In 1925 the world was blessed with a dog named Balto and other sled dogs. Below is their story and many resources to learn more about what these amazing sled dogs accomplished. In 1925, a life-or-death race to rescue the children of Nome, AK, from disease made an international hero of one sled dog — […]
If you know me even just a little, chances are you know that cooking is not high, more like way down at the bottom, of the list of things I like to do. Don’t mistake that for meaning that I do not cook, because I do. On average I would say I put a meal […]
About Firefly Island: Sometimes love takes you on an adventure completely off the map. Mallory Hale’s life quickly veers off course when she falls hopelessly in love. After a whirlwind romance, Mallory finds herself leaving the bustle and action of Capitol Hill for the remote town of Moses Lake, Texas-with husband, stepson, and a U-Haul […]
Latin is a course that I sort of stumbled onto in my search for high school electives. While perusing a magazine I saw an ad that sparked my thoughts in the direction of Latin as an elective for Chloe. When I was in high school Latin was offered as a foreign language and was typically taken by those […]
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Hamburger Stroganoff Serves: 5 Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs hamburger (we use ground turkey) 2 TSBP butter or marjarine 16 oz. sour cream 1 medium onion 1 can cream of chicken soup 12 oz. noodles Seasonings to taste (we use Nature’s Seasoning) Directions: 1. Chop onion and saute in a pan with butter or marjarine. 2. […]
Our two most recent art projects ended up being theme related. Last year I found some art projects I really loved that used oil pastels. We immediately did one of them, but then the other got put on the back burner. I had been saving the other one, the Railroad Perspective project, not sure for […]
I stumbled upon this book Thirty Days Has September – Cool Ways to Remember Stuff, a few years back and just loved some of the little mnemonic devices (A mnemonic device is any learning technique that aids information retention. Mnemonics aim to translate information into a form that the human brain can retain better than […]
Wilson Bentley was born February 9, 1865, on a farm in Jericho, Vermont. From early in childhood he loved snowflakes. He learned that most crystals had six branches. Starting at age 15 he drew 100 snowflakes each winter for 3 winters. Wilson learned to use micro-photography to photograph snowflakes. When he was 66 his book […]
We finally had enough snow, and a free Saturday afternoon that happened to fall at the same time! This meant that we could try snowshoeing for the first time! We had wanted to go last year but never had enough snow to do it. This season the weekend we planned on going, all the snow […]
(*Note – The above cell phone photo does not do this meal justice) Souperior-M Meatloaf (seasoned with a soup packet and Super Moist!) Ingredients: 1 envelope Onion Soup Mix (You can use Lipton Beefy Onion or any Onion Soup – we use one from Aldi’s) 2 lbs. ground beef (we use ground turkey) 3/4 cup […]
Chloe is reading and we are discussing Wakefield by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne, (1804-1864), ranks among America’s major authors. Between about 1825 and 1850, he developed his talent by writing short fiction and the novel Fanshawe (1828). Then he gained international fame for his novel The Scarlett Letter (1850). Here is an extensive list of his works. […]
