Ramblings of a Christian Mom
I decided to experiment in the kitchen a couple of nights ago and since the result was pretty yummy, I thought I'd share the recipe for ginger pork. I'm not giving precise measurements because it doesn't really matter with this recipe. If you like lots of garlic, use more garlic. If you don't like onions, skip them all together. Sorry that there [More...]
This past Monday Annabel turned 4! She'd been counting down the days all week. We don't usually do a big friends party for birthdays but we had my dad and step-mom over for supper on Sunday since they live nearby. Annie got to choose her birthday supper. Spaghetti. Nice. Easy to cook for a crowd and everyone eats it. Then I made a tomato soup [More...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum 101 Inspirational Stories for Parents of Children with Autism and Asperger's Book summary: If you are the parent of a child — from newborn to college age — with autism or Asperger's, you will find support, advice, and insight in this collection. With its 101 stories from other [More...]
This past Tuesday one of the homeschool groups that we're a part of made a field trip to a local animal Sanctuary, Big Sky Ranch. Louis took the day off of work so we were able to make it a nice family outing. The ranch takes in animals that need homes, whether it's because the old owners couldn't look after them any more due to a decline in [More...]
The kids and I have read a lot of Canadian picture books this year as part of the home school curriculum we used and I wanted to share some of our favourites! Check out my blog post over at Ottawa Mommy Club blog to see our list of favourites and why we loved them. [More...]
Ok, now that I have your attention and probably have people upset and ready to jump at me, let me explain. I'm not trying to say that a relationship has more value than human life. A child's physical and emotional needs have to be taken care of, of course. I'm not talking about cases in which there is abuse from one spouse. I'm saying that [More...]
Usually we do school in the afternoon when Josiah naps because he's just so busy that he ends up distracting the kids and myself. Now that he hasn't been napping consistently though, I've been having to rethink our school time approach. I had tried to involve him in our school time before but it always ended up in tantrums and [More...]
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