Friday, October 16, 2015
Library Haul 10/16/15
The kids were given a choice of topic for this one. They picked inventions/machines and oceans. Here's what we actually checked out.
Reading practice. Chosen by me, with their tastes taken into consideration.
I thought that a couple of days measuring and recording our findings could only do us good.
Two of the three invention books we checked out. The other one might have made it up into the bedroom.
Three of our ocean choices. Another one about salt marshes is probably upstairs as well. I highly recommend any Arnosky books for nature lovers at this age. The book Shimmer & Splash is one of his. He also wrote the Crinkleroot books.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Bread Recipe
For the last four years we have made most of our bread at home. At first we used a bread machine, but when that bit the dust we started making it by hand. Besides the fact that I can't leave the house during the process, I don't find it any harder.
Because our kids don't eat meat and they are on the picky side, we use the bread to add foods to their diet that they would otherwise turn up their noses at. Each child has a favorite type of bean and they all eat peanut butter, but that doesn't seem like enough protein variety to me. Since we generally stock cooked beans in the fridge I make sure that I rotate the type of bean we use in our bread recipe. Same story with nuts and seeds. Monday's bread might feature chick peas and walnuts and Wednesday's bread could have black beans and pumpkin seeds. If I have almond flour on hand I usually sub some of that in, too, in place of regular wheat flour.
Each recipe makes two small boules.
10 ounces warm water
1 cup beans
1/2 cup nuts or seeds
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups bread flour
1/2 cup of ground flax
scant tbsp bread machine yeast
1 tsp table salt
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tbsp blackstrap molasses or honey
Blend the first three ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth. Add to other ingredients and knead in the bowl for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover with a warm damp cloth for 30 minutes.
Knead the dough another 2 to 3 minutes, split in two and shape into boules. Oil a baking sheet and sprinkle cornmeal on it. Place the boules on the baking sheet and cover with a damp cloth for 45 minutes.
Uncover the dough and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Once the oven is hot, bake the bread for 40 minutes.
I find that this recipe makes a hearty, reliable sandwich bread. I always feel better about the kids eating bread when we make it ourselves and can control for things like oil and preservatives. The only trouble is not eating it all myself. ;)
Because our kids don't eat meat and they are on the picky side, we use the bread to add foods to their diet that they would otherwise turn up their noses at. Each child has a favorite type of bean and they all eat peanut butter, but that doesn't seem like enough protein variety to me. Since we generally stock cooked beans in the fridge I make sure that I rotate the type of bean we use in our bread recipe. Same story with nuts and seeds. Monday's bread might feature chick peas and walnuts and Wednesday's bread could have black beans and pumpkin seeds. If I have almond flour on hand I usually sub some of that in, too, in place of regular wheat flour.
Each recipe makes two small boules.
10 ounces warm water
1 cup beans
1/2 cup nuts or seeds
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups bread flour
1/2 cup of ground flax
scant tbsp bread machine yeast
1 tsp table salt
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tbsp blackstrap molasses or honey
Blend the first three ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth. Add to other ingredients and knead in the bowl for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover with a warm damp cloth for 30 minutes.
Knead the dough another 2 to 3 minutes, split in two and shape into boules. Oil a baking sheet and sprinkle cornmeal on it. Place the boules on the baking sheet and cover with a damp cloth for 45 minutes.
Uncover the dough and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Once the oven is hot, bake the bread for 40 minutes.
I find that this recipe makes a hearty, reliable sandwich bread. I always feel better about the kids eating bread when we make it ourselves and can control for things like oil and preservatives. The only trouble is not eating it all myself. ;)
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Noms
Just some pictures of what meals are looking like around here. Our farm share started about a month ago and I couldn't be happier with it.
Carrots in looove...
Literally eating my salad out of a serving bowl.
Salad and homemade bread with this tahini dressing. I never use oil in it. I sub in extra lemon, water or veggie broth.
The kids have been bagel obsessed lately. I joke a lot that we're glutenarians.
Carrots in looove...
Literally eating my salad out of a serving bowl.
Salad and homemade bread with this tahini dressing. I never use oil in it. I sub in extra lemon, water or veggie broth.
The kids have been bagel obsessed lately. I joke a lot that we're glutenarians.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Anniversary Weekend
Last weekend my husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary with a trip to Vermont. My mother and stepfather gave us two nights in a hotel with some travel points that they had accrued, and they took the kiddos for two nights. Sometimes I can't believe how lucky we are.
