Category: Blog
Sewing with Kids
This is an old photo. I was still pregnant with our littlest when these were taken. We were making him gifts 🙂
Art bin
Recently I put together a random art bin for the kids to use anytime. It defiantly needs to be organized better, but for now it is working wonderfully. I just put some supplies I don’t mind them using anytime, including some scraps and even recyclables.
I highly recommend it.
Taking Friends to Zion
Our friends came to visit for two weeks! So of course we had to take them to see Zion. I love homeschooling for a million reasons, being able to travel at will is one of them!
Happy Easter
We are here with my big brother and his family.
As kids we loved running around finding and solving the clues… now it’s wonderful to watch our little ones doing the same.
Hope you are all having a wonderful day!
Wild Horses
We had a lovely little adventure outside of Las Vegas looking for wild horses. Im not sure how wild they really are, one tried to come home with us!
Salt Clay DIY
Easter Grass
One of my holiday traditions is growing Easter Grass in our baskets. It is so lovely and the kids always enjoy doing it.
1) Mark the calendar for about 1 1/2-2 weeks before Easter.
2) Line the basket with something like a few layers of cheesecloth or a scrap of rag to hold the dirt.
3) Let the kids scoop their dirt in and then sprinkle some wheat grass seeds (or raw wheat berries) over the top. We spread them pretty thick.
4) Sprinkle a little more dirt on top and water.
5) Keep them well watered and in a warm place. I’ve had a lot of luck keeping them in a large plastic tub by the window to be sure they stay moist and warm.
The grass should be nice and tall by Easter!
Injera Success!
Sorry to do this! Not only is it a bad photo of weird looking food, it’s also a brag post! Oh well, for some reason you are still reading 🙂 So I’ll go on.
Tonight was a very happy night, after (honestly) years of trying, our Injera bread actually turned out. The Ethiopian stews and salads were good too! I’m so happy. There is no gluten-free Ethiopian food in Las Vegas, believe me, I’ve called everyone. This has been a stubborn thorn in my culinary side for so long.
My family has been very patient with my many failed attempts -which were eaten lovingly, if not entusiastically. It’s not easy to admit such a simple and delicious meal could torment with such elusiveness.
Tonight, I go to bed totally satiated.
…Except for this one nagging desire to make some of those beautiful Japanese sweets that look like fairy treats…
