Friday, March 21, 2008
Life in our house! What have we been up to??
We have been up to our ears in Dog Biscuits! Literally! My parents are in a Christian Camping Group in our state. Twice a year they have a Samboree or festival. Next week is the Spring one in the southern part of our state. Our boys have their Own Business making homemade, all natural Dog Biscuits. We have made three kinds: Peanut Butter, Fresh Breath, and Everyday biscuits.
I am also doing a table there. I am baking my homemade bread, granola, and muffins. We are excited and it has been a learning experience. We are trying to figure out how much profit things will be. We are also figuring out cost and expenses. The kids know how many bags they need to sell to break even.
We have been up to our ears in Dog Biscuits! Literally! My parents are in a Christian Camping Group in our state. Twice a year they have a Samboree or festival. Next week is the Spring one in the southern part of our state. Our boys have their Own Business making homemade, all natural Dog Biscuits. We have made three kinds: Peanut Butter, Fresh Breath, and Everyday biscuits.
I am also doing a table there. I am baking my homemade bread, granola, and muffins. We are excited and it has been a learning experience. We are trying to figure out how much profit things will be. We are also figuring out cost and expenses. The kids know how many bags they need to sell to break even.
Another Frugal Friday tip!
I have been experimenting with making my own detergents for dishwashers and laundry. The dishwasher detergent ranges about .01 per batch. The laundry detergent is around .65-.71 per gallon, depending on how much I can get my Ivory soap for. Here is what I have for the recipes:
Recipe for Dishwasher Soap
Just as good for dishwasher and easier to store:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
2-3 tablespoons unsweetened lemondade (.10 pkt)
Use about 2 tablespoons per wash, this left no residue.
Also, optional is to add 1 tbsp of vinegar to the rinse cycle.
Cost = Around a penny per load
Homemade Laundry Liquid Laundry Detergent
1 bar Ivory
½ cup washing soda (Arm and Hammer is what I found)
½ cup borax powder
~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~
Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.
For more Frugal Friday tips, make sure you head over to Biblical Womanhood for more tips!
I have been experimenting with making my own detergents for dishwashers and laundry. The dishwasher detergent ranges about .01 per batch. The laundry detergent is around .65-.71 per gallon, depending on how much I can get my Ivory soap for. Here is what I have for the recipes:
Recipe for Dishwasher Soap
Just as good for dishwasher and easier to store:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
2-3 tablespoons unsweetened lemondade (.10 pkt)
Use about 2 tablespoons per wash, this left no residue.
Also, optional is to add 1 tbsp of vinegar to the rinse cycle.
Cost = Around a penny per load
Homemade Laundry Liquid Laundry Detergent
1 bar Ivory
½ cup washing soda (Arm and Hammer is what I found)
½ cup borax powder
~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~
Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.
For more Frugal Friday tips, make sure you head over to Biblical Womanhood for more tips!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Exciting News!
The people over at Homeschool estore have changed their names to CurrClick. They are a GREAT resource. Right now, through Sunday, they are having a Virtual Easter Egg Hunt. There will be hidden easter eggs all over their website. There are 45 coupons for % off and 7 Freebies of Ebooks!!. They are GREAT ebooks, from lapbooks, handwriting paper, etc. Hope you enjoy it as much as I am!
This definitely a Frugal Friday Tip!
Monday, March 17, 2008
PARTING OF THE RED SEA
Chariot Wheels found at the bottom of the Red Sea -- See pictures below and the route
You may be surprised to see proof of Pharaoh's chariot and bones of horses and men found in the
Red Sea. Evidence of the crossing of the Red Sea and Pharaoh's drowned army?
Confirmation of the actual Exodus route has come from divers finding coral-encrusted bones and chariot remains in the Gulf of Aqaba . One of the most dramatic records of Divine intervention in history is the account of the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt .
The subsequent drowning of the entire Egyptian army in the Red Sea was not an insignificant event, and confirmation of this event is compelling evidence that the Biblical narrative is authentic.
Over the years, many divers have searched the Gulf of Suez in vain for artifacts to verify the Biblical account. But in 1978, Ron Wyatt, carefully following the Biblical and historical records of the Exodus, was brought to Nuweiba, a large beach in the Gulf of Aqaba.
Repeated dives in depths ranging from 60 to 200 feet deep (18m to 60m) over a stretch of almost 2.5 km has shown that chariot parts are scattered across the sea bed. Artifacts found include wheels, chariot bodies as well as human and horse bones. Divers have also located artifacts on the Saudi coastline opposite Nuweiba.
Since 1987, Ron Wyatt found three four-spoke gilded chariot wheels. Coral does not grow on gold hence the shape has remained very distinct, although the wood inside the gold veneer has disintegrated making them too fragile to move.
The hope for future expeditions is to explore the deeper waters with remote cameras and mini-subs.