So Friday we handed the kids over and hopped in the car. We used the Happy Cow website to hunt down a vegan restaurant in Burlington and we were so happy with the one we found. Revolution Kitchen is a small, maybe 10 table place, with delicious, local veggie food and we loved our Friday night dinner so much we ate there again on Saturday. Two words. Maple. Cake.
Saturday morning we got up bright and early and trekked up Camel's Hump mountain. We took the Forest City trail up and Burrows down for a roughly four and a half mile round trip hike. The day was perfect and the views were gorgeous. I bet we only saw twenty other hikers all day, which was a refreshing change from Mount Washington, which we typically do once a year. Climbing four hours and then waiting in line with the bus tourists for a bathroom stall is so anti-climactic. In light of how nice it was to have some mountain time to ourselves, I think we'll change our Mount Washington plan this August and try a less popular spot.
Driving back home we were hatching schemes to move up to Vermont and I have to be honest, I've been head-in-the-clouds daydreaming about old farmhouses and giant vegetable gardens for days...
So Friday we handed the kids over and hopped in the car. We used the Happy Cow website to hunt down a vegan restaurant in Burlington and we were so happy with the one we found. Revolution Kitchen is a small, maybe 10 table place, with delicious, local veggie food and we loved our Friday night dinner so much we ate there again on Saturday. Two words. Maple. Cake.
Saturday morning we got up bright and early and trekked up Camel's Hump mountain. We took the Forest City trail up and Burrows down for a roughly four and a half mile round trip hike. The day was perfect and the views were gorgeous. I bet we only saw twenty other hikers all day, which was a refreshing change from Mount Washington, which we typically do once a year. Climbing four hours and then waiting in line with the bus tourists for a bathroom stall is so anti-climactic. In light of how nice it was to have some mountain time to ourselves, I think we'll change our Mount Washington plan this August and try a less popular spot.
Driving back home we were hatching schemes to move up to Vermont and I have to be honest, I've been head-in-the-clouds daydreaming about old farmhouses and giant vegetable gardens for days...
Friday, June 12, 2015
Mostly Plant-Based Menu Plan and Grocery List 6/11/2015-6/17/2015
Around here, I try to keep the food really simple. My husband and I have been entirely plant-based for a year and a half. In restaurants I refer to myself as vegan, but I do eat honey. I just use the term while I'm out because it makes it really clear to other people which foods I definitely don't do. The kids are almost entirely vegetarian. I have one boy who will jump at the chance to eat ham at family parties and such, but the other two usually decline. When my husband and I changed our diet we made a conscious decision not to "outlaw" any foods for the kids. I explained the change to them in child-friendly terms and we stopped serving meat in the house. They still typically have two servings a week each of eggs, yogurt, and cheese.
Breakfast is pretty boring. Usually some combination of fruit, cereal, toast, oatmeal or yogurt for the kids and a green smoothie or oatmeal for me and my husband. Lunch is usually a fruit and a veggie for the kids with a pb&j, eggs, grilled cheese, a bagel or yogurt. I tend to eat leftovers.
Dinners get a little tricky. We do them as a family, but I don't think there is a single meal that I serve where every family member eats every part of the meal. For example, my husband and I eat cornmeal pancakes with our chili, but the kids skip the chili. Two of the three kids and the grownups eat lentil loaf and my other son doubles up on his veggies and calls it a meal. I think each child has one kind of bean that they'll eat on purpose. We bake all of our own bread, so I blend cooked beans and raw nuts and seeds with the liquids before I mix the dough and that way I know they are getting a variety of nutrients and a little boost of protein with every slice. On a normal day the kids each eat three different vegetables and four fruits, but often their serving sizes are bigger than the standard. We're all about progress, not perfection.
Our grocery budget is $200 a week for a family of 5, but that doesn't account for a couple of dry goods items I get on subscription from Amazon.com. I know that amount might make some people faint, but up until I read the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey at the beginning of the year, I didn't even have a grocery budget and we were spending an outrageous amount. Another opportunity for progress.
Dinners
Salad and Chick'n Strips
Chili and Cornmeal Pancakes
Split Pea Soup and Grilled Cheese
Lentil Loaf
Lemon Soup and Scrambled Eggs
Black Bean Fajitas
Leftovers or Homemade Pizza
I had a lot of the dry goods on hand already at the beginning of this meal plan, so the grocery list was manageable. We are also due to get our first farm share on Tuesday, so that's kind of a veggie wildcard!
