tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860134413609510982024-03-20T03:22:24.328-05:00Dos Flaming AvocadoesLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.comBlogger664125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-72717856782365512572011-08-24T16:23:00.001-05:002011-08-26T18:46:02.402-05:00We have a NEW WEBSITE!Please go to <a href="http://www.goodearthfarmschool.com">www.goodearthfarmschool.com</a>. Our new website has a built in blog and we will be posting there from now on.<br /><br />Thank you for following us.<br /><br />- The Good Earth Farm School<br /><br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-54973798186477277462011-08-22T14:24:00.001-05:002011-08-22T14:24:04.923-05:008/22/11Many of our five year old friends started kindergarten today, and they aren't far from our thoughts...a couple of our friends start tomorrow, best wishes to them, too! <br /><br /><i>May your days be many and your troubles be few.<br />May all God's blessings descend upon you.<br />May peace be within you, may your heart be strong.<br />May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.<br />~Irish Blessing</i><br /><br />We enjoyed painting today...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/08/22/2766.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/08/22/s_2766.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And doing the dishes...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/08/22/2767.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/08/22/s_2767.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/08/22/2769.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/08/22/s_2769.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And sweeping...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/08/22/2770.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/08/22/s_2770.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/08/22/2771.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/08/22/s_2771.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And forest adventures, feeding the cats, rabbits, and large animals, eating peanut butter banana smoothies and awesome egg salad, watching hummingbirds, playing dominoes, reading new library books, crocheting, and soaking up the sunshine.<br /><br /> - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-80605682526474425682011-08-22T05:52:00.000-05:002011-08-22T05:52:00.261-05:00Weekly Menu, 8/22-8/26/11Monday<br />
AM: peanut butter banana smoothies<br />
Lunch: egg salad, rice crackers, organic baby carrots<br />
PM: trail mix (granola, craisins, nuts, sunflower seeds)<br />
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Tuesday<br />
AM: French toast<br />
Lunch: cheese tortellini w/ spinach and garlic butter<br />
PM: kid- made Friendship bread<br />
<br />
Wednesday<br />
AM: organic apples<br />
Lunch: homemade tomato soup, kid-made bread sticks, cheddar cheese cubes<br />
PM: white bean tip, tortilla chips<br />
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Thursday<br />
AM: Greek yogurt w/ honey and granola<br />
Lunch: pinto beans, brown rice, spinach salad w/ homemade vinaigrette<br />
PM: organic carrots, organic celery, homemade ranch dip<br />
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Friday<br />
AM: oatmeal w/ dried fruit<br />
Lunch: taco salad: local grass fed beef, black beans, organic lettuce, shredded carrots, tortilla strips, salsa)<br />
PM: haystacks: chow mein noodles, peanut butter, chocolateLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-70060791174156549422011-08-08T06:00:00.000-05:002011-08-08T06:00:53.414-05:00Weekly Menu, 8/8-8/12/11Monday<br />
AM: pineapple<br />
Lunch: pasta w/ lentil sauce (brown rice pasta, lentils, organic marinara sauce), Parmesan cheese<br />
PM: snack mix: sunflower seeds, organic raisins, dark chocolate chips<br />
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Tuesday<br />
AM: organic apples w/ honey/lemon/cashew dip<br />
Lunch: BLT sandwich on toast (whole grain bread, nitrite/nitrate free turkey bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise), fruit salad (watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries)<br />
PM: rice cakes w/ organic peanut butter and strawberry jam<br />
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Wednesday<br />
AM: bananas<br />
Lunch: roasted pastured chicken w/ organic quinoa and mixed vegetables <br />
PM: corn tortilla chips, bean dip (pinto beans)<br />
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Thursday<br />
AM: organic oatmeal w/ brown sugar and cinnamon and organic milk<br />
Lunch: black bean enchilada casserole (black beans, brown rice, corn tortillas, homemade gluten-free enchilada sauce, Colby Jack cheese), organic baby spinach salad w/ homemade vinaigrette<br />
PM: organic popcorn w/ butter, peanuts<br />
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Friday<br />
AM: dry rice cereal squares<br />
Lunch: scrambled eggs, bagels w/ cream cheese, applesauce<br />
PM: organic baby carrots, hummusLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-65061120105834210032011-07-31T09:12:00.000-05:002011-07-31T09:12:09.872-05:00Weekly Menu, 8/1-8/5/11MondayAM: organic strawberries and cranberry granola w/ organic milk<br />
Lunch: homemade gluten free macaroni and cheese, organic broccoli<br />
PM: snack mix: banana chips, sunflower seeds, organic raisins<br />
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Tuesday<br />
AM: organic cinnamon crunch cereal (dry)<br />
Lunch: Asian chicken salad (pastured chicken, mayo, green onion, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles)<br />
PM: Goldfish crackres, string cheese<br />
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Wednesday<br />
AM: mango smoothie (mangos, organic vanilla yogurt)<br />
Lunch: black beans, organic brown rice, organic spring mix salad greens w/ balsamic vinaigrette<br />
PM: homemade watermelon sorbet, corn tortilla chips<br />
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Thursday<br />
AM: Schumann's Bakehaus Powerhaus cookies<br />
Lunch: Greek quiona salad (organic quinoa, tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice, feta cheese, garlic, olive oil), turkey meatballs<br />
PM: corn chips, bean dip (pintos)<br />
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Friday<br />
AM: wholegrain cinnamon toast<br />
Lunch: pigs in a blanket (turkey hot dogs, crescent rolls), baked beans<br />
PM: no-bake peanut butter oatmeal cookie ballsLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-87653982190926709812011-07-28T11:04:00.001-05:002011-07-28T11:04:08.495-05:00This Week, 7/25/11+Everyone has their passion. Mine is watching young humans develop. And, I think it just might be the most amazing process ever! Not to toot our horn, but I think magic happens here daily...we simply have to notice.<br /><br />Sleep gloves...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2004.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2004.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Learning to use our puff ball catapults...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2005.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2005.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She loved watching the puff balls fly!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2006.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2006.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mechanics...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2007.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2007.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ojos de Dios...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2008.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2008.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Making a family banner...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2009.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2009.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Curtain peek-a-boo...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2010.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2010.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Rocking and singing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2011.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2011.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Happy cook!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2012.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2012.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We conducted a staff meeting Wednesday night...dinner together and experience in the living arts. We washed our dishes and cloth napkins after our meal. PreK and TransPreK will add this to their lunch routine in late August.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2020.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2020.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2021.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2021.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2022.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2022.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />One pod or two?