tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83839915151146643952024-03-13T00:33:51.026-04:00Learning Al Pi DarkoThis blog was started to describe our journey to Ethiopia to adopt two children. Now it has expanded to include our whole life - Judaism, homeschooling, frugality, cooking and the fun of being a family.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-31535838274410938102013-07-17T01:59:00.000-04:002013-07-17T01:59:28.833-04:00Raizel StoryI took Raizel shopping with me after an afternoon when she had been supremely sweet and helpful.<br />
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Checker, to Raizel: I have a daughter about your age. How old are you?<br />
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Raizel, with all the pluck she could gather: Seventeen!<br />
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Everyone in line burst out laughing, because you could tell by the way she said it that she does indeed at times behave like a 17-year-old trapped in the body of a 7-year-old.<br />
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Then the checker said that she must be going into second grade. "No, third," I corrected her. "Oh, wait, yes, 2nd, no 3rd. Oh, no, 2nd. That's right." Real homeschool mom speak. Most of her books are third grade books, but I usually just respond with the age-appropriate grade. And I really have drifted very far away from thinking in terms of what grade they are in. They're just doing the next thing they are ready for, and I also know there are (BE"H) no areas that cause concern. So, I don't know what the checker thought of that, but hopefully she just chalked it up to mommy brain!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-61142481841540910382013-07-17T01:50:00.001-04:002013-07-17T01:50:22.140-04:00SummerSummer is zooming by in a half-hearted garden, summer camp in Atlanta, heat and sweat, chemistry experiments, sign language, packing and unpacking and repacking, decluttering, teaching one kid to knit, Anne of Green Gables and of Avonlea, piles of weeds, quail and chicken eggs, Big Band music (Eli's new favorite), sea shanties (Amirah's favorite), hairdos (Raizel's favorite), playground acts of derringdo (Avi's favorite), rollerskating (Eli's least favorite), 2-1/2 noses buried in books, beach trips, loads of morning snuggles, fulltime hammock sleeping (mama's favorite), air force museum camp to come (Eli), making new friends (yay, P family!), camping to come (Vogel State Park), preparing a new learning year (hours poured into ancient history, especially), and sleeping! I just can't figure out why I still feel so busy doing 3-4 things a day instead of 20. The same jobs are still hard to get to. I guees what I love most comes first! And mazal tov to anyone who is actually reading this after months of neglect!<br />
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On the docket for tomorrow - breakfast, $1 movie, lunch, laundry put away, library, pick up DH at work, chicken for dinner, prepare for camping trip (w/o DH again... Hopefully next trip!), and SLEEP!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-8774368625239440512013-02-08T15:45:00.000-05:002013-02-08T15:46:19.909-05:00The MenuWell, my renewed commitment didn't really amount to much, did it? Between learning with the kids all day, making dinner and doing chores in the early evening, and getting ready for the next day after the kids are in bed by 10:00 doesn't really leave much wiggle room. Phew! I imagine next year will amount to pretty much the same, with Amirah needing my guidance a little less, and Avi coming along and needing me more. I need to strategize ways to have Amirah, Eli, and Raizel doing learning activities with their younger siblings to free up a small amount of my time to help them as needed. It's quite a tap dance, one for which my entusiasm has not waned one whit since we began. Exhausting and hard, but oh, so very rewarding!<br />
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So without further ado...<br />
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FOR DINNER<br />
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We're out. OUT. O-U-T. Out!!!<br />
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AND FOR LUNCH -21 people!<br />
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Challah<br />
Roasted red pepper salad<br />
Chummus<br />
Crunchy rosted chick peas (w/spicy berbere and without)<br />
Olives<br />
Gravlax w/sweet onions and capers<br />
Adafina w/eggs, potatoes, and kishke<br />
Coleslaw<br />
Ratatouille<br />
Polenta w/sun-dried tomatoes<br />
Spaghetti w/meat sauce<br />
Bread pudding w/rum sauce<br />
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YUM!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-8627459301053061112013-01-25T02:00:00.001-05:002013-01-25T02:00:03.382-05:00The MenuFor dinner:<br />
