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About Me
My name is Tami and I live in central Illinois with my husband, Larry and three children, Caleb (5), Camden (3) and Emma Grace (13 months). I hope you'll enjoy reading about my life as a wife/mother and about our family's adventures.
Spring Reading Thing 2008 - Wrap Up
It is time for Callapidder Days Spring Reading Thing 2008 wrap up. This time I did not do so well on my reading list. I did finish the bible study and The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized, a book I would highly recommend. I just got sidetracked by other books that came my way. So, I did end up reading a lot this spring, just not what I had intended to read.
Caleb and I have plugged along at the books we are reading together. We have discovered that we are really enjoying My Big Book of 5 Minute Devotions. It is a great devotional for kids (Caleb is 5) and he asks read it each night.
Non-Fiction
- Graced Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
- Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson
- The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized - Karen Ehman
- Who Got Peanut Butter on My Daily Planner - Cindy Sigler Dagnan
- Chocolate Kisses for Couples - Cindy Sigler Dagnan
Fiction
- There’s No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern
Bible Studies
- Living Beyond Yourself - Beth Moore (Women’s Group)
Reading with Caleb
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
- My Big Book of 5-Minute Devotions - Pamela Kennedy
Head on over to Callapidder Days to view other Spring Reading Thing lists.
Tags: books, reading, Spring Reading Thing
Spring Reading Thing 2008
Non-Fiction
- Graced Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
- Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson
- The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized - Karen Ehman
- Who Got Peanut Butter on My Daily Planner - Cindy Sigler Dagnan
- Chocolate Kisses for Couples - Cindy Sigler Dagnan
Fiction
- There’s No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern
Bible Studies
- Living Beyond Yourself - Beth Moore (Women’s Group)
Reading with Caleb
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
- My Big Book of 5-Minute Devotions - Pamela Kennedy
Head on over to Callapidder Days to view other Spring Reading Thing lists.
Tags: books, reading, Spring Reading Thing
Tuesday Happenings
My Tuesday morning bible study started back up today. This spring we are studying, Living Beyond Yourself.
This is the third Beth Moore bible study that our women’s group has studied and I am sure it will be as excellent as the first two were.
The rest of our day was spent going to vote in our state primary and then eating pancakes, that I made for my family, for Pancake Tuesday.
Tags: Beth Moore, Living Beyond Yourself, voting, Pancake Tuesday
Homemade Baby Purees
One of the things I have done for all of my children is to make their first baby food purees. I decided that is was time to start making some for my daughter, so I have spent the last week making her first purees and getting them stashed in the freezer. She is only taking oatmeal right now and we are in the process of determining if she is even ready for solids yet. But, I do have plenty of purees to start with when the time is right.
I always thought it would be time consuming to make purees, but it doesn’t take that much of my time and I enjoy making it for them.
So far, I have made sweet potato, carrot and squash puree. My parents have some fruit trees on their property and have always made our children their apple, pear and peach purees. These have been in my basement since the fall and I just need to get the fruit into ice cube trays and frozen.
Some books for reference that I have used are First Meals and Super Baby Food. Also, check out Stephanie at Keeper of the Home. She is doing a series on raising healthy eaters and has a lot of helpful information.
Tags: baby food, homemade baby purees, First Meals, Super Baby Food
Fall Into Reading 2007 - Wrap Up
Non-Fiction
- Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours – Dr. Kevin Leman
- Your Time-Starved Marriage: How To Stay Connected at the Speed of Life – Dr. Les & Leslie Parrott - still reading
- Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism – Jenny McCarthy
- Grace Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel - still reading
Fiction
Bible Studies
- Revolutionary Parenting – George Barna (Parenting Group)
- Jesus, the One and Only – Beth Moore (Women’s Group)
- How to Speak Your Spouse’s Language – H. Norman Wright (Small Group)
Read-Aloud with Caleb, Camden & Emma
- Little Boy’s Bible Storybook for Fathers and Sons – Carolyn Larsen (with Caleb and Camden)
- Little Girl’s Bible Storybook for Mothers and Daughters – Carolyn Larsen (with Emma)
Chaptesr Book reading with Caleb
- Charlotte’s Web – E.B. White - still reading with Caleb
I did add Sunrise and Summer by Karen Kingsbury.
I really enjoyed all of the books I read and have already loaned Louder Than Words to a friend, whose son is being tested for autism. Caleb has been enjoying reading Charlotte’s Web, but we took a break for December to start reading our Christmas books for the month.
Tags: books, reading, Fall Into Reading
Getting Your Children To Eat Healthier
On Oprah today, Jessica Seinfeld was talking about her new book Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food. It is full of recipes that utilize vegetable purees. It’s a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. The recipes are also low in fat.
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Jessica Seinfeld, 
Deceptively Delicious, 
nutrition
Magic Tree House
I was recently looking for a chapter book to read aloud with Caleb and found the Magic Tree House series.
The series features Jack and Annie who travel to historical places using a magic tree house. They travel to different places by opening a book in the tree house, pointing at a picture and wishing they could go. The series also has research guides that give more information about the historical places that Jack and Annie visit.
Caleb and I have just finished the first book, Dinosaurs Before Dark, and will begin reading the next book soon. We are going to take a small break and read Charlotte’s Web first.
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reading, 
Magic Tree House series, 
Charlotte’s Web
Fall Into Reading 2007
Non-Fiction
- Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours – Dr. Kevin Leman
- Your Time-Starved Marriage: How To Stay Connected at the Speed of Life – Dr. Les & Leslie Parrott
- Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism – Jenny McCarthy
- Grace Based Parenting – Tim Kimmel
Fiction
Bible Studies
- Revolutionary Parenting – George Barna (Parenting Group)
- Jesus, the One and Only – Beth Moore (Women’s Group)
- How to Speak Your Spouse’s Language – H. Norman Wright (Small Group)
Read-Aloud with Caleb, Camden & Emma
- Little Boy’s Bible Storybook for Fathers and Sons – Carolyn Larsen (with Caleb and Camden)
- Little Girl’s Bible Storybook for Mothers and Daughters – Carolyn Larsen (with Emma)
Chapter Book reading with Caleb
- Charlotte’s Web – E.B. White
Check out Callapidder Days to view other Fall into Reading lists.
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books, reading, Fall into Reading
Fall Into Reading Challenge
Be sure and check out Callapidder Days and the Fall Into Reading challenge that she is hosting. The challenge is starting on September 23.
I participated in the reading challenge last fall and it really motivated me to begin reading again. I am looking forward to participating this fall and have already started my list of books that I want to read by myself and with my children.
Tags: reading
Fall Into Reading
Non-Fiction
- The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman (reading with my husband)
- Sheet Music – Kevin Leman
- Lincoln – David Herbert Donald
- Children in the Holocaust and World War II: Their Secret Diaries – Laurel Holliday
Fiction
- Light From Heaven – Jan Karon
- The Brethren – Annie’s People – Beverly Lewis
Bible Studies
- Falling In Love With Jesus – Dee Brestin & Kathy Troccoli
- Focus on the Family: Essentials of Discipline – Dr. James Dobson
Read-Aloud with Caleb & Camden
- Meet Abraham Lincoln – Patricia A. Pingry
- God & Me: 365 Daily Devotions – Penny Boschoff
- The Tale of Three Trees – Angela Elwell Hunt
Tags: books, reading, Fall into Reading
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