<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2023.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2023.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Making BLTs for lunch...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2024.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2024.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Knitting circle...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2025.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2025.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Catapult construction...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2026.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2026.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2027.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2027.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2028.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2028.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Now that's a multitasking working mom!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2029.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2029.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mustache and beard...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2030.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2030.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2031.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2031.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The giant's chair...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2032.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2032.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mixing concrete with Mr. Jesse for our bread oven foundation...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2033.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2033.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2034.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2034.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2035.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2035.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Seeing what a fifteen pound catapult ball may have felt like...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2036.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2036.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2037.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2037.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2038.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2038.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2039.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2039.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2040.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2040.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Did we mention they love the catapults?<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2041.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2041.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Crowns...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2042.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2042.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/28/2043.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/28/s_2043.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-49278090148722752852011-07-26T14:00:00.001-05:002011-07-26T14:00:01.735-05:007/26/11Today we built Popsicle stick catapults in Summer Camp and PreK...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3001.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3001.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Miss Janie's instructions...thanks for the great lesson plans and kits of materials delivered to our classrooms!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3002.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3002.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3004.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3004.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3006.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3006.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3008.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3008.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3009.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3009.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3010.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3010.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3011.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3011.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Drawing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3014.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3014.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This student drew herself with her brother...love his stylin' ball cap!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3016.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3016.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3018.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3018.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our new water boxes are swell!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3020.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3020.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />One of my favorites!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3021.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3021.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3024.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3024.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3025.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3025.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The children will awaken to the smells of berry crumble. I love nurturing the children with homemade food that smells fantastic! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/26/3026.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/26/s_3026.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-40943156915009469042011-07-25T15:13:00.001-05:002011-07-25T15:13:55.581-05:007/25/11"Medieval Times" is our theme this week. Andrea's amazing chalkboard drawings...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3070.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3070.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3071.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3071.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Knights and dragons, oh my!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3072.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3072.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3073.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3073.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />New bench...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3075.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3075.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Today's chefs making bean enchilada casserole...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3076.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3076.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3077.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3077.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3205.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3205.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Finger knitting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3206.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3206.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Watercolor painting with "royal" colors...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3207.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3207.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3208.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3208.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Some painted shields...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3209.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3209.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Costume from home...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/25/3210.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/25/s_3210.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-13659890954596117902011-07-23T17:25:00.000-05:002011-07-23T17:25:01.192-05:00Weekly Menu, July 25-29, 2011Monday<br />
AM: oatmeal w/ brown sugar and cinnamon, organic milk<br />
Lunch: enchilada casserole (corn tortillas, homemade enchilada sauce, pinto beans, cheese), organic spinach w/ homemade vinaigrette<br />
PM: peanuts, snack mix<br />
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Tuesday<br />
AM: clementine oranges and organic apples<br />
Lunch: BLT sandwich (nitrite/nitrate turkey bacon, organic Romaine lettuce, tomatoes on wheat bread), pineapple rings<br />
PM: berry crumble (blueberries, blackberries, homemade shortbread crumble top), sun tea<br />
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Wednesday<br />
AM: dry cereal<br />
