Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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 Before I get to 2009's list, I want to share the list from 2008 and what got accomplished on it. Get into God’s Word everyday. I was able to do this some of the year! It really was neat because I kept a journal with my Bible so I could write down passages that were intriguing to me or that I wanted to remember! Here are my 2009 goals so far: Get into God’s Word everyday. I am sure I will be adding to it as the year progresses and I grow. I am really looking forward to the coming year! I know God will be doing amazing things in my life and I am fired and ready for them! If you would like to join the Homeschool Memoirs, visit Homeschool Memoirs Meme. I hope to see you there!  Love, Prayers and Blessings,  Thanks for stopping by “Daily” at the “Planet”!! ©AmandaDixon2008 |
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Homeschool Memoirs: Winter Treats
| The winner of Tuesday's Giveaway Everyday! for a FREE set of Mrs. Rushton’s A Crash Course on Spiritual Warfare seminar is: Jennifer from House Hill. Make sure you enter because I got 5 sets left to giveaway!  Ahh... food! I love food! I talk about it all the time on Twitter & Facebook! Seriously I love food! :) I am pretty excited I can share my love of food with you this week as its the Homeschool Memoirs theme:
This week I want to invite you to share one of your favourite winter treats. A treat you look forward to making when the snow falls and include the recipe for it so others can try it out.This theme got me to thinking... I don't really have a special food that I eat in the winter... except for peanut brittle. During the winter months is the only time people give us it, so I guess it can be called my winter treat. I have never made peanut brittle, so I don't have a recipe of my own. So if anyone has a really good one, leave me a comment with it in it, so I can think about making myself some peanut brittle! :) Here is a Traditional Peanut Brittle recipe from The Nut Factory:  2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup water 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts 1/2 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. butter 2 tsp. baking soda Heat and stir sugar, syrup and water in a heavy 3-quart saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Add salt. Cook over medium heat to soft ball stage (234 degrees). Add peanuts at 250 degrees. Cook to hard crack stage (290 degrees), stirring often. Remove from heat. Quickly, stir in butter and soda. Beat to a froth for a few seconds. Pour at once onto 2 well-buttered 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch pans, spreading with spatula. If desired, cool slightly and pull with forks to stretch thin. Break up when cold. Yield: About 1-1/2 pounds of peanut brittle. If you would like to join the Homeschool Memoirs, visit Homeschool Memoirs Meme. I hope to see you there! Love, Prayers and Blessings, |
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Y'all Should Know...
That there are a BUNCH of exciting things happening this coming week and its going to be so fun! Firstly… I am excited to announce the winner of my Homeschool Rocks Giveaway and the winner would be… Therese! CONGRATS! I will be contacting you shortly to get your info! Thank you to everyone who entered! Be sure to be looking in the next week for another giveaway! I have got some really great ones coming up! I am so excited! Secondly… have you as a homeschooled student entered the Home-Educator Appreciation Day hosted by Growing In Grace Magazine? If not make sure to hurry and enter! Your Mama could win big! The prizes are over $300! Now hurry and get over there to enter!  Thirdly… I am hosting The Homesteading Carnival tomorrow! So if you have a fave recipe, or something that has happened at your homestead or home this week, send it to me! I would love to include it! Make  sure to send it in by 9pm EST tonight! Fourthly… I am hosting The Carnival of Homeschooling on Tuesday! So if you have shared what is happening in your school this past week or something fun you did or something that you learned, send it to me! I would love to have it in my edition! Make sure to send it in by 9pm EST Monday Night! You can always check out my Coolest Contests, Hottest Carnivals page for updates on all the hottest carnivals and coolest contests. If you are hosting a contest, make sure to email it to me, so I can include it on the CC,HC page! If you want to be on my mailing list to receive notices about when that page is updated or anything is published on my site, sign up for my personal mailing list. Ok… I am announced out! Gotta get to work now!  Love, Prayers and Blessings,Thanks for stopping by “Daily” at the “Planet”!! ©AmandaDixon2008 |
