Posts by MammaG

You don't think that boiling the ginger in the water would have killed any bacteria?   Thanks for the recipe, too....that sounds yummy!   Anyone know how long you can keep a mother in the fridge in a clean and sealed...

Tankgirl73, I HAVE that one and almost never use it, I suppose because I've been so happy with SofJ for Kindy...I never thought to look in Joyful Movement for older kids' stuff.  Thanks, I will get that one back out and look at it...

I'm brewing two batches of kombucha, one with a fairly old mushroom that I had in the fridge and one with a newer one from a friend.  The one with the old mushroom is growing spots of mold on the surface of the liquid.  It's...

We are using Christopherus Grade One this year.  I also have the Kindergarten book and the Science one.   I haven't used the Kindy one much at all, even though we had it when my First Grader was in Kindy and my second...

This was us two years ago.  At the time, I had a newborn, a 4YO and a 5.5YO.  We were doing Kindergarten at home and going to church and occasionally showing up at the local homeschoolers' group (75 families or...

We are using the Christopherus Form Drawing book this year. It's provided all we've needed so far, but I've only used it for one child in Grade One, so we're not yet needing guidance on more complicated forms. I also can't really...

Well, I have no experience with bottles or formula, but I can tell you that my youngest who is 27 MONTHS is still nursing a couple of times a night. I think that 'normal' is just too hard to define; every baby has his very own...

Hi, Mama, I hope things are settling down for your family and that you are all getting the care you need.   I don't think there is anything wrong with life happening.  Your younger children have had an upset, but they...

I have three boys. I think the biggest factor is the personality of the child, followed by how close in age they are. For us it went like this: #3 was easy-peasy; #1 was certainly an adjustment, but pretty darn easy; #2 was hell on...

Quote:Originally Posted by Shantimama I buy black beans and chick peas in bulk, cook them myself and freeze them for about 20% of what it costs to buy canned beans - and there isn't as much waste or salt involved. A couple of times...