Lunch: Andrea's taco salad (black beans, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded carrots, salsa dressing, shredded cheese, corn tortilla strips)<br />
PM: kid-made cantaloupe sorbet, veggie chips<br />
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Thursday<br />
AM: Schumann's Bakehaus granola, organic vanilla yogurt<br />
Lunch: shepherd's pie (local grass fed ground beef, organic mixed veggies, mashed potatoes)<br />
PM: rice cakes, organic raisins<br />
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Friday<br />
AM: bagels w/ cream cheese<br />
Lunch: homemade cheese pizza, applesauce<br />
PM: sesame sticks, organic craisinsLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-46380765450953628502011-07-21T14:57:00.001-05:002011-07-21T14:57:31.085-05:007/20 and 7/21/11Drawing a campfire...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3139.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3139.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The compass says it's that way...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3140.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3140.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Bear hunt...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3141.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3141.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3143.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3143.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3144.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3144.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Campfire...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3145.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3145.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sewing pouches in summer camp...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3146.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3146.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3147.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3147.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I'm so proud that my son learned to finger knit...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3148.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3148.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Chopping chicken for today's new salad...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3149.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3149.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />More knitting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3150.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3150.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Painting the solar oven black...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3152.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3152.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Stamping first aid bags...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3153.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3153.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Name tags for the first aid bags...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3154.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3154.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3157.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3157.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />TransPreK's bags...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3160.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3160.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Digging the hole to pour a concrete pad for our bread oven...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3162.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3162.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3163.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3163.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Camping...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3165.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3165.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Triage for pretend injuries with Kim...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3168.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3168.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3169.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3169.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />"What's wrong?".<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3170.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3170.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Gathering things to cook...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3173.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3173.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Grilling sticks...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3176.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3176.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />He found an old "bow and arrow"...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3197.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3197.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This is a meeting of the girl tribe. Boys can belong, but in the words of Beyonce "Who rule the world? Girls!".<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3205.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3205.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Girl tribe cheer...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3206.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3206.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />To follow is the leader recording the rules of girl tribe on bark, with a stick pen. The rules are:<br /><br />1. Finger knit all day.<br />2. Don't lie.<br />3. Be nice to each other.<br />4. Have fun.<br />5. Never tell secrets or the secret hideout.<br />6. Only leaders can wear compasses, and when I tap your head you're in girl tribe.<br />7. You can have fake cousins. [As boys can only belong if they are cousins.]<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/21/3207.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/21/s_3207.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-88686887250684013082011-07-20T14:07:00.001-05:002011-07-20T14:07:31.162-05:007/19 and 7/20/11Pig bath...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2838.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2838.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Finger knitting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2840.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2840.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2841.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2841.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sewing a bag...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2842.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2842.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Homey...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2843.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2843.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Time to make the black bean burgers...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2844.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2844.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2845.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2845.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2846.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2846.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2847.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2847.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Self-serve snack...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2848.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2848.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First fine motor lesson of the day...peeling Clementine oranges. Don't underestimate two and three year olds' ability to self-serve!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2849.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2849.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2851.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2851.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2852.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2852.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />If they aren't knitting, they're drawing!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2853.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2853.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2854.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2854.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2859.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2859.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2860.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2860.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Team work...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/20/2862.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/20/s_2862.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-3119315660109314532011-07-19T18:24:00.001-05:002011-07-19T18:24:08.687-05:007/19/11Another of Andrea's beautiful drawings...