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Nick - Age 11, 5th Grade
1. Math on the Level
2. All About Spelling Level 3
3. Institute for Excellence in Writing
4. Typing Instructor for Kids

James - Age 7, 2nd grade
1. Math on the Level
2. Beehive Reader
3. All About Spelling Level 2
4. Typing Instructor for Kids

Robert - Age 4
1. Five in a Row Volume I
• Clown of God

Together we do:
1. Picture Study: Claude Monet
2. Power Glide Spanish Junior
3. Story of the World, Volume II
4. Considering God's Creation: Animal Structure
5. Indoor Science Experiments and Outdoor Nature Study

We're currently studying the Middle Ages with these books:
Son of Charlemagne - finished
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
The Adventures of Robin Hood - finished
William the Conqueror
The Story of Joan of Arc

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Warm From the Inside Out

It’s finally turned cold here with a high today of about 20 degrees. We had about two or three inches of snow on the ground this morning, and I let the boys go outside and play with their friends while I made breakfast.

When they came in all rosy-cheeked and covered in snow, I had [...]

Recipe: Peanut Butter Balls

For as long as I can remember, my mom and I would make peanut butter balls from time to time. If I recall correctly, she had originally seen the recipe in the local newspaper before I was born. It’s a quick, easy, high-protein snack that almost everyone enjoys. (Everyone except my husband, Jon, who has [...]

Christmas Yum!

Like many American families, we bake cookies and make candy during the Christmas season each year. My husband Jon’s favorite Christmas candy is chocolate covered peanuts, and we always make chocolate covered pretzels at the same time. The recipe is very simple:

1 package Almond Bark (plain vanilla type) 1 twelve ounce package chocolate chips [...]

Recipe: Pumpkin Tweak Bread

For Robert’s first birthday cake, I wanted something not too sweet and relatively healthy. I made honey cupcakes for Nicholas’ first birthday, but they proved too sweet for a baby who’d never had a trace of sugar. For James’ first birthday, I made a carrot cake which turned out wonderfully but I wanted to [...]

Flax Muffins

I wanted to share yet another recipe with you all. These Flax Muffins are my family’s favorite muffins, and they’re relatively simple and quick to make. Since flax seed is amazingly healthy (good source of fiber, 2600 mg of Omega 3s per serving, gluten free, 0 g trans fat), I can pat myself on the [...]