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Homeschool Crew Review: Introduction to Whole Grain Baking

  I am thankful that we were able to review An Introduction to Whole Grain Baking…with Blender Batter Baking and the Two-Stage Process, one of the Sue Gregg Cookbook Series.  Although this book is not specifically gluten-free, it taught us a lot about grains and gave us a few delicious gluten-free recipes.    The focus […]

Fit Mommy Friday

  This has been a busy week, preparing for weekend visitors and a big celebration at church, while trying to keep up with the homeschooling and preparing to plant the garden.    As far as exercise goes, I only went for one walk. I did, however, spend a lot of time scurrying to and fro…and […]

Fit Mommy Friday #14

  It was quite a week, but a good one.   Exercise:  I went for two long walks in the woods.  We saw bloodroot flowers and dogtooth violets and a grouse,  and we tiptoed across the stream on fallen logs.  I also did some light weeding in the garden, trying to get at the weeds […]

Fit Mommy Friday Week #13

  This weeks seems to have gone by in a blur and I’ve been forgetting to concentrate on becoming fit.   That is not a good thing, and I hope to do much better next week.   Exercising:  I took a few walks, much longer than I could manage in January.  (Smiles.)  I also did some […]

Battling Burn-Out: Simple but Not Easy

One big homeschooling problem revolves around the questions: How can you avoid burn out? What can you do if you burn out?  Before we can tackle these questions, we need to know what burn out is. Burn out:  to fail, wear out, or become exhausted by reason of excessive demands on energy, strength or resources (Webster’s Unabridged […]