It’s Harvest Time

Strolling through the garden today, we came across some fruit that we had never seen before, masha Allah.  The garden educator informed us of their names and even gave each of the children one to sample.   This is one of the advantages of visiting the garden on a regular basis.  The staff gets to know you [...]

An Interesting Surprise

We were very astonished today  after receiving change at the highway toll that instead of a 50cent piece, we received a Tunisian dinar, subhanallah! 
When I initially inspected it as I was pulling out of the toll booth, I knew something was strange because of the Arabic writing and also due to the fact that it didn’t [...]

Catch of the Day

The grandparents stopped by for a visit today and were also bearing gifts, masha Allah.  My father had recently gone to Cape Hatteras off the coast of North Carolina on a fishing expedition which was very successful.   The charter caught a a bunch of fish which you can see here in the picture on the [...]

Up the Creek with an Inflatable Dinghy

Up until this past weekend only my husband along with the three older children were able to go boating, but when the inflatable dinghy was finally inflated and put to the test, we were ALL able to float in the water at Bear Creek Lake State Park,alhamdulillah!
Even though I grew up on the water, I [...]

Getting Creative with Tie-Dye

My three older children participated in a tie-dye T-shirt making program at the local library as part of the summer reading program.  They had so much fun even though the program was packed, masha Allah.  After soaking the T-shirts in water and watching an instructional video about the tie-dying process, we headed outside to actually [...]

Exploring our Neighborhood

We go for walks in our neighborhood daily, but recently have discovered new places to explore.  There is an undeveloped portion of land that is overgrown a couple of streets over from us, masha Allah.   My 10 yr. old son found a path there that led down to a stream.  I couldn’t take the triple [...]

Succulent Strawberries

Strawberry season is here!  Today, the children and I went on a field trip to a strawberry farm  for pick your own strawberries.  The berry farm http://www.gallmeyerfarms.com/BerryPatch.htm was located in the country away from the hustle and bustle of city life.   The atmosphere was very peaceful and relaxing.
After choosing the size of container to collect the [...]

Our First Sashimi Experience

Homeschooling is about trying new things, insha Allah.  Today, we all got to taste sashimi (raw fish) for the first time.  My parents brought us some fish from an ocean fishing trip some family and friends enjoyed.  I just added some fresh lemon, olive oil, and some spices to it and went for it. At first [...]