Happy Housewifery

I have a stack of books just waiting to be read! I want to spend the weekend drinking tea, eating light meals and reading in the parlor. In order to accomplish this lovely feat, I will have to work extra hard around the house to prepare.

My laundry must be finished.
My house must be clean.
My errands must be done.

I will enjoy the tasks which will make my rest that much more pleasant.

What is your favorite author? What book do you enjoy reading the most?

Blessings,
Mrs. White

A very difficult day - I Can't Even Walk.


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Product - One Gallon bucket of Organic Palm Shortening.

Company - Tropical Traditions.



I use shortening all the time to make my homemade biscuits.  I have been using regular vegetable shortening, but this is much better!   Tropical Traditions Palm Shortening has a light, creamy consistency and I didn't notice a scent, which was nice!

It was very easy to measure out and made our biscuits taste extra delicious!

This enormous gallon bucket will last a long time.  The expiration date on mine is for a year from now!! My only problem was figuring out how to open the lid. I had to have one of the children do it for me. (smiles)  It takes a little bit of muscle, which I don't have. But this is coming from a lady who has trouble opening doors for herself!

Palm Shortening can be used for deep-fat frying and baking.  You can make an old fashioned cake, fry up some donuts and much more.

Would you like a chance to win your very own gallon bucket of Organic Palm Shortening?  I have one available for a giveaway. All you have to do is leave me a comment, telling me what you would make using the Shortening.

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I just chose a winner for the lovely Amish gift book by Suzanne Woods Fisher.

The winner is:  Jen!

She has already been contacted and will receive her prize soon. Thank you to everyone who entered! I have a new giveaway to post later on today.

  ~  Considering the Simple way the Amish live, without excessive consumerism or materialism, it reminded me of these posts:

Wouldn't it be great if life was this ideal?  - Why do you want to make money?

Here's Part 2 - Work at Home.

And here is the difficulty of living with no money  -  No Income and the Basics of Life.

Have a wonderful morning!

Blessings,
Mrs. White


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A lovey dinner.. that was the plan. . . Amy (15) and I worked together in the kitchen last night. I peeled potatoes while she mixed up our meatloaf recipe. She placed 2 loaves into two separate glass loaf pans. We baked them in the oven and waited for our supper to be finished.

When the meatloaves were ready, I pulled them both out of the oven and placed them on the stove top. I put BBQ sauce over the top and let it sit, while we started to heat up corn and stuffing.

I wanted to share some of our supper with Nana and Grandpa. I took 2 slices of the meatloaf downstairs. Grandpa would save it for the next day's lunch. Then I raced back upstairs and found a horrifying sight.

There was shattered glass all over the floor. Amy was standing there, looking shocked and sad. She told me there was the sound of a gunshot. One of the Pyrex pans had exploded. We had to throw out all the rest of our supper and spend the next hour sweeping, scrubbing and washing to remove every shard and speck of glass from our floors, counters, stove top and stove burners.

Today, I looked up Pyrex pans online and found there seems to be an epidemic of exploding glass from these kinds of pans.

I am so sad about last night. Thank God Amy wasn't hurt! Everything is okay. But I will never buy a Pyrex pan again.

Tonight, things are more pleasant. We had an early dinner. Now I have a cake baking in the oven. In just a little while, I will frost it and we will enjoy a nice treat. All is well.

Blessings,
Mrs. White

Homemaking Ideas - Keeping House with Small Children

God's Laws - The Lesson of a Set Apart Life.

The Old Ways - Summer Housekeeping.


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This beautiful, hardcover book contains lovely illustrations on high quality paper. The message is compelling.  The Author uses a unique approach to explain why your life matters.

You will learn a little bit of American history and how key people have positively affected future lives. 

The book is over 100 pages long and is an easy read.   It does not mention Scripture, but instead comes from a viewpoint of how the things we do in daily life have a sort of ripple effect to the future.

The book was written by best selling novelist, Andy Andrews. I believe it would appeal most to the Secular marketplace.  


*Disclosure - I received this book from Thomas Nelson Publishing for review purposes.*

TOS Crew Review

Product:  Pre-Algebra Tutor, Volume 1 and Texas Instruments TI-84 Calculator Tutor.

Company: Math Tutor DVD

Price: $26.99 each.

Math Tutor is an outstanding company which provides teaching DVDs on a variety of math subjects.  They even guarantee results!  I received 2 different DVDs and watched them with Amy (15) and John (13):

1. Texas Instruments TI - 84 Graphing Calculator.

I had a new calculator and had no idea what to do with it! John and I sat down to watch this instructional DVD. There was a calculator image onscreen to show us what to do. The teacher has a pleasant tone of voice which made it easy to learn. Everything was presented step-by-step and I learned a lot very quickly. It was like I had a new toy!! Yes, a graphing calculator can be fun!

On another day, I had John watch part of the DVD alone and gave him the calculator. He kept smiling and calling me back in the room to tell me what he learned! He had a great time!

The DVD is very long - it lasts 8 hours! I would just slowly take my time with this. Perhaps a few sections a week so that learning can be retained.

2. Pre-Algebra Tutor Volume 1-

This is a to-the-point, won't waste your time on fluff, excellent DVD! John and I sat down to watch this and were captivated.  Suddenly, "greater than, and less than" made sense to John! We understood negative numbers and number lines. Subtracting Integers was no longer a foreign language!

Amy walked into the room to see what we were doing. She sat down and started watching along with us. "Wow! That makes so much sense!" She said. When we finally shut off the DVD, Amy mentioned that we should watch the DVDs on a regular basis. She was being sincere!!


Overall, I am thrilled with Math Tutor DVDs. They would be a great supplement to any math curriculum. My suggestions:

1. If your student  is new to these concepts, use the DVDs as part of your introductory teaching methods.

2. If your children struggle with new math concepts, have them use the DVDs for ongoing support and tutoring.

3. If you are intimidated by teaching math, let Math Tutor help you! It will make your teaching life so much easier!

To see more reviews of Math Tutor, visit the TOS Crew Blog.

To find out more about my homeschool reviews, please visit "Introduction to our Homeschool Parlor"

*I received this product from Math Tutor, for review purposes through The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew*

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