I just didn't have it in my budget to purchase flashcards that I knew I could make.
As I finish making the various ones made that I need, I'll share them here on the blog so that anyone else that needs them can print them off too!
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It seemed like everything I could think of to make, though, was stuff that had sugar in it like muffins, granola bars (what good is a granola bar without chocolate chips in it? 🙂 ), and other things like that.
I wanted some type of crackery something to feed them, so I paid a visit to my good friend, Mr. Google.
This Homemade Cheez-Its recipe called my name, so I printed it off, and headed to the kitchen.
This was so easy, and what I love is the fact that I know exactly what I'm feeding my kids! Cheese, flour, butter, salt and water are the sole ingredients of this lovely recipe.
I know you're tired of hearing me ramble on, and are ready for me to just get on with it, right?
Here goes:
| Homemade Cheez-Its Recipe |
I used Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese for ours, and the whole family has been raving about them!
This recipe is definitely a keeper!
Recipe from ReadyMade.com
I know you're all going to just love me for today's challenge, but it must be done sometime, right? And if we're not going to procrastinate, it needs to be done now, right?
That's what my husband and I decided right before bed last night. The nasty refrigerator was just bugging us way too much, and really, when are we ever going to find a good time to clean it out?
So, last night it was. It took an hour. Honestly, I didn't think it was that bad (and chances are it wasn't); you just have to know my husband. He says he's not a perfectionist, but I don't really know what else to call it.
Every single shelf was wiped down, and the old food was thrown away, which is fine. That's the way most people clean out their fridge. But, he wasn't content to stop there. He wanted to use up any food that was about to go bad…now. As in, let's make a gigantic fruit salad at bedtime. As in, “Honey, you might as well wash up these blackberries and get them in the freezer.”
I'm always like, “I will. Tomorrow.” Which I guess is why I realized that I needed this Anti-Procrastination challenge this year. And which I guess is why there was food in the fridge that already had to be thrown out. It must have all been stuff I said I was going to use up…tomorrow. Apparently, “tomorrow” was too late.
Sigh. So, I guess know I'll be glad tonight at supper when we get to eat this wonderful fruit salad that I didn't feel like making last night.
Anyway, enough of my rambling about my woes of late-night fruit salad making.
It's time for you to get busy cleaning out your fridge! And I don't want to hear you saying that it's not that bad! You'll be sorry when you're throwing out food at bedtime one night. And, ahem, if you really need to – go ahead and make that fruit salad. Just don't tell my husband I suggested that. He'll think I thought it was a good idea.
One thing I really want to do better with is being intentional in my mothering. I want to plan ahead more to spend time with the kids. Sure, there is a place for spontaneous time together, but that honestly doesn't happen very often. There are always dishes to wash, clothes to fold, and floors to sweep. The work is never ending, and the time to spend with these little ones doesn't often just happen by accident.
I decided that since I'm all about Anti-Procrastination this year, that I was going to purposely make time to spend with the kids today. Instead of waiting until everything magically fell into place (which it never would), I purposely cleared my schedule and gave my undivided attention to them.
And guess what? I think I had more fun than they did! Granted, I'll need to stay up a little longer tonight and finish folding the laundry, but what is more important? Claiming my children's hearts as they grow up right before my eyes, or folding the laundry that will always be there?
One of several activites we did together today
What about you? Is there something about which you need to purposely be more intentional? Maybe it's not your kids; maybe it's being a better wife, a better nieghbor, church member, or friend. It's time to stop planning to do better and just do it!
Have you been challenged to be more intentional about a certain area of your life? Leave a comment and tell me about it!
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My mother-in-law passed down the Lost in the Woods book to us, and I've been reading the short stories to the kids as they eat their lunch every day.
The stories are excellent – each short story contains a gospel message. The language is a little bit old-fashioned, which I like because it is helping my kids build their vocabulary. I don't think kids are as dumb as we make them out to be. My two year old understands these stories, and she is learning lots of new words as she listens too.
I didn't know where the book came from, so I googled the publisher, and I was pleasantly surprised at what came up! It was a treasure trove of quality Christian books for all ages! There are missionary biographies, Christian historical fiction and non-fiction, devotional books, short story compilations like the ones pictured, reference books, and more!
I have this particular book, and it is excellent.
I could spend a small fortune if I were to purchase everything that I wanted. I will be frequenting this site often.
Anyway, I was just excited to find so many great looking books all in one place, so I thought I'd share.
Here's the site:
Anyone else have any good recommendations for quality Christian books?