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28Aug/090

Fillin’ up our Ipods, FREE!

We are huge fans of Britt Nicole and we just got her new Mp3 album The Lost Get Found FREE on Amazon.com!! Emira is going to be so excited, she LOVES LOVES LOVES Britt! What a great Christian artist! Finally an artist you can feel good about listening to with your daughter and we moms can totally enjoy too!

Right now you too can get $5 for Mp3 purchases FREE! Check out this post at Deal Seeking Mom for more info on how to get some free music!

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27Aug/090

Nursing Mommy Celebration Giveaway!

Angie over atMy Four Monkeys has a Nursing Celebration Giveaway going on over at her blog, and she has some amazing products to giveaway to her readers!

Giveaway #5 is my fave so far! Angie is giving away a Bubzilla Baby Sling from Sweet Nursing to one lucky reader!

So visit now and enter to win too! Good luck!

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26Aug/090

Kitchen Tip: Hard Boiled Eggs

How To Cook Lots Of Hard Boiled Eggs At Once

Whodathunkit??
Here’s a way to cook lots of hard boiled eggs without having to work with big pots of boiling water, cook them right in the oven!

Put a baking sheet on the bottom of the oven then place all the eggs you need cooked directly on the oven rack, the baking sheet will catch any broken eggs for easy cleanup. I’ve never had an egg break yet but this is just in case.

Bake the eggs at 325°F. for half an hour (do not preheat).

Take the eggs out of the oven then put them directly into a big bowl of very cold water (with ice added). This will stop the eggs from cooking and make them easier to peel too.

Thanks TipNut!

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24Aug/092

MPM Next 3 Weeks

Trying to get back into menu planning for the entire month, but 3 weeks will be good for now. Of course this is pretty much a tentative schedule, these may change up depending on our tastes. You never know with us lol. Also we will be adding fresh veggies from the garden as they ripen or are ready to pick!

Mon: Baked Potato Soup
Tues:Lasagna, homemade rolls, salad
Wed: BBQ Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Swee Potatoes, Homemade bread
Thurs: Eating with Dad
Fri: Sloppy Joe Biscuits, Cheese Fries
Sat: Cabbage Rolls
Sun: Crockpot Mexican Beans on Tortillas

Mon: Swedish Meatballs
Tues: Brown Beans, Sausage, Cornbread
Wed: Mexican Casserole
Thurs: Red Beans & Rice with Sausage
Fri: Goolash, garlic bread, salad
Sat: BBQ Pork over homemade bread
Sun: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls

Mon: Eating Out
Tues: Chili Cheese Dogs in Beach Blankets
Weds: Chili Beef Stew, homemade bread
Thurs: Eating with Dad
Fri: Grilled pork chops, macncheese,
Sat: Fish Sandwiches, Fries
Sun: Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad

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22Aug/094

Monarch Caterpillar Update

Daddy brought home 2 more caterpillars on Wed and one of the worms was mature already. So he began to hang and spin his chrysalis that night and when we checked him yesterday morning he was finished.

Then today Hermie and Wormie decided to hang from the top or our jar. We went out shopping and were hoping to get home in time to watch them, but only 2 hours later we found them like this. Boy they are fast!

Now we still have one smaller caterpillar who is working up his weight. So we stopped off to grab some fresh milkweed and found these on one of the leaves. Definitely one more baby and looks like 2 of the eggs had hatched as well.

Anyone want to adopt?

Seems as though lots of other homeschoolers are rearing butterflies too! Check out Jolanthe's post about the birth of their butterflies over at Homeschool Creations. If you have posted about your butterflies, lmk so I can link you up too

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18Aug/090

Monarch Butterflies

It's time for Monarch butterflies!! For the past 3 years we have "raised" a few butterflies and it's something we enjoy learning about each year. So we were excited to have a go at it again this year. We have been searching for caterpillars for the past couple weeks and haven't found any. The roadsides where most of our milkweed is found, had been sprayed and now all the plants are dead We did find a few large plants on our side road and had been watching them for the catepillars with no luck.

Thankfully, yesterday Daddy was able to find 2 large caterpillars in another county where he works. They are gorgeous and we are very excited for the opportunity to watch them grow and mature into beautiful butterflies again this year!

Here are Hermie and Wormie - yes we name them this every year lol.

We are keeping them in a glass cookie jar so we can see them better.

This is a great way to teach the life cycle of a butterfly! We will be updating with more pics as our larvae become pupae so check back or subscribe

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17Aug/090

MPM

Mon: Mexican Casserole (didn't get a chance to make this last week, we are using beef instead of chicken
Tues: Smoked Sausage, Beans and Cornbread
Wed: Tuna Casserole
Thurs: Homemade Lasagne
Fri: Eating out with family
Sat: Date night with hubby
Sun: Visiting In-Laws

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16Aug/092

And the Winners Are…

My giveaways for the Curriculum Cleanout are now closed and I am happy to announce the winners!!

Sequential Spelling Giveaway:
#5 - Shawntele

AOP LifePac Science Giveaway:
#14 - HSB Suzanne

A Beka 4 Science Giveaway:
#11 - Tammany

Congratulations, ladies!

Look for an email from me

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13Aug/091

Perseids Meteor Shower

E and I spent about a half an hour outside tonight watching the Perseids Meteor Shower! We counted about 9 meteors but I think there were more of the smaller ones. Beautiful!! God is such an awesome God!!

*Photo from photobucket*