Online Flashcards for Latin Practice

Online Latin Flashcards

I created some basic flashcards online for Latin lessons 1 & 2 in Prima Latina by Leigh Lowe that I wanted to share.   The kids enjoy them for something a little different so I assign them once or twice a week.  We are on Lesson 11 now but it's always important to go back and review. 

Tweet & See- March (late)

Tweet & See List for March

Heather at Kingdom Arrows had a great idea she calls, "Tweet & See."  We keep a running list of all of the birds we see throughout the month and then submit the list to her blog at the end of each month.  It's simple, fun idea and a great way to share our hobby of bird watching.  I created a simple, free notebook page to keep track of the birds we see each month.  It's easy to pin it to the refrigerator or I make copies for each of us and keep them in the front of our daily notebooks.   This month's photos are blurry to say the least.  I apologize, I was shooting through the glass doors.

Here is our March list (better late than never this month!)

Apologies for the blurry photo,
it was shot through the sliding glass door.

1. Northern Cardinals (male & female)

2. Blue Jay

3. American Robin (our trusted, constant compaions)

4. Tufted Titmouse

5. Carolina Chickadee

6. House Sparrow

7. Northern Mockingbird (we think!)

8. Slate Colored Junco? (on the ground in the photo below

9. White-breasted Nuthatch? (the bird on the feeder below)

This bird (to the left) is not on our list because we were unsure as to its identity.  Comments are welcome if you could provide its name!  I'm tempted to identify the bird on the ground as a "slate-colored" junco. 

We just moved to our new home in November so we're curious to see how our birding goes this year.  We've finally put out our feeders and our bird bath.  We've been pleased so far.  Although it's a short list, for the amount of time the feeders were out in March, it's a good list and we've developed some "frequent flyers" that are visiting regularly already! 

We're so blessed that in the new house, we have sliding glass doors beside the kitchen/school table with a clear view to our "birding area."  :) It's so refreshing to have our feathered visitors in view all day! 

If you need assistance identifying birds during your birding time, we love the All About Birds website from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Thanks, Heather, for putting this idea together.  I know we are going to love it!!

Blessings!

Tiff

Keepers of the Faith & Contenders for the Faith



A learning to bake a lasagna

Cooking & Baking with my girls...

For several reasons, I have been focusing on reducing the amount of processed foods and chemicals that my family is exposed to.  In doing so, I'm so blessed to enjoy such lovely time cooking and baking with my girls.  We're having fun with the trials and errors (Dad isn't enjoying the errors so much :)) and most importantly loving each other and the extra time together.

I've had "Keepers of the Home" from Keepers of the Faith for my daughters for about a year but with homeschooling, our hectic schedules, and life in general, we've been a bit "hit or miss" about it. Our new focus on natural and organic foods and cleaners is giving me the opportunity to involve them and work through the KOH program as an added bonus.



B enjoying our lasagna



I thought I'd share our HITS with you :) maybe laugh over some of the misses and blog about how we are accomplishing or failing at using our KOH series! :)  If you've not heard of KOH or KOF, you may want to hop over to their website.  I also purchased the "Contenders for the Faith" book for my son.  It's such a blessing!  



The Keepers of the Faith series provides an organized collection of  life skills and habits that are important to the spiritual growth of our kids and providing much needed life skills at the same time.  Too many children miss out on these things and this a fun and productive way to pass on knowledge to our children.

To have a clearer picture of what skills are taught through these two books, the company has a skills index you might want to peruse. 

One of the first skills the girls and I are working on is baking and cooking.  What a blessing to be working towards a new, healthier eating style for our family together with my daughters!  We have what I considered healthy habits in general but after my daughter, B , recently had a seizure, I have become more focused on cooking and baking from whole foods and purchasing less processed and "put together" grocery items. 

Cake we made for C's birthday

It is more time consuming but it's time consumed with my girls!  We are spending time in each others company; I'm providing training on necessary skills for them at an early age; they're learning a life long skill to enjoy and use to provide for others; and of course, working towards thier Baking Pin. :)   By the way, these motivating little pins cost a whopping $2.50! :)  It's an economical way to reward them for hard work! 

Two of our first very succesful baking attempts were Fresh Zucchini Muffins and a Whole Wheat Bread.  Not only did the girls and I find them delicious, but Dad and brother did as well!  A & B were blushing with pride and excitement as they watched the "boys" devour thier hard work!  Instilling this godly confidence in them was a rewarding and touching experience! 

Here are the two recipes we used.  I'm hoping to continue blogging about our amazing experiences and sharing recipes, craft ideas, and what does and doesn't work! 

Love,
Tiff