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4617.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4617.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />One of today's sous chefs...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4618.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4618.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Basil chiffonade and diced eggplant...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4619.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4619.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Setting up for a friend's birthday snack...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4620.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4620.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Camp cooks...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4626.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4626.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4628.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4628.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Listening to books outside...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4630.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4630.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Today's yummy lunch per Molly's suggestion...eggplant!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4632.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4632.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Yum!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4634.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4634.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Today he liked the spinach!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4636.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4636.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Peeling carrots for afternoon snack and tomorrow's black bean burgers...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4637.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4637.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4639.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4639.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4640.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4640.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4642.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4642.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4645.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4645.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sorting black beans...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4646.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4646.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Flashlights...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4647.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4647.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First aid bandages for fun...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4648.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4648.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4649.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4649.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4650.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4650.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/19/4651.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/19/s_4651.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-3774595462643834262011-07-18T14:57:00.001-05:002011-07-18T14:57:26.752-05:007/18/11It's "Great Outdoors" week! Time to pitch a tent and have some fun! It wouldn't be complete without Texas fire ants, which we discovered while setting up the tent this morning.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2756.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2756.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This week's reading selection...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2757.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2757.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2759.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2759.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2763.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2763.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2764.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2764.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Setting up...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2765.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2765.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2766.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2766.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Compasses...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2767.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2767.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2768.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2768.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Camp cooking...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2769.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2769.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Gathering "food"...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2770.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2770.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2771.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2771.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Dicing sticks, natch...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2772.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2772.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2773.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2773.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Indoor camping...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2774.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2774.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />with flashlights...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2775.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2775.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Painting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2776.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2776.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Playing a great baking game from Haba...non-competitive, and it teaches sequencing!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2777.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2777.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Feeding and petting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2778.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2778.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />New lamps to add a homelike warmth to our classrooms...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2779.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2779.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/18/2780.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/18/s_2780.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-23145596342539246962011-07-18T12:03:00.003-05:002011-07-25T06:09:03.694-05:00Menu, 7/18-7/22/11Monday<br />
AM: fruit salad (organic strawberries, organic grapes, bananas)<br />
Lunch: beef and bean chili (local grass fed beef, pinto beans), cornbread <br />
PM: veggie snack sticks, guacamole<br />
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Tuesday<br />
AM: cantaloupe, rice cereal squares<br />
Lunch: eggplant bake (eggplant, onions, garlic, tomatoes, basil, mozzarella), organic baby spinach w/ homemade balsamic vinaigrette <br />
PM: organic carrot sticks, hummus, pretzels<br />
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Wednesday<br />
AM: Clementine oranges, toasted oat cereal<br />
Lunch: homemade black bean burgers (beans, tomatoes, cilantro, cumin, carrots, oatmeal) on wheat bread, roasted cauliflower<br />
PM: gingersnap sandwiches (gingersnaps, Nutella)<br />
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Thursday<br />
AM: bird seed bars from Schumann's (oats, brown sugar, gluten free flours, flax/sesame/sunflower seeds, chocolate chips)<br />
Lunch: chicken rice salad (roast chicken, brown rice, smoked almonds, organic celery, organic craisins, mayo, organic yogurt, curry powder)<br />
PM: solar cooker shortbread, organic apple slices<br />
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Friday<br />
AM: sesame sticks and craisins<br />
Lunch: bacon/egg/chive/cheese mini quiches, organic romaine lettuce with lemon juice and olive oil<br />
PM: organic popcorn, almonds<br />
