tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51845427781354786552024-03-06T00:09:30.827-05:00A Heart For HomeTim, Allyson, and kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783456001791140306noreply@blogger.comBlogger926125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184542778135478655.post-7961708761777377972012-09-27T22:10:00.001-04:002012-09-27T23:25:10.627-04:00Finished Friday #56Welcome to another edition of Finished Friday and our first edition with thumbnail links! Yay!<br />
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Check out this adorable (and healthy) Grover Snack from <a href="http://www.creativekidsnacks.com/2012/09/grover.html">Creative Kid Snacks</a>.</div>
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Libby also shared a delicious sounding recipe for <a href="http://www.twirlandtaste.com/2012/07/crunchers-one-of-most-popular-recipes.html#" target="_blank">Caramel Chocolate Crunchers</a>. </div>
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Our family loves the What's in the Bible? series. So much, in fact that we're <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-with-whats-in-bible-plus-all.html" target="_blank">using it in a Children's Bible Study</a> and as part of our (practically free) <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/08/our-practically-free-kindergarten.html" target="_blank">homeschool curriculum</a>.<br />
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We also make and use these <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/09/whats-in-bible-review-flashcards-for.html" target="_blank">free printable What's in the Bible? Review Flashcards</a> to see just how much our kids are learning.<br />
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If you'd like to learn more about the series from its creator, Phil Vischer, you can listen to<a href="http://www.familylife.com/audio/series/series-featured-in-2012/whats-in-the-bible" target="_blank"> his interview from last month on Family Life Today</a>.<br />
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Are you a stay at home mom looking for a few minutes of down time?
Are you trying to figure out how to homeschool your children with a baby, toddler, or preschooler at home?
Do you work outside the home and wonder how to keep your young child occupied while you fix dinner or just relax for a few minutes in the evening?
Do you regularly care for young children?
If you answered yes to any of those questions then busy bags or quiet time activities might be just right for you.
Coming up in October, we'll be posting <strong>31 days of busy bag and quiet time activities, printables, and links</strong>.
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<strong>Busy Bag</strong>: a simple, age appropriate activity that can be pulled out, easily assembled and completed by your child.
These are perfect for when you need a few uninterrupted minutes but don't want to let your little one veg in front of the television.
<strong>Quiet Time Activity</strong>: generally geared towards older toddlers, preschoolers, or early elementary aged kids who have given up napping.
Establishing a quiet time of independent play gives the child a little down time and the parent a little uninterrupted time as well. Even if you work away from home throughout the week, setting up an afternoon quiet time on the weekends can be a sanity saver.
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Busy bags and quiet time activities have been such a blessing in our home and we hope they will help you as well! Throughout October, we'll show you how we use these great tools with our own kids and give you lots of resources to begin implementing busy bags or quiet time activities in your own home.
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During our 31 days series, we'll show you how to make at least 20 different inexpensive and fun busy bags. We'll also show you how we use a daily quiet time for our 4 and 5 year old. As a bonus, we even have a couple baby approved activities ready to share.
We'll also highlight great busy bag and quiet time ideas from other moms around the web. Finally, on October 31st, we'll host a busy bag and quiet time activities link up so you can show off the activities you've made!
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We're so excited to share with you our busy bag printables. <strong>These files will make putting together your own busy bags very easy.</strong> The busy bag printables will be offered for free with each of our busy bag posts. Yes, FREE!
However, we're also planning on offering the complete set in our Teacher's Notebook store at the beginning of the month for those of you who prefer one download or who want to get started making your own busy bags. Look for the link in our post on October 1st!
