Hind's Feet

Phil Wade has an update about the new Narnia movie at Brandywine Books Robert Williams compares the Presidential Candidates over at Dead Man Blogging ... Just a bit humorous if you're pro-Bush... best to just avoid if you're not. Carolyn at Guilt-Free Homeschooling reminds us that "parent" is a verb. Get caught up in the fun of GeoCaching with Karen and her seven little ones.

How to set the Table Basic Table Manners Dining Etiquette How to Play the Spoons

TeachersFirst.com ...a service of Network for Instructional TV, Inc. ("NITV") -- Have fun exploring!

I found out she didn't use canola oil, but sprayed the non-stick pan with cooking spray (okay, it was Pam, can we name namebrands in BlogLand?)... then she fried the non-coconut side first, and the coconut side last... that way when it was done she could scoop up coconut flakes that had fallen off and put them back on the tortilla.

Rembrandt made up something really yummy. I'm not sure exactly how she made it, I'll have double check with her when she's awake tomorrow morning... but... She drizzled a flour tortilla with a bit of honey, sprinkled it lightly with shredded coconut, and fried it, coconut side down, in a bit of canola oil (probably about a Tbsp, maybe a bit less) ... just when the coconut began to brown lightly, she flipped them and fried the other side. The honey kept the coconut in place during frying. They tasted deliciously like a coconut baklava. Teenagers are so much fun to have around!

You will love the Ode to John Denver over at Chris's Big Yellow House... I think I want a recording of this to play and sing along to when we start our trek from California to Ohio!

What did I do to deserve such great kids? Last night after my dad's 62nd birthday party, Rembrandt went and cleaned grandma's kitchen and did all of the dishes, shooing everyone else out of the kitchen! This morning she is upstairs getting a bedroom ready for her other grandma, all of her own volition... cleaning out the closet, washing windows, dusting, vacuuming... and SteamVac-ing the carpet in that room! She blesses her two grandmas without any prodding from me. I feel so incredibly blessed to be her mother. The downstairs carpet will arrive tomorrow... Wait... What's that? I hear very loud music upstairs... whose kids are those??? Oh whew, it was only temporary. I guess they were checking to see if the CD player still worked.. ;o) Okay, I'm off to... wait... I haven't told you about my latest find at Motivated Moms! They offer a home management solution for the right-brained mom. If you click on order you can download their 2002 eBook for free... I lo...

Zelie has not written anything lately. After almost a daily dose of "something to think about" last week, she has left us high and dry. Of course, she is freshly pregnant, and probably a wee bit queasy when faced with a monitor, not to mention probably needing naps by now... but I do miss her posts. When I have a moment and a cup of coffee, I'm thankful there is this cozy spot on the web. I love to sit down at Pamela Spurling's virtual kitchen table and glean from her thoughts. If you don't subscribe to her "welcome home" newsletter , I highly recommend it. The last one was very convicting and eye-opening for me.... and very inspiring... as her newletters always are!

" May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distil as the dew, as the gentle rain upon the tender grass, and as the showers upon the herb. " - Deuteronomy 32:2 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you. Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him. Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart. ~Psalm 32:8-11 "These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up....

...celebrating my dad's birthday today, so I'll update more later. Answering two quick questions from Denice.... The countdown thing is from BlogTricks and you can set it to count down to any number of events up to ten events. The free version includes the little ads. ;o) My thumbnail picture thingy is also from BlogTricks and it's easy to customize it to include more or less pictures; to show random pictures each visit, or the same pictures each time; and to designate how many columns of pictures to show. You can also set picture size. The referring web thing shows you where people clicked to your site from if they clicked on a link on another web-site. It's available from TrueFresco Heather

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A dear family friend, who has been an English teacher in Japan, is teaching Rembrandt Japanese... here is one of Rembrandt's first lessons: Hiragana Lessons

The Electronic Text Center - University of Virginia Library is an incredible resource containing tens of thousands of SGML and XML-encoded electronic texts and images combined with a library service that offers hardware and software suitable for the creation and analysis of text. Some of my favorite gems located here are the Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799

A Charlotte Mason Education Who is Charlotte Mason? Why Use Her Methods? This link includes information about the Charlotte Mason Method (overview, narration, nature study, language arts, habits, and application) as well as tips on how to apply it to Daily Life (scheduling, tips, field trips, coping). There are also book recommendations and other resources. Enjoy!

Would you lie on a test because you know it's what your professor wants to read? The Dawn Treader brings up Professor Problems Is our purpose in life to succeed any which way we can? Or to please God? Do we continue to please God, even though it may mean sacrificing a grade? Or does God even care, as long as it turns out favorably for us? Just how humanistic is Christianity getting? (These questions kept me awake last night. ;o)

Don't miss this treasure! Parables From Nature by Margaret Gatty was recommended by Charlotte Mason and includes the wonderful conversations of bees, birds, horses, trees, flowers and many other creatures. The link brings you to the full online text.

I didn't pack my Anne of Green Gables series.... I gave them to my friend Sharon to sell on Ebay!!! I just found out while looking at her listings!!! Kind of ironic I was too lazy to look for them in the moving boxes and bought one on Ebay....

Carolyn speaks my mind at Guilt-Free Homeschooling - Standing up against "The Lie"

The Tanglewood School Curriculum Offering a complete, classical homeschooling curriculum merged with the delightful teaching method of Charlotte Mason.