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• Greedo Burritos: A Star Wars Dinner for My Little Padawan
  on Apr 16, 2012 in recipe cooking dinner family jedi kids mexican nerd space star wars
  If there is one thing to know about my family, it is that we are just about the world’s biggest Star Wars dorks.  ( well, ok… truth be told I am actually the odd man out as I am more of a Lord of the Rings dork.. shhh… but the rest...
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Scones
  on Apr 10, 2012 in recipe baking breakfast butter chip chocolate cooking family kids pastries peanut scones snack sweet
  I am always looking for fun new ideas to breakfast since the same old oatmeal and fruit gets a bit old… but it seems as though finding something at least mostly healthy and fun for kids for breakfast can be quite the challenge. I was so excited...
• Mint Chocolate Brownies
  on Apr 9, 2012 in recipe baking brownie chocolate cooking DIY family kids mint organic pastries
  Ok a little late for leprechaun bait but I’m going through some old recipes I picked up and wanted to try out…. so let’s just pretend it’s still St. Patrick’s. ( come on an excuse to drink Guinness and eat green treats a...
• Blueberry Bliss
  on Apr 8, 2012 in recipe baking blueberry breakfast cake cooking family fruit kids seasonal
  Is it me or are blueberries epic popular this year?  ( It could be the fact that my son is obsessed with them lol ) Either way I’m not complaining. I love blueberries in everything from smoothies to cupcakes. Wilburine has even requested choco...
• A Big Change!
  on Apr 8, 2012 in homeschooling ADHS bipolar CD child medication mental health ODD Okinawa
  So it’s been a little quiet on the Western  ( …er… well, I guess Eastern lol) front. It seems like so much has changed in the past couple of weeks and I am still trying to not only grasp the whole thing but actually move forward in...
• Coming Out to the Easter Bunny
  on Apr 7, 2012 in parenting Uncategorized April Athiest bunny Christianity Easter holiday Jesus religion tradition
    Apparently tomorrow is Easter and although one would think that being in Japan, a largely Buddhist & Shinto region of the world that it wouldn’t be as big of a deal here as it is in the states,but that couldn’t be any further f...
• Shape Sorting Relay Races
  on Mar 27, 2012 in homeschooling color family games kids kindergarten learning math school shapes sorting
  Just a quick one tonight as we are just getting in from a trip to the ER ( after 3 long hours). Today was quite a rough day with the little Handa Bear which began with a swift kick to the stomach for me ( again…) which left me in immense pain f...
• Orange Chicken!
  on Mar 26, 2012 in recipe Asian Chinese cooker cooking dinner easy food quick slow
  I suppose it is the coming of spring with all of the warm days as of late that has caused the change, or perhaps just exhaustion as the end of the school year draws near and we work even harder on being sure that everything that is needed for first g...
• Handmade Bagels : Yum in Circle Form!
  on Mar 20, 2012 in recipe bagel baking braekfast bread cooking DIY easy
  Breakfast just got a lot happier in our house as of late, and that happiness can be contributed to a circular, doughy, delish little dish called the bagel. I know.. it really doesn’t take much to amuse us lol. I for one am easily impressed when...
• F Yeah Gardening!
  on Mar 19, 2012 in gardening family flower Gardening Japan kids Okinawa outdoor vegetable
  While there are a number of things that irk me about living in Okinawa lately ( ok, not really Okinawa.. let me correct.. on Kadena lol) the one thing that I absolutely love ( apart from you know.. all the beautiful Shinto and Buddhist shrines, being...
• Crockpot Sesame Chicken
  on Mar 19, 2012 in recipe Asian chicken cooking crockpot dinner easy family frugal Japanese mom quick sesame
  Since moving to Japan I have become slightly obsessed with everything Sesame… everything from Sesame dressing to sesame crackers. In fact, I think I even watch Sesame Street more often… but then the monsters might have a little something...
• Tears in the Stacks: Dealing with the Doctors
  on Mar 14, 2012 in ADHD parenting Asperger Autism childhood children conduct disorder girls kids
  So today was a fairly uneventful trip to the library… some books were returned, some Peep and Quack movies were procured, and all was well.  All was well until I took a few moments away from the kids room to pick up my books that is.  I have...
• Handmade Butter..So Easy!
  on Mar 14, 2012 in recipe baking butter condiment cooking DIY family food handmade healthy homemade
  Ok, remember that bread we just made? Now we are totally going to make some butter to go with it! I have been interested in  obsessed with making my own condiments lately… ok, making my own anything and everything lately lol. I love thinking o...
• Wholly Wonderful Wheat Bread
  on Mar 13, 2012 in recipe baking bread eating family healthy wheat whole
  Do you prefer white or wheat bread? I have always been a lover of whole wheat bread.. even when my eating habits were less than healthy  horrible. There is just something about a fresh wheat bread, some peanut butter, and a glass of ice cold milk th...
• Good Clean Fun: A Frugal and Healthy Homemade Handsoap
  on Mar 11, 2012 in DIY cleaning family frugal green homestead hygiene natural organic self sufficient soap
  Ok, stop and think.. what are the top 5 ingredients in your soap and what exactly are they in there for? Many of us couldn’t answer even one thing besides…uh….soap lol. ( Yes I too am included in that number lol) Unfortunately, it would seem th...
• It’s Aliiiive
  on Mar 11, 2012 in gardening family food garden Gardening homestead indoor organic plant seed sprout
    Ok I am so far behind on a few things.. But that is ok because I feel accomplished lately, and that is all that matters, right? I do know that I have a TON of new blog posts for you guys so stay tuned ( and be sure to stop and “like̶...
• It’s a Pizza Party!
  on Mar 9, 2012 in recipe cheese cooking easy family kid friendly lunch mozzarella pizza quick tomato
  Hey party people! How many times have you looked at the clock only to notice that it is once again lunch time, but you have absolutely no idea what to feed the natives.. and believe me, they are always restless lol.  In my house, with all the school...
• Groovy Granola Bars
  on Feb 29, 2012 in homeschooling recipe baking cooking family healthy granola groovy homescooling kids snack
  Wilburine and I have been working on a wants vs. needs unit for school and decided to make our own granola bars as part of the unit after learning about nutrition and how important healthy food is to the human body. I have to admit these granola bars...
• Indoor Gardening : Up-Cycled Plant Stand
  on Feb 28, 2012 in gardening Gardening indoor plant recycle stand up-cycle
    One major issue for would be gardeners here in Okinawa are the snails… Now, when I say snails ( or smails as my little Wilburine calls them lol) I don’t mean the friendly, if slimy, little guys that might nibble a bit here or there...
• Fossil Magnets:Fun to Make and to Use
  on Feb 27, 2012 in homeschooling art boy clay craft decorating dinosaur fossil fun homeschool play project science
  This is  a quick post while my monsters eat some lunch  ( and mommy eats some triscuits and garlic hummus ohmigosh smelly but yum.. so worth it lol) I thought I would share the fun fossil magnets we made a while ago today.. because, really, I’...

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