Country Mama at Heart
Win a great gift from Homestead Originals!
Win a bar of our FANTASTIC Farm Fresh Oatmeal Soap and our signature slotted hardwood soap shelf!
How do you win? Leave a comment with your first name and email addy, so I can contact you–that simple. Want 2 chances to win? Post this contest on YOUR blog too….and comment with the link, your name and email addy.
We’ll draw the winners name outta ye’ ol’ hat July 31st! To Enter , you must leave your comment over here at this link....CLICK HERE :)
Lisa
STOP THAT THIEF!
Soooo….I quietly go about making the family bread…but started noticing that each time I was making it, the regular crowd would stream in through the kitchen for a slab, fresh out of the oven with some butter…but SOMEONE was tearing these big chunks out of the loaves!
This couldn’t be my precious children doing this! *gasp!* nah….I thought this was a husband move for sure….alas, I caught the little thief, red handed!!
I was close, not my husband, but his son! Okay, my son…..but I couldn’t believe it! My husband says to take it as a compliment, he loves your homemade bread….just to prove he loves it….he did it again the next time I made bread, he knocked over the 25# bag of spuds I had there as a deterent, and used them as a step!
He’s so darned cute, it’s hard to get mad….lol! Guess if I want prefect loaves I’d best find a new place to cool them……up much higher!
Nah….I’ll just leave ‘em low….gives a good feeling that even the 1.5yo appreciates Mamas homemade bread, even if he is running thru the kitchen grabbing hunks and running away….giggling all the way 
Homemade Bread anyone?
Lisa
New & Gently Used Books and HS Curriculum FOR SALE
FOR
HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM (all BRAND NEW!)
Polished Cornerstones by DOORPOSTS—BRAND NEW! $45.00
KONOS In a Bag :
Veritas Press ; GENESIS THRU JOSHUA (like new with cards!) $20.00
Art Basics for Children - Visual Manna $10.00
Visual Manna's Master Drawing $10.00
Barker Creek's :Draw Write Now Book 6 Animals & Habitats $5.00
Rod n Staff English 9/10 Teacher Book only—BRAND NEW---$15.00
Rod n Staff English 2 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in goodshape!)
ABEKA : Our
CHRISTIAN
Bob Jones Press : A Servants Heart : Bible Truths 2 TEACHER EDITION $15.00
Books: (Used--but in good or great shape!)
HISTORY OF US :
Savage Sam : Fred Gipson $2.50
From Submarine to Steamboat: Robert Fulton (hardcover/dust jacket) $5.00 (brand new--!)
Story of
Mama’s Torah (BRAND NEW) $5.00
The Race : Golden Filly Series Book 1 by Lauraine Snelling $1.00
Eagles Wings : Golden Filly Series Book 2 by Lauraine Snelling $1.00
Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling : Dr. Brian Ray $2.50
Homeschooling:The Journey is the Reward : Pamela Berthume $3.00
If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy : Lindsey O'Connor $3.00
The Purpose Driven Life : Rick Warren (hardcover/dust jacket) $3.00
Walking Wisely : Charles Stanley (hardcover/dust jacket) $3.00
The Kingdom Series: Kingdoms Quest Book 5 : Chuck Black $3.00
Civil War Ghosts : Daniel Cohen $2.50
Left Behind : Tim LaHaye / Jerry Jenkins $2.50
Just Like Jesus : Max Lucado $2.50
Molly Saves the Day (American Girls Series) $2.00
Happy Birthday Kirsten (American Girls Series) $2.00
Black Beauty (shorter childrens version-hardcover) MJ Carr $1.00
The Sleepytime Ponies Trick a Trickster : Lana Jordan (hardcover/dust jacket--signed by author) $2.50
The Tightwad Gazette II : Amy Dacyczyn (Hardcover) $2.50
Nightlight For Parents : James Dobson (hardcover/dust jacket) $2.50
The New Nation (A History of the
Super Science Concoctions: Jill Frankel Hauser $4.00
Water Dance : Thomas Locker $2.00 (Hardcover)
Manatee Winter : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld $2.00 (Hardcover)
The Children’s Book of Home and Family : William J. Bennett $5.00 (Hardcover)
Millstones & Stumbling Blocks : Bradley Heath $5.00
Message of the Mountain: ABEKA Book $3.00
These Books are from a set-- beautiful leather bound, silk ribbon bookmarked, gold paged classics! $5.00 each OR $30.00 for all !
Michel De Montaigne Essays
The Ambassadors: Henry James
Henrik Ibsen Plays
Candide : Voltaire
Swann's Way : Marcel Proust
The Annals : Tacitus
Faust : Johann Wolfgang VonGoethe
CDs (ALL BRAND NEW!): $3.00 each
Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek Level One, The Reader, Level Two : GREEK N STUFF
Fearfully & Wonderfully Made : ANSWERS IN GENESIS
Hi I'm Riff! (Barney CD)
World Book 2001 Encyclopedia
Sabbath Rest- No Greater Joy
Rainy Day Art (over 30 hands on projects)
Families of
Thanks for looking~
Lisa
Contest!
