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Happily Uprooted answers WHY
We have been on the road for over a year and a half traveling with my husband’s job. Sometimes we are at a job site for two weeks and sometimes we are there for a few months. We have criss-crossed the US four times and visited 23 states and Puerto Rico. No matter where we go or who we meet we get a few of the same question over and over… today Happily Uprooted answers the WHY! Why do you travel? Why did you chose this life over a “normal” life? Why don’t you have a “normal” house? Why do you home school? Why are you doing this to your…
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March Pampered Chef GIVEAWAY!!!
I am hosting a Pampered Chef Giveaway valued at $100.00 on my Facebook Pampered Chef Page! Come check it out! Click HERE to WIN!
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Target The Question {{A Review}}
This month I have had the pleasure of reviewing Lone Star Learning‘s Target The Question for 1st grade! Target The Question is daily math program that only takes about 10 to 15 minutes. The purpose of Target The Question is to help children learn how to focus on the question and pick out extra information that is within a word problem. Each day there is a new word problem. The program also has printable worksheets, answer keys, and reference pages available for the parent to print out. The program itself is simple and easy to use! It consist of minimal buttons and navigates easily! There is one button for the Question…
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Handwriting Without Tears… a difference you can clearly see! {A Review}
For months I have had people tell me to get Handwriting Without Tears for my boys to learn handwriting. I thought I could just as easily print a bunch of worksheets off the internet and have the kids sit and do them and that magically their handwriting would just get better with practice. I was wrong. What would happen is the boys would get bored and annoyed with doing generic worksheets everyday. This caused frustration and their handwriting suffered! [wp_ad_camp_1] I recently had the opportunity to review Handwriting Without Tears Kindergarten Workbook and Teachers Guide. We have had more progress in the last month of using it in our home…
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How to make DYED pasta for crafts!
Need: Pasta (Any shape or size) Food coloring (I used Wilton gel) Isopropyl alcohol or hand sanitizer Ziploc Bags Instructions: Take a handful of pasta and place in Ziploc bag. Add a dab of coloring (or a few drops of liquid coloring) Add a few drops of alcohol or hand sanitizer. Close bag and move pasta around to distribute color evenly. Open bag and lay pasta out on drying rack. We allowed ours to sun-dry. A little extra help with homeschooling:
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Valentine’s Day Crafts
Valentine’s Day Crafts! Instructions for tissue paper heart: Instructions for toilet paper roll art:
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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
White Sands National Monument White Sands National Monument is probably one of the most awe inspiring places we have visited! The science behind how the vast dune fields got there is so interesting! While we were there the boys learned about the dunes and gypsum and earned their junior ranger badge for White Sands National Monument! There are over 275 square acres of dune fields. These dune fields are made up of a mineral called Gypsum. The gypsum is brought down from the surrounding mountains by the rain and are deposited into an ephemeral lake or playa. As the water evaporated the mineral is wind-blown…
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Gila Bend, Arizona in pictures!
Gila Bend, Arizona in pictures:
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We are nominated for 2012 BEST travel blog!
We are honored to have been nominated for 2012 Best Travel Blog!! We would love your vote to be a part of the top 50! All you need to do (If you love our blog) is to go to: http://thenomadicfamily.com/2013/01/2012-best-travel-blog-finalistis-need-a-bit-of-help-to-wi/ Comment on the post at the link above and let them know you LOVE HappilyUprooted.com Oh, and share with your friends! 🙂
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Crockpot Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients: 1 Butternut Squash (Seeded, peeled and cubed) 1 sweet potato (Peeled and Cubed) 1 yellow bell pepper (diced) 2 red bell peppers (diced) 1 tbs garlic 1 small onion (diced) 2 small red apples (cored and diced) 1 8 ounce cream cheese (I used Fat Free) Instructions: Add all ingredients to the crockpot with 1 cup of water (or chicken broth) Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours until ingredients are tender. Use stick blender to puree ingredients. Add the cream cheese and allow to melt completely. Stir and enjoy with crackers or bread. **Weight Watchers: 3 points per cup when calculated as a recipe**