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Have a happy day!Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-21043561003439913322011-07-14T15:09:00.001-05:002011-07-14T15:09:29.988-05:007/13-7/14/11Drawing the ocean with beeswax crayons... <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3079.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3079.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3080.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3080.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Strumming the kinder lyre...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3081.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3081.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Framing a successful nap time starts long before lunch. After preparing nap mats, I had the children listen as I read a meditation for children called "The Sandcastle and the Swan". The meditation was read twice and the children were deeply interested and calm as they listened the second time through. We walked calmly to lunch, and had noticeably better lunch behavior!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3084.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3084.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3085.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3085.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Listening to the guided meditation...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3086.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3086.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3091.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3091.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Pals...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3092.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3092.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Oatmeal...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3094.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3094.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Petting farm field...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3096.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3096.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3097.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3097.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Cooking...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3099.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3099.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The knitting continues!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/14/3100.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/14/s_3100.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-24038876505550239842011-07-13T15:20:00.001-05:002011-07-13T15:20:02.028-05:007/13/11Wednesday...time to bake bread!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3293.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3293.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />There's nothing wrong with learning to use a broom...I'd rather teach a child to use a broom than have them walk away from a messy table after snack so that we can hurry to learn the next thing on our lesson plan!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3294.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3294.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Marble run...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3295.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3295.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3315.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3315.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Animal play...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3316.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3316.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Finger knitting with novelty yarn...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3324.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3324.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />He made himself a bracelet...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3325.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3325.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The almost five year old, teaching the three year old...self-initiated. The three year old listened intently throughout the lesson. P.S. I haven't taught this lesson to them!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3326.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3326.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3328.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3328.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Another spontaneous peer to peer lesson...Finger Knitting 101.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3329.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3329.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Fishing with magnetized poles...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3330.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3330.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3333.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3333.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Felt board...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3334.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3334.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />One lovely mama knit these sea creatures for her sons...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/13/3335.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/13/s_3335.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-90199676157742328152011-07-13T05:52:00.001-05:002011-07-14T06:35:53.591-05:00Weekly Menu, 7/11-7/15/11Monday<br />
AM: organic strawberries and bananas<br />
Lunch: brown rice pasta w/ roasted chicken and organic broccoli, Parmesan cheese<br />
PM: string cheese, pretzels<br />
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Tuesday<br />
AM: oatmeal w/ brown sugar and cinnamon, organic milk<br />
Lunch: pinto beans, brown rice, organic salad greens w/ homemade vinaigrette<br />
PM: organic apples, organic peanut butter<br />
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Wednesday<br />
AM: trail mix: dried fruit, dried nuts, coconut<br />
Lunch: scrambled eggs, nitrite/nitrate free turkey bacon, homemade bread<br />
PM: air popped organic popcorn, cheddar cheese cubes<br />
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Thursday<br />
AM: Schumann's Bakehaus PowerHaus Cookies (quinoa, almond butter, tahini), organic craisins<br />
Lunch: chicken and cheese nachos (roast chicken, cheese, corn tortilla chips), salsa, rice/beans<br />
PM: organic carrot and organic celery sticks, homemade ranch dip, pretzels<br />
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Friday<br />
AM: organic cereal w/ organic raisins<br />
Lunch: PB&J (organic peanut butter, strawberry jam, wheat bread), applesauce<br />
PM: snack mix: sunflower seeds, Goldfish crackers, dark chocolate chipsLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-13115581307109601822011-07-12T18:59:00.001-05:002011-07-12T18:59:12.084-05:007/12/11Christin's ocean scape...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4539.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4539.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Andrea's chalk board drawing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4540.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4540.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Painting project with Janie...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4541.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4541.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Drawing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4542.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4542.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Brothers listening for the sounds of the sea...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4543.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4543.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Starting our mermaid projects by drawing faces on clothespins...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4544.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4544.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mermaid...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4546.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4546.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mermaids and "mermen" drying...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4547.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4547.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Freshening up with lavender spray and a comb after nap...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4548.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4548.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />More grooming...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/4549.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_4549.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-48365304497861032832011-07-12T10:53:00.001-05:002011-07-12T10:55:02.485-05:007/11/11It's "Ocean Week"!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2098.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2098.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2099.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2099.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Examining a starfish...