Today was officially the last day of Spring, and we have wrapped up our Spring reading challenge. It would be nice to say that my kids have been scrambling to fill in the Spring Reading Chart that I got from Jolanthe at No Ordinary Moments,  however with th…

The thought of planning for our upcoming year is an exciting, but overwhelming one. I am almost done with my curriculum selections and am very excited to share what we will be doing. But, first I want to tell you about the The 2009 Schoolhouse Planner put o…

This weeks theme is hitting the road, so I thought this would be a great time to share about the 1,600 mile road trip we made to Kentucky last summer. . . and how we survived it! I have to thank my mother-in-law for this one. She gave my children a big…

Its official name is Chenopodium album , but it is more commonly known as lambs quarters or goosefoot and is considered a WEED by most people, but this weed is edible and is growing in my strawberry patch. I discovered you can use it just like you would spina…

~Malachi is 4 years, 4 months~ Our focus this past week has been on The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  I combined this lesson with Elli's Tot School and had her focus on butterflies, while Mali focused on caterpillars (among other things) for the let…

~Eliana is 29 months old~ We have been reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar for Tot School and Preschool. Since Mali is learning about the the Letter C I focused on caterpillars with him and butterflies with Elli (a few things are cross posted). …

The Sego Lily, of the Liliaceae family, Calochortus nuttallii , is my newest edible discovery. This flower has bulbs that taste like potatoes and seed pods that taste like young peas. It also has a deadly look-alike, the Death Camas, so I am including the st…

It's  Muffin Tin Monday , no theme, not much in the fridge and no bright ideas. My first idea: Fallout.  You know, whatever happens to fall out of the fridge (ie leftovers). But, as I was chopping veggies, I came up with a much better idea! A "Le…