Well today start off like any Monday should. Oh no its not Monday its Wednesday someone needs to tell Murphy that I think he thought it was Monday.
Any way Big Daughter Wolf got up this am and decide she wanted to go to Rockport for breakfast before school. I thought what a better way to start the day off. Baby Wolf had Exam in Math. Big Wolf was studying for a Exam in Spanish so before we would put all our Wolf heads together and hit the books we thought we start out with a nice warm breakfast. You know they always say a good breakfast is the great way to start the morning off. Big Daughter Wolf started driving and was doing great then we got to the place got out to get our donuts and when we got back in the car I smell something like burn rubber. We couldn't find anything so got on our way and as we leaving the car felt like someone was pulling me back and I wanted to go forward. Got Daddy Wolf on the phone and he said he didn't know then as we were talking the breaks went we lost all breaks. We got into a bank parking lot and called for a tow truck. Wow we were lucky or some one up above was watching us.
No one was hurt and we didn't hit anything. WOW that was a close one. Anyway we called Daddy Wolf he came to get us so we go home and do school and they could took our car to the doctors to get fix. Poor thing. I am sure it will be fine. Just need some work. We all get that way after a while. Came back home and way we went to studying and Baby Wolf got a B on her Math and Big Wolf is still studying her Spanish will take test on Friday. Baby Wolf then went working on writing for school she is so funny had to write a letter to friend any friend. What she is doing is getting practice for her big paper. She brings the letter for me to read and look over. I laugh so hard I thought I was going to pee my pants. This is how it kind of went Dear Kimmy I wonder if what all this school is about? Will it help save my life if I was in accident? How will Grammar help then?
Well I don't know I guess us kids are going to have to grow a back bone and just do it. That's ok I only have 9 1/2 more years of school left. Bring it on. LOL she is to funny.
Big Daughter Wolf went and did the rest of her work and then she been drawing away. Last night we went to a college night here in town, they had tons of college from all over for them to look at she was so excited and fell in love with a couple so we will look into them more.
So, our day wasn't to bad at Wolf Bay High it could of been alot worst but we learn alot today and learn that tomorrow will be another day! Bring it on!
Go all the way to the bottom of the page to see the picture of my car. Sorry it went all the way down there I don't know why? Will try and figure it out later.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Just a little more rain!
Just a little more rain and my ark would float great. Yea right. We have more then enough rain. One thing I learn about living in Texas you either get tons of rain all at once or nothing for months. When it comes all at once it has no place to go. We now have roads that are flood and not drive able. Almost reminds of good ole winter snow storm but there's no snow, just tons and tons of water. Ok maybe not tons but it looks like it. We will be fine. I love the rainy weather its nice for a change and the cool temps that come with it. These temps. are wonderful.
For the life of me I have never figured out people and maybe its best I don't or maybe I was not meet to figure out people I don't know.
Today I took Baby Wolf down to get her permit. We did the parent taught class. The package they sent me. Well when we got up to the counter they told me that this class is no longer in use. So, she has to another whole class. I said what? She said I am sorry but we can't use this class. I said ok what does this mean. She said Baby Wolf had to pay another $85.00 for another course and go through it all again. I said WHAT? You are crazy we spend all this time and money already on this class now you are telling you up grade or change your course so now we have to go do something different I don't think so. This Mama Wolf is tired of games and all. She said ok just a minute then she came back and said how did you get this class and book. I said I filled out a form sent the check for the class and got this. She said really. Man, I wanted to.. no sit back Mama Wolf take it easy. I said it was sent in this envelope on this date to my address. She goes really. I said yes really. She then said that is funny, I said why she said because we don't use this program as of this date. I said I knew nothing about that I just use what you all sent me. She then went on and to my face in front of Baby Wolf said did you buy or steal this from some else. I said What on earth are you talking about if I am going to steal something it sure and heck wouldn't be a drivers test. She said I don't know what we can do but make you all pay the $85.00 and start all over. Poor Baby Wolf her face just fell to the floor. Looking at my little Wolf all heart broken I put on my Mama Wolf claws and said no way. I will go talk to the main office on Tuesday as they were close with all the bad weather and see what we can do for my Little Baby Wolf. I have sat and talk to her and told her if we do have to take it all over again it wouldn't be that bad. Yes, its a pain but we can do. Yes, Wolf's stick together like glue and can climb any mountain that is put in front of us.
For the life of me I have never figured out people and maybe its best I don't or maybe I was not meet to figure out people I don't know.
