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Just Keep Teaching

A few months ago, I was visiting with my brother & sister-in-law.  We were in the kitchen and I was loading the utensils into the dishwasher and my sister-in-law asked why I put them in the way I do.  I was surprised for a moment and then realized that my brother must load the dishwasher the same way.  I quickly made up an answer, knowing that I would soon fess up that it was ... Read More about Just Keep Teaching

Christmas Break Bucket List

I feel like the best part of Christmas isn't necessarily Christmas Day itself.  I love the 2 week break from school.  There's something about it, especially if Christmas is close to the start of the break, like it is this year.  Once Christmas Day is done, it's like you have this unreal period of time that doesn't happen anytime else.  The hustle and bustle is done and you can ... Read More about Christmas Break Bucket List

Teaching Your Kids to Cook

Last week, I wrote about doing learning gifts for Christmas.  One of the learning gifts my kids are getting this year is their own cookbook with a plan for learning some cooking basics and some of their favorite recipes.  It's a simple gift to put together:  just a binder, some page protectors to store future recipes, and 3 pages printed on cardstock so they'll hold up better -- ... Read More about Teaching Your Kids to Cook

Book Review: Hitchhikers

I don't know why I picked up this book.  It's not the type I would usually choose.  It was probably on sale.  It sat on my bookshelf for a while, waiting for it's turn to be read, as most of my books do.  And when I read it, it became a treasure to me . . . one of those books that are profound and change the way you see the world, and hopefully change the way you interact ... Read More about Book Review: Hitchhikers

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