Ever tried the little jars of baby food from the store? Yuck! Even before I knew much about whole foods I knew that those little jars were nasty. Not only do they taste quite bad IMO and not at all like the like real foods they are imitating, they are not fresh foods and they are packed with preservatives usually. From the beginning of my career as a mom I bypassed those jars as much as possible and opted to feed my babes what the rest of us were eating... pureed of course. I have a video of my … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
Farm to Table or Why I LOVE Summer
Farmer's market produce, herbs and veggies from our own garden, grass fed butter, apple pie, Amish egg noodles, and homemade blueberry or peach frozen yogurt. Can summer be any more delicious??? Ask me again in Fall when I may just be singing the praises of apple butter, cider, and pumpkin pie... but for now summer is the yummiest season ever. What are you eating this summer? … [Read more...]
Green Home Energy Savers
Just a few energy saver projects this week. When peak summer and winter electric bills come in I always get on a kick like this. I am going through a big box of goodies sent to me by a great sustainable goods company called Practecol. You can find their products at Target starting this month. I started with a big energy hog... my bad ass pink computer. This lovely lady was custom built for me (she whose fingers are lightning fast and must have a computer that is equally fast) and is attached to … [Read more...]
What is Baby Sign Language?
Baby sign language is American Sign Language, only cuter. And there’s often some drool thrown in for effect. Seriously though, American Sign Language is the official language of the deaf community in the United States. You probably learned the American Sign Alphabet at some point in school. The baby version of American Sign started in the 70’s when Joseph Garcia observed that the hearing babies of deaf parents learned to talk at an earlier age than the hearing babies of hearing parents. … [Read more...]
Let the Children Lead the Way
I am a big fan of child led learning. Many school principals and I have squared off over this issue. For some reason they just don't like it when they come to you to complain about how your child doesn't want to work on the assignments given to them and you say in return... "Well, perhaps it is boring them to tears. Have you tried reaching them by finding out what THEY want to learn about?" Often this is met with a sigh and look of pity about my apparent naivete. But I know it in my heart to be … [Read more...]
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