Today I took Baby Wolf down to get her permit. We did the parent taught class. The package they sent me. Well when we got up to the counter they told me that this class is no longer in use. So, she has to another whole class. I said what? She said I am sorry but we can't use this class. I said ok what does this mean. She said Baby Wolf had to pay another $85.00 for another course and go through it all again. I said WHAT? You are crazy we spend all this time and money already on this class now you are telling you up grade or change your course so now we have to go do something different I don't think so. This Mama Wolf is tired of games and all. She said ok just a minute then she came back and said how did you get this class and book. I said I filled out a form sent the check for the class and got this. She said really. Man, I wanted to.. no sit back Mama Wolf take it easy. I said it was sent in this envelope on this date to my address. She goes really. I said yes really. She then said that is funny, I said why she said because we don't use this program as of this date. I said I knew nothing about that I just use what you all sent me. She then went on and to my face in front of Baby Wolf said did you buy or steal this from some else. I said What on earth are you talking about if I am going to steal something it sure and heck wouldn't be a drivers test. She said I don't know what we can do but make you all pay the $85.00 and start all over. Poor Baby Wolf her face just fell to the floor. Looking at my little Wolf all heart broken I put on my Mama Wolf claws and said no way. I will go talk to the main office on Tuesday as they were close with all the bad weather and see what we can do for my Little Baby Wolf. I have sat and talk to her and told her if we do have to take it all over again it wouldn't be that bad. Yes, its a pain but we can do. Yes, Wolf's stick together like glue and can climb any mountain that is put in front of us.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Where to begin?
Poor Daddy Wolf thought he would get the day off today and no work. Hmmmmm we had other plans for that man or I should say Mother Nature did. We need to build a ark to get anywhere. Hurricane Karl hit below us in Mexico but I think it forget to leave the rain down there. We are getting hit hard and no relief in site. Not complaining love it better then the heat. First time in along time we all are cool and not hot in a while. But, the rain is coming down. Over 5 inches in my area. My back yard is flood. Thank God for second floor might need it yet. Was thinking of opening up the backyard for swimming lesson or to teach people to surf the winds are up I am sure we could and you wouldn't have the salt water. Hmmmmmmmm I wonder if that would work?
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Some of my slow cooker recipe (here you go Linda)
Creamy Italian Chicken
4-5 boneless chicken breast halves (thawed)
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1/2 cup water
1 pkg. 8 oz. cream cheese softened
1 can condensed cream of chicken, soup
1 can (4 oz.) mushrooms
Place Chicken in bottom of crockpot
Combine salad dressing mix and water Pour over chicken, and cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
In small bowl beat cream cheese and soup until blended
Pour over chicken: cover and cook one more hour.
Then serve over rice or noodles.
No Fuss Steak Dinner
Place in crockpot
1 1/2 pounds round steak, cut in strips. Sprinkle over meat mixture, 1 tablespoon of flour, envelope of Italian dressing mix, salt and pepper.
Cover meat with:
1- large onion, sliced
1 green pepper, sliced,
1 red pepper, sliced
1/2 pound of fresh mushrooms
Cook on high for 1 hour, then turn to low for 6 to 8 hours.
DO NOT ADD WATER!
Serve over noodles or mashed potatoes.
Egg Noodle Lasanga
6 1/2 cups of uncooked wide egg noodles, 3 tablespoon butter, 1 1/2 pound of ground beef,
2 1/4 cups spaghetti sauce
6 ounces of velveeta cheese cubed
3 cups shredded mozzrella cheese.
Cook noddles, and drain. Add butter in a skillet cook beef till done -drain
Spread 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the crockpot.
Layer noodles, beef, sauce, cheese.
Repeat until you have two layers.
Cover and cook on low 4 hours.
Sausage Corn Chowder
1 pound of sausage, diced any flavor you like
3 cups frozen loose pack dice hashbrowns with onions and peppers
2 med. carrots (cut-up and diced)
1- 15 oz can cream style corn
1 - 10 3/4 oz cream of chicken soup
Place sausage, potatoes, and carrots in slow cooker
In another bowl mix together 2/12 cups water, corn and soup
Add to crock pot and cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours.
Bread Pudding
8 slices bread (cubed) 4 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoon flour, 1 cup water, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
Place bread cubes in a well greased crockpot. (GREASE IT ALOT) Or use the liner.
Beat eggs and milk. Stir in sugar, butter and cinnamon. Pour over bread and stir. Cover and cook on high 1 hour. Reduced heat to low and cook 3-4 hours or until thermometer reaches 160 degrees.
Make sauce just before pudding is done. Began by melting butter in sauce pan stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add water, sugar and vanilla. Bring to boil Cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serve over warm bread pudding.