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2104.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2104.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Painting bubble wrap blue...<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2107.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2107.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Pressing the wrap to stamp bubbles...<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2108.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2108.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2111.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2111.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Bubbles dried, adding sea life stickers...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2115.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2115.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2116.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2116.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Summer camp...reading and building a fairy house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2118.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2118.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Shells and sand...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2119.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2119.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Water play...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2120.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2120.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Hanging out...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2122.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2122.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />A boat full of sand...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/12/2124.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/12/s_2124.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br /><br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-53376848756115530742011-07-06T12:48:00.002-05:002011-07-11T17:19:59.347-05:00The Best PlayShortly before lunch one day last week, my small PreK group was outside playing. We were the only ones outside, and their play (as it often does) became fascinating. It was hot, the air was barely moving, but they went to work. <br />
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First, they had some fun near the tree with lots of "materials"...<br />
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They ignored other more "formed" materials...<br />
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Then, they placed logs and stumps just so. This took about 15 minutes and 2/3 of the small group of children...<br />
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Soon, more of group became interested in this obstacle. One by one they traversed their long creation. There were edits, close examination to see if two pieces were level, and lots of rules shared by the creators. <br />
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Building required engineering, experimenting, an open mind, and patience. Making the journey required balance, concentration, courage, and perseverance.<br />
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It kept the children busy for 30 minutes, and I was completely irrelevant, though close by. I guess I could have set up something similar to keep them busy or to practice gross motor skills. But why? The best play, just the best, is in them.<br />
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Have a happy day!Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-16519897762273194802011-07-05T10:03:00.000-05:002011-07-05T10:03:52.402-05:00Melissa's Finger Knitting TutorialFinger knitting has been a hit in the summer camp, which includes all of our five year olds destined for kinder this August. Here's a tutorial from Melissa! Grab some yarn and get going!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ND55atVOhIk?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-52172121905615552602011-07-01T07:48:00.000-05:002011-07-01T07:48:46.706-05:00Meaningful WorkPerhaps one of the most significant gifts we can give our children, whether at school or at home, is the gift of observing and participating in meaningful work. How many of us have had the experience of having had a play room full of toys available to our children, and yet they want to play with our things, close to us? Yes, children love to be near their parents, but it is also the idea of purpose that draws them in. Our energy is focused on the lap top, the dishwasher, or the lawnmower because the task at hand must be done. They push the "enter" button, pull out the bottom drawer of the dishwasher, and find something to push across the lawn to mimic our focus. They aren't just trying to get on our nerves, I assure you!<br />
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Similarly, children take great joy and receive vast comfort in the repetition of life. It is important that the framing of major daily events take place at nearly the same time, in the same way. Nothing requires more predictability than the activities surrounding...food and sleep! Besides love, food and sleep are the foundation for children and parents alike. We have all experienced our children requesting the same book night after night, or the behavior that comes with an over-hungry child whose body has come to expect lunch at 12. It is clear that repetition is something children value (and need).<br />
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How, then, can we allow our children time to participate in meaningful tasks that repeat because they have purpose, because they must be done? How can we allow the repetition that it takes for our child to do the task well and to take comfort in the peace of predictability? What are reasonable expectations?<br />
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First, let us all acknowledge that our lives with young children are incredibly busy, whether we stay home with our children or work outside the home. Whew!, and "I'm too busy" is not an excuse! Now, let us acknowledge that our children need to care for themselves someday. They'll need to feed themselves in college, do laundry, or even negotiate kindergarten lunch time all on their own. And, there's also an academic reason for all this: in focusing on purposeful tasks, you'll help your child build brain synapses that allow for concentration as they move into the academic realm at age 6 or so.<br />
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Setup<br />
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1. Identify 3 or 4 tasks that your child can assist with on a daily basis. Make sure they are spread out a bit.<br />
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2. Does the environment need to be modified for their success? Is there a "safe" real paring knife that your child can use to chop the bell pepper that you have cut in thin strips? Is there a small basket with a child-size spray bottle and a cloth waiting for their after-dinner wiping of the table? What will they stand on?<br />
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3. Can you perform these tasks with your child with joy and patience?<br />
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4. Is this something that really needs done? Remember, it must have purpose. Kids know if it's phony!<br />
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5. Is this task something my child will find interest in, and is its length age appropriate?<br />
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6. Revise tasks if the experience is miserable. Also, keep trying!<br />
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Doing<br />
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1. Turn off the TV! Get away from the laptop! Put your cell phone away! Focus.<br />
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2. Perform each task or a similar task alongside your child. Don't give many instructions. Just work, and maybe sing or hum.<br />
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3. Don't offer praise. (What?!?) Yep, don't interrupt your child's concentration with a need to make them feel like they're the best chopper you've ever seen. It's not true, and the honor of you working beside them and the process of successfully completing the task will build self-esteem all on its own.<br />
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4. Let the child be part of the whole process, set-up, doing, and clean-up. "Start to finish" let's them see the real time and effort involved in the task. <br />
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5. Thank the child for his or her help, but here's the catch. The "thank you" isn't expressed as "thank you for helping mom cook dinner" but rather "thank you for helping make dinner for our family". The subtle difference, and the reason we shouldn't pay the child for chopping the peppers, is that they are part of a loving family where it is the expectation that everyone contributes to the family's work and its play.<br />
