Fishy, fishy in the brook Daddy caught him with a hook Mommy fried him in a pan Baby ate him like a man. Let me start by saying that I DO NOT like fish (unless it's battered and deep-fried) but my family does. I desperately needed a fish recipe that I could enjoy as well …
Author: mrsjschon
An Ending Leading to a Beginning
This has been a great week. Our last week before we start back to school, and I've been pushing school preparations and to finish up my sewing list. It's been an incredibly profitable week. My youngest daughter and I have made popsicles twice - delicious both times. The second time we used two cups of yogurt, …
Vitamin B3 – Niacin
All the B vitamins are so important to our health and niacin is no exception. Niacin like so many of the B vitamins is needed for energy and helping our bodies to properly use carbohydrates, proteins and fat. Our brains, nervous systems, digestion and skin all need the help of niacin. It also helps to …
Cool Times
It's been my goal all summer to make popsicles. First, I've had a hard time finding popsicle molds. I looked in various stores, and my husband finally brought some home from the dollar store. Let's just say it was a fail. Anyway, I had an idea. We ditched the molds but kept the sticks. I bought …
Hair’s To You
So I mentioned a couple of days ago that a my daughters and I wanted to start doing some posts on how we do our hair around here. We've had lots of fun following hair blogs and trying out new styles over the past few years. Here are our two favourite blogs for hair: …
Homeschooling High School
High school is where we really become free-wheeling in our curriculum choices. By the time children reach Grade 9 their likes and preferences for what they study are really coming out and you can tailor their schooling to these desires. So far in Math we have done a general math course and a business math course from …
I’m Back
Well, what can I say? I'm sorry that I've been away for so long. We've had everyone taking turns being sick with a summer flu and a lot of errands that left me too tired at night to think about writing a post. Anyway, I have been thinking about things I want to write about. …
New Edge for a Jumper
Our local Salvation Army recently had a 50% off sale. I bought a jumper for my youngest daughter even though I though it might be a bit short. I figured since I was only spending $1 on the jumper adding an edge would be easy. The only problem was when I got home …
Homeschooling Junior High
Now we're getting into the grades I really enjoy teaching. I taught in these grades before I was married and loved it. In Grades 7-8 I still use mostly Rod and Staff. In Grade 7 I start teaching Literature. That is not to say that up to that point my children have not been doing …
Intentional Simplicity 