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Lamb roast<br />
Mushroom gravy<br />
Mashed potatoes<br />
Roasted cabbage<br />
Roasted lemon zucchini<br />
Carrot ginger puree<br />
Spinach salad<br />
Lemon bars<br />
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For lunch:<br />
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Challah<br />
Homemade bagels (garlic and plain)<br />
Homemade lox<br />
Fixings: cream cheese, cukes, tomatoes, sweet onions<br />
Curried carrot pear salad<br />
Spinach salad<br />
Fishless shuba<br />
Apple tart<br />
Vanilla ice creamUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-74076434245031085902013-01-25T01:55:00.001-05:002013-01-25T01:55:55.087-05:00LearningOkay, so I didn't do so well with posting about our week, but I'm determined to spend five minutes sharing SOMETHING!<br />
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Let's see...<br />
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Yesterday we finished reading aloud <i>Caddie Woodlawn's Family</i>. While this wasn't quite as good as <i>Caddie Woodlawn</i>, we enjoyed it. This sequel takes the focus off of Caddie and includes adventurous stories of her siblings. Very sweet. Now we've started <i>Outcast</i> by Rosemary Sutcliffe. It's about a shipwrecked Roman orphan baby that is rescued and adopted by a Celtic family. I've wanted to read some of Sutcliffe's books for a while now. We just read an excerpt in our grade 4 <i>Writing with Ease</i> book, and felt it would make an interesting readaloud.<br />
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What else? I pooped out on learning an hour early today, much to everyone's delight, and Amirah and I totally decluttered her room (one of my favorite things to do!). That was nice. Raizel blissfully hauled away her hand-me-down treasures.<br />
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I started 16 tomato starts today. Hoping our tomatoes will do better than last year...<br />
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There's my five minutes. Wish I could sound more energetic. Zzzzzzzzzzz...<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-4262855617538825442013-01-18T15:58:00.000-05:002013-01-18T15:58:07.422-05:00The MenuYes, Friday's ten minutes will be devoted to the all-important shabbos menu.<br />
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FOR DINNER:<br />
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Challah (experiment #7)<br />
Matzo ball soup<br />
Roasted asparagus<br />
Baked potatoes w/pareve sour cream and green onions<br />
Roasted chicken leg quarters<br />
Roasted zucchini/carrots/onions<br />
Sweet potato kugel<br />
Brown rice<br />
Raspberry chocolate brownies<br />
Strawberry kiwi sorbet<br />
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FOR LUNCH:<br />
Challah<br />
Stovetop-smoked salmon<br />
Raw vegetable tray<br />
Spinach salad<br />
Chopped liver<br />
Cholent<br />
Veggies and dessert from dinner<br />
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Good shabbos, all. I can't believe how much I'm needing this one!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-79632203566305158962013-01-18T00:28:00.005-05:002013-01-18T00:28:45.152-05:00Long Time, No BlogIt seems that as soon as I got four full-time learners on board, my blogging time evaporated. But I want to blog for selfish reasons... I often refer back to this to see what materials we used for a particular subject, or what the recipe was for a certain item I made four years ago, or the name of a park we visited once when we first moved here. It's a sort of storage box for me. I didn't start up again, because there were so many things I wanted to make notes about, so many activities we've done that were great ideas, or meals we've eaten. It was overwhelming, and I couldn't bear to start putting it down on paper.<br />
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So, tonight, I decided to just pick up as if I'd been blogging all along, and to try to just do 5-10 minutes a day to jot down the highlights of our learning day. Today I just had to share what the best idea of the year has been so far!<br />
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I got each of the kids a 3-inch notebook, with 12 subject dividers.<br />
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Secular: penmanship, math, spelling, Writing With Ease, First Language Lessons, poetry, history, science<br />
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AND<br />
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Kodesh: chumash, Chayeinu, Yahadus, Lashon Hatorah, tefillah, parsha, chagim, and other <br />
