Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Crunchy Confession Booth is Now Open
There are lots of great reasons to go green – it is good for the environment, it can be economical, it lets you wear the “crunchy” label with some pride. One downside is that we tend to give ourselves a … Continue reading
Filed under Green Living, Healthy Eating
Homeschool Journal: Week Two – Learning on the Road
In our homeschool this week… We took our school on the road this week as our family is vacationing in beautiful Southern California. This week has been quite a lesson in lots of things for this Wisconsin mama: I’m used … Continue reading
Filed under Homeschool?
Renewing Green Passions in the New Year
TOP CODE Welcome to the first edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama! In the month of January, we start afresh, a new year, new ideas. Hence, our participants have looked into the topic … Continue reading
Filed under Green Living
What Makes a Great Mommy Blog
I guess I’m one of “them” – the mommy bloggers. Although natural parenting and green living are more my niche, I do tend to spew a lot of love for my son on this blog, and I think that puts … Continue reading
Filed under Lighter Side, Uncategorized
Wordless Wednesday: Jan-Boree!
Waukesha’s winter festival “Jan-Boree” was last weekend, and we fully enjoyed it! We started the weekend by helping out at the recycle center’s informational booth at the morning pancake breakfast. It was fun to learn more about the county’s recycling … Continue reading
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Burger King Delivers, and I Don’t Like It.
Burger King has recently announced a pilot home delivery program which will put a Whopper in your hand for a small delivery charge. I don’t like it. Early naysayers have painted the image of the Discovery Channel-special-worthy morbidly obese calling … Continue reading
Filed under Healthy Eating
I think I’ll start vetting our library books better.
Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I shouldn’t be creeped out by this. Maybe it is my own hangups that are the cause of my heebie-jeebies over this book, but I don’t know. Tell me what you think. This week we … Continue reading
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Homeschool Journal, Week One: The Letter A and Lots of Moos
A caveat, of sorts… When I think of homeschooling, I picture a mother with two or three grade-school aged children reading books, taking field trips, and learning together. I don’t picture me at my dining room table with my two … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Wordless Wednesday: Best Granola Ever
Do you like granola from the store? You won’t after you try this recipe. Seriously, it is fantastic. You’ll need: 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats 2/3 cup flour 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup your … Continue reading
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A Bittersweet Milestone
I am having a really hard time with how much growing up that Jack has done. I’m so proud of his growth, of the person he’s becoming, but I’m wistful too. I feel like everything has gone by so fast. … Continue reading
Filed under Natural Parenting