Italian Beef
6 pounds of beef roast
2 package of dry onion soup mix
1 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tsp. sweet basil
1 tsp. parsley flakes
2 to 3 cups of water
Mix all together except beef in crockpot. Set in roast cook high all day or 8 hours
Before serving remove roast and shred into small pieces by hand and place back in juice. Serve on buns.
Harvest Ham Supper
6 carrots cut into 2-inch pieces
3 sweet potatoes, quartered
1 1/2 pounds boneless ham
1 cup maple syrup
Place carrots and potatoes in bottom of slow cooker, Place ham on top of vegetables. Pour syrup over ham and vegetables.
Cover: cook on low 6 to 8 hours or until vegetables are tender.
Mexican Meatloaf
2 pounds ground beef
2 cups crushed corn chips
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cups salsa
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup taco seasoning
Combine all ingredients in large bowl:mix well.
Shape meat mixture into loaf and place n slow cooker. Cover: cook low 8 to 10 hours
Tip: To glaze meatloaf mix 1/2 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon dry mustard. Spread over cooked meatloaf. Cover cook on high 1-5 minutes.
Chicken Cashew Chicken
1 pound fresh bean sprouts or 1 can bean sprouts, drained
2 cups sliced cooked chicken
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 chopped green onions
1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
3 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup whole cashews
hot cooked rice
Combine bean sprouts, chicken, soup, celery, onions, mushrooms, butter and soy sauce in slow cooker: mix well.
Cover: coo on low 4 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours
Stir in cashews just before serving. Serve with rice.
Easy Parmesan Chicken
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 medium onion, cut in thin wedges
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar (26 ounces) pasta sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Hot cooked spaghetti
Place mushrooms and onion in slow cooker
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Lightly brown chicken on both sides. Place chicken in slow cooker. Pour pasta sauce over chicken: add herbs. Cover: cook on Low 6 to 7 or high 3 to 4 hours or until chicken is tender.
Remove and discard bay leaf.
Sprinkle chicken with cheeses. Cook, uncovered, on low 15 to 30 minutes or until cheeses are melted. Serve over spaghetti.
I hope some of these recipes can be use. I have tons more will post more later. Enjoy.
4-5 boneless chicken breast halves (thawed)
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1/2 cup water
1 pkg. 8 oz. cream cheese softened
1 can condensed cream of chicken, soup
1 can (4 oz.) mushrooms
Place Chicken in bottom of crockpot
Combine salad dressing mix and water Pour over chicken, and cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
In small bowl beat cream cheese and soup until blended
Pour over chicken: cover and cook one more hour.
Then serve over rice or noodles.
No Fuss Steak Dinner
Place in crockpot
1 1/2 pounds round steak, cut in strips. Sprinkle over meat mixture, 1 tablespoon of flour, envelope of Italian dressing mix, salt and pepper.
Cover meat with:
1- large onion, sliced
1 green pepper, sliced,
1 red pepper, sliced
1/2 pound of fresh mushrooms
Cook on high for 1 hour, then turn to low for 6 to 8 hours.
DO NOT ADD WATER!
Serve over noodles or mashed potatoes.
Egg Noodle Lasanga
6 1/2 cups of uncooked wide egg noodles, 3 tablespoon butter, 1 1/2 pound of ground beef,
2 1/4 cups spaghetti sauce
6 ounces of velveeta cheese cubed
3 cups shredded mozzrella cheese.
Cook noddles, and drain. Add butter in a skillet cook beef till done -drain
Spread 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the crockpot.
Layer noodles, beef, sauce, cheese.
Repeat until you have two layers.
Cover and cook on low 4 hours.
Sausage Corn Chowder
1 pound of sausage, diced any flavor you like
3 cups frozen loose pack dice hashbrowns with onions and peppers
2 med. carrots (cut-up and diced)
1- 15 oz can cream style corn
1 - 10 3/4 oz cream of chicken soup
Place sausage, potatoes, and carrots in slow cooker
In another bowl mix together 2/12 cups water, corn and soup
Add to crock pot and cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours.
Bread Pudding
8 slices bread (cubed) 4 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoon flour, 1 cup water, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
Place bread cubes in a well greased crockpot. (GREASE IT ALOT) Or use the liner.
Beat eggs and milk. Stir in sugar, butter and cinnamon. Pour over bread and stir. Cover and cook on high 1 hour. Reduced heat to low and cook 3-4 hours or until thermometer reaches 160 degrees.
Make sauce just before pudding is done. Began by melting butter in sauce pan stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add water, sugar and vanilla. Bring to boil Cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serve over warm bread pudding.
Italian Beef
6 pounds of beef roast
2 package of dry onion soup mix
1 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tsp. sweet basil
1 tsp. parsley flakes
2 to 3 cups of water
Mix all together except beef in crockpot. Set in roast cook high all day or 8 hours
Before serving remove roast and shred into small pieces by hand and place back in juice. Serve on buns.
