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Baking Breads

We picked up a stand mixer before Easter and have been making breads ever since. We’ve made basic white, wheat and sourdough breads but haven’t found the perfect one, yet. We’ll have to keep trying.

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Sourdough Starter

We bought some sourdough starter a week or so ago. We increased it and shared it with some homeschool peers. We have made a couple loaves of bread but are still getting used to making our own bread. Due to the bread being so thick, we bought a Kitchenaide stand mixer. We’ve also used it […]

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Education

Daisy and Clover

Soon, we’ll have a mini pot of each type growing in our house. Target had complete plant kits in the bargain bins for Saint Patrick’s day (clover) and Easter (daisy). Drama King will be maintaining the yellow pot (daisy) and Little T has the terracotta pot (clover). Once the plants are large enough, we can […]

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Requested Project

My mom forgot to pick up a birthday card for my brother’s girlfriend’s little girl so she asked me to make one. Here’s the outcome. Click thumbnails to view larger image.

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Far From Twice As Nice

Since Little T is not going to use his school uniforms, we thought we’d try to get rid of them. Craigslist was a bust after listing them for a few weeks so we thought we’d give Twice As Nice a shot again. I’ve had a few bad experiences with them in the past but I […]

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Entertainment

Cox’s On Demand Service

We were selected to test out the On Demand service that is rolling out to Cox Customers soon. Overall, I really like the idea of the On Demand service concept but the system needs a little work. I am giving it the benefit of doubt that it will have less kinks because we beta testers […]