2nd February, 2012

Today was cool, and it drizzled at times. Not a lot of rain fell, but when I went out to milk this morning, all the tree branches had large clusters of water droplets on them. It was very pretty!

I got everything on my list done for school today (including the science I didn't get done yesterday) except for a couple pages of reading. It is such a good feeling to know you're caught up!☺

What I did for FAR today:

1. Recited Proverbs 31:10
2. Wrote Mom's resume
3. Researched how ore is made into metal, wrote a short essay about it.

Reading:

1. Bible (Leviticus 15-17, Matthew 18, Galatians 2)
2. Beautiful Girlhood
3. Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

Life Skills:

1. Made an apricot crisp (recipe below)

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APRICOT CRISP RECIPE:

Fill a 9x14 pan full of halved apricots (not heaped). Mix together: 1 c. oatmeal (or flour), 1/2 c. sugar, and 1/4 c. butter or other fat (such as lard). If you want to put some cinnamon in, you could do that, too. Sprinkle over top, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 45 min.-1 hour. You could serve with milk or cream. YUM!

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After looking over today's journal, it's a lot the same as yesterday's! ☺ Oh, well. We had a good peaceful day in the house together. After lunch, Mom read to us while I washed apricots, and the boys pitted and packed in jars for canning. Mom also made a batch of apricot jam--yum! We've made about five batches so far.

Well, I should go to bet. Its late!

~Esther~