Month: October 2018

(This is for the iron on vinyl only, no shirt included!! I do not make any money on these. I make them so that other teachers can have something for their generic orange shirts/sweatshirts. ) They measure approx 6-1/2 inches wide.  Price includes shipping. *note: we had to raise the price slightly to cover the shipping completely [wp_cart_button name=”VIPKid Logo” price=”4.50″ var1=”Sparkle…

One of my favorite snacks is pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds) or roasted pumpkin seeds (whole). I eat them on salads, in my homemade granola or just as a snack.  You can salt them and roast, or roast plain. You can flavor with lime and chili or with cinnamon and sugar. I obviously only make this is the fall and hopefully …

Join us on another homeschooling adventure at the Pioneer Living History Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Well worth the visit for the little cowboy in your life!!!  Discovering Education – Visiting Pioneer, Arizona and traveling the back roads, Phoenix, Anthem, Arizona, Pioneer Living History Museum, Pioneers, Old West, History www.DiscoveringEducation.us KrisAndLarry.com, homeschooling, homeschoolers, krisandlarry Be sure to like and follow our…

What you will need: White or clear solid colored umbrella Battery powered tea lights White tulle, streamers, and curling ribbon Clear shipping tape Glowstick XL googly eyes Start with taping the googly eyes on the umbrella. Then, tape the battery pack to the umbrella and wrap the string of lights around.  Then hang and wrap the ribbons, tulle and streamers…

One of my all-time favorite cookies is the Circus cookies. This is a recipe that we have been using for years. LOVE that the kids can help out (and since the littles are getting older, they can even do this one themselves) and make these as well. I picked up the mini Noah’s Ark cookie cutter set (Here is the…

Happy Happy Happy 11th birthday to my Rosey Gorgeous!! You have grown up way too fast into such an AMAZING little lady! We love you, Rowan!

Christmas time is FAST APPROACHING!!!  Time to get your favorite Christmas T-shirt.  “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out.” (We do not create your shirt until it is ordered.  Shipping is included in order.) Available Sizes Men’s large, XL and 2XL – $21.95 includes shipping [wp_cart_button name=”Youll Shoot Your Eye Out t-Shirt” price=”21.95″ var1=”size|Large|XL|2XL”] [show_wp_shopping_cart]

By day 3, you should have 2 trays with sprouting seeds and another soaking. Little roots are starting to sprout out of the seeds and a network of roots will begin to grow and intertwine together over the next few days.  This morning we put out tray #3 with seeds. We are growing ours in our feed storage barn. I am…

 Watch us this week as we Discover Education in Jerome, Arizona and find something special on the dirt back road that we took.  Discovering Education – Visiting Jerome, Arizona and traveling the back roads, Verde Valley, Jerome Historical Museum, Haunted Hamburger   www.DiscoveringEducation.us   KrisAndLarry.com, homeschooling, homeschoolers, krisandlarry   Be sure to like and follow our YouTube channel and…

Last year, after my foot surgery, we put growing wheat fodder on the back burner along with many other things. (When Mom is down….) It was a bit too hard to keep up with it. However, with a yard full of KuneKune pasture pigs, we needed to start growing something for them again during the winter time.  Fodder is PERFECT!…

[download id=”5070″] I love that my children can stand up in front of a group and share everything that has to with their homestead animals and the meat that comes along with it. Shelby and Elwyn had a GREAT presentation for the Oathkeepers.  (August 2017) by Shelby Fullmer – August 12, 2017 Rabbits Food – Alfalfa pellets, basic greens like…

Click on the banner below to get started!!! International Snack Subscription Box Today’s review is on the MunchPak. It is a snack delivery program that contains snack foods from around the world. We chose a monthly subscription and chose the original box which contains 10+ items. It was the perfect size for use to try everything.  We didn’t wait long…

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 pounds Beef Stew Meat or Ground Beef 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour Ground Black Pepper and Salt to taste 4 cup Beef Broth 2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce (I substituted Teriyaki sauce the last time that I made it because I was out of Worcestershire) 1 whole Onion, Sliced (I tend to only have red onions here, but any will work)…

Don’t get me wrong, I love summertime and spending it outside with my family and friends. I love the sound of the cicadas in the trees of Arizona. I love eating freshly picked watermelons from the garden and swimming in the pool with the kiddlings… But my favorite time of the year is the fall when we start to can…

[download id=”5031″] http://www.yourbodycanheal.com/medicinal-herbs.html How to Use Medicinal Herbs So you’ve decided you want to incorporate herbal remedies into your health regimen. Congratulations! You’re embarking on a journey that will help your body heal itself from the inside out in a way that is much more natural, safe and gentle than conventional medicine. It’s also a journey that can be a little confusing….

So this just happened! I have been an Online ESL teacher with VIPKid for 250 days so far. I love making my own schedule and working around the kid’s activities.  (and I get to bring home an income while the kids are sleeping!!) I chose to work online as an ESL teacher in order to bring in extra income. With…

My friends over at Garden and Happy posted a GREAT article on the best laying Chicken breeds.  Here is the article (and a link to their site: https://gardenandhappy.com/best-egg-laying-chickens/)  And as most of my readers know…. I love me some chickens! I mean where else can you get fresh eggs to feed my crew??? I did take the photos mostly out…. They…

Creating Lapbooks for your child’s homeschool program is a GREAT way to bring out that budding crafter in your house.  Lapbooking is a creative way to use a file folder and create a “book” or research report.  Our house tries to break out of the normal routine by creating a lapbook and presenting an oral report on the topic.    [download…

I have been making this jam for many, many years and boy, is it good on a toasted sourdough turkey sandwiches with a bit of cream cheese (or 3 sandwiches if you are Griffen or Berlyn). I can’t say “YUUUMMM!” enough.   When I open a jar, I  know that  it will be gone faster than I can say “cherries!”  We also…

I am sharing this set of recipes this morning. This is an amazing super-food perfect to keep in your to-go or bugout bag or even as an emergency mini-snack for your kiddlings.  This is a re-posted article from http://www.wildernesscollege.com/pemmican-recipes.html  http://www.wildernesscollege.com/pemmican-recipes.html   By Filip Tkaczyk Are you looking for some excellent pemmican recipes? Wait, what is this thing called pemmican and where…

After a heavy storm, we took down our aquaponics system. It will be going back up in the garden in the next few months. Here is a video of what we had up and running before.  Make sure to like and subscribe to our youtube channel.