January 2020 Pictures Part 2
A few more Christmas presents that we opened a couple weeks late. We had bought a lot of books, CDs & DVDs that we like to use for school, but since the kids love them so much & love opening presents, I just went ahead …
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January Family Funnies
“What is a smart pig called?” “Swine-Stein?” “A Cunning Ham!” “What do you call a pig that bakes?” “Ba-Kin!” Ellie offered me some of her bowl of goldfish & pretzels. I said “No thank you, I can’t have any.” Emma pipes in with “They have …
Ham & Potato Soup recipe
Ham & Potato Soup is one of our favorite meals. I have adapted the recipe to suit our family & wrote it out recently for our girls, so I thought I would share in case anyone else is interested. =) We have a spiral sliced …
Encouraging Podcasts for Moms
I recently read a great little book by Durenda Wilson called “The Unhurried Homeschooler“. It was very encouraging & easy to read (& short!). I then looked up the author & realized she does regular podcasts. I have never been one to listen to many …
Weekly Gratitude Post 1/19/20
I wanted to brag on my kids a bit today. 🙂 I am thankful for each & every one of them, they bless me every day. 🥰💜💙 Not only did they make it work for me be gone to Ohio over New Year’s & part …
Avocados
I found HUGE avocados at Woodmans this week & bought a bunch. So we spent a morning prepping & freezing avocado cubes for smoothies & Ellie’s pouches, making avocado pudding & a bunch of guacamole.
Being Excited about the Little Things
After feeling so deprived by all the foods I can’t have, I decided it is better to get excited about some new foods I found that I CAN have…or at least try… like parsnips… they didn’t test for them, but I can have many root …
The Power of Food & Using Discernment
Ellenor was being a bit of a handful last night as I was trying to get her ready for bed. I remembered that she had a fairly early dinner & didn’t eat very much so I figured she was hungry. I sat her down with …
Chicken or Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe
I have to admit, my mouth is watering & it’s a bit cruel as I can’t eat the delicious dinner that we made…but, such is life for me right now. And that’s OK, it’s a season. =) The family loves this & it’s one of …