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Ideas for the Child 18 months to 2 1/2 years:<br />
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carry laundry to the hamper, sort laundry, carry one's plate to the trash or compost bucket and scrape, sort clean silverware, pick up toys, wipe a chair or table that has been sprayed, help feed the pet, carry items to the recycling bin, knead dough, top a pizza, put clothes in drawer as adult hands them to the child<br />
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Ideas for the Child 2 1/2 years to 3 years:<br />
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help measure ingredients and push the buttons on the food processor or blender, carry clothes to laundry, sweep the floor with a whisk broom and small dust pan, water plants, chop soft items with a butter knife, put away non-breakable groceries<br />
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Ideas for the Child 3-5 years:<br />
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begin using a paring knife/grater/vegetable peeler as skills progress, vacuum, fold dish towels/wash cloths/cloth napkins, retrieve the correct number of items at the grocery store (i.e. 4 lemons), wash dishes, load the dishwasher, use a toothbrush to clean baseboard or a shower, put away one's own laundry, fold one's mid-size blanket, straighten bed, dust, pound nails, haul dirt/sand/rocks in a wagon or child-size wheelbarrow<br />
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Want to know more? Here are some highly recommended resources for bringing joy, purpose, and repetition to the tasks in your home.<br />
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<u>You are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do With and For Their Children from Birth To Age Six</u> ~Rahima Baldwin Dancy<br />
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<u>Home Away from Home: LifeWays Care of Children and Families</u> ~Cynthia Aldinger and Mary O'Connell<br />
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<u>Heaven on Earth</u> ~Sharifa OppenheimerLeslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-74991264063924481552011-06-29T14:56:00.001-05:002011-06-29T14:56:55.642-05:006/28/11, 6/29/11Sorting beans...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3513.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3513.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3516.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3516.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Working on an area to add an entrance stone to the labyrinth...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3517.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3517.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Lunch...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3518.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3518.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Wood blocks...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3521.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3521.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Drawing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3523.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3523.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Block "cell phones"...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3525.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3525.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Finger knitting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3527.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3527.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3528.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3528.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Domino towers...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3529.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3529.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Yoga poses...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3530.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3530.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Chalkboard drawing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3533.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3533.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Happy flowers...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3560.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3560.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Animal figures...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3561.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3561.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Rocks and minerals book...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3565.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3565.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The giant's chair...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3570.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3570.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />More knitting...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3573.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3573.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3576.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3576.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Swinging...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3577.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3577.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-17957203564464400412011-06-28T14:13:00.001-05:002011-06-28T14:13:34.817-05:006/28/11Chopping tomatoes for lunch...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2567.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2567.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Quiet reading...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2568.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2568.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Circle the first letter of your name...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2570.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2570.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Housekeeping...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2571.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2571.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Grab a chair, now dance!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2572.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2572.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kinderlyre, soothing music.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2573.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2573.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2574.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2574.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Finger-knitting club.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2577.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2577.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Homemade journals...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2579.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2579.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Soft music and nap "nests" await the children after lunch...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/2581.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_2581.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786013441360951098.post-79432411004480675992011-06-28T06:25:00.001-05:002011-06-28T06:25:07.742-05:00Monday, 6/27/11It's rocks, gems, and minerals week as well as our first of five weeks of summer camp. The morning started with lunch prep...quartering red potatoes to roast...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/703.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_703.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sorting pebbles by color...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/704.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_704.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Chalkboard drawing...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/705.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_705.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Using a hammer and pins to construct...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/707.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_707.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Watercolor painting with gem colors...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/708.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_708.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/709.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_709.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Making journals...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/28/710.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/28/s_710.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Have a happy day!<br />Leslie & Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008230294288468232noreply@blogger.com0