This is one of those recipes I learned in Home Ec so many years ago. It is a little on the sweet side if memory serves me right so you may want to adjust the sugar amounts. Continue reading “7-Up Punch”
Category: Keeper of the Home
Oven BBQ Chicken
This is another fairly simple chicken recipe that I make from time to time. Continue reading “Oven BBQ Chicken”
May Holidays
I will try to update this list with some fun activities as well. Feel free to click the links to find out more about the origins and meanings behind these special days. I plan to incorporate a few of these into our normal homeschool routine to add a little fun and excitement to our days. Have fun and maybe make up your own personal family holiday or tradition for the month!
This month is also know as:
- Foster Care Month
- Gifts from the Garden Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
The weeks are known as:
- Nurse’s Week – first full week of month
- Wildflower Week – week two
- National Bike Week – third week
- National Police Week – third week of month
- Emergency Medical Services Week – fourth week of month
(Links will be updated closer to the dates of each holiday.)
I found this list and more here:
May Day (1st)
**see May Day for more activities
Mother Goose Day (1st)
Brothers and Sisters Day (3rd)
**see National Sibling Day for more activities
Star Wars Day/May the ‘4th’ Be With You Day (4th)
**see Star Wars Day for more activities
Cinco de Mayo (5th)
**see Cinco de Mayo for more activities
No Socks Day (8th)
National Train Day– Saturday closest to May 10th
National Windmill Day – the second Saturday in May
Limerick Day (12th)
** see Limerick Day for more activities
Mother’s Day – second Sunday
** see Mother’s Day for more activities
National Chocolate Chip Day (15th)
** see Chocolate Chip Day for more activities
Armed Forces Day -third Saturday
** see Armed Forces Day for more activities
Lucky Penny Day (23rd)
National Missing Children’s Day (25th)
** see National Missing Children’s Day for more activities
Sally Ride Day (26th)
** see Sally Ride Day for more activities
Memorial Day last Monday of month.
** see Memorial Day for more activities
National Macaroon Day (31st)
Also check out:
Homeschool: May on Pinterest
Vegetable Casserole
Sometimes it is hard to get kids to eat their veggies and we have to resort to all kinds of tricks to sneak the veggies in however this is a tried and true way to get them to eat veggies and like eating them. My sister had mentioned that she had made this also and that my nephews liked it which was amazing.
The amounts may not be exact as this is one of those recipes where I just kind of dump everything in together. You may want to tweak them to your liking but I hope you enjoy it. You could probably also top this with French’s Onions instead of the cracker crumbs. Continue reading “Vegetable Casserole”
Thank you!
I just received my ‘100 followers’ notifications and shortly after it went to 101! I am so excited that so many people have followed my blog in the short time I’ve had it up.
I pray that I can continue to help encourage others in their day to day life. Each and every one of you have encouraged me to continue on with this blog even when sometimes I’ve wondered if it even makes a difference to anyone. Continue reading “Thank you!”
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