Even though F is for Fried Chicken a la Antonio, trust me, this man’s fried chicken is straight A’s at a barbecue or hockey viewing party! It’s awesome to have friends that no matter how long you haven’t seen each other when you walk through their door it’s just like you saw them yesterday. We’ve been blessed with friends like…
Kids and Sharks – A Fun Morning at SeaQuest Las Vegas
As regular readers of my blog know, we visit Las Vegas quite a lot. There are a few reasons for this, we have good friends who live there, it is a fairly easy drive from home, and there are some great restaurants and attractions for us to enjoy as a family. We decided to check out a new to us…
Soaring Through the Clouds (Five-Minute Friday)
It took me a bit to sit down and put something together for this week’s Five-Minute Friday prompt. With the sad news of not one but two people (very near my age) taking their own lives this week, I had trouble feeling creative. To imagine folks with such sadness and hopelessness is distressing to say the least. Add to this…
E is for English Muffin Pizzas {Blogging Through the Alphabet}
With all of our travelling the past couple of weeks, I haven’t had a lot of time for cooking at home so we’ve been thinking of recipes that are easy to prepare at home or on the road. This week we decided on English Muffin Pizzas. These make terrific snacks or fun lunchtime sandwich replacements and even little kids can…
Something’s Fishy at Lake Iwannafisha from The Critical Thinking Co.™ {My Review}
There is nothing EJ likes better than solving mysteries so when we had the opportunity to review Something’s Fishy at Lake Iwannafisha from The Critical Thinking Co.™, I jumped at the chance. We jumped into our file as soon as we received it (you can also order printed books but since we are in Canada, downloading a PDF saves a lot on…
Return (Five Minute Friday)
START Return, what an appropriate word for today as we begin our drive home after two weeks away. I love to travel but I also love to go home. A lot of this is because while I travel with family members there are always some who have to stay home. EJ and I are lucky. We homeschool together and I…
D is for Deviled Eggs {Blogging Through the Alphabet}
What family picnic or event is complete without a pretty plate of deviled eggs? Okay, maybe that’s just my family but we love to bring out our special cut glass plate with the little divots for each egg half. For years I would fill a pot with a dozen eggs then cover them with cold tap water before bringing them…
Take Time to Pause and Smell the Roses
Life has been busy lately so this week’s Five-Minute Friday prompt, Pause, seems very appropriate. Start This week our family is visiting Disneyland. It’s the first visit for our 13-month-old grandson and his dad, our son-in-law. The rest of us, including our 11-year-old grandson, have visited many times and, of course, have our favorite things to see and do. One…
C is for Chicken Florentine {Blogging Through the Alphabet}
I’m joining you all from Disneyland this week so I decided to share one of my favorite recipes from The Happiest Place on Earth for the letter C, Chicken Florentine from Blue Bayou Restaurant in New Orleans Square. I love that Disney happily shares their most popular recipes from their restaurants and resorts. All you have to do is visit…
Home School Navigator Reading & Language Arts Curriculum {My Review}
Reading and writing are such basics of our education that when I was given the opportunity to review Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum. Looking at the main reading list I was pleased to see the quality of selections, particularly for the interactive notebooks for the older levels. These notebooks have the kids cutting and pasting plus writing responses so for someone…