Hungry Girl

Yep, that's me!! I love to cook, I love to eat and unfortunately for me it shows! So now I need to find a way to satisfy my cravings for yummy home cooked meals and lose some weight while I am at it! Any thoughts??

I have tried Weight Watchers and it works, I mean it REALLY works but my will power is not so great! I have seen people have great results with HCG and lose weight quickly with it, but you literally are starving yourself to do it. I have no desire or will power to starve to death so that one is out. I considered some of the meal delivery plans...but having to cook for a husband and child make that one seem weird, so what, I fix a meal and then eat a completely different meal than the rest of my family?

So, tell me...what do you think??

Owl Moon

This week we are working on the FIAR book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Candace at His Mercy is New had recently rowed this book so it was wonderful timing to get some great ideas from her.

Yesterday involved us reading Owl Moon and then spending some time learning about owls. Before we started we talked and I just wanted to get an idea of what exactly she knew about owls. We then read this book...

This was a perfect book for Reagan! It didn't involve her having to sit still and listen for a long period of time to learn about owls. It has short, informative text and great pictures. We then went to the computer and found a great link on Homeschool Share where we could listen to a few different owl calls. We loved being able to take the book and compare the owl call that the father did with the actual sound of the owl.

Tomorrow will involve an owl craft, the discussion of simile and metaphor and the reading of an additional owl book.

Reading through the Bible in 90 days!

I started this yesterday for the first time. I have read about other bloggers reading through the Bible in 90 days, but never felt like I would stay on task and do it.

I am excited to say that I am READY!! I am on day two and so far it has not been as difficult as I thought it might be. It ends up being approximately an hour of reading per day. It is even better because I got an awesome mentor, which is Candace at His Mercy is New. I love her blog and am a frequent visitor there and I consider her an awesome woman of God. I am blessed to have her praying for me and encouraging me as I go.

I will post an update from time to time and let you know how it is going and if I am still on track.

Gingerbread Baby

We are doing a homeschool share unit study this week on Gingerbread Baby. My daughter has loved this book!

We have really enjoyed the lapbook components available from homeschool share. You need to check it out!

One of our fun activities was making a gingerbread house. We purchased a kit from Walmart and it was so much less stressful than baking it myself.

I also found these adorable little marshmallow gingerbread men, and the marshmallows really taste like gingerbread! YUM~

Counting my blessing - Day 10

Tamara, at Branch of Wisdom is having a giveaway. To participate every day from Sunday, October 24th through Wednesday, November 24th, simply write a post of Thanksgiving (share something you are thankful for). You can keep it simple with one line, or be creative with pictures, ideas, crafts, etc.

Praising God today for my many blessings....

...my sweet puppies!

What blessings are you thankful for today?

Counting my blessings - Day 9

Tamara, at Branch of Wisdom is having a giveaway. To participate every day from Sunday, October 24th through Wednesday, November 24th, simply write a post of Thanksgiving (share something you are thankful for). You can keep it simple with one line, or be creative with pictures, ideas, crafts, etc.

Praising God today for my many blessings....

...my children and their unconditional love for me

What blessings are you thankful for today?

Counting my blessings - Day 8

Tamara, at Branch of Wisdom is having a giveaway. To participate every day from Sunday, October 24th through Wednesday, November 24th, simply write a post of Thanksgiving (share something you are thankful for). You can keep it simple with one line, or be creative with pictures, ideas, crafts, etc.

Praising God today for my many blessings....

...the blessing of having a home to live in

...the blessing of heat and air

What blessings are you thankful for today?