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Every Sunday, I put in any worksheets, charts, pictures, supplies (2-dimensional!), etc. that we'll need during the week. In the morning after breakfast and davening, they do as much work as they can do independently while I get a few things done around the house. At 11:00 or so, I'm available for answering questions, and doing a couple of the subjects that require my active involvement. After lunch, I have Avi, then alternate between Amirah and Eli/Raizel two times. They complete half the subjects they have left in each of their two turns, and VOILÁ! we're done.<br />
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For them, it's mostly grab-and-go, and for me I have one small shelf of books that accompany our lessons. Pretty efficient, and it has worked well for several months now.<br />
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So that's my promised 10 minutes, and it really seems to be all I have these days. But if I just do 10 minutes per day, it's a WHOLE lot more than I've been doing! :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-73903296137204010372012-11-02T15:29:00.001-04:002012-11-02T15:29:28.082-04:00The MenuI lost a couple of weeks there! Anyway... this week's menu:<br />
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FOR DINNER:<br />
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challah<br />
roast chicken<br />
asparagus w/preserved lemon and garlic<br />
mashed potatoes<br />
stewed tomatoes cabbage<br />
sauteed mushrooms and onions<br />
spinach salad<br />
corn bread <br />
Guiness stout cupcakes<br />
honey cake<br />
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FOR LUNCH:<br />
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challah<br />
hummus <br />
pickled herring<br />
marinated olives <br />
pickled radishes<br />
arugula salad<br />
borscht<br />
corn bread <br />
cheese quiche<br />
spinach quiche<br />
asparagus<br />
ice cream<br />
broiled apricot tart w/pastry cream<br />
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YUM!<br />
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Good shabbos, all! <br />
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For dinner:<br />
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challah (from freezer!)<br />
hamburgers (w/fancy fixings)<br />
french fries<br />
kids have popsicles - we're not ready for dessert yet after all those chagim!<br />
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For lunch:<br />
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challah<br />
beef stew<br />
turkey sandwiches<br />
coleslaw<br />
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Good shabbos!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-52212094815804130582012-09-30T15:15:00.001-04:002012-09-30T15:15:54.621-04:00The MenusYom tov, yom tov, yom tov. HAPPY SUKKOS!<br />
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For tonight:<br />
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challah<br />
chicken noodle soup<br />
brisket<br />
baked potatoes w/tofu sour cream and green onions<br />
salad bar<br />
pastry cream w/strawberries<br />
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For lunch tomorrow:<br />
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Chinese!<br />
challah<br />
orange chicken<br />
beef broccoli<br />
eggplant<br />
fried won tons<br />
ice cream<br />
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For dinner tomorrow:<br />
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challah<br />
tomato soup<br />
macaroni and cheese<br />
spinach souffle<br />
salad bar<br />
honey cake<br />
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For lunch tomorrow:<br />
challah<br />
bean tacos w/all the fixings<br />
cabbage lime slaw<br />
Mexican rice<br />
root beer floats<br />
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CHAG SAMEACH!<br />
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I think we'll make it! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-26767014989236207262012-09-28T13:24:00.001-04:002012-09-28T13:25:56.666-04:00The MenuI think I missed a couple of weeks here. It's been a bit, er, hectic!<br />
<br />For tonight:<br />
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challah<br />
roast chicken<br />
mango chutney and jalapeno pepper jelly<br />
brown rice<br />
mashed potatoes<br />
mango slaw<br />
zucchini w/preserved lemons<br />
roasted cabbage<br />
sweet and sour mushrooms<br />
strawberry sorbet<br />
angel food cake<br />
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And for lunch:<br />
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challah<br />
caesar salad<br />
carrot salad<br />
cauliflower salad<br />
beets<br />
turkey deli sandwiches<br />
veggies from dinner<br />