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We've hired Blogelina to <a href="http://www.blogelina.com/take-the-stress-out-of-moving-your-blog-to-wordpress?ap_id=aheart4home" target="_blank">do the switch for us</a> and we also picked up a <a href="http://www.blogelina.com/blog-makeover-service/?ap_id=aheart4home" target="_blank">blog makeover</a> to get us set up in the best way on our new site.<br />
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 18th from 9-10 PM (Eastern), Kerry Beck from Raising Leaders, Not Followers will be hosting a <b><a href="https://familyebiz.infusionsoft.com/go/rlnf/aheart4home" target="_blank">free homeschooling online workshop</a></b>.</div>
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This interactive <a href="https://familyebiz.infusionsoft.com/go/rlnf/aheart4home" target="_blank">Start School Right webinar</a> is designed to help you mold your children into the leaders God created them to be. </div>
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Kerry will be sharing Biblical examples of leaders and leaders-in-training that you can follow, tips to instill the character of a leader in your children at a young age, how to develop a love of learning in your kids, how to transition from a teacher-directed homeschool to more of a independent, student-directed homeschool, and much, much more.</div>
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I'm definitely going to be tuning in to learn all I can from this homeschool veteran.</div>
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This was our first official week of homeschool for the year. I think we have a great looking group of kiddos this year :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emahry - Kindergarten<br />
so excited about school that it's the first thing she's asked about every morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan - PreK<br />
cried when I told him we were finished with school for the day <br />
(Yes he's sporting a shiner. It was a case of eye socket meets sister's head while playing tag.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eliya - pre-pre-PreK<br />
loves doing school like the big kids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amelia - pre-pre-pre-PreK<br />
somehow finds a way to get in the middle of every single activity</td></tr>
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Tim, Allyson, and kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783456001791140306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184542778135478655.post-43875401101052254502012-09-10T15:38:00.002-04:002012-09-15T06:30:13.742-04:00Alphabet Art Book {Free Printables}A few months ago, I came across the idea of an Alphabet Art Book on <a href="http://kidscount1234.com/alphabetartbook.html" target="_blank">KidsCount1234</a>. I thought this idea would be perfect for my preschooler (and pre-preschooler) this year.<br />
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<b>The idea behind this Alphabet Art Book is to practice the alphabet in a fun and creative way. I decided that making a collection of letter inspired art projects would be a great addition to our relaxed preschool approach</b>.<br />
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Since, we've just officially started school today (first day pictures coming soon), our Alphabet Art Books are still blank, but I thought it would be best to share them now since most people have already started school.<br />
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We have all the individual files ready as free downloads through Google Docs. Just click on the letter you want to print at the end of this post. Be sure to download the <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Qg9Z7nFDBqNzUyTnpMRnM2ZWc" target="_blank">activity description page here</a>.<br />
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We also have the<a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/AllOurDays/alphabet-art-book" target="_blank"><b> full set available for purchase through Teachers Pay Teachers for only $1.25</b></a>. This one file download also comes with <b>all 26 letter pages</b>, the <b>activity descriptions page</b>, and as a <u>bonus</u>, <b>a full supply list </b>for all 26 Alphabet Art Book pages.<br />
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Several of the activities have various ways they can be competed, some being messier (aka glitter and paint) than others.<br />
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Jonathan and Eliya will be making apple prints this week.<br />
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Next week, I'll be breaking into my stash of Band-aids for letter B (they'll LOVE that one).<br />
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Mayonnaise is one of the items that has been difficult for me to buy for quite some time. Either I wasn't pleased with the ingredients or the price was way out of our budget. Thankfully, <b>now I don't have to worry about whether I can afford mayo I feel good serving my family!</b><br />
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Several months ago I stumbled upon making mayo in the blender. While it tasted great, it was also a little time consuming. So I was very excited when I discovered that you can use a hand blender to make mayo quickly and easily.<br />
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It just so happens that my parents bought us an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EGA6QI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000EGA6QI&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">immersion hand blender</a> for Christmas and we have been using it a lot. In fact, there haven't been many weeks when we haven't pulled it out for one reason or another.<br />
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One of my favorite uses for our hand blender is making <b>healthy and extremely easy homemade mayo</b>. Did you know that was even possibly?<br />
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Now I've been making fresh, healthy mayo every week, mostly to use in some of our favorite creamy salad dressing which we'll be sharing soon.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 125%;">Quick, Easy, & Healthy Homemade Mayonnaise</span></b><br />
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1 whole egg, room temperature*<br />
1 egg yolk, room temperature*<br />
1 Tablespoon white vinegar<br />
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon sea salt<br />
2 teaspoons sugar (we use <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/03/healthy-dairy-free-chocolate-mousse.html" target="_blank">powdered sucanat</a>)<br />
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice (lime juice works as well)<br />
