Homemaking 911

Today, the girls made YUMMY homemade Egg-English Muffin Sandwiches. Let me just confess something right here. I love these from McDonalds. I love the yummy, warm, cheesy egg goodness.

When I was a new mother I did what I was always taught by example.  When you are sick, you go to the doctor.  They write a prescription,  you get it filled and you take it.  This cycle repeats every time you or your child has a fever, heavy cough, sore throat, or any other [...]

This week, the girls just finished doing a special unit study on electricity.  Ok STOP!  Before you think I am some superstar-brainy mom, let me tell you about this study.  I did it the EASY way.  I received this wonderful kit called:
Electric Circuits by Ed Basconi and David M. Jones.
The girls (ages 8 and 10) [...]

If you have been a reader of mine for long, you know I do not shy away from having my children in the kitchen cooking right along side me.  So, when Shelley told me she was going to teach an online “Back to the Basics” cooking class, I knew I had to join that class.  [...]

As you can read in our previous post, using venison is something sort of new to me.  This year, we were fortunate again to have some wonderful hunters give us some of their excess venison.
I have learned a few more things that I thought I would share:
The backstraps are the most tender part of the [...]

As we head into our day most of us need an organized plan to create order.  Malia Russell’s From Chaos to Order presents organizational tools that will help any family, no matter what age your children are.  Even if you believe that you don’t need extra help in this area, I found great [...]