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Month: February 2013

VeggieTales: The Little House That Stood

Posted in Reviews

The Little House that Stood Dvd Description: Feature 1: The Wise Pig Built His House Upon the Rock! When the Three Little Pigs roll into town looking to build some new houses, they meet one builder with a plan and two without a clue! Larry builds with hay, Mr. Lunt builds with bricks, but only Bob builds his houses on a firm foundation – following the wise plans from the “Master Builder’s Handbook!” Will they choose the right builder that will keep their houses – and their lives – on solid ground? Find out in this pig’s tale that shows…

Our 2013 Valentine’s Day

Posted in Family, and Holidays

Normally, I try to surprise Munchkin with some fun Valentine’s Day goodies and decorations when she comes downstairs in the morning. Unfortunately, those plans had to be set aside when our wireless router went haywire and stopped working. The good news was that the internet itself was working, but the bad news was that it took me a good chunk of the morning to get the router back up and running. Hey, at least I was able to get it to work rather than needing to purchase a new one. Sadly, that meant no fun surprises for Munchkin. 🙁 After…

Jalapeno Turkey Burgers

Posted in Gluten Free, and Reviews

When I was told that Jenny-O was coming out with a new line of burgers – Jalapeno Turkey Burgers, I knew that we’d want to try them. I was curious to see if they were really spicy or just had a hint of the jalapeno heat. On Monday night, I prepared the new turkey burgers while D and Munchkin were at TaeKwonDo. I had even splurged and picked up some Udi’s gluten free hamburger buns as Munchkin and D enjoy having their hamburgers with a bun every now and again. Since I didn’t want to go outside and turn on…

Farewell, Dear Sun, ‘Til Morning Dawns

Posted in Homeschooling

For my American Literature class, I was given the assignment of writing prose about the sunset. Prose, by definition according to the Marriam-Webster Dictionary, is: a literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech. It can also include prose poetry and a variety of other different forms. After some consideration, I eventually settled on this one. For a bonus, I decided to draw a picture to illustrate the prose which is featured above. Farewell, Dear Sun, ‘Til Morning Dawns by Munchkin Twas nigh ‘til…