honey cake and cake from guests! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-9969424080452559672012-09-28T13:23:00.002-04:002012-09-28T13:23:53.137-04:00PoemHere is the poem that Amirah is submitting to the library's Young Writers Contest:<br />
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Blue butterfly in the tree,<br />
Swaying gently in the breeze.<br />
Horrible oops!<br />
Raven swoops!<br />
Wings fall, periwinkle blue,<br />
Lying broken in the dew.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-65820722204655917132012-09-07T02:18:00.000-04:002012-09-07T02:18:06.534-04:00The MenuB"H I got most of the cooking done tonight since tomorrow the kids have a half-day marine science class. A few things left for tomorrow, but nothing too complicated.<br />
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For dinner:<br />
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challah<br />
crockpot chicken with preserved lemons and brown rice<br />
mashed potatoes<br />
roasted zucchini and mushrooms<br />
roasted cauliflower<br />
spinach salad<br />
chocolate mousse<br />
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For lunch:<br />
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challah<br />
olive tapenade<br />
pastrami<br />
beef shank stew<br />
marinated mushrooms<br />
baba ghanouj with preserved lemons<br />
cucumber salad<br />
fava bean tomato stew<br />
arugula/candied walnut/cranberry salad<br />
chocolate cake<br />
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GOOD SHABBOS!!! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-35969560477117038842012-09-05T23:43:00.003-04:002012-09-05T23:43:41.448-04:00Studying at the LibraryWe had a great learning today, and tried something new. First, we took our lunch to the (hot) park after finishing our morning learning. The kids had lunch and ran around on their scooters for a little while. Then we headed over to the library. Upstairs, they have many study rooms that you can sign out. So we did! They walked us back to a corner that I never even knew existed - the Teen Book Room. Through that room we walked into another room with lovely, big tables, a dry erase board, huge windows with a pretty view, and great lighting. With three times the table space we have at home we could really spread out. The Teen Book Room had really comfortable big chairs and a "reading bar" (tall chairs at a high counter). No one was there, so I could send one or two kids out to read while I worked with the others. It was great. Very relaxing. Until Raizel took Avi to the nearby bathroom and he sang at the top of lungs the whole time he was inside (great acoustics) thereby "entertaining" the entire top (grownup) floor of the library. We had to have a good discussion about library behavior (again). He mostly managed pretty well. We got through our afternoon learning in 90 minutes. Pretty fast! I think it would be nice to do every Wednesday afternoon and combine it with our regular library outing. We'll see!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-35602783735735337612012-08-31T18:54:00.001-04:002012-08-31T18:54:13.417-04:00The MenuJust a few more minutes!<br />
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For dinner:<br />
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challah<br />
caesar salad <br />
chicken<br />
Mexican rice<br />
refried (actually, crockpotted) beans<br />
plantains<br />
mashed potatoes (because DD cannot survive a shabbos w/o potatoes)<br />
chips/guacamole/salsa<br />
lime cilantro coleslaw<br />
brownies<br />
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And for lunch:<br />
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exactly the same thing, but no chicken, and...<br />
<br />caldo de res (beef shank/butternut squash stew)<br />
deli turkey meat<br />
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GOOD SHABBOS, ALL!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-2819184823288552062012-08-31T02:58:00.001-04:002012-08-31T03:15:09.139-04:00Sequential Spelling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LzSK6aUvFb7WQ4f4Mk7O3OwCKXxHSaaIWlk4hwzM6z_SLvsLPCl2N0A_r4Ymiq0QDE3M40HvAiBjYC1oAVaLFNmFo2y-rxUALffCy-qen5qdkiUGXLXG1mIjYTMpX4_Nmkabh_KFphwx/s1600/sequential+spelling.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LzSK6aUvFb7WQ4f4Mk7O3OwCKXxHSaaIWlk4hwzM6z_SLvsLPCl2N0A_r4Ymiq0QDE3M40HvAiBjYC1oAVaLFNmFo2y-rxUALffCy-qen5qdkiUGXLXG1mIjYTMpX4_Nmkabh_KFphwx/s200/sequential+spelling.jpg" title="" width="151" /></a>We all love Sequential Spelling! I grudgingly did Spelling Workout all through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade with DD9. It just wasn't very inspiring and felt like a lot of busywork. The advantage was that I could just hand her the book and have her do most of the work independently. Spelling Workout requires more parent time, but the approach is so elegantly simple that I love doing it.<br />