Okay---so who wants to win a copy of the BRAND NEW Summer issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine? It's HOT off the presses....not even in stores yet! :)
Well.....I have a few copies I'll give away, each day until July 31st! So how to win? Just CLICK HERE to leave a comment with your contact info so I can get a hold of you when you win! We'll draw a name each morning (actually, my 1.5yo son will) out of a hat and post the winner.
Thanks for playing along!
Lisa
TONS of Books & Curriculum FOR SALE
FOR
Please contact me at Lisa@HomesteadOriginals.com
Thanks!
Lisa
HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM (all BRAND NEW!)
KONOS In a Bag :
Veritas Press ; GENESIS THRU JOSHUA (like new with cards!) $20.00
Art Basics for Children - Visual Manna $10.00
Visual Manna's Master Drawing $10.00
Barker Creek's :Draw Write Now Book 6 Animals & Habitats $5.00
Christian Kids Explore Biology: Bright Ideas Press $20.00
Rod n Staff English 9/10 Teacher Book only—BRAND NEW---$15.00
Rod n Staff English 5 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in good/decent shape!)
Rod n Staff English 3 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in good shape!)
Rod n Staff English 2 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in goodshape!)
ABEKA : Our
CHRISTIAN
Bob Jones Press : A Servants Heart : Bible Truths 2 TEACHER EDITION $15.00
Books: (Used--but in good or great shape!)
Story of
Mama’s Torah (BRAND NEW) $5.00
Red Cap : G. Clifton Wisler $2.00
The Race : Golden Filly Series Book 1 by Lauraine Snelling $1.00
Eagles Wings : Golden Filly Series Book 2 by Lauraine Snelling $1.00
Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling : Dr. Brian Ray $2.50
Homeschooling:The Journey is the Reward : Pamela Berthume $3.00
If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy : Lindsey O'Connor $3.00
Homeopathic Medicine for Children & Infants : Dana Ullman $3.00
New Concise Bible Dictionary: Derek Williams (hardcover/dust jacket) $2.00
The Purpose Driven Life : Rick Warren (hardcover/dust jacket) $3.00
Walking Wisely : Charles Stanley (hardcover/dust jacket) $3.00
The Kingdom Series: Kingdoms Quest Book 5 : Chuck Black $3.00
Civil War Ghosts : Daniel Cohen $2.50
Left Behind : Tim LaHaye / Jerry Jenkins $2.50
Just Like Jesus : Max Lucado $2.50
Molly Saves the Day (American Girls Series) $2.00
Happy Birthday Kirsten (American Girls Series) $2.00
Cherokee Animal Tales : George F. Scheer $3.50
Black Beauty (shorter childrens version-hardcover) MJ Carr $1.00
The Sleepytime Ponies Trick a Trickster : Lana Jordan (hardcover/dust jacket--signed by author) $2.50
HISTORY OF US :
Savage Sam : Fred Gipson $2.50
From Submarine to Steamboat: Robert Fulton (hardcover/dust jacket) $5.00 (brand new--!)
A Survivors Guide to Homeschooling : Luanne Shackelford & Susan White $2.50
The Tightwad Gazette II : Amy Dacyczyn (Hardcover) $2.50
Nightlight For Parents : James Dobson (hardcover/dust jacket) $2.50
365 Days of Celebration & Praise : Julie Lavender $2.50
The New Nation (A History of the
Pagan Christianity : Frank Viola & George Barna (hardcover/dust jacket) $2.50
Super Science Concoctions: Jill Frankel Hauser $4.00
Water Dance : Thomas Locker $2.00 (Hardcover)
Manatee Winter : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld $2.00 (Hardcover)
The Children’s Book of Home and Family : William J. Bennett $5.00 (Hardcover)
The Harsh Truth about Public Schools : Bruce Shortt $5.00
Millstones & Stumbling Blocks : Bradley Heath $5.00
Message of the Mountain: ABEKA Book $3.00
These Books are from a set-- beautiful leather bound, silk ribbon bookmarked, gold paged classics! $5.00 each OR $30.00 for all !
Michel De Montaigne Essays
The Ambassadors: Henry James
Henrik Ibsen Plays
Candide : Voltaire
Swann's Way : Marcel Proust
The Annals : Tacitus
Faust : Johann Wolfgang VonGoethe
CDs (ALL BRAND NEW!): $3.00 each
Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek Level One, The Reader, Level Two : GREEK N STUFF
Homeschool Dialouges PAUL & GENA SUAREZ-THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE
Secrets of Successful Homeschooling :PAUL & GENA SUAREZ-THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE
Fearfully & Wonderfully Made : ANSWERS IN GENESIS
Hi I'm Riff! (Barney CD)
World Book 2001 Encyclopedia
Sabbath Rest- No Greater Joy
Skill Buidling Buddies Teaching to Children w/ASD
Rainy Day Art (over 30 hands on projects)
Families of
Thanks for looking~
Lisa
Bath Note
Dear Kids,
Don't be alarmed, the world isn't coming to an end. I am simply
taking a bath. It will take about thirty minutes and will involve
soap and water. Yes, I know how to swim. Even if I didn't, forcing
myself to drown in a half-inch of lukewarm water is more work than
I've got energy for. (Which reminds me, I'm all for science projects,
but the next time you want to see if Play-Doh floats, use cold water.)
