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Africa Day Update
Yes, folks, I survived our Africa day. Youve probably wondered what happened to me after complete silence for a week and a half but there just wasnt enough time to sit down and write a coherent thought. Our last guest departed last night. We had a wonderful turn-out for our Africa day, approximately 270 people were here. The night before the big event I got stomach cramps and I was feeling a bit shaky. I guess my nerves just wanted to let me know that they were alive and well. During the night I would wake and be fine for a while and then when I started to think of…
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I've Been Tagged!
The ever helpful Charlotte Mason homeschooling expert Lindafay has tagged me. This was a challenge for me to do. It's always so much easier reading someone else's answers than to think of your own! 1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYEDTeaching the Trivium by Harvey & Laurie Bluedorn 2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT The computer and now that we have Internet I dont know what wed do without it! 3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHTMr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers 4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR. Greenleafs Guide to Ancient Rome 5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR The Human…
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A Bad Day in the Kitchen
Last week our local tourist farm had an auction selling baked goods. Since our 4-H Club was helping serve the BBQ dinner with the all-you-can-eat corn, we were allowed to bring some type of baked goods that could be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to our club. I was reminded of this fact the day before the auction. So, I thumbed through some cookbooks and found a recipe that I thought I would try. Creamy Pralines. Does that sound delicious or what? About noon I thought I had better get crackin on making my dessert. Just in case something went wrong, of course. I mean I know theres really no cause…
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11 Years Ago Today…
Well, my little mountain man, youre now 11! I can hardly believe it. You are such a wonderful son, full of life and enthusiasm, my personal reminderer, faithful to help me recollect my many resolutions. I wonder sometimes if this is such a good thing! Cant you forget some things once in a while?! But on the other hand, you have encouraged me with your uplifting comments. So as long you do that I guess its okay if you want to remind me ONCE IN A WHILE! I love your friendliness towards others and the ease with which you make new friends. Not being that way myself, it just…
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Africa Day Preparations
The pace is starting to pick up around here. We are planning a big dinner next Saturday (26th) for about 200 people. We love to entertain and having 75-100 people has been a not-too-rare occasion for us. This time its going to be more of a challenge trying to take care of 200 people. I'm going to have some great help in the kitchen though, so it will relieve me of a lot of responsibility. When we were in South Africa in March we met a man who owns a rehabilitation center for wildlife. He takes injured animals from Krueger Park, doctors them up and reintroduces them to the wild. He is…
