I truly believe that the Lord wanted me to take to heart this compiled list of failures as in the last week I have received it several times via email, and I just read it in the book I am reading. I thought I would share… Einstein was four years old before he could speak. Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school and was considered “unpromising”. When Thomas Edison was a youngster, his teacher told me he was too stupid to learn anything. He was counseled to go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant…
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Crockpot Cooking
Posted in Homemaking
My new crockpot with various size crocks makes cooking much easier. During the school week (and even on weekends), I enjoy the freedom of being able to toss some ingredients in the crockpot and forget about it until supper time. The aroma of a hot meal fills the house without me having to spend hours in the kitchen. On days when I’m not feeling well, I’m still able to offer filling hot meals to my family. The crockpot is also helpful when I, uh, forget to thaw out the meat ahead of time. I can just toss it in the…
Foto Friday: Dress Up Challenge
Posted in Family, and Photography
We had a great deal of fun with this challenge. You can see our main family picture here. Now for more pictures from our trip back in time… For more Foto Friday Dress Up Challenge, head on over to Renaissance.
This morning, Munchkin and I headed off to the library to return her library books. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to find any new books to check out, so she was a little bummed. While we were out, we decided that we would head over to Sam’s Club to see if we could find the gluten free cake mixes that my sister had told me about last night on the phone. (Since we’re in a different state, I didn’t know if they would have them.) Munchkin loves carrot cake and one of the mixes was for carrot cake. I thought it…
Holiday Preparations
Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking
I love this time of year. Normally, I’m seeing beautiful trees painted in glorious colors. As the air gets cooler, we know it’s time to head to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard. This year is a little different. We’re not watching the fall colors. We’re not picking pumpkins or apples. Instead, we’re watching citrus fruit being harvested. In fact, D brought me home a huge bag of grapefruit just this week. It’s all a little odd for someone from the East Coast that is use to regular seasons. Even though things are different than years past, we are still…