Harvest Ham Supper
6 carrots cut into 2-inch pieces
3 sweet potatoes, quartered
1 1/2 pounds boneless ham
1 cup maple syrup
Place carrots and potatoes in bottom of slow cooker, Place ham on top of vegetables. Pour syrup over ham and vegetables.
Cover: cook on low 6 to 8 hours or until vegetables are tender.
Mexican Meatloaf
2 pounds ground beef
2 cups crushed corn chips
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cups salsa
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup taco seasoning
Combine all ingredients in large bowl:mix well.
Shape meat mixture into loaf and place n slow cooker. Cover: cook low 8 to 10 hours
Tip: To glaze meatloaf mix 1/2 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon dry mustard. Spread over cooked meatloaf. Cover cook on high 1-5 minutes.
Chicken Cashew Chicken
1 pound fresh bean sprouts or 1 can bean sprouts, drained
2 cups sliced cooked chicken
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 chopped green onions
1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
3 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup whole cashews
hot cooked rice
Combine bean sprouts, chicken, soup, celery, onions, mushrooms, butter and soy sauce in slow cooker: mix well.
Cover: coo on low 4 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours
Stir in cashews just before serving. Serve with rice.
Easy Parmesan Chicken
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 medium onion, cut in thin wedges
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar (26 ounces) pasta sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Hot cooked spaghetti
Place mushrooms and onion in slow cooker
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Lightly brown chicken on both sides. Place chicken in slow cooker. Pour pasta sauce over chicken: add herbs. Cover: cook on Low 6 to 7 or high 3 to 4 hours or until chicken is tender.
Remove and discard bay leaf.
Sprinkle chicken with cheeses. Cook, uncovered, on low 15 to 30 minutes or until cheeses are melted. Serve over spaghetti.
I hope some of these recipes can be use. I have tons more will post more later. Enjoy.
Dear New Homeschooler!
Dear Terrified New Homeschooler
There will come a day. A bad day. The baby kept you up all night crying with a head cold. Your daughter, who could add double digit numbers yesterday, today cannot add 2 +2. She's forgotten how to read, too. Your son is staring off into space instead of doing his work. You've reminded him 15 times in the last 10 minutes to get back on it. You're ankle deep in craft paper from the failed origami projects. It's a quarter till noon, and everyone is still in their pajamas.
Don't panic. You're fine. Everything is going to be fine. The baby will take a nap and so will you. Your daughter will add and read again tomorrow. Your son won't become a juvenile delinquent. Tomorrow he'll discover that he loves salamanders and want to write a report on them, all on his own. (By the way, Mom, can we pleeeze have a salamander? I promise I'll take care of him! His name is going to be George, after Mad King George of England. . .) The mess will get cleaned up. Tomorrow will be better.
I hope that this bad day never happens to you.
There's That Parent in your homeschool group who has never had a bad day. Her three-year old is doing Calculus. Her house is spotless. She has a school clock, complete with alarm to keep everything on a perfect, precise schedule. She has never in her life had to rummage through the couch cushions to find the glue stick and paper scissors. She LOVES every MOMENT of homeschooling. She never wakes up a 3 am, wondering if her kids are going to end up illiterate and unemployable. She never wishes that Hogwarts was real, so that she could run away to it and never homeschool again.
Maybe you will be That Parent. If you're not, know that you belong to a large, if not illustrious club. There are many of us that have had bad days at the homeschool. We will not judge you. We ask that you do not judge yourself too harshly either. Bad days can be hard to get through. But you *can* get through them. There are many better days waiting to be had. We veterans of bad days will be over here with a good supply of hankies if you need us.
This was in my e mail box this morning and wanted to share. Author unknown
Friday, September 17, 2010
Found a hurt Dove
Every morning before we start school at Wolf Bay High we walk. It's about a mile a half a day. Yesterday day on the walk we found a Morning Dove with a hurt wing beside a school we walk by. My little Wolfs they have heart as big as Texas couldn't leave it and I didn't have the heart to tell them no. So, we bought the poor frighten thing home, put it in a box gave it some water and food. It slept most of the day. This morning got up to check on the little one and he was walking all over the room, still not flying, the little Wolf Girls take it outside a couple times a day and watch it like a hawk. Its so cute. Hopeful this week end I can get pictures up of it. They did tell me today as soon as its better they would let it go out in the wild. They are so sweet, can't even kill a spider, let alone a little bird. Guess they wouldn't be big hunters when they grow up. Hopeful the man they find to live with wouldn't hunt either.
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