Don't panic if I'm not out right on time. I've heard that people
don't dissolve in water and I'd like to test the theory. While I'm in
the tub, I'd like you to remember a few things. The large slab of
wood between us is called a door. Do not bang to hear my voice. I
promise that even though you can't see me, I *am* on the other side.
I'm not digging an escape tunnel and running for the border,no matter
what I said a while ago. I didn't mean it. Honest. There will be
plenty of time later to tell me about your day.
"Later" means at a time when I am no longer naked, wet, and
contemplating bubble gum in the blow dryer. I know you have important
things to tell me. Please let one of them be that you have invented a
new way to blow bubbles, not a new way to add gum to your hair.
Believe it or not, shouting, "TELEPHONE!" through the closed bathroom
door will *not* make the phone stop ringing. Answer it and take a
message. Since Amazing Mind-Reading Mom has the day off, you'll need
to write that message down. Use paper and a pencil. Do not use your
brother and the laundry marker.
Water makes me wet, not deaf. I can still tell the difference between
the sound of "nothing" and the sound of a child playing the piano
with a basketball. I can also hear you tattling at the top of your
lungs. I'm *choosing* NOT to answer you.
Don't call your dad at work and tell him I am unconscious in the
bathroom. He didn't appreciate it last time. He won't appreciate it
more this time. Trust me.
No matter how much I would like it, water does not make me forgetful.
I remember who you are and why you are grounded. No, you can't go to
Shelby's house to play. No, you can't go to Shelby's house to use the
bathroom. If someone is in our other bathroom, you will just have to
think dry thoughts and wait. Unless you have four feet and a tail, do
not think of going outside to "water" the lawn. I know the dog does
it. The neighbors don't feel the need to call me when the dog does it.
Unless the house catches on fire, stay inside and keep the doors
locked. Do not go outside and throw rocks at the bathroom window to
get my attention. I know it works in the movies. This is reality, the
place where people don't like to sit in a tub while rocks and broken
glass rain in on them. Do not set the house on fire. Call me if there
is an emergency.
Emergencies ARE:
1. Dad has fallen off the roof.
2. Your brother and/or sister is bleeding.
3. There's a red fire truck in front of our house.
Emergencies are NOT:
1. Dad has fallen asleep.
2. Someone on TV is bleeding.
3. There's a red pickup truck in front of our house.
One other thing: Being forced to use the last roll of toilet paper
for a towel does not make me happy. It makes me sticky with little
white polka dots. In the future, when the tub overflows, use a mop to
clean up the water instead of every towel in the house. For my
sanity's sake, let's pretend it was the tub, Okay? No, I don't want
to hear the real story. Ever. Especially not while I'm standing in
the pool of water you missed.
By the way, all Play-Doh experiments are hereby canceled.
Be good. Entertain yourselves. Yes, you can do both at the same time.
Try coloring, playing a game, or paying that stack of bills on the
coffee table.
I'll be out soon. Maybe.
Love,
Your Mom
USED Book & Curriculum Sale!
FOR
Please contact me at Lisa@HomesteadOriginals.com
Thanks!
Lisa
HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM (all BRAND NEW!)
KONOS In a Bag :
Veritas Press ; GENESIS THRU JOSHUA (like new with cards!) $20.00
Art Basics for Children - Visual Manna $10.00
Visual Manna's Master Drawing $10.00
Barker Creek's :Draw Write Now Book 6 Animals & Habitats $5.00
Christian Kids Explore Biology: Bright Ideas Press $20.00
Rod n Staff English 9/10 ---$15.00
Rod n Staff English 6 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in good/decent shape!)
Rod n Staff English 5 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in good/decent shape!)
Rod n Staff English 4 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in good /decent shape!)
Rod n Staff English 3 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in good shape!)
Rod n Staff English 2 Teacher and Student books $15.00 set (these are used--but still in goodshape!)
ABEKA : Our
CHRISTIAN
Bob Jones Press : A Servants Heart : Bible Truths 2 TEACHER EDITION $15.00
Books: (Used--but in good or great shape!)
Red Cap : G. Clifton Wisler $2.00
The Race : Golden Filly Series Book 1 by Lauraine Snelling $1.00
Eagles Wings : Golden Filly Series Book 2 by Lauraine Snelling $1.00
Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling : Dr. Brian Ray $2.50
Homeschooling:The Journey is the Reward : Pamela Berthume $3.00
If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy : Lindsey O'Connor $3.00
Homeopathic Medicine for Children & Infants : Dana Ullman $3.00
New Concise Bible Dictionary: Derek Williams (hardcover/dust jacket) $2.00
The Purpose Driven Life : Rick Warren (hardcover/dust jacket) $3.00
Walking Wisely : Charles Stanley (hardcover/dust jacket) $3.00