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard<br />
2/3 cup olive oil** (light tasting olive oil makes a milder mayo, EVOO will make the may taste like olive oil)<br />
1/3 cup coconut oil**, melted (extra virgin coconut oil adds a sweetness and coconut flavor, expeller pressed or refined coconut oil is flavorless)<br />
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*You can bring eggs to room temperature more quickly by submerging them (still in the shell) in warm water for 5-10 minutes until they no longer feel chilled to the touch. Room temperature eggs emulsify better than cold eggs. You can also use 2 egg yolks for a richer mayo.<br />
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**You can adjust the olive oil to coconut oil ratio, just remember that coconut oil solidifies at lower temperatures so your mayo might get hard in the fridge.<br />
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1. Place whole egg and egg yolk at the bottom of the container that came with the hand blender, or another container of similar size. We typically use a wide mouth canning jar.<br />
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2. Add the remaining ingredients except for the oils.<br />
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3. Place the immersion blender (still off) into the container and press it against the bottom so that it covers the egg yolks.<br />
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4. Pour the oils into the container.<br />
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5. Pulse the hand blender slowly until you see the mixture turn lighter. Then move the blender up and down (staying under the surface) a few times until you have a rich, creamy mayonnaise.<br />
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Check our video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCW4qrUv0ZI&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">here</a>. Sorry it's sideways :)<br />
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Yield: approximately 1 1/4 cups<br />
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If your mayonnaise is more like mayo soup, doesn't thicken, and begins to separate that means it did not emulsify. <b>Never fear, you can still fix it!</b> Pour your mayo soup into another container and place a room temperature egg yolk into the blending container. Now cover the egg yolk with the (still off) immersion blender and pour the "mayo soup" into the container. Pulse slowly until you see the mayo turn lighter, move the hand blender up slowly and you should feel the mayo getting thicker. Move the blender up and down until all of the ingredients have been incorporated.<br />
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This mayonnaise will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for about 2 weeks.<br />
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This recipe can also be used to make<b> lacto-fermented mayo</b> which is even more nutritious and <b>will last at least twice as long</b> in the fridge. Simply stir 1 Tbsp of whey into the finished mayo. Cover the container with a cloth and leave it on the counter for 6-7 hours. Then place it in an airtight container in the fridge.<br />
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Making homemade mayonnaise is a great recipe in which to involve your kids. <b>All of our kids love adding ingredients to the jar and our five year old can even do a little of the blending herself. </b><br />
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<i><br /></i>Earlier this week our hens started leaving some of these little goodies for us to find in their chicken run.<br />
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Finding our long awaited eggs lying in the grass gave us a little extra motivation to get the chicken coop and nesting boxes finished.<br />
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Tim's put in long hours on the coop and nesting boxes this past week and thankfully, the kids and I have been able to help a little bit, too.<br />
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Tim's actually done a lot more to the coop, but since it's not at our house, I haven't taken a finished photo yet. It's now attached to the chicken run and the hens (and a few roosters) have been enjoying the extra room and shade. Now we just need to train the hens to lay in the nesting boxes.<br />
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Here are the four eggs Tim collected tonight (on the left). Hens typically start by laying small eggs, called pullet eggs. The eggs will continue to grow larger as the hens get older. For comparison the eggs on the right are Large eggs.<br />
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Since we'll be homeschooling our Kindergartner this year as well as teaching, training, and taking care of three younger siblings, we know that we need to keep <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/08/our-practically-free-kindergarten.html" target="_blank">our learning plans</a> simple and fun.<br />
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We've decided to focus on three to four subjects each day. Bible, Math, and Language Arts will be completed every day and the other subjects will be rotated throughout the week as shown below.<br />
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<b>Monday </b>~ Bible, Math & Language Arts, <i>History</i><br />
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<b>Tuesday </b>~ Bible, Math, Language Arts, <i>Science </i>(we'll be reading about our subject of trees throughout the week, this is the time we have set aside for a tree activity)<br />
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<b>Wednesday </b>~ Bible, Math, & Language Arts (Library Story Time)<br />
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<b>Thursday </b>~ Bible, Math/Language Arts Review (This is our house cleaning day so this morning's schooling will be very light.)<br />
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<b>Friday </b>~ Bible, Math, Language Arts, & <i>Art</i><br />
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<i>Music and Phys. Ed. get plenty of room in our daily schedules :)</i><br />
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As far as our typical routine goes, we all rise early. My husband, Tim, gets up for work at 3:30AM and is out the door by 4:40AM. The kids normally start waking up around 5:30AM. Many times the earliest riser will find me still in bed (as much as I want to get up early, I'm still waking throughout the night with the baby and find it hard to get up before 5:30). After a few minuted of cuddling I head downstairs with anyone else who is awake. Our latest sleeper usually stays in bed until 6:45 or 7:00AM. Until all the kids are awake, we're typically downstairs reading a book, catching up on folding laundry or just snuggling on the couch.<br />
