So I needed to level a bunch of cakes and I seemed to have found a solution (I am so proud of myself!). Take 2 boxes (I used latke mix) and put the cake in between them. Then I used the blade off of my electric knife to level them. The key to blade choice is one that is totally flat on one side. You will notice in the pictures that the white part is only on one side. If you don’t have a blade that doesn’t lie flat or is handle-free you can get a hack saw blade from the home store.
So here is this week’s menu!
Monday: Breakfast Leftovers
Tuesday: Crockpot Pork Butt Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Cauliflower
Wednesday: Cube Steak, Asparagus Pasta
Thursday:Pasta Carbonara Florentine
Friday: Corned Beef Hash, Scrambled Eggs
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Apparently in Muncie, Indiana a man painted his own crosswalk and was charged with criminal mischief. There is an intersection with stop signs in a residential area and people didn’t usually stop. So Whitney Stump called the city and the sign department to get a crosswalk painted. The city said that since it wasn’t near a school it wasn’t necessary. So he went out bought paint and did it himself.
So what do you think about it? Since the pedestrian would have the right away is there really a problem with the crosswalk? The city doesn’t have any plans to remove it. The reason I think it might be ok that he painted it himself is that it was forbidden. I don’t like the mentality that government seems to have with “if it isn’t required it is forbidden”. How about you?
(HT: BoingBoing)
According to Buddy TV, William Petersen gave an interview to British Radio Times about him leaving CSI. While it seems vague it does seem impending. He also seems very critical of the whole franchise. The one thing that seems to hold him back is his responsibility to all who have a job through what he does. Maybe he realizes that without his character there is no CSI. If he leaves I wonder if they will try to replace his character and possibly let the show die a slow death or if they are just going to close up shop.
(HT: Chris from SHS group)
Now I know where I have seen John McCain before. Apparently he is Colonel Tigh (or a replecant model of;)who was revealed as a Cylon. For those who don’t watch Battlestar Galactica (Why don’t you? I have been meaning to talk to you about this) the Cylons are robots who are trying to eliminate humanity. I love the images that appear to be done by the Metamerist for Pieniazek.
(HT: Adam Pieniazek)
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Here are a couple of great carnivals. The Carnival of Homeschooling – Acrostic Edition is up over at Beverly’s Homeschooling Blog. Then there is a celebratory Carnival of Recipes in honor of Pancake Day at Pancake Recipes. Go check out these great Carnivals!
There is this great Vocab building game over at Free Rice. You match the word to the meaning. If you get it wrong they give you the answer but if you get it right, that is when it gets interesting. First, you get a new word and the difficulty builds. Second, for each word you get right they donate 20 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program. The amount you can play is unlimited. Go play, learn and have fun.
Tuesday February 5th, 2008 is this years Pancake Day. This occurs the day before Ash Wednesday every year and is also known as Shrove Tuesday. In celebration I have a couple of posts on my other blogs in celebration. First, go partake in my Almond Buttermilk Pancakes and then go read the Pancake Edition of the Frugal Homeschooler!
Here it is. I am running a huge Baby Shower on Saturday so I am trying to take it easy with dinner.
Monday: Marinated Pork Loin Chops, Beer Bread, Broccoli
Tuesday: Chicken, Rice and Broccoli
Wednesday: Tilapia, Broccoli, Brown Rice
Thursday: Spaghetti
Friday: Enchiladas
For those of you who don’t know Tuesday February 5, 2008 is Pancake Day. Diane Flynn Keith explains it well:
Pancake Day is also known as “Shrove Tuesday” among Roman Catholics, Episcopalians and other faiths. The origin of the name “Shrove” comes from the old English verb “to shrive” which means to absolve people of their sins. It is common for priests to hear people’s confessions on Shrove Tuesday which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent is the 40 days of penance, prayer, and fasting that precedes Easter. Traditionally, people abstained from eating eggs and fats during Lent, and pancakes were the perfect way of using up those ingredients before Lent began. Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is also known as “Mardi Gras” which is French for “Fat Tuesday.”
So on to the curriculum!
PBS Parents have a pancake activity for little ones that teaches shapes. Then Diane Flynn Keith over at Universal Preschool has put together a great line up with books to get from the library (or buy if you must;), pancake recipes from around the world and free printables.
Onto a bit for those out of the preschool age. For fun and logic development there is a Flipping Pancake exercise over at Cut the Knot. Then the Straight Dope Mailbag discusses why pancakes and puddles are round. Then it is time for a science activity over at Hotchalk. You can make a Metamorphic Rock Pancake and discuss geology. They even provide a little questionnaire to help direrct you and review. It is rated 2nd grade- 5th grade but I can see us doing this with our 1st grader.
If you actually want to make pancakes, go over to my food blog and use my Almond Buttermilk Pancakes!
Have a great Pancake Day and remember learning doesn’t have to be expensive!