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Monday, September 8, 2008
The Homesteading Carnival #64: The Proverbs 31 Woman Edition
| Thank you for joining me this week for another amazing edition of The Homesteading Carnival. I had such a great time going through all these great submissions! I am so glad I was able to feature yours, if you submitted one! I had a really hard time figuring out what theme I wanted to use for my edition, and finally asked Mama if she had any ideas. She threw me some and one of them was Proverbs 31 Woman. I thought about that and didn't really think I wanted to do it, so I kept thinking about another theme. Finally got out my bible to read the scripture to see how I could use it as my theme. So without anymore talking, er, typing, here is how being the Proverbs 31 woman relates to The Homesteading Carnival! Proverbs 31:14
Dora Renee' Wilkerson found a Surprise Chocolate Fudge recipe that Melinda of The Jud-King Family shared. The secret ingredient: pinto beans!She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. Abi who lives on lighter side has a wonderful recipe for some Banana Nut Butterscotch Muffins. Proverbs 31:16
Kathi who lives at Oak Hill Homestead shares their end-of-summer wrap-up of activities Around the Homestead. So much to do when you live on a homestead!She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. Jennifer Bogart who has a Quiverfull Family knows that an early frost means bringing in the harvest. So they have their Pic(k) of the Day, September 05, 2008 with a cute picture for you to see! Stephanie who wants to Stop the Ride! has some Simple Pleasures TT#28 for you to think over and enjoy around your homestead this week! Uncommon Joe took a Trip To The Zoo and got some amazing shots of some really neat animals! Proverbs 31:27
Stacy who is Delighting in the Days.... has a great kitchen tip for us as we bring in our harvests: How to Peel a Peach.She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Ivory Soap who has a Little House in the Suburbs shares the step by step process of How to Raise Backyard Laying Chickens. Larry Bogart who makes sure to Measure Twice, Cut Once was having trouble with Pocket Gophers , so he figured out how to trap them. Stephanie who has Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood has decided to Save the Bees. They took a field trip out to a beehive and she learned a lot about bees and why they are disappearing! Surfer Sam shares a lot of information on The Secret Lives of Bees. Honey, Health and Harvests and why its so important we keep the bees around! Proverbs 31:18
Miss Emily from the time that has elapsed has a really cute notebook that is easy to make . . . easy to use. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. Sheri who lives in The Shades of Pink has a fun little organizer that she made from things around her home! Proverbs 31:13
Erica Burgan who is The Sojourner decided to make an An Old Fashioned Sock Monkey for her nephew's birthday!She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. Proverbs 31:19
H0MEFree who has the Marvelous Mud Washing Machine gives a great tutorial with pictures on how to Sew diapers and diaper wraps.She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. HowToMe wants to know if anyone else stores toys and seasonal clothing in plastic trash sacks? Well, after being given this tip from her neighbor, she changed. She found out How To Easily Make a Storage Sack from a pillowcase. Proverbs 31:20
Homesteader Belle wants to share a new site she found called Goods4Girls. The site will accept donated items for girls who don't have the supplies they need as a woman!She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Proverbs 31:28
Jacque who is Walking Therein is excited because LucyLillie is Potty Training. She shares what is working for her and some great tips!Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Jocelyn who has A Pondering Heart is giving away a copy of the newest Chuck Black book: Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione. Head over and enter for your chance to win before September 10th! Here are more of some of the Coolest Contests Proverbs 31:17
Please remember to pray this week for the Drews who lost their precious Christian on August 26th. Also remember the Lirettes who lost their beloved daddy back on May 11th. Both need your prayers and support as their go on in life without their loved ones! Here are more Prayer requests.She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. I hope you enjoyed this edition! Please let me know what you though of it! If would you be so kind as to blog about The Proverbs 31 Woman Edition of The Homesteading Carnival, I would greatly appreciate it! Have a great day! Prayers and Blessings, Find me here: The Daily Planet ©AmandaDixon2008 |
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