Mozzarella Cheese Spinach x 2 10oz
Almond Milk x 3 Red Peppers x 3
Yogurt Lemons x 2
Garlic x 2 bulbs
Canned Tomatoes x 2 Carrots x 3lbs
Split Green Peas Celery
Tea Broccoli x 4 heads
Coffee Red Peppers x 3
Whole Wheat Flour Vidalia Onions x 2
Cinnamon Romaine Hearts
Thyme Cucumber x 2
Whole Watermelon
Crackers Apples x 3lbs
Bagels Bananas x 2 bunches (12?)
Nectarines x 4lbs
Cereal x 3 Avocado x 2
Frozen Pineapple and Blueberries Parsley
Sweet Potatoes x 2
Maple Syrup Small Red Cabbage
Chick'n Strips Red Onion
Beets x 3
Popsicles - kids String Beans x 1.5lbs
Chocolate Cat Cookies - kids
Tonight's vegan chili with quinoa and sweet potato made in our InstantPot.
The little girly enjoying her pancakes and string beans. The nectarines were gobbled up too fast to get a picture of them.
Breakfast is pretty boring. Usually some combination of fruit, cereal, toast, oatmeal or yogurt for the kids and a green smoothie or oatmeal for me and my husband. Lunch is usually a fruit and a veggie for the kids with a pb&j, eggs, grilled cheese, a bagel or yogurt. I tend to eat leftovers.
Dinners get a little tricky. We do them as a family, but I don't think there is a single meal that I serve where every family member eats every part of the meal. For example, my husband and I eat cornmeal pancakes with our chili, but the kids skip the chili. Two of the three kids and the grownups eat lentil loaf and my other son doubles up on his veggies and calls it a meal. I think each child has one kind of bean that they'll eat on purpose. We bake all of our own bread, so I blend cooked beans and raw nuts and seeds with the liquids before I mix the dough and that way I know they are getting a variety of nutrients and a little boost of protein with every slice. On a normal day the kids each eat three different vegetables and four fruits, but often their serving sizes are bigger than the standard. We're all about progress, not perfection.
Our grocery budget is $200 a week for a family of 5, but that doesn't account for a couple of dry goods items I get on subscription from Amazon.com. I know that amount might make some people faint, but up until I read the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey at the beginning of the year, I didn't even have a grocery budget and we were spending an outrageous amount. Another opportunity for progress.
Dinners
Salad and Chick'n Strips
Chili and Cornmeal Pancakes
Split Pea Soup and Grilled Cheese
Lentil Loaf
Lemon Soup and Scrambled Eggs
Black Bean Fajitas
Leftovers or Homemade Pizza
I had a lot of the dry goods on hand already at the beginning of this meal plan, so the grocery list was manageable. We are also due to get our first farm share on Tuesday, so that's kind of a veggie wildcard!
Mozzarella Cheese Spinach x 2 10oz
Almond Milk x 3 Red Peppers x 3
Yogurt Lemons x 2
Garlic x 2 bulbs
Canned Tomatoes x 2 Carrots x 3lbs
Split Green Peas Celery
Tea Broccoli x 4 heads
Coffee Red Peppers x 3
Whole Wheat Flour Vidalia Onions x 2
Cinnamon Romaine Hearts
Thyme Cucumber x 2
Whole Watermelon
Crackers Apples x 3lbs
Bagels Bananas x 2 bunches (12?)
Nectarines x 4lbs
Cereal x 3 Avocado x 2
Frozen Pineapple and Blueberries Parsley
Sweet Potatoes x 2
Maple Syrup Small Red Cabbage
Chick'n Strips Red Onion
Beets x 3
Popsicles - kids String Beans x 1.5lbs
Chocolate Cat Cookies - kids
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Library Haul 6/8/2015
Yesterday afternoon I brought one young man with me to the library. The other two opted to stay home with my husband.
We had loved a book nearly to death and needed to drop off a replacement copy to the library. It's a little embarrassing when you are a librarian yourself, but I guess I'm just proof that it happens to everyone. We had no agenda as far as new books went, so my buddy just grabbed a couple of things that appealed to him from various display shelves. He ended up with two "nature study", one "math" and one fun fantasy picture book.
