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Almond Power Bars

Tomorrow my son will be turning ten, and we spontaneously decided to make tonight his birthday dinner night.  It worked out well, since I had

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Weekly menu plan

I was feeling so uninspired today when I was planning my menu for the week.  I  usually enjoy planning it a lot more but was

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Perfect Pancakes

I have a number of pancake recipes that we like, but this is the staple one that everyone has enjoyed for a long time.  They

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Daddy fun day

My husband usually works on Sunday, and this week took a rare day off for no reason but to spend time together as a family. 

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Reading out loud to kids

I so much enjoy reading to my kids.  There’s a wonderful feeling of connection and closeness, it’s an effective way to learn things together in

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Developing belief in yourself

I often speak to/correspond with parents who are considering homeschooling, and I’ve found that the main thing that they express are their worries about doing something

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Using oil lamps

Yesterday I got my first order from Lehman’s, an online Amish store (I know, that seems like a contradiction, doesn’t it?); they have all the

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