Gilded Chariot Wheel
'And the Egyptians pursued and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen...and took off their chariot wheels that they drave them heavily.' Exodus 14:23-25
This gilded chariot wheel is a mute witness to the miracle of the crossing of the Red Sea by the Hebrews 3,500 years ago. Found with a metal detector this coral-encrusted chariot wheel, filmed off the Saudi coastline, matches chariot wheels found in Tutankhamen's tomb.
Mineralized Bone
One of many found at the crossing site, this one was tested by the Department of Osteology at Stockholm University and found to be a human femur from the right leg of a 165-170cm tall man. It is essentially 'fossilized,' replaced by minerals and coral and hence cannot be dated by radiocarbon methods although this specimen was obviously from antiquity.
Solomon's Memorial Pillars.
When Ron Wyatt first visited Nuweiba in 1978, he found a Phoenician style column lying in the water. Unfortunately the inscriptions had been eroded away, hence the column's importance was not understood until 1984 when a second granite column was found on the Saudi coastline opposite. It was identical to the first except that on this one the inscription was still intact!
In Phoenician letters (Archaic Hebrew), it contained the words: Mizraim (Egypt ); Solomon; Edom ; death; Pharaoh; Moses; and Yahweh, indicating that King Solomon had set up these columns as a memorial to the miracle of the crossing of the sea. Saudi Arabia does not admit tourists, and perhaps fearing unauthorized visitors, the Saudi Authorities have since removed this column, and replaced it with a flag marker where it once stood.
How deep is the water? The Gulf of Aqaba is very deep, in places over a mile (1,600m) deep. Even were the sea evaporated walking across would be difficult due to the steep gradient along the shore.
But there is one spot where if the water were removed, it would be an easy descent for people and animals. This is the line between Nuweiba and the opposite shore in Saudi Arabia .
Depth-sounding expeditions have revealed a smooth, gentle slope descending from Nuweiba out into the Gulf. This shows up almost like a pathway on depth-recording equipment, confirming it's Biblical description, '...a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.' (Isaiah 43:16)
The Bible writers frequently refer to the miracle of the Red Sea crossing, for it was an event which finds no equal in history. The Hebrew prophets describe the sea at the crossing site as '.the waters of the great deep...the depths of the sea...' (Isaiah 51:10)
Knowing the exact spot to which the Bible writers were referring, what is the depth there? The distance between Nuweiba and where artifacts have been found on Saudi coast is about 18km (11 miles).
Along this line, the deepest point is about 800m (2,600 feet). No wonder that inspired writers of the Bible described it as the mighty waters. And no wonder that not a single Egyptian survived when the water collapsed in upon them. Above: NUWEIBA BEACH, the spot where the crossing began).
Chariot Wheels found at the bottom of the Red Sea -- See pictures below and the route
You may be surprised to see proof of Pharaoh's chariot and bones of horses and men found in the
Red Sea. Evidence of the crossing of the Red Sea and Pharaoh's drowned army?
Confirmation of the actual Exodus route has come from divers finding coral-encrusted bones and chariot remains in the Gulf of Aqaba . One of the most dramatic records of Divine intervention in history is the account of the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt .
The subsequent drowning of the entire Egyptian army in the Red Sea was not an insignificant event, and confirmation of this event is compelling evidence that the Biblical narrative is authentic.
Over the years, many divers have searched the Gulf of Suez in vain for artifacts to verify the Biblical account. But in 1978, Ron Wyatt, carefully following the Biblical and historical records of the Exodus, was brought to Nuweiba, a large beach in the Gulf of Aqaba.
Repeated dives in depths ranging from 60 to 200 feet deep (18m to 60m) over a stretch of almost 2.5 km has shown that chariot parts are scattered across the sea bed. Artifacts found include wheels, chariot bodies as well as human and horse bones. Divers have also located artifacts on the Saudi coastline opposite Nuweiba.
Since 1987, Ron Wyatt found three four-spoke gilded chariot wheels. Coral does not grow on gold hence the shape has remained very distinct, although the wood inside the gold veneer has disintegrated making them too fragile to move.
The hope for future expeditions is to explore the deeper waters with remote cameras and mini-subs.
Gilded Chariot Wheel
'And the Egyptians pursued and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen...and took off their chariot wheels that they drave them heavily.' Exodus 14:23-25
This gilded chariot wheel is a mute witness to the miracle of the crossing of the Red Sea by the Hebrews 3,500 years ago. Found with a metal detector this coral-encrusted chariot wheel, filmed off the Saudi coastline, matches chariot wheels found in Tutankhamen's tomb.
Mineralized Bone
One of many found at the crossing site, this one was tested by the Department of Osteology at Stockholm University and found to be a human femur from the right leg of a 165-170cm tall man. It is essentially 'fossilized,' replaced by minerals and coral and hence cannot be dated by radiocarbon methods although this specimen was obviously from antiquity.
Solomon's Memorial Pillars.
When Ron Wyatt first visited Nuweiba in 1978, he found a Phoenician style column lying in the water. Unfortunately the inscriptions had been eroded away, hence the column's importance was not understood until 1984 when a second granite column was found on the Saudi coastline opposite. It was identical to the first except that on this one the inscription was still intact!