We are still working on two of the Egyptian books from last week, but we picked up a few more "history" books, too.
I love that my kids don't show any real preference for fiction or nonfiction. They are nearly always willing to snuggle up and listen to anything I'm reading aloud. Since I only have one confident reader so far, we do all of these "school" books as family read alouds.
We had loved a book nearly to death and needed to drop off a replacement copy to the library. It's a little embarrassing when you are a librarian yourself, but I guess I'm just proof that it happens to everyone. We had no agenda as far as new books went, so my buddy just grabbed a couple of things that appealed to him from various display shelves. He ended up with two "nature study", one "math" and one fun fantasy picture book.
We are still working on two of the Egyptian books from last week, but we picked up a few more "history" books, too.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Chore Chart
Nothing compares to the feeling of sharing a passion with your children. The joy of pounding bread dough out on the table, or helping their little hands grip a paint brush sears itself onto your heart and leaves you altered. But, here's the truth. One of the greatest lessons we can teach our children is to work hard on the things that don't come easily. When my kids look back on their childhoods with me I don't want them to remember the things I did effortlessly. I want them to think of all the times I found something difficult and kept at it anyway because it was the right thing to do.
Now, I know that this seems like a dramatic introduction to a post about a chore chart, but it's really all of the tiny tasks and choices in a day that make up a life. I want my children to grow into adults who eat well, exercise, make wise financial decisions and live in homes that are sanctuaries. Leading by example in these areas can't happen with short bursts of enthusiasm followed by long bouts of lethargy, and to be honest that is how I've always approached housekeeping.
There were no chores in my house growing up. My mother was able to stay home during our elementary years and she cleaned the house during the day while we were in school. Obviously, homeschooling makes that impossible, but I think I would want my children to pitch in around the house regardless of education choices. When I struck out as a young adult and tried to make a home for myself and my husband I struggled. For the first several years I was an adequate housekeeper and a lousy cook, then the twins came along and the equation switched. My focus was on feeding my children well and the housework became overwhelming. Since my daughter turned three things have evened out. Everyone gets full nights of good sleep, we have a consistent daily routine and all the children are old enough to reason with and physically capable of being truly helpful.
Maybe two years ago, the boys received a Melissa and Doug brand magnetic chore chart as a gift. They enjoyed making lists with it, but there wasn't a good way to set up jobs for them to do individually. And because housework gives me very little joy, I failed to use it regularly. Instead I would pull it out as a tool on days when the house had passed the point of no return and I was having a meltdown. All in all, not a method I recommend.
After a couple of difficult days trying to get the kids to pitch in and help out around the house I started revising the way I approach the chores. I spent a little time (like maybe a thousand hours) watching videos and reading blog posts online about chore systems and decided to make a concerted effort to raise the expectations for the children (and myself).
Technically we homeschool all year, but during the summer the kids don't have any scheduled classes or sports events, so I reasoned that starting a chore system now would give us plenty of time to make it a habit before the fall comes around and our calendar fills up.
First I created a list of simple jobs and corresponding clip art in a word document. I tried to limit each task to two minutes, doing things like "10 Toys" instead of "Pick up Playroom". It doesn't get the playroom entirely clean, but it saves me from bending over thirty times a day and keeps the children from getting overwhelmed and quitting. I also started with a small number of tasks, figuring that I could do the chores alongside them until they were mastered and add more variety as weeks go by.
Once the chores were chosen I printed them, cut them out and pasted them onto small squares of scrapbooking paper. I then wrapped a piece of packing tape around each square to make them more durable and glued a small magnet to the back of each one. Using washi tape I created a grid on the front of our fridge and made columns for the kids' initials, morning chores, afternoon chores and completed chores. It's attractive enough, they enjoy moving the magnets between the columns and since we used materials we had on hand I believe the total cost was around two dollars.
Now, I know that this seems like a dramatic introduction to a post about a chore chart, but it's really all of the tiny tasks and choices in a day that make up a life. I want my children to grow into adults who eat well, exercise, make wise financial decisions and live in homes that are sanctuaries. Leading by example in these areas can't happen with short bursts of enthusiasm followed by long bouts of lethargy, and to be honest that is how I've always approached housekeeping.
