Monday, June 20, 2011
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Thoughts from Within
Okay, so I haven't posted in three months. I won't wow you about how I am currently removing the keys from my keyboard one by one to clean with alcohol on a q-tip because coffee was spilled. I won't give you the same old sob story about how busy we have been with Cub Scouts, the daycare, swim lessons, homeschooling three boys, and constant housecleaning. Just know, that I have been thinking about you, even if it doesn't seem that way. I will try to do better, I promise. And, even if I haven't had the time to write, believe, that I have been following you!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Our First Lego Creation Thursday Post!
I'm so excited for our first Lego Creation Thursday Post! Thank you Blessings from Above for inviting me!
The Spa, created by Butterbean
The Tower Jail Cell, created by Middleman
To see more Lego Creations, or to post your own you can go here!Monday, February 14, 2011
Love in a Bowl Lunch
I've been searching for vegetarian recipes, as I am attempting, yet again, to eat animal-free. As I am odd when it comes to seasonings, and would much rather have my food plain; it's been difficult. Most of the recipes I see are chock full of spices. This one struck my fancy. Boy was I glad I tried it for our Valentine lunch today. YUM! Thank you to Allrecipes.com. Here it is.
Apple and Brown Rice Salad
Ingredients
3/4 cup low-fat orange yogurt
1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
3 cups cooked brown rice
2 medium apples, diced
1 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
3/4 cup dried cranberries
Directions
Combine yogurt and mayonnaise in large bowl.
Add remaining ingredients, mixing well.
Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
I didn't toast the pecans, and it turned out delicious! A mostly- healthy recipe if you want to add more grains, yummily!
Apple and Brown Rice Salad
Ingredients
3/4 cup low-fat orange yogurt
1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
3 cups cooked brown rice
2 medium apples, diced
1 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
3/4 cup dried cranberries
Directions
Combine yogurt and mayonnaise in large bowl.
Add remaining ingredients, mixing well.
Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
I didn't toast the pecans, and it turned out delicious! A mostly- healthy recipe if you want to add more grains, yummily!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Book Review: Warning: Some Questionable Language
As my 9 year old and I are conducting research for his Science Fair project, we have read oodles of books about floods. We were excited to happen upon a little book in the Once Upon America series entitled The Day It Rained Forever, by Virginia T. Gross.
We began the book with the 9 year old reading aloud to his younger brothers, and my little daycare charges. He got bored quickly. I wanted to finish the book to see if there was any value, so I continued reading it aloud.
It was a rather boring book, and I have to agree with the mostly negative reviews I have read online. But my biggest concern (and thank goodness I was reading it and little eyes were not following along), was the phrase on page 40 " It's all the fault of the greedy rich," ..... "Damn them all to hell!"
Oh my goodness! Now, I know it may have been possible for the young character in the story to have realistically said those words. But I would have been appalled had my nine year old read them. I do not think they added anything to the story. The author could have easily shown the character's distress without the use of such foul language.
Therefore, do I want to read more of the historical fiction series, Once Upon America? I know this; I will definitely have to pre-read them all!
We began the book with the 9 year old reading aloud to his younger brothers, and my little daycare charges. He got bored quickly. I wanted to finish the book to see if there was any value, so I continued reading it aloud.
It was a rather boring book, and I have to agree with the mostly negative reviews I have read online. But my biggest concern (and thank goodness I was reading it and little eyes were not following along), was the phrase on page 40 " It's all the fault of the greedy rich," ..... "Damn them all to hell!"
Oh my goodness! Now, I know it may have been possible for the young character in the story to have realistically said those words. But I would have been appalled had my nine year old read them. I do not think they added anything to the story. The author could have easily shown the character's distress without the use of such foul language.
Therefore, do I want to read more of the historical fiction series, Once Upon America? I know this; I will definitely have to pre-read them all!
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