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Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished! Luke 1:45
Friday, September 15, 2023
9th grade School Photos
Thursday, September 14, 2023
8th Grade 2022/23
As usual, we had a lot of fun in 8th grade. Despite the autism, adhd, and low vision, we keep on plugging away.
And we had plenty of adventures.
Her science this year consisted of a lot of individual units about different things. We actually really enjoyed doing science this way. For a couple of months, we focused on one general topic and learned a lot about it then went to the next topic. We also worked on a corresponding lapbook for each science unit so that she basically had one folder that told all of the interesting things she had learned. It was like having a little memory book that captured all the fun things we had done with that unit too.
Like this experiment determining what the best conditions were for yeast to grow.
So we set up an ant farm. She proclaimed that it was like having her own little tv. We all enjoyed watching them work.
Unfortunately, they passed because no queen was included and that is what eventually happens despite our best efforts to keep them alive.
At the beginning of our year, we went to the local park and gathered a sample of pond water to try out our new microscope and hopefully see some interesting creatures.
This was a literature project where she made up her own tall tale.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Another Memory Quilt
You may remember that I made Chick a Memory throw some time ago. Well, I finally had some time recently and was able to get to work on Rugrat's.
I decided to go all the way and make an actual quilt this time, especially since I had plenty of shirts saved up from her adventures.
Friday, June 23, 2023
Chocolate Icebox Trifle
I was called on last minute to make a dessert for Bunco not too long ago. I wanted something I had not done before but I also wanted something light and spring-ish/summer-ish.
I decided to do a Chocolate Icebox cake I had found online but I needed one special ingredient. Chocolate graham crackers.
I have seen these before. I assumed it had been at a Walmart or major grocery store chain. However, when I made a special trip that day to get them, my local Walmart didn't carry them nor had the grocery I had stopped at the day before.
I was getting a little stressed because it had taken me forever to decide on this one. And I was running out of time.
But, after having a little freakout, I pulled on my apron (figuratively - I never think to actually put it on) and made some changes to the recipe.
Since my biggest problem was the graham crackers, I worked on that first. They were to be the "cake" in this no-bake recipe. So, I figured why not make actual cake. I made a chocolate sheet cake and cut it into small cubes instead.
I also decided, since it was in layers anyway, to just make it a trifle. And who couldn't stand the addition of some chocolate ganache.
1 cup sugar
3/8 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup oil (I use olive oil because I don't do vegetable oils)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup boiling water
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Rough Start
I have been working hard on the garden these last couple of months. It's been rough going. Buying more of the weed plastic turned into an incorrect purchase, misplaced trust, and no less than 3 days weeding and replacing it.
So, frankly, I'm kind of tired.
I'll show you some pictures later and share what happened. Right now, I think I'll rest though. Peace out.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Small Beginnings
I decided to try a little tip I have seen for sprouting seeds this year. You can cut toilet paper tubes in half and put a little soil in each half. Then plant a seed in each one. When ready to transplant, you simply place the whole thing in the hole. The toilet paper tube will decompose in the ground but it will keep you from disturbing the roots when you transplant it.
It also occurs to me that even if it takes quite a while to decompose, the bottom is still open. That's why you want to put them together in a bowl or shallow dish to fill them. As a result, though, the roots can still grow out of it without having to wait on the decomposition.
It is also a very inexpensive way to start seedlings without having to buy more of these nifty silicon ones that I love but do not have many of.
As you can see above, I already have several sprouts starting. So far, so good.
Have you started your gardening journey this year?
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Hope your Christmas was wonderful and that you have had a good beginning to the new year.
I am just beginning to come out of my Christmas season coma so I will have more posts up soon.
Do you do that? Get overwhelmed by everything going on and let some things fall by the wayside that you really don't intend to let fall there?
I think it must happen a lot in December. And I think a lot of people must kind of slowly climb out of the seasonal stupor that envelopes you and get back in the swing of things.
So here's to climbing.