Mel's Blog (5)

How NOT to impress the Mother in Law!

Today my mother in law visited us to take my husband to the doctor. (He can't drive. He suffered a work injury). Later, she decided she wanted to drive my kids on their paper route. ? Their mean mom likes them to walk to get fresh air and exercise unless it is under 10 degrees F, thank you very much! But out the door they went- with Grandma at the wheel. I put the kettle on for tea and headed into the living room to check on my younger two who were playing playdough. My daughter forgot something… Continue

Added by mel on January 22, 2009 at 5:58pm — 1 Comment

Home-made Sports Drink- NO CORN SYRUP!

I found this recipe at http://www.sweetsavvy.com/sweeteners/summary.php?id=Unrefined%20Cane%20Sugar My drink is still fermenting so I will let you know how that turns out in a few days! If you need one right away..... Try this one! Sounds like a winner! All-Natural Sports Drink by Debra Lynn Dadd I developed this recipe for the newsletter of my friend Hilde, who sells "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt on her website HimalayanLivingSalt.com It contains both a natural sweetener and natural… Continue

Added by mel on January 15, 2009 at 12:35pm — 3 Comments

FREEZING here in WISCONSIN!

It is like 8 below on our thermometer right now. Yes that is right. BELOW ZERO! The weather forecasters are saying it is anywhere from -25 to -35 with the windchill. Public schools are cancelled today! And our homeschool co-op! I was talking to my mom about this- she also lives in WI. And she said she and a friend were discussing how school was never cancelled due to weather when they were young. (I think she thought they were pretty tough! LOL) But I pointed out that the world is a really diff… Continue

Added by mel on January 15, 2009 at 7:47am — 5 Comments

From scratch cook

I make most of our food from scratch: yogurt, bread, cereal, kombucha, kefir, crackers, pizza, most dinners, even some cheeses! I must be doing a pretty good job, too. Because my littlest just asked me, "Mama, make me some Gatorade." ! Now, I've never tried that before (and not that we have had Gatorade since my oldest was in soccer in the fall.........) But maybe I could figure out a recipe. I'm sure mine would be much healthier. And cheaper, too. Hmmmm........ Kombucha, lemon juice, a little h… Continue

Added by mel on January 11, 2009 at 6:18pm — 3 Comments

The Call of Dunkirk and the Exodus mandate

More thoughts on my discussion posted on the "Discuss" page. I decided to post this letter here because of what I saw on MamaArcher's blog. http://www.mamaarcher.com/2008/12/exodus-mandate-call-to-dunkirk.html I totally agree with Voddie Baucham and the other people on this video. I hope you will heed the call on this video to parent with purpose. The following is the opening letter to the readers of one of the Christian books I am writing. I thought I'd share it since I heard more about this… Continue

Added by mel on December 30, 2008 at 5:11pm — No Comments