There were no chores in my house growing up. My mother was able to stay home during our elementary years and she cleaned the house during the day while we were in school. Obviously, homeschooling makes that impossible, but I think I would want my children to pitch in around the house regardless of education choices. When I struck out as a young adult and tried to make a home for myself and my husband I struggled. For the first several years I was an adequate housekeeper and a lousy cook, then the twins came along and the equation switched. My focus was on feeding my children well and the housework became overwhelming. Since my daughter turned three things have evened out. Everyone gets full nights of good sleep, we have a consistent daily routine and all the children are old enough to reason with and physically capable of being truly helpful.
Maybe two years ago, the boys received a Melissa and Doug brand magnetic chore chart as a gift. They enjoyed making lists with it, but there wasn't a good way to set up jobs for them to do individually. And because housework gives me very little joy, I failed to use it regularly. Instead I would pull it out as a tool on days when the house had passed the point of no return and I was having a meltdown. All in all, not a method I recommend.
After a couple of difficult days trying to get the kids to pitch in and help out around the house I started revising the way I approach the chores. I spent a little time (like maybe a thousand hours) watching videos and reading blog posts online about chore systems and decided to make a concerted effort to raise the expectations for the children (and myself).
Technically we homeschool all year, but during the summer the kids don't have any scheduled classes or sports events, so I reasoned that starting a chore system now would give us plenty of time to make it a habit before the fall comes around and our calendar fills up.
First I created a list of simple jobs and corresponding clip art in a word document. I tried to limit each task to two minutes, doing things like "10 Toys" instead of "Pick up Playroom". It doesn't get the playroom entirely clean, but it saves me from bending over thirty times a day and keeps the children from getting overwhelmed and quitting. I also started with a small number of tasks, figuring that I could do the chores alongside them until they were mastered and add more variety as weeks go by.
Once the chores were chosen I printed them, cut them out and pasted them onto small squares of scrapbooking paper. I then wrapped a piece of packing tape around each square to make them more durable and glued a small magnet to the back of each one. Using washi tape I created a grid on the front of our fridge and made columns for the kids' initials, morning chores, afternoon chores and completed chores. It's attractive enough, they enjoy moving the magnets between the columns and since we used materials we had on hand I believe the total cost was around two dollars.
One of the boys, my rule guy, has taken to it with almost no effort. My other son has been looking for more of a structure and plan to our days and so he's doing well, but needs a little more prodding. My daughter is happy to do anything where she has my undivided attention, so working alongside her makes it easy to get her cooperation. I want to mention that the children don't get any compensation for their chores. At some point I will offer them jobs on commission so that they can earn pocket money, but these chores are expected because we are trying to promote a base level of service to themselves and the family.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Library Haul 6/1/2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Family Read Alouds
September 2014- September 2015
Heroes in Training Series - Books 1-10 by Holub
D'Aulaire's Greek Myths
The Magic Treehouse Series - Books 1-29 by Osborne*
Ragweed by Avi
Poppy by Avi
Poppy and Rye by Avi
Ereth's Birthday by Avi
Poppy and Ereth by Avi
Fortunately the Milk by Gaiman
The Wind in the Willows by Grahame
Stuart Little by White*
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Atwater*
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Dahl*
The BFG by Dahl*
Tales from the Odyssey Book 1 The One-eyed Giant by Osborne
Tales from the Odyssey Book 2 The Land of the Dead by Osborne
Nate the Great Collected Stories Volume 1 by Sharmat*
The Chicken Squad Books 1 and 2 by Doreen Cronin
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson*
Tell Me a Story by Jim Weiss*
September 2015-June 2016
Just So Stories
Winnie-the-Pooh
The Mouse and the Motorcycle*
Little House in the Big Woods* by Wilder
Little House on the Prairie*
On the Banks of Plum Creek*
Farmer Boy*
By the Shores of Silver Lake*
The Boxcar Children 1-6
The Littles
The Littles to the Rescue
The Littles Take a Trip
Bunnicula* by Howe
Howliday Inn*
The Celery Stalks at Midnight*
Bunnicula Strikes Again*
Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allen Crow*
Nighty-Nightmare*
The Cricket in Times Square* by Selden
Knight's Castle by Eager
The Time Garden by Eager
The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster*
The Great Cake Mystery* by McCall Smith
The Mystery of Meerkat Hill* by McCall Smith
The Magic Finger by Dahl
The Paddington Treasury by Bond
Famously Funny by Jim Weiss*
American Tall Tales by Osborne*
Mary Poppins* by P.L. Travers
Mary Poppins Comes Back* by P.L. Travers
An Army of Frogs by Pryce
The Rainbow Serpent by Pryce
Amphibilands End by Pryce
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Scieszka
Frank Einstein and the Electro Finger
Sarah Plain and Tall by MacLachlan
Bless this Mouse* by Lowry
The Spiderwick Chronicles 1 and 2* by DiTerlizzi
The Swiss Family Robinson* by Johann David Wyss
July 2016 - June 2017
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
Red titles indicate a book partially read.
