A sophisticated guide to stargazing perfect for high school students or adults who want to take their stargazing to the next level. From movement in the sky to the human eye, from unaided viewing to telescopes, from celestial bodies to backyard logistics this book helps users get a better "view" of the night sky. And, as the book says, stargazing is for all ages. Once a parent or older student Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Creation Illustrated Magazine
My Bottom Line Up Front: I don't do this very often, but every once in a while I love a product so much I give you the bottom line at the beginning of my post instead of the end Here's the deal. We are subscribing to this magazine. It's all about God's Creation. It has poetry. It has stories. It has amazing pictures. It has recipes that use produce! It has a photography contest. We are hooked. Continue Reading >>
Book Review: Your Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by True North
Just reading through this book makes me want to drop everything and make a trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks! I'm a really big fan of our beautiful National Parks and I'm also a big fan of hiking. That's why I am thrilled to have found the True North series of park guides. These guides are are very high quality, thorough park guides for planning and executing your trip. What makes Continue Reading >>
Making the Most of Your Child’s Summer Reading
We have always participated in the summer reading programs at our local library, the bookstore, and even on-line and I am sure this summer will be no exception. My children enjoy the challenge, the prizes, and though they sometimes complain, they also enjoy the many good books. A few years ago, I decided to try something a little different for our summer reading. We look back on our summer Continue Reading >>
How to Use the Discovery Scope
You have no idea how much fun I have been having with my Discovery Scope. I received this precious item to review just a short six weeks ago, and we have been taking it with us on hikes and field trips everywhere. Rather then write a "review" I really just want to show you how we used the Discovery Scope, give you tips for making it awesome, and even share some videos we captured using Discovery Continue Reading >>
Making Gluten Free Mixes Better (Betty Crocker Gluten Free White Cake mix)
I discovered a few weeks ago that the Betty Crocker Gluten Free White Cake mix makes a very nice muffin. In that case we added cinnamon to the batter and brown sugar to the top. I didn't take pictures, but I kept the idea in mind because those muffins tasted better then our regular muffins. This time, I decided to add strawberries and a strawberry glaze so that Anna's muffins mirrored exactly what Continue Reading >>
Strawberry Whole Grain Muffins with Glaze
Yesterday I pinned about twenty pinterest pics of recipes for rhubarb hoping to get inspired to use up my stash. Last night I took a Green Tea supplement at supper and it had so much caffeine I could not sleep. All night I lay in bed thinking about how I would make these homemade rhubarb muffins for breakfast. Much to my surprise, when I got up this morning no rhubarb could be found. Apparently my Continue Reading >>
Baked Fresh Veggie Mix
How amazing does that look? I got this idea from a slow cooker recipe. It called for mixing a blend of fresh veggies (fresh vegetables only - never frozen) with olive oil, salt and pepper and putting them in a slow cooker for 4 hours. I only had one hour before supper, and all slow cooker recipes are variations on an oven recipe right? I had a bunch of veggies that needed using up right away: Continue Reading >>
Curriculum Review: Write Shop Primary A
When I asked my daughter which of her writing projects was her favorite she picked this one. The title is supposed to be My Favorite Animal, but apparently I left the title off for some reason. We started with Write Shop Primary A for my eight-year-old daughter a couple months ago. We have not done any formal writing lessons with Anna before now because her fine motor skills are so poor due to Continue Reading >>
Homeschool with E-Books!
E-Books. How do you feel about e-books yourself? I've learned that the e-book phenomenon is a polarizing topic of conversation. Surprisingly, I find myself somewhere in the middle. Some books work extremely well as e-books. Other books I just prefer to have in print. It's a mixed bag. E-Reader Books My favorite kind of e-books are the ones I can enjoy reading on my Kindle (any e-reading Continue Reading >>