OrganicJen
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Another thing that helps me is that I use a big legal pad to make my list so that I can have space to make my list in sections so that things are separated by food group. Then I go around and get out the meats from the freezer I need for that week etc and cross off each item as I find it in the house... I shop my house first, then what's not crossed off I get from local farms, then what's left I get at the store if I can't make it.
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Plus we always have things we just get each week like fruits etc that are for snacking. Apples and citrus usually. So I don't put those on the list. We tend in the winter to eat things we've canned or dried or frozen from our garden as much as we can too. In summer the bulk of our diet is fresh from the garden food.
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This is another reason I have to plan it all out....So that on Sundays, I can go through and whip up whatever bread or bagels or cookies that I want for the week all at once.
Yes it is so nice to just do it all at once. I usually use the same dough for a lot of things so if I need buns for a meal I can do buns to replace one of the loaves if I need.
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Oh...and breakfast and snacks...about once a week I do a big batch of homemade granola that we eat usually with yogurt for snacks, and I flake a batch of oat groats and make a muslii type mix we have for breakfast some days. Other days is pancakes or waffles from random grains I decide to mill for that week, or eggs and bacon, or just steel cut oats I do the night before in the crock pot.
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Since we make most everything from scratch, meal planning is essential for us. What I do is... I do a day of baking so I can make several loaves at once for the week...I look over the veggies we have like now we have beets and turnips and parsnips waiting in the ground for us so I plan recipes that will make use of anything like that we have available....of those recipes, any that are casseroles I double and freeze one and if it's something like a roast chicken with the root veggies from the garden I make 2 chickens at once and use one to just eat and the second is for soup or stew or something like that the next day. Sometimes it's a roast instead of chicken but I usually still cook 2 at once and that is usually our main meat for the week since we don't eat it every night and cooking 2 at once gives us enough for 2 or 3 days. I usually do pasta of some kind at least once a week so I make the noodles ahead if I can when I'm cooking something easy like a roast so that on the day I make a pasta dinner the noodles are done and waiting in the fridge. Since I do at least one meal a week that I double and freeze, then one night we can have an older freezer meal from the fridge too. That all feeds us for most of the week so usually I just have to choose a couple of other recipes that I just choose from what looks good the day I'm making my list. Then lunch is sandwiches with the bread I baked the one day so that's easy. So in reality it's really easy to plan in one day since I basically choose a meat to make 2 of at once, a casserole to double and freeze one, a pasta, and a couple of other recipes which vary each week. What makes it work for us is some things follow a formula where I double up on cooking to get more out of one night of cooking so having a formula that works for us like that makes it easier to plan so I know 2 night at least I'm making double of something etc and the recipes can change but it still is easier than planning 7 totally different meals.
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America's Test Kitchen has a quick family cookbook that is all quick to prepare recipes that are foolproof.
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I guess mine is fountain pens, paper and inks. With my other interests like spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing etc, I feel like I'm making useful things. But the fountain pens and such only serve the purpose of making writing more enjoyable so they are just for pleasure.
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Ooohh..naps...I understand that word :)
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Lol...I don't think I understand any of the words anyone posted...are these tv shows? I don't have tv service so I'm guessing that's why lol.
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For those working on handwriting, I highly recommend this book, https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/fw-tamblyns-home-instructor-penmanship/handwriting
It's small enough that I used to keep it and a practice notebook in my purse and worked on it when I took my child to the library.
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I would look at Build Your Library. I find that it is really easy to make either less or more demanding very easily depending on what one needs. There is plenty of reading that she could do with audiobooks if she wanted. Plus, you mentioned she loves science and the 8th level of BYL is the history of science.
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I’m not sure. After I tired of spending $25plus for an antler, I found one on our property. She was able to bite chips off of it just a few days later. Maybe it depends on antler age and conditions.
And while our dog can eat these treats too quickly, she doesn’t have the same need to destroy her stuffed toys. There have been a few that she gnaws off an ear or paw, but I repair it and then she’s good to go. Her toy basket is overflowing,but I don’t have the heart to put any away like I did when she was younger.
That's interesting. I think the antlers my dogs find might be mule deer, and I'm fairly certain they are always old, so maybe they naturally harden over time being out in the elements, or maybe it's just the opposite and they are fresher or something, who knows. I can't believe they charge that much for antlers in the pet stores...I wonder if they get them like we do where they were naturally shed, or if they buy them from hunters or something and if that makes any difference in the density if they are naturally shed or whatever. We literally have never seen a single piece of ours break or chip off, they just sort of very gradually get worn down over years.
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2-3 days for us typically would be an average cold.
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REAL Science Odyssey and Elemental Science are both open and go with fun demonstrations.
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those of you who have Kong destroyers, maybe try the Large Tux by WestPaw. https://www.westpaw.com/toys/dog-toys/zogoflex-dog-toys/tux-treat-toy
They offer 1 replacement if your dog does destroy it....
Thanks we haven't tried those! We have great luck with antlers we find...they last for years, but I'd love some variety for them.
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We have one from a lab I used to run, so a very high quality expensive one, and a Brock Magiscope, and we use the Brock the most.
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I have no idea either. I got the black one made for chewers and it was in tiny pieces with 24 hours.
Yeah I just don't get it...and they are so expensive for something that doesn't last a single day.
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How are people getting the kongs to last? We've tried them a bunch of times, both the red ones and the ultra tough black ones, and they are always destroyed in minutes..literally in a few minutes they are broken in at least 2 pieces then chewed totally up from there. Do My dogs have abnormally strong jaws or is this a problem for others too?
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Definitely either find a local coin shop for the coins or just find anyone to give them to who may be interested in taking the time to photograph them and sell them on ebay in exchange for getting to keep the money. Even if you don't think they are valuable, to a person needing to fill a hole in their collection they are important for them. They can just list them on eBay for a small amount and the people bidding are collectors who will know how much they are worth to determine their bids. They just need a close photo of the front and back. Hopefully she can find somebody who will be willing to do the work to list them in exchange for keeping the money. So many collectors out there might be very thankful if they found their way onto eBay.
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We love the Pandia Press science courses.
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I have one in my RV. The kind I have is made by GE and has separate modes so you can have the microwave totally off and just use convect. To me since I don't use microwaves much it is an essential feature because many of them don't come with that option and you basically always have the microwave involved when using it for anything. So if it matters to you, then make sure the microwave can be totally off if you want which I have only found in the GE one we have. If you don't care that the microwave may be on all the time to some degree, then there are a lot of brands and models out there. Also, it's important to know the interior dimensions and make sure the biggest container you plan to use will fit.
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I love Vapour Organic.
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Have you looked at Analytical Grammar? Once you go through it they have refresher books to keep up the skills in high school.
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Antlers last about 2 days here. And we have discovered that they do break into pieces. The talents of a heavy chewer.
Our dogs are heavy chewers, a kong lasts seconds, but the antlers last forever. I wonder if it is because we find ours in the woods and they have been cured in some way because of that to be harder.
3/5 year journals
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So does anyone use and like one of these? I think the idea sounds nice, so each year you can see what you wrote on the same day last year, but then you have just one little space to write in so I wonder if it's worth it. I was about to place an order for my fountain pen paper for the new year and saw those journals but can't decide if they are a good idea or not. I keep a specific one for gardening, and one with recipes (I love having favorite recipes written in beautiful hand and ink in one book), and a commonplace type book, maybe I don't need anything else but maybe it could be fun. Anyone use one?