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Once everyone is awake we head back upstairs for our morning chores. We all get dressed, put our PJs away, make our beds and brush our hair and teeth. Then I start a load of laundry as we settle into the kids' bedroom for our Bible time.<br />
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During the first part of our Bible time, I get to read the next chapter of the New Testament and <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/04/bible-reading-plan-simple-effective.html" target="_blank">write in my SOAP journal</a> while the kids look at Bible storybooks. This only gives me about 15 minutes, but I am thankful to have a way to get into God's word early in my day. When I finish with my reading and journaling the kids join me as I read from their<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.383333206176758px;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557482640/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1557482640&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" style="background-color: white; color: #2b91b8; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.383333206176758px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories</a> book. We also want to do a spin-off of our Prayer Pail during this time. I think index cards with <a href="http://www.thepurposefulmom.com/2012/05/character-cards-to-use-when-praying.html" target="_blank">character traits and fruits of the Spirit</a> would be a good place to start.<br />
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When we're finished with Bible, we move downstairs for breakfast. During breakfast we <a href="http://treasuringhiscommands.blogspot.com/2011/08/your-word-i-have-hidden-in-my-heart.html" target="_blank">review the Bible verses we've memorized</a>.<br />
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After the dishes are cleaned up, the kitchen is tidied, and the laundry is moved to the dryer, we begin our school time. During this hour to an hour and a half we complete activities for math and language arts. Most of our "work" is still considered play and is completed at our small kid's table or on the living room floor.<br />
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Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, also have an extra subject each. For History this means reading from our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003C529FY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003C529FY&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" style="background-color: white; color: #008d9d; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.383333206176758px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">History for Little Pilgrims</a> simple history overview book and completing an activity. Our Science day means we'll be completing an activity about trees to go along with the books we'll be reading throughout the week. Art is also an extra subject that will be completed once a week with other various craft projects falling under this subject as well.<br />
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Once we have finished our activities for the day (around 10:30), the rest of our morning is spent taking care of laundry and playing.<br />
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Occasionally, Emahry, our oldest, will also have an extra time in the afternoon to "work with mom" on certain skills. These are normally when she hasn't napped and everyone else is still asleep.<br />
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The majority of the time our kids don't even know they're <i>doing </i>school. We talk about colors while we fold laundry. We talk about letter sounds while loading the dishwasher. We talk about life cycles while raising baby chicks.<br />
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We learn hymns (and geometry) while playing with cars and building towers on the floor. We are learning all the time!<br />
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<i><br /></i>Finally, a week where I accomplished at least one project that has absolutely nothing to do with <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/08/spaghetti-sauce-for-canning-finished.html" target="_blank">tomatoes</a>!<br />
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This week we were able to <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/08/our-practically-free-kindergarten.html" target="_blank">nail down our learning plans for the year</a>.<br />
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We're thrilled that we'll be spending almost nothing out of pocket for homeschooling our daughter through Kindergarten and our son through Preschool (as well as our other daughter through Pre-Pre-Preschool...and I guess that means the Baby's in Pre-Pre-Pre-PreSchool).<br />
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Of, course we did manage to squeeze in canning three more batches of <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/08/spaghetti-sauce-for-canning-finished.html" target="_blank">Spaghetti Sauce</a>. Our pantry is full!<br />
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<b>This year, we're not </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">planning </i><b>on purchasing any official curriculum. Below is our pieced together, mostly from materials we already have on hand, curriculum. </b>In a small way I feel like this helps to balance the fact that we're still paying off my Elementary Ed degree :)<br />
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<b>Bible</b><br />
Our children will be learning about God, his love for them, and what they can do to love him back. For our "official" Bible studies we'll be continuing with breakfast readings from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557482640/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1557482640&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories</a>. We'll also be <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-with-whats-in-bible-plus-all.html" target="_blank">walking through the Bible with the What's in the Bible? DVDs</a> and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830720685/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0830720685&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">My Bible Coloring Book</a>.<br />
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We'll also be reading from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310708257/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0310708257&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">The Jesus Storybook Bible</a> as well as other Bible storybooks.<br />
