Paper Crafts

Paper boomerangs A friend pointed me to this really neat resource: Canon’s Creative Park. There are tons of models on their site ranging from monuments (Eiffel Tower, Castel d’ St. Angelo) to toys like chess sets and boomerangs. All the files are in PDF format. You just have to print all the pieces, cut them [...]

Bible Resource

Gary Petersen, who writes the blog Country Keepers, recently posted one of his projects. He put together a PDF version of A.T. Robertson’s A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ. Petersen’s post about the project and PDF file are here. It could be a good resource for homeschoolers who study [...]

Thanks, Adam and Jamie

Clearly, the kids have seen many (too many?) episodes of Mythbusters. J, staring at our recent purchase: “Mom, what are we going to do with the pineapple? Will you cut it up and turn it into ballistics gel? Adam and Jamie did that on Mythbusters…they went to a, um, a bone store and got bones [...]

Seeds

2009-04-19 Seeds Originally uploaded by Phisch We’ve started! Well, mom did actually, since the boys have a guest today and I wasn’t patient enough to wait until things settled down. I opted to start the seeds indoors instead of placing them directly in the boxes. Several reasons: there’s a squirrel that comes by every morning [...]

Loose Tooth

It’s happened and the proof—in pictures—is here! J has his first loose tooth. Wow, that came earlier than I thought. After all, he only turned five in January. It wasn’t quite the same as with NM. I think NM wasn’t excited but J was really upset. He said his tooth hurt as he bit into [...]

Yes, We Can!

Perhaps I’m making up for not going to the Tax Day Tea Party at the capitol to hear Gov. Perry mention “secession” and make the media crazy. Yes, I will miss historic events just to get us to the church on time. Maybe I am just protesting Big Agribusiness and the moolah they’re spending lately. [...]

Anise-Spiced Stir Fry Beef

This was inspired by a dish that we had years and years ago in Manila at a Chinese restaurant called anise beef grizzle and egg noodles. Yes, I know it sounds gross but you had to taste it! It was amazing. I went in search of “anise beef” recipes and most of them came up [...]

Good Habits

Back in our old house, I used to have song lyrics and scriptures pasted over my house—on doors, the microwave, mirrors—but here, only on my monitor. Time to revive the habit. I think we ought to start with this one. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart [...]

Resurrection Day Shenanigans

Resurrection Day egg hunt Originally uploaded by Phisch Many more photos here. Yesterday’s celebrations went very well. Everyone had to get up early because hubby and I had work to do at church. It was neat to see a lot of new faces and some that normally attend different service times. Our pastor spoke of [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-12

Joy the Baker’s stuff looks amazing! And, yes, she has a pie crust recipe. http://ping.fm/v4IJo # @three_6_five i can’t see! iforgot my login. lol in reply to three_6_five # breakfast was good. who needs air freshener when you can make pancakes? lovin’ from the oven! # @three_6_five *waves hi* in reply to three_6_five # @ayen02 [...]

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