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Each day in Sequential Spelling is simply a spelling "test." Over a couple of weeks the student builds up to 25 words per day on the "test." You just read the words (with a sentence for context), the student writes them down, you reveal the proper spelling for the word (explaining any phonics rules if needed), and if they wrote it down incorrectly, they immediately rewrite the word correctly. That's it! The first set of words is based on the phoneme "in." From there it goes to pin, tin, etc. Then sin, pin, spin, etc. By the end of week 1, the student can easily spell the word "beginning" because of the logical progression of the words. And the spellings really stick with them!<br />
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At first I had DD6, DS7, and DD9 all doing the program. (They recommend that no matter how far along you are in spelling it's best to start with book one.) DD6 was doing all right, but it took her a lot longer to write the words down. It works fine to have the other two kids together. At first I thought that I would just do the spelling lists separately with DD6, but in the end I decided to just start her with it in 2nd grade. She's doing Explode the Code and phonics lessons at the same time, so I think she doesn't really need to do spelling right now. I think spelling is really optional for first grade anyway. So, this is one of the big surprises for our learning year. I'm so happy we're all enjoying it!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-31422634070613504282012-08-30T00:25:00.002-04:002012-08-30T00:25:23.684-04:00NOT the MenuIt's been a long time since I blogged anything but menus, and it's been a long time since I had any time! The summer flew by. Now we're settling into our new learning schedule, and despite not being sure we could fit it all in (3 kids with 16 subjects, and 1 kid with 7) we're managing pretty well. Not many loose moments for me during the day (though there are for them).<br />
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The BEST change I made so far this year was to put ALL of their work into a single notebook for each kid. No fumbling for this book or that book, no fumbling for pencils. I took over 5 of the 6 drawers in the dining room sideboard and filled it with all of our supplies (pencils, paper, etc.). It's been nice having that right next to the table. It takes about an hour to get all the worksheets into their books each week, each into its own subject area. I also wrote a few household chores into the schedule for each of them so it's part of their normal daytime routine instead of us trying to get it all done at the end of the day.<br />
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We're finishing week number two, and it's all running pretty smoothly. Hoping everything continues to settle in and we can add in all the history and science I want to do. We've done about half of what I hope to get done, but it shouldn't be a problem fitting in the other half.<br />
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So much more to say about our learning, but the clock is ticking and I have a couple more things I'd like to get to before it's time for bed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-87241065786124178302012-08-24T13:55:00.001-04:002012-08-24T13:56:03.592-04:00The MenuTwo shabbosim in Atlanta, with a wonderful camping trip to Unicoi State Park sandwiched in between made for a wonderful couple of weeks. Getting up at the crack of dawn Sunday meant that we were home before noon and by the end of the day everything was unpacked and ALL the laundry was done (!). Then I scrambled mightily to be (mostly) ready to start our new learning schedule. And start it, we did. Overall, our first week has gone well and I'll write more later about how I've made our time even more efficient so our learning shouldn't take more time than last year despite an increased workload. It sure has been a few late nights this week to prepare everything. Many late nights still to come, I'm sure. But I love that part. That's when I get to do my learning about what they're learning. Really wonderful to have to do that. And I realized that my DH spends his whole work day learning about various college-level subjects so he can write a whole course together with the professor, and I spend all of my time learning about our subjects so I can be an effective teacher. So, essentially, all six of us spend our entire days LEARNING! Good stuff.<br />
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Now, the menu, and hopefully some blogs about other things to come too. :)<br />
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For dinner:<br />
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challah<br />
smoked brisket (from our stovetop smoker)<br />