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We'll continue to focus on prayer with <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/04/prayer-pail-finished-friday-come-link.html" target="_blank">our Prayer Pail</a> and we'll keep memorizing scripture with this <a href="http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/memorysys/" target="_blank">simple Scripture Memory Box system</a> (which, by the way, we love). For more ideas check out our <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/raising-children-of-god/" target="_blank">Raising Children for God</a> Pinterest board.<br />
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<b>Language Arts</b><br />
Our family will be focusing on reading <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/books-to-read/" target="_blank">lots of great books</a> together. We'll also be listening to some wonderful audio books (partly so I can get some work done and partly because we all enjoy them so much).<br />
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All of the kids will continue to utilize our growing collection of Alphabet books and Alphabet activity books. We will also interact through many <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/alphabet-activities/" target="_blank">Alphabet activities and games</a> and continue to talk about letters, letter sounds and words in real life situations.<br />
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We will also be learning and reviewing with several Alphabet videos including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TKUXUC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001TKUXUC&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">Letter Factory</a>, WordWorld (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5NV62/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000S5NV62&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">Rocket to the Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00133QNRC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ahefoho-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00133QNRC" target="_blank">Lucky Duck</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001N3BD22/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001N3BD22&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">Flying Ant</a>), and <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/kids-preschool-skills-videos/" target="_blank">free online videos</a> as well. We'll also be attending story time at our local library once a week.<br />
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Jonathan and Eliya will also be doing a very simply Letter of the Week focus with a <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/letter-focus-activities/" target="_blank">two or three activities</a> each week on a specific letter.<br />
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Emahry will continue with simple phonics work and will continue to learn sight words from the <a href="http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm" target="_blank">Dolch sight word list</a> to help make reading easier. She'll keep reading with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439845009/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0439845009&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">Set 1 of Bob Books</a>, which my mom gave us, and will complete many of the activities we've pinned in our <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/teach-me-to-read/" target="_blank">Teach Me to Read board</a>. Emahry will also continue to write in real world situations, making to-do lists, writing letters to family and friends and writing labels and descriptions of drawings. She'll also work on writing her full name, address and phone number. We like <a href="http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/printable-handwriting-practice-worksheet-maker/" target="_blank">this website</a> for making handwriting printables.<br />
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<b>History</b><br />
For a general overview we'll be reading through the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003C529FY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003C529FY&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">History for Little Pilgrims</a> that I picked up at Goodwill for less than a dollar. This book has 15 short chapters, each with a simply activity and a handful of questions. We'll go through one chapter each week.<br />
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After that we plan on starting a history overview using children's books. We have not decided yet if we'll begin in the beginning with books on the Ancient World or if we'll start closer to present day with an overview of American History. Here's a <a href="http://www.abookintime.com/ancients/ancientworld.html" target="_blank">list of children's books about the Ancient World</a> divided by time period and civilization. My friend, Kristin, has a <a href="http://from-my-life.blogspot.com/p/books-by-topic.html" target="_blank">great list of American History books</a> organized into time periods as well.<br />
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<b>Math</b><br />
We'll be spending the first 11 weeks teaching and reviewing numbers 0-10 with a number of the week for our three oldest children. We'll also be using numbers in real world counting and completing lots of the counting activities found <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/numbers-early-math-skills/" target="_blank">here</a>. We may also go back to the Funnix Beginning Math Program once Emahry becomes more consistent with recognizing written numbers.<br />
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Emahry will also be keeping a math journal for <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486578725823/" target="_blank">recording facts about numbers</a> (or like <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486579147287/" target="_blank">this</a>), <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486578668141/" target="_blank">counting</a>, graphing, and pattern work. We'll also add some number activities <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486579820452/" target="_blank">like this</a> to her journal. We have this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JTL032/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001JTL032&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">Primary Journal</a> with space for drawing at the top and lines for writing on the bottom half.<br />