In Phoenician letters (Archaic Hebrew), it contained the words: Mizraim (Egypt ); Solomon; Edom ; death; Pharaoh; Moses; and Yahweh, indicating that King Solomon had set up these columns as a memorial to the miracle of the crossing of the sea. Saudi Arabia does not admit tourists, and perhaps fearing unauthorized visitors, the Saudi Authorities have since removed this column, and replaced it with a flag marker where it once stood.
How deep is the water? The Gulf of Aqaba is very deep, in places over a mile (1,600m) deep. Even were the sea evaporated walking across would be difficult due to the steep gradient along the shore.
But there is one spot where if the water were removed, it would be an easy descent for people and animals. This is the line between Nuweiba and the opposite shore in Saudi Arabia .
Depth-sounding expeditions have revealed a smooth, gentle slope descending from Nuweiba out into the Gulf. This shows up almost like a pathway on depth-recording equipment, confirming it's Biblical description, '...a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.' (Isaiah 43:16)
The Bible writers frequently refer to the miracle of the Red Sea crossing, for it was an event which finds no equal in history. The Hebrew prophets describe the sea at the crossing site as '.the waters of the great deep...the depths of the sea...' (Isaiah 51:10)
Knowing the exact spot to which the Bible writers were referring, what is the depth there? The distance between Nuweiba and where artifacts have been found on Saudi coast is about 18km (11 miles).
Along this line, the deepest point is about 800m (2,600 feet). No wonder that inspired writers of the Bible described it as the mighty waters. And no wonder that not a single Egyptian survived when the water collapsed in upon them. Above: NUWEIBA BEACH, the spot where the crossing began).
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
My friend Lady Why over at Kudzu Growstagged me last week but with all I have had going on, I am just getting to it.
Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Okay 7 weird or wild facts about me:
1. I have played the flute off and on from the 5th grade and have been singing since I could talk.
2. When I was about 3-4, I wanted to help my mommy with my new baby brother, so I carried him upside down to her (luckily not dropping him on his head).
3. Now all my mommy friends might cringe at this one, but at my birth, my due date was November 2nd. I was born on December 9th. I was 9 lbs 5oz, btw.
4. I don't know if this is weird, but I love it. My two names are from two VERY VERY special women in my life, my two grandmothers.
5. Growing up, I wanted to be a mommy but wanted a career as a nurse and a teacher. I am doing both those now, but with my family :o)
6. My favorite hymn, is #277 in the Church of God Hymnal, Oh How I love Jesus and I used to stand up on the pew and sing it loudly over everyone else at church.
7. Okay, DON'T hurt me, but growing up (in the 70's and 80's), I always wanted a daughter named "Hillary Elizabeth". Needless to say, that has dramatically changed, especially now that I have 3 BOYS (although I would LOVE to have more babies :o))
As far as Tagging, I don't know if I can get 7 of them but I will try:
I am tagging my friend, DeEtta over at Not2many.
Another one is Lisa over at Lisa's Homeschool Circus.
Next one is Emily over at Emily's 5 blessings.
Amy over at In Pursuit of Proverbs 31.
Then there is my friend Ginger over at Horsin Around.
Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Okay 7 weird or wild facts about me:
1. I have played the flute off and on from the 5th grade and have been singing since I could talk.
2. When I was about 3-4, I wanted to help my mommy with my new baby brother, so I carried him upside down to her (luckily not dropping him on his head).
3. Now all my mommy friends might cringe at this one, but at my birth, my due date was November 2nd. I was born on December 9th. I was 9 lbs 5oz, btw.
4. I don't know if this is weird, but I love it. My two names are from two VERY VERY special women in my life, my two grandmothers.
5. Growing up, I wanted to be a mommy but wanted a career as a nurse and a teacher. I am doing both those now, but with my family :o)
6. My favorite hymn, is #277 in the Church of God Hymnal, Oh How I love Jesus and I used to stand up on the pew and sing it loudly over everyone else at church.
7. Okay, DON'T hurt me, but growing up (in the 70's and 80's), I always wanted a daughter named "Hillary Elizabeth". Needless to say, that has dramatically changed, especially now that I have 3 BOYS (although I would LOVE to have more babies :o))
As far as Tagging, I don't know if I can get 7 of them but I will try:
I am tagging my friend, DeEtta over at Not2many.
Another one is Lisa over at Lisa's Homeschool Circus.
Next one is Emily over at Emily's 5 blessings.
Amy over at In Pursuit of Proverbs 31.
Then there is my friend Ginger over at Horsin Around.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Vision Forum Sale!
We just LOVE the quality of Vision Forum's Products! They are of great quality that you can trust for your Christian family. They are also of sound doctrine to help lead, teach and disciple your children. Their sale involves over 250 products and only lasts until March 11th!! If there are some things that you have looked at over at Vision Forum NOW is the time to do it!
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