Bulk meat shopping for a household of 10. A.K.A. a vegetarian’s nightmare. You can see a more detailed post on how we do this here.
Fresh pumpkin, the fast way
The first year in this house, we grew pumpkins in our garden. They took up way more room than we anticipated but were the coolest thing we’d ever grown to date. In my mind, if you grow your own pumpkins, you can’t just carve them and toss them. You have to eat them too. My...
Day 125
Patrick and I are now blue belts, Kayla and John are yellow belts, and Grace received her first belt…white.
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Day 124
Decorating the tree.
Day 123
Back in June, Ty experienced Japanese hibachi and loved it! He’s been talking about going back since then. Well, he finally got to go back for his birthday!
Day 122
Finding a Christmas tree that satisfies the masses is not for the faint of heart. After 30 minutes, Kayla would’ve said, “yes,” to any tree as long as it meant we could go home. Wait until there’s a year when it’s not 50 degrees and sunny during Christmas Tree Day! The tree Patrick is standing...
{Classical Conversations} Christmas Break Reading Listening
With most of us taking a breather from school (or at least doing a lighter load), and many gearing up for holiday travelling, it’s a great season for audio books. They also make great gifts. I am trying to pick at least one audio book selection per culture we are studying during Cycle 1. We...