Goodbye, Abby the hamster

Posted on June 22, 2009 by

I’m not sure what it is, but we have not had a good week with our small pets. Friday I found one of my 6-year old parakeets (Lucy) belly up in the cage. The night before she was her chipper self, squawking at Ricky, her cage-mate, and munching down birdseed. Then this afternoon my daughter could not find her hamster in its home. It had buried itself with bedding. She took it out and it … Continue reading →

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Stovetop Tuna Casserole and Variations

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

I use cream soups a lot in cooking stove top casseroles. I have been making the same stove top tuna casserole for years. I often add different things to it like chopped tomato or broccoli, but a bit ago I decided to add some sharp shredded cheddar cheese. It was delicious and everyone really liked it so I added it to my recipes. Here is my basic stove top tuna casserole recipe. 1 can cream … Continue reading →

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Myrtle Beach Mini-Vacation

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

A couple of weekends ago we took a mini vacation to Myrtle Beach. I wrote about our escapade with the ant invasion but I also wanted to share a small bit about how the vacation went. We had set up the camper in the yard to deal with the ant extermination and naturally it decided to rain. We waited Friday for the rain to let up enough so we could close down the camper. We … Continue reading →

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Mailbox Surprise

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

Look what I found in my mailbox today: This is one of my absolute favorite homeschool resources. Bigger than a major city’s telephone book, the 1,358 pages are filled with detailed descriptions and reviews of thousands of products for your school. I refer back to this book all through the year. I take my colored pens and mark things of interest, folding the page corners as I go for quick reference. I use the order … Continue reading →

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Summer Projects

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

Summer has come along like gangbusters with its soaring temperatures and longer hours of daylight. A perfect time for us to tackle some projects that have been calling out to be done for months. I have a long “to do” list of things that have either been met with procrastination or have fallen to the prey of neglect. I am hoping to tackle at least two or three of these a week until we head … Continue reading →

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