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Menu Planning Monday
The temps are in the 90's during the day, the sprinklers are hard at work this morning and our TV meteorologist tells us that there are already tropical storms out in the Atlantic .
Summer is here!
Even though our normal school routine is over for a few months, summer is still a busy time and I still love using the slow cooker. We also love to cook on the grill a lot during the summer months. Grill cooking is a favorite of mine too, since it usually means that I have a helper willing to do the grilling for me! :)
Here's this week's plan:
Monday: Grain Burgers with all the fixins
Tuesday: Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry
Wednesday: Spinach & Swiss Quiche
Thursday: Bayou-Style Pot Pie
Friday: Smorgasborg Night (Leftovers)
Saturday: Roasted Veggies & Fettucine
Sunday: Crock Pot Roast Beef with potatoes & carrots
Have a blessed week and be sure to click over to Laura's Organizing Junkie website for more menu planning ideas and, this week - a free giveaway!
Congratulations Graduates!
Thirteen years ago, our homeschool journey began. Two years ago, we graduated our first homeschooled student from high school, painstakingly planning, in great detail, the perfect homeschool graduation ceremony. (You can read a little about it here: http://www.homesteadblogger.com/LakeLady/56311/ ) It was a beautiful thing. Surrounded by 80 of our closest friends and family, we celebrated with a slide show featuring pictures of the graduate from birth on - complete with sentimental music (...wasn't a dry eye in the place), catered food, centerpieces, cake and a diploma presentation featuring encouraging words from the pastor.
Fast forward two years and our son is now graduating from high school. As we did with our daughter, we allowed him to choose the type of graduation ceremony he wanted. Cap & gowns with other grads, private ceremony like his sister's...? Not a chance! And what a blast we had!! Here is a pic of our grad (top right) with his sister and the "principal" enjoying part of his "graduation ceremony."
Congrats Class of '09!!!
For more "Show & Tell Friday" visit Canada Girl's Blog. The pictures and stories you'll find there are amazing - not to mention, entertaining! :-)
Friday Show & Tell - Road Trip
Last weekend, my daughter and I had the opportunity to take a somewhat impromptu road trip. It all started when my mom and her hubbie, who were wintering here in Florida, had an emergency and had to fly home to Illinois, leaving their Airstream camper, truck and two little dachsunds behind. Any pet owner can imagine how hard it was to leave those two little doggies, not knowing how or when you'd be able to get them back home to you.
(Rusty and Spike)
Since we had a free weekend and a couple of extra days, my daughter and I decided to help out. We picked up the truck, trailer and doggies, and off to Illinois we drove. Five states and about a thousand miles later, we arrived - safe and sound! Praise the Lord!
So in honor of our road trip... here are the top 10 things you should know about traveling with weiner dogs...
10 - Eight tiny weiner dog legs can move faster than two somewhat longer human legs.
9 - Extendable pet leashes extend at a very rapid rate.
8 - Choke chains may sound like a cruel device, but they really work.
7 - Two small dogs at a full run can come close to pulling a human arm out of its socket.
6 - A cool feature of extendable pet leashes is the retraction button.
5 - Two 10-15 lb. weiners can drink double their body weight in water every 100 miles or so.
4 - Two small boy dogs can each find at least 10 assorted trees, bushes and various other items to 'water' at any given rest area if given ample time to do so.
3 - Weiner dogs talk! (They sound a lot like Snoopy on the Peanuts TV specials.)
2 - Over the course of 1000 miles and 2 days, a weiner dog will ask, "Are we there yet?" at least a million times.
1 - Weiner dog tails are capable of wagging at speeds in excess of 200 mph when reunited with their Mommy!
We flew home. 
(LakeLady, Sami and Grandma)
For more "Show & Tell Friday" visit Canada Girl's Blog. The pictures and stories you'll find there are amazing - not to mention, entertaining! :-)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Hope you get lots of love and attention on this special day!
Here is a pic of a stuffie I made for a swap entitled, "Valentine's Stuffie" on Swap-bot.com. We had to make an original stuffie at least 5" tall with a valentine's theme. My kitty turned out rather goofy - in a lovable sort of way, but Mona, the gal I sent him to - loved him!
Vanished!!!
It was just like any typical Sunday morning around our house...or so I thought!
I had been up, had the coffee brewed and the roast in the crock pot, when the next item on my morning agenda was to let the dogs out for their morning, pre-breakfast romp. Gracie our older doggie, was easily located in her usual place - the pillow bed where Sami tucks her snuggly each night. However, Scout was not in his usual place - the basket in the boys room. I softly called his name and whistled...searched under the beds...on the beds..in the closet...in the other bedrooms...the zone...the laundry room...
Even though our kids are older and can put themselves to bed on a Saturday night, I still usually tuck everyone in at night before I go to bed myself - just because I enjoy it. :-) But the previous evening had been different for me and I came in from my studio, worn out and just managed to get myself in bed, much less the kids and dogs!
Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be....
It is so unlike Scout to not be right there up under the feet of his beloved family. And while I wouldn't worry about our old girl Gracie if she were left outside (she's a smart dog and can handle herself in just about any situation), Scout, on the other hand, would get himself into trouble...easily! I could just imagine him trying to make friends with that wild coyote that's been living in the woods near here, or attempting to play with a skunk or a porcupine...or worse than all - taking a midnight swim with the GATORS!
It was as if he had vanished!
As the morning progressed, everyone got up, had breakfast, dressed for church....and still no Scout! By now we're all worried!
So the search party was deployed...picture search lights in the night sky, sirens wailing, pilots scrambling to their aircraft...
Ok...in reality, Sami took her bike out and rode a mile or so and we walked around the property. And that's when we heard it...at first a soft sound from the lakeside...and as we walked closer, a whimper ...then a moan.....coming from my locked studio! You guessed it! Mom had locked her little one in the studio over night without even knowing it! (Chalk up another "Senior Moment" for mom) Scouty must have fallen asleep while I worked and not heard me leave the night before. Bless his little heart...and he was a good overnight guest too, didn't even get up on the couch!
Reunited once more with his family, this is one happy little pup...
Cranes, Cranes, and More Cranes!
The Sandhill Cranes arrive in October and leave us sometime in early spring, but we certainly enjoy hearing their haunting cries and seeing their playful antics as they feed in the cow pastures while they're here!
For a close up of one of these pretty birds, visit here:
http://forum.digitalcamerareview.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1122&size=big
Be sure to visit Canada Girl's blog for lots of interesting and fun Friday Show and Tells!
She's Back!!!!!
Where, oh where, did she go?? Was she accidentally locked away in a neighbor's shed? .....Trapped in someone's garage? ...Or...maybe even holed up and hiding out in the barn on the hill, awaiting the departure of the two little weiner dogs who were visiting us? Only Mac, herself, knows for sure...and she's not talking (...not a word, other than repeatedly telling me her name..."Maaac - mmmaaac"). All I know is that after four days, her mommy was happy to see her once more!
Welcome home little prodigal.
I hope you all had a Happy New Year!!! May your year be full of happiness a
Hey
Have a Blessed Day! My sister had a really small wedding after church.
Blessings,
Alyssa
Good Afternoon
Just wanted to see how you all were doing. I slept in this morning ate me some lunch and went to the dollar General to get me and my brother some new wash cloths and bought some laundry soap incase my mothers homemade laundry soap ran out before all our laundry got finished.
Have a Blessed Day!
Blessings,
Alyssa
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