mashed potatoes<br />
spinach/tomato/onion salad<br />
roasted mushrooms<br />
roasted cabbage<br />
roasted apples<br />
vodka lemonade (why not?)<br />
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And for lunch:<br />
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challah<br />
peach soup<br />
smoked fish (stovetop again!)<br />
arugula/pecan/cranberry/onion salad<br />
herring beet salad (w/Matjes (non-pickled) herring)<br />
creamy pesto pasta (just because we CAN make it creamy!)<br />
homemade strawberry ice cream<br />
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YUM!<br />
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Good shabbos, all! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-32679312266082264772012-08-03T13:53:00.003-04:002012-08-03T13:53:44.546-04:00The MenuAnother week! Highlights - our 10th anniversary last shabbos (best 10 years ever!), a great shabbos and tisha b'av (major fast day) last week with a family from Atlanta, a great 28 hours w/several kids from another family Thursday/Friday, lots of swimming pool time in the back yard, going through stacks of learning materials to make sure I had everything I need for the coming year, wrestling with the not-so-on-the-ball print shop employees at OfficeMax, doing what I can to quell the usual August feeling that we won't fit everything in this year (but somehow we always get done what we need to get done!), planning next week's trip to Atlanta for shabbos, Unicoi State Park for camping, then back to Atlanta for shabbos, making a campfire songbook, and wrestling late into the night to figure out how to schedule everyone's activities so that I'm available to the ones that need me. OY! Quite a bit of work to sort it out. I want to be able to hit the ground running when we return from our camping trip. Snore.... :)<br />
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SO...<br />
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For dinner (dairy!):<br /><br />
challah<br />
smoked salmon (trying out our new stovetop smoker; anniversary present from ima)<br />
eggplant parmesan<br />
broccoli<br />
roasted potatoes<br />
lemon butter orzo<br />
caesar salad<br />
carrot ginger puree<br />
ice cream (YAY)<br />
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For lunch:<br />
challah<br />
herring<br />
caesar salad<br />
stuffed cabbage<br />
pastrami<br />
brown rice<br />
carrot ginger puree<br />
butternut squash kugel<br />
raw veggies w/cilantro/olive/anchovy sauce OR aioli OR curried mayo<br />
apple strudel (I think... haven't made it yet!)<br />
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GOOD SHABBOS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-61658777676389062552012-07-27T13:31:00.001-04:002012-07-27T13:31:14.882-04:00The MenuApparently, my blog is on summer vacation. But the menus still keep coming! :)<br />
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For dinner...<br />
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challah<br />
roasted chicken<br />
roasted cabbage<br />
mashed potatoes<br />
sweet and sour onions<br />
sweet and sour mushrooms<br />
rice w/preserved lemons<br />
roasted carrots, zucchini, and preserved lemon<br />
chocolate chip meringues<br />
strawberry kiwi sorbet<br />
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And for lunch...<br />
<br />
challah<br />
surimi salad<br />
orzo salad<br />
baba ghanouj<br />
red pepper spread<br />
spaghetti with meat sauce<br />
steamed corn<br />
butternut squash kugel<br />
frozen lime pie<br />
<br />
GOOD SHABBOS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-81761233437953092472012-07-20T18:37:00.000-04:002012-07-20T18:37:00.974-04:00The MenuHere we are again. Another week gone by. Good grief!<br />
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For dinner...<br />
<br />
challah<br />
chicken chimichurri<br />
lots of different salsas<br />
rice<br />
beans<br />
chips/guacamole/salsa<br />
plantains<br />
lime sweet potatoes<br />
lime cilantro coleslaw<br />
roasted asparagus<br />
chocolate cake (from guest!)<br />
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And for lunch...<br />
<br />
challah<br />
tomato salad<br />
fish cakes<br />
baked potatoes/green onions/tofu sour cream<br />
black bean brisket chili<br />
roasted pepper salad<br />
all the veggies from Friday night<br />
more cake and strawberry-kiwi sorbet<br />
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GOOD SHABBOS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-43528735025796947192012-07-06T14:56:00.002-04:002012-07-06T14:56:34.414-04:00The Menu (again)So, okay, all I do any more these days is cook shabbos dinner. Or so it appears! :) Well... here it is!<br />
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DINNER<br />
challah<br />
