measuring honey

I just put together a loaf with whole wheat (fresh ground) and oat (old fashioned oatmeal) for the bread machine. I decided to use honey instead of sugar. I don’t like using honey in recipes because it is messy and I never feel I got all the required amount because it sticks. That may now [...]

2008 Curriculum Fair

Monday and Tuesday was the IDEA Curriculum Fair here in Fairbanks. I went both days including the keynote breakfast. The speaker was Debra Bell. She was great.
On Monday, I spent most of the time in the vendor room. It is usually the same vendors every year with a few local authors too. Last year I [...]

Possibly Related Posts?

I just logged into my site this afternoon and was surprised to see a listing at the bottom on my posts of “possibly related posts”. I did not put them there nor authorize them. I do not endorse any of these links. However the way they are attached at the bottom of the post [...]

FLDS vs TX teen pregnancy stats

This is a couple of comments from another blog (unfortunatly, I wasn’t able to discover which one since it was cross posted several times before I found it). Anyway, I find it interesting in the face of the child endangerment claims made by the state regarding teenage pregnancies at the FLDS ranch.
I totally agree with [...]

Too many choices!

One of the great things about homeschool is getting to choose what curriculum and materials to use. However, this time of year, it can also be a drawback as you ponder the many choices. That’s my problem today, too many 2nd grade choices. As a result this is my third post about 2nd grade plans. [...]

Happy Birthday son

Saturday my son had his 6th birthday party. We had a great time. There were 14 kids ranging from 18 months to 13 years and 6 adults including me and my husband. Laura was up from Florida and the kids were thrilled to play with her 3 boys again. Its been over a year since [...]

FLDS kids stay in custody

A judge has ruled the FLDS kids in Texas state custody must all remain in state custody. They are also requiring DNA testing of all 416 kids plus women and men. This seems an outrageous invasion of privacy. I can’t believe the judge has allowed the state to maintain control of all the kids. I [...]

punishing many for crimes of the few

In the news lately are the members of a religious compound in Texas. There were accusations of child abuse and underage forced marriages. In the raid that followed, over 400 children were taken away by the state and most have not been in contact with their families since. They are being housed in a stadium. [...]

A Chilly House

We slept in this morning. Since the weather has been warming up, we’ve been letting the fire go out in the mid-afternoon until the next morning. Well, because we slept in and it was cooler last night then it has been, our house was 62 when we finally got up. We were just about out [...]

Thin crust

Thin crust, stay on trail. This sign was one of my favorites when visiting Hawaii Volcanoes Nat’l Park 3 years ago (5/13/05). They weren’t talking about pizza. It was on a trail across the Halemaumau Crater. I have pictures of me at the sign at the trailhead which went across the crater floor to [...]