Heather L, Author at Marine Corps Nomads

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

We have declared weekends, especially Sunday, family time. On Saturdays, we get various things done that are unable to be done during the week. This could mean doing tasks around the house and/or getting errands done. We try to get these necessary things out of the way as quickly as possible. Saturday evenings, we sit down and enjoy a movie together as a family. This past Saturday, we watched Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. It’s a great, inspirational family movie. (We rented it from Netflix.) On Sundays, we head to church in the morning and come home to a…

Stocked Gluten Free Pantry

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Last week, I shared a picture of my stocked freezer. This week, after some much needed organization, I am sharing a couple of pictures of my pantry. One of the things that I really like about this house is the size of the pantry. It’s nice and big with good storage space. The first picture is of all of the items that I store in Tupperware. At any given time, we have several different kinds of gluten free cereal on hand. I have various types of gluten free flours including: teff, amaranth, sorghum, sweet rice, white rice, brown rice, tapioca,…

Delicious, Family-Friendly Low Sodium Meals

Posted in Family, and Homemaking

When we head out camping, we normally have very little space for storage of food and seasonings. We love lots of flavor in our foods, and we don’t want to give up flavor even though we’re camping. To make things easy, D likes to take his “all purpose” seasoning, Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb, with us. It works for chicken, steak, eggs… It gives that punch of flavor that we like without needing lots of different seasonings. For those who are watching their salt intake, Mrs. Dash makes a nice substitute because it is salt-free. You don’t feel like you’re…

August 26, 2010

Heather L

Keeping Kid’s Smile Healthy and Beautiful

Posted in Family

With all of the junk food available these days, we’re in a uphill battle with cavities. There are those kids who will get cavities no matter how diligent the child and parent are in taking care of their teeth, but it can and will be much worse if we, as parents, don’t teach our kids to take care of themselves and their teeth. (Munchkin was one of those kids that got cavities even though we were diligent with oral hygiene and diet.) Brushing Your Teeth: Ideally, kids should be brushing their teeth after each meal, but honestly, this isn’t realistic…