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Emahry will also work on counting to 100 and will begin to work with money, skip counting, and simple addition and subtraction using a variety of books, workbooks and <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486579820452/" target="_blank">activities</a>. She'll be using some of these <a href="http://www.ixl.com/math/kindergarten" target="_blank">free 20 question math practices</a> at least once a week as well.<br />
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<b>Science</b><br />
This fall, we'll be focusing on a nature study of trees. We'll be reading lots of books about trees, starting with <a href="http://from-my-life.blogspot.com/2012/04/nature-study-at-library.html" target="_blank">this list</a>, and enjoying the autumn weather observing local trees and collecting lots of leaves. We'll also be completing some tree and leaf projects we've pinned <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/fall-theme/" target="_blank">here</a>. In the spring we'll pick back up with <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/05/gardening-with-kids-plant-books-for.html" target="_blank">our study of plants and gardening</a>.<br />
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<b>Art</b><br />
We'll be starting the year with a simple study of shapes and how to draw them. We'll then begin combining different shapes to make pictures. We'll be following many of the How to Draw... activities pinned to our <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/art-activities/" target="_blank">Art Activities board</a>. We'll also have some fun making fingerprint art <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486578674373/" target="_blank">like this</a>.<br />
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<b>Music</b><br />
We'll be using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&me=A1LXXM56FS97SO&redirect=true&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">Songs for Sapling</a> Questions with Answers CDs as part of our Music time this year. We will listen to these 4 CDs throughout the day. I'm sure the ABCs and 123s CDs will sneak into our rotation as well. We'll also focus on learning two different hymns, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfzp3QxRFOo" target="_blank">This is My Father's World</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIhtOf_lSYU&feature=related" target="_blank">Take My Life, and Let it Be</a>.<br />
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Our kids are all very active. We will continue to play at home and at local parks & playgrounds. We will also go on regular nature walks. During warmer weather, our children will regularly swim in their grandparent's pool.<br />
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In a nutshell, the journey to reading starts with learning to identify the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. Be sure to check out all of our <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/search/label/ABCs" target="_blank"><b>Alphabet Ideas</b></a>. If you're looking for an easy way to help kids learn letters and sounds, you may also want to check out the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TKUXUC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001TKUXUC&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank"><b>Letter Factory DVD</b></a>, all of our kids love it! Also <b>follow our <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/alphabet-activities/" target="_blank">Alphabet Activities</a> board to keep up with all the great ideas we come across on the web</b>.<br />
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Once children know the letters and the sounds they make, they begin to work on combining letters to make different sounds and words. This is where our oldest, Emahry, is right now. She loves sounding out words and has started reading though <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439845009/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0439845009&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank"><b>Set 1 of the Bob Books</b></a>.<br />
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We've also been working on the <b>Pre-Primer and Primer sets of Dolch sight words</b> to help her develop into a fluent reader. I've been making some fun printable pages for sight words that I hope to share soon.<br />
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Here are some <b>other activities</b> that we've tried and enjoyed:<br />
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:: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486579315505/" target="_blank">Sight Word Cube and Magna Doodle</a> from <a href="http://prncsstefy.blogspot.com/2012/03/weekly-wrap-up-tot-school-semi-spring.html" target="_blank">Life With My Giggly Girls</a><br />
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:: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10766486580240791/" target="_blank">Phonics Flip Book</a> from <a href="http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/phonic-flip-chart/" target="_blank">Kids Activities Blog</a><br />
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:: The <a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/SightWordsJoin.html" target="_blank">You Can Read Program</a> from 1+1+1=1<br />
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And here are a handful of <b>posts that give lots of great ideas</b> for teaching kids to read:<br />
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:: <a href="http://teachmama.com/2012/07/what-to-do-after-kids-learn-their-abcs-next-steps-to-reading.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">What to do After Kids Learn their ABC’s: Next Steps to Reading</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> from Teach Mama</span><br />
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:: <a href="http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/03/16/teach-your-child-to-read-from-a-to-z/" target="_blank">Teach Your Child to Read from A-Z</a> from Playdough to Plato<br />
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:: <a href="http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/03/10-ways-to-learn-sight-words-through.html" target="_blank">10 Ways to Learn Sight Words through Play</a> from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas<br />
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:: <a href="http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2012/02/10-steps-to-teaching-your-child-to-read/" target="_blank">10 Steps to Teaching Your Child to Read</a> from I Can Teach My Child<br />
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This week we finally got into canning tomato sauce. We've used this sauce recipe for a few years and we're very pleased with the simplicity and taste.<br />