broiled flounder w/a preserved lemon/garlic/butter sauce<br />
shiro wat (Ethiopian chick pea mush)<br />
alecha (a stewed cabbage/potato/carrot/turmeric/ginger/garlic concoction)<br />
injera (Ethiopian sourdough flatbread)<br />
cheese<br />
rice/lentils<br />
ice cream & mint chocolate chip cookies<br />
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(We had Ethiopian food Thursday night and it was so delicious that even though I virtually never serve leftovers for shabbos we just HAD to eat the rest tonight!)<br />
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LUNCH<br />
challah<br />
sushi<br />
cucumber<br />
avocado/cucumber/surimi<br />
egg/spinach/sweet potato<br />
miso soup<br />
green salad with miso dressing and fried won tons<br />
eggplant miso salad<br />
teriyaki chicken<br />
lime pie<br />
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YUM!<br />
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And what else did we actually do this week? We swam in our new 15' pool 3–4x per day, went bowling, watched fireworks, and, um, well, really not all that much, er, else. We're on learning vacation this month, just davening/parsha/chumash each day (well... most!). Lazy days this week, but hoping to be a bit more productive next week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-47160214518954767992012-06-29T15:48:00.002-04:002012-06-29T15:48:41.419-04:00The MenuWell, at least there's a menu! :)<br />
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We were out of town last shabbos, after a wonderful week with the kids in camp while the mommies shopped at Value Village (an entire wardrobe for 6 for the year for $200!), and went out to lunch every day (I took babysitting money that I earned in the couple of weeks before I headed to Atlanta and used that for play money!). A fun, if somewhat decadent, week.<br />
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Now for the meals...<br />
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For dinner:<br />
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challah<br />
mashed potatoes<br />
mushroom gravy<br />
steak<br />
roasted zucchini and eggplant w/preserved lemons<br />
roasted carrots<br />
roasted cabbage<br />
brownies<br />
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And for lunch:<br />
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Matjes herring (thank you, Buford Farmers Market in Atlanta!!!!!!!) <br />
stuffed Turkish eggplant (cute little 4' round orange eggplants from the garden stuffed w/eggplant, onion, garlic, tomato, basmati rice)<br />
green salad <br />
pesto gnocchi<br />
roasted veggies from Friday<br />
beef stew<br />
more browniesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-58916545065642933052012-06-15T17:08:00.002-04:002012-06-15T17:08:44.928-04:00The MenuBusy mommy = no blogging. :) Tending and harvesting the garden, homeschooling, visitors...<br />
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For dinner, we're having 17 people and eating the garden...<br />
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challah<br />
roasted asparagus<br />
homemade tomato pasta with meat sauce<br />
roasted chickens (3! 2 for us, 1 for DH while we're gone this week...)<br />
roasted potatoes<br />
roasted zucchini/carrots/onions w/preserved lemon<br />
roasted eggplant marinated in preserved lemon and basil dressing<br />
roasted mushrooms in same<br />
angel food cake<br />
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and for lunch (someone invited myself and my 11 guests, so we're bringing a large part of it!)...<br />
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challah<br />
roasted peppers<br />
guacamole w/tomatillos<br />
cucumber salad<br />
sugar pumpkin/butternut squash kugel<br />
any leftover veggies from dinner<br />
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And then a week of the kids and I and the puppy (sans DH) in Atlanta. Kids to camp, mommies to play. Nice change of pace!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383991515114664395.post-20439777995416582662012-06-08T16:06:00.000-04:002012-06-08T16:06:10.951-04:00The MenuAnother shabbos, and apparently the only time I have anything to say! :)<br />
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For dinner...<br />
<br />
challah<br />
brisket (from a previos shabbos) + chicken<br />
green salad<br />
balsamic mushrooms<br />
roasted pink banana squash<br />
roasted carrots and beets<br />
roasted Yukon gold potatoes<br />
apple torte<br />
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And for lunch...<br />
challah<br />
chummus<br />
green salad<br />
pasta w/mushrooms<br />
marinated eggplant<br />
tomato chicken<br />
roasted veggies from Friday<br />
apple torteUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0