From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Shredded Sweet Pork Recipe

by This is Carrie on May 16, 2009

We don’t have a Cafe Rio or a Costa Vida close to us, so I couldn’t do a side by side comparison, but I can say that a craving has been eliminated. If you search google, a million variations will come up, but this simple one is close enough for me. 5-6 lb pork roast1 […]

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Artist Study: For the Little Ones

by This is Carrie on May 15, 2009

Baby Brother did not want to be left out of all the painting fun, so I gave him a paint brush and a bowl of water on a nice sunny day.

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Waiting for the Garden Tipi

by This is Carrie on May 14, 2009

The beans, peas and edamame have all sprouted, but the girls got impatient for their Garden Tipi to be ready for use. A sheet will have to do until then.

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Artist Study: Monet

by This is Carrie on May 14, 2009

Monet inspired us to paint outside and incorporate the subject of water into our pictures.

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Walking on the Beach

by This is Carrie on May 13, 2009

Another nice venue for talking a few more steps.

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Artist Study: Picasso

by This is Carrie on May 13, 2009

Studying Picasso and his work inspired this piece entitled“The Weird Portrait of Mom”Crayola Marker

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Mother’s Day Gifts from the Kids

by This is Carrie on May 12, 2009

A sweet card from Princess and a piece of wearable art from Pumpkin.

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Artist Study: Pollock

by This is Carrie on May 12, 2009

Painting like Pollock had to be one of their favorite Spring Break activities.

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Mother’s Day Quotes

by This is Carrie on May 11, 2009

At church, they gathered the kid’s answers to this question“I love my mom because…”then read the long list of, sweet answers to all the mothers.Even though they quotes were anonymous, I knew EXACTLY which ones were about me. “I love my mom because she makes fried Cheerios for me and my friends.”&“I love my mom […]

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Artist Study: Van Gogh

by This is Carrie on May 11, 2009

During the three week Spring Break (a while ago) we did a few artists studies based on my favorite series of introductory art history books for kids. Up first, the troubled Van Gogh. After reading the book, we decided to concentrate our acrylic painting on movement, visible brush strokes, and we threw in a little […]

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