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<b>Spaghetti Sauce for Canning</b><br />
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1/4 bushel tomatoes, cored, blanched, & peeled, approximately 32 cups (we use a mixture of Roma and what ever other red tomatoes Tim decides to plant)<br />
1 large onion, peeled and chopped<br />
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped<br />
1/2 cup oil<br />
2 Tbsp dried parsley<br />
2 Tbsp dried oregano<br />
2 Tbsp dried basil<br />
1 Tbsp minced garlic<br />
2 Tbsp salt<br />
6 Tbsp sugar<br />
24 oz. tomato paste<br />
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In an 8-Quart or larger pot, cook the onion and pepper in the oil over medium heat until soft. Add tomatoes and cook until very soft. (As you can see this recipe just barely fits in an 8-Quart pot.)<br />
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Add the tomato paste and mash until desired consistency. We use our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EGA6QI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000EGA6QI&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">immersion hand blender</a> to make this really quick and easy.<br />
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Add seasonings and cook down until thick. We usually cook at a simmer for 8-10 hours. Process in a hot water bath for 50 minutes or in a pressure canner for 20 minutes at 10 lbs.<br />
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Our week has been filled to the brim and running over with tomatoes. Thankfully there were a few small ways to get the kids involved, check out the "smushing" going on below :)<br />
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Dorothy shared these <a href="http://www.crazyforcrust.com/2012/07/carrot-cake-cinnamon-rolls.html" target="_blank">drool worthy Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls</a>.<br />
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These<a href="http://besimplyorganized.blogspot.com/2012/07/recipe-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.html" target="_blank"> Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies</a> from Samantha sound perfect to me. How do you like your chocolate chip cookies?<br />
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Speaking of chocolate, Heather shared her recipe for <a href="http://www.heathersfrenchpress.com/2012/07/easiest-healthy-homemade-chocolates.html" target="_blank">easy, healthy homemade chocolates</a> and I'm so glad she did. Yes, I made them. Yes, they were delicious!<br />
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Marissa showed us all a <a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-gathering.html" target="_blank">super easy way to gather fabric when sewing</a>. Since I have limited sewing time, I can't wait to try her tip.<br />
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Paula also made my day when she posted her secret for an <a href="http://beautifullifeofjoy.blogspot.com/2012/07/easy-five-minute-layered-haircut.html" target="_blank">Easy, Five-Minute, Layered Haircut</a>. I cut Emahry's hair and my own hair that same afternoon. We both had great results!<br />
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Are you homeschooling with more than one child at home this school year? If so, I bet the thought of how to juggle the different needs of your little (or not so little) learners has crossed your mind. How can we, as moms, effectively meet the needs of children of multiple ages? I'm definitely not an expert here, although I may be by the time everything is said and done.<br />
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This school year I will be teaching a 5 year old, 4 year old, 2 1/2 year old, and 1 year old. My head is already spinning :)<br />
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1. <b>Learn through real life.</b> While I'm not officially labeling our family <a href="http://simplehomeschool.net/tag/unschooling/" target="_blank">unschoolers</a>, I do believe that children can learn so much by being involved in the ins and outs of normal life-- math in the grocery store, art at the kitchen table, science in the backyard, health at a dental appointment. At least in the younger years, most of the subjects we're required to teach can easily be incorporated in a hands-on, literacy-rich environment, as long as we're aware enough to make them teachable moments.<br />
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2. <b>Do it together.</b> The majority of our learning will happen with all the little ones present. While the baby may not be fully involved she'll definitely be close by. Of course, some of our studies (mainly Reading and Math) will be geared towards our oldest, but there are simple ways to include younger siblings.<br />
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For other subjects like Bible, History, Science, Art, Music, Health, and Physical Education we'll all easily be involved in the same activities. For example our "official" Bible studies will be continuing with breakfast readings from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1557482640/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1557482640&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories</a>. We'll also be <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-with-whats-in-bible-plus-all.html" target="_blank">walking through the Bible with the What's in the Bible? DVDs</a> and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830720685/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0830720685&linkCode=as2&tag=ahefoho-20" target="_blank">My Bible Coloring Book</a>. We'll be continuing to focus on prayer with <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/04/prayer-pail-finished-friday-come-link.html" target="_blank">our Prayer Pail</a> and we'll keep memorizing scripture with this <a href="http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/memorysys/" target="_blank">simple Scripture Memory Box system</a> (which, by the way, we love). For more ideas check out our <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/raising-children-of-god/" target="_blank">Raising Children for God</a> Pinterest board.<br />
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3. <b>Have fun, hands-on learning tools ready for younger children.</b> Younger sibling don't want to feel left out, so make them some special "school time" toys of their own. We have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/shhh-quiet-activity-ideas/" target="_blank">selection of preschool appropriate busy bags, craft supplies, and manipulatives</a> ready for our little learners. If you like to sew you could always make an oh. so. sweet <a href="http://pinterest.com/heart4home/quiet-books-i-ll-probably-never-make-but-want-to-t/" target="_blank">quiet book</a> for your littlest ones. (We'll be sharing some of the busy bags we've put together soon.)<br />
