Here's the thing. This dip is exactly the same as the spinach and leek dip I posted a couple weeks ago. Only we didn't have spinach. And I have an overabundance of chard. And collard greens. So, I have made it twice now with some variety of chard, and once with collard greens. It still tastes great! You get to use up that CSA produce you don't know what to do with. The greens are very good for Continue Reading >>
Dating the Daddy: How we carve out time for each other
The house is quiet, and my husband is walking around the room getting ready for work at five a.m. Everyone else is asleep, but we are deep in conversation. That is because this time of day is just about the only time we can have deep conversation! I make every effort to wake up when my husband starts stirring around the room because I know he wants to talk to me about his day, his week, and life Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Awesome Science: Explore The Grand Canyon with Noah Justice
Science DVDs are in high demand in the Blevins' household. I am happy to report that my thirteen-year-old science phobic daughter is the biggest fan of the new series Awesome Science with Noah Justice. Noah, a fourteen-year-old homeschooler, and his family produce this great new series which introduces the evidence for Noah's flood and a Biblical timeline present in many of our own national parks Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Awesome Science – Exploring Yellowstone with Noah Justice
Remember my recent post about Science DVDs? I was writing about my favorite Science resource, and how DVDs have been a staple in the Science education of my children. Imagine my delight when I was given the opportunity to review Awesome Science - Exploring Yellowstone with Noah Justice. We get to add to our collection, and from a Young-Earth perspective! I was not going to turn that down. This Continue Reading >>
Butternut Squash Ravioli: Using Produce
My husband had a delicious Butternut Squash Ravioli at Macaroni Garden a few months ago. I enjoyed his food so much that I attempted to replicate it almost immediately at home. My first attempt was good enough that my entire family raved about it. But, I forgot to take pictures, I didn't time the meal real well and some things were cold, and a couple things needed improvement. So, I worked out a Continue Reading >>
Cheesy Spinach and Leek Dip
A few nights ago I wanted to stay up and watch a movie with my children, and we decided we wanted some Spinach and Artichoke Dip. However, upon inspection of my cupboard we discovered no artichokes. So, I poked around in my fridge and thought about what could I substitute? I did a quick search on-line and found a spinach and leek dip, but it was sour cream based and did not have any cheese. Continue Reading >>
Testing is (ridiculous? valuable? worthless? important?) for Homeschoolers
Wow. This is a tough topic. For every ten homeschooling families you meet, I bet you will find fifteen different opinions about the touchy subject of testing. Why fifteen? I have a love-hate relationship with standardized testing, vacillating between two different extremes. My husband thinks differently about standardized testing then I do. I am sure we are not the only spouses with Continue Reading >>
Book Review: A Is For Adam by Ken and Mally Ham
You can tell from the pictures that the revised edition of A is For Adam by Ken and Mally Ham is very bright and colorful! My children were immediately captivated by the illustrations and wanted to know "What's that Mommy?" A Is For Adam is an alphabet book designed to to teach some basic concepts about Creation from a Young-Earth Creationist point of view and also point out fallacies in the Continue Reading >>
Top Ten Lessons Learned about Making Crayons (Shape Molds)
So we tried making our own crayons as gifts for the neighborhood on Valentine's Day. I read a bunch of stuff online, but frankly following the online directions did not work well for me. So here are a few things to add to the basic directions you will find on line. I'm calling it my Top Ten Lessons Learned (for making crayons in shaped molds). #10. Make extras, your children will want to keep Continue Reading >>
Get Out and Go! Field Trips Make Learning Fun
I've been pondering all of the different field trips through the years. There was that field trip to Corning Glass Museum for which Mapquest took me a full 1.5 hours out of the way and made me late. Watching the man blow glass was pretty cool but if my kids remember anything it would be that long drive through the Finger Lakes and arriving late! Then there was that time we went to a lighthouse Continue Reading >>