can assume that it’s real, I’m forced to admit that surfing the internet is educational.
A fun tidbit from Wikipedia:
After re-entering the LM [lunar [...]
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More video weirdness. This time from a Polish Pastor friend of mine.He posted the video to Facebook and he and I had the following exchange:
Perry Coghlan III Today at 1:48pm
wow, Bubu I’m speechless. My American mind is having trouble reconciling stringed instruments with the heavy metal/ tough guy look of the band….
‘Bubu’ (Poland) Today [...]
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