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So, what will our typical day look like? Well, I'm guessing anything but typical, I've been a mom long enough to know that things never run as planned and that children are not predictable.<br />
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<b>But, our little ones will be learning some of the most important lessons of all, how to love God, get along with others, love learning, and put their toys away.</b> Really, what more could we want? :)<br />
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This week we've been <b>overwhelmed with fresh produce from <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/03/gardening-with-kids-tri-moms.html" target="_blank">our garden</a></b>. This definitely isn't a bad thing, but we have so much that we've decided to freeze most of it until we can get around to canning.<br />
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There's been lots of yellow squash that is easily sliced and frozen for making <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/07/summer-squash-soup-for-freezer-finished.html" target="_blank">Creamy Summer Squash Soup</a> later. We have even more stored in our extra freezer at my parents' home.</div>
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We've also had lots and lots of tomatoes, which we've blanched, peeled and frozen for making tomato sauce later. I like to freeze the gallon bags on a flat surface and then stand them upright so they take up less room. (You can also see a glimpse of a bag of chopped banana peppers and our veggie scrap bin that we store extra bits in until we have enough for a <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/05/homemade-vegetable-broth-from-veggie.html" target="_blank">big batch of vegetable broth</a>.)</div>
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We also have these tomatoes that were blanched and cooled before we peeled, bagged, smushed (the kids' favorite part) and froze. This filled another 2 1/2 gallon bags. We combined the last half with the half filled bag you see in the freezer above.</div>
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Emahry, our five year old daughter, LOVES dresses! (Yes, she loves them so much that it's worthy of capitalization and an exclamation mark.)<br />
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However, she <a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/07/modest-dresses-lengthen-dress-or-skirt.html" target="_blank">likes her dresses long</a>, which we love, but it makes finding dresses for her much more difficult. While it's pretty easy to find more formal dresses in the length she likes (think Christmas, Easter, and flower girl dresses) it's really hard to find everyday play dresses.<br />
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So, once again, I decided to make a dress that I knew she would love. Even better was that I had all of the materials already on hand. (And obviously I didn't even bother to iron them.)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I started with a t-shirt in her size. The shirt fit the top part of her just fine, but had become awkwardly short so it had been moved to the scrap bin. I also had this juniors x-small skirt in my stash, a Goodwill find from a couple of years ago. Finally the wide, red gross-grain ribbon sash was originally the packaging for a fleece blanket I bought at a Valentine's Day clearance sale two years ago.</span><br />
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It worked out that the waist of the skirt and the chest of the t-shirt were the exact same width. So I simply pinned the skirt the whole way around the shirt and sewed it on with a long stitch. Then I centered the ribbon, pinned it to the front and sewed that on, too. I decided to leave the ribbon unattached in the back so that the dress could be tied tighter now and a little looser next summer (hopefully). Once I was finished sewing I turned the dress inside out and cut off the extra length from the t-shirt.<br />
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Emahry loves the pockets...<br />
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and the bow...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">All in all, this project took my less than 45 minutes even while entertaining four little ones.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Yesterday I posted </span><a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-with-whats-in-bible-plus-all.html" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">the simple, but effective ways we use the What's in the Bible? DVD series as part of a children's Bible study</a><span style="background-color: white;">. In the same post I announced that the </span><b style="background-color: white;">DVDs are on sale for only $10 for the next week!</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I also told you that I'd be making Review Flashcards for the rest of the DVDs, so without further ado...</span><br />
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<b>What's in the Bible? DVD 4 Review Flashcards</b><br />
<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Qg9Z7nFDBqVEVzV1ZNampKWkU" target="_blank">Part 1: Finally, the Promised Land</a></b><br />
<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Qg9Z7nFDBqMlZzaGwyUnpTeXM" target="_blank">Part 2: Cycle of Misery</a></b><br />
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And here are the links for the other sets of flashcards:<br />
<a href="http://whatsinthebible.com/parents/bible-flashcards/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Review Flashcards for <b>DVD 1</b></a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/05/whats-in-bible-review-flashcards.html" target="_blank">Review Flashcards for <b>DVD 2</b></a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2012/06/whats-in-bible-review-flashcards-dvd-3.html" target="_blank">Review Flashcards for <b>DVD 3</b></a></span><br />
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So, if you’re wanting a little extra review to go along with the <a href="http://whatsinthebible.zferral.com/l/59/22570" target="_blank">What’s in the Bible? DVDs</a>, I hope you’ll find these flashcards helpful.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 135%;">And remember, the What's in the Bible? DVDs are <b><a href="http://whatsinthebible.zferral.com/l/59/22570" target="_blank">on SALE for one week for only $10 each!</a></b></span><br />
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