There seem to be so many new things to try this month.
Lee had his first week of preschool this week. I definitely had more trouble picking him up than I did dropping him off. Dropping him off I was just excited for him. Picking him up I realized that he just played, learned and sang for 2 1/2 hours without me. He loved it! Starting school seems to have helped him finally clear the last hurdle to being fully potty trained as well. No tricks or treats, he just cleared the hurdle all by himself. Way to go Lee! Natalie is also showing a huge interest so I think we might let her try it out. It is the month of new things.
We put Lee and Natalie in the same room this month. It is working out wonderfully. Yes, they keep each other up a little later and when one gets up in the morning they're both up. But they are already becoming better friends and learning to sleep with each others' noises. The part I'm most excited about though is that we got an extra room. We turned into an office/guest room. That means our bedroom office nook is now a calm reading nook and when people come to visit they'll have their own room instead of sleeping in the front room.
A neighbor introduced us to the idea of salt rising bread. She had it as a little girl, but can't find it anymore. So we looked online, found a recipe and made it. We found out why people don't make it anymore. It wasn't a quick process and the ingredients don't seem as easily available or cost efficient. You have to get corn meal with all of the germ still in it. Most corn meals have stripped that stuff away. We are wondering if raw milk would help it ferment better. We used our regular milk and it took forever. You have to keep it warm so we put it in our dehydrator. When it was done, it was good, but for being a salt rising bread it sure tasted like it needed more salt. So we'll try again with raw milk and extra salt to see if we can't get a better batch. Failure is an exciting part of the trying process. It's a mystery to figure out, a problem to solve, so it will work the next time.
Lastly, I'm looking into