Stars are for audio books.
Green titles indicate a reread.
Heroes in Training Series - Books 1-10 by Holub
D'Aulaire's Greek Myths
The Magic Treehouse Series - Books 1-29 by Osborne*
Ragweed by Avi
Poppy by Avi
Poppy and Rye by Avi
Ereth's Birthday by Avi
Poppy and Ereth by Avi
Fortunately the Milk by Gaiman
The Wind in the Willows by Grahame
Stuart Little by White*
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Atwater*
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Dahl*
The BFG by Dahl*
Tales from the Odyssey Book 1 The One-eyed Giant by Osborne
Tales from the Odyssey Book 2 The Land of the Dead by Osborne
Nate the Great Collected Stories Volume 1 by Sharmat*
The Chicken Squad Books 1 and 2 by Doreen Cronin
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson*
Tell Me a Story by Jim Weiss*
September 2015-June 2016
Just So Stories
Winnie-the-Pooh
The Mouse and the Motorcycle*
Little House in the Big Woods* by Wilder
Little House on the Prairie*
On the Banks of Plum Creek*
Farmer Boy*
By the Shores of Silver Lake*
The Boxcar Children 1-6
The Littles
The Littles to the Rescue
The Littles Take a Trip
Bunnicula* by Howe
Howliday Inn*
The Celery Stalks at Midnight*
Bunnicula Strikes Again*
Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allen Crow*
Nighty-Nightmare*
The Cricket in Times Square* by Selden
Knight's Castle by Eager
The Time Garden by Eager
The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster*
The Great Cake Mystery* by McCall Smith
The Mystery of Meerkat Hill* by McCall Smith
The Magic Finger by Dahl
The Paddington Treasury by Bond
Famously Funny by Jim Weiss*
American Tall Tales by Osborne*
Mary Poppins* by P.L. Travers
Mary Poppins Comes Back* by P.L. Travers
An Army of Frogs by Pryce
The Rainbow Serpent by Pryce
Amphibilands End by Pryce
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Scieszka
Frank Einstein and the Electro Finger
Sarah Plain and Tall by MacLachlan
Bless this Mouse* by Lowry
The Spiderwick Chronicles 1 and 2* by DiTerlizzi
The Swiss Family Robinson* by Johann David Wyss
July 2016 - June 2017
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
Red titles indicate a book partially read.
Stars are for audio books.
Green titles indicate a reread.
Mom's Reading List
January 2015
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
To Kill a Mockingbird
February 2015
Chekhov Eleven Stories*
The Millionaire Next Door
March 2015
The Help
Total Money Makeover
Smart Money Smart Kids
April 2015
The Kept
May 2015
The Good Earth*
September 2015
A Room with a View
October 2015
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
The Out-of-Sync Child
November 2015
They Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Soulless by Carriger
December 2015
Anna Karenina
January 2016
Gone with the Wind
February 2016
Slaughterhouse Five
March 2016
The Martian
April 2016
Eat to Live
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
June 2016
Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
July 2016
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
August 2017
Red titles indicate a book partially read.
Stars are for audio books.
Green titles are revisited.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
To Kill a Mockingbird
February 2015
Chekhov Eleven Stories*
The Millionaire Next Door
March 2015
The Help
Total Money Makeover
Smart Money Smart Kids
April 2015
The Kept
May 2015
The Good Earth*
September 2015
A Room with a View
October 2015
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
The Out-of-Sync Child
November 2015
They Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Soulless by Carriger
December 2015
Anna Karenina
January 2016
Gone with the Wind
February 2016
Slaughterhouse Five
March 2016
The Martian
April 2016
Eat to Live
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
June 2016
Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
July 2016
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
August 2017
Red titles indicate a book partially read.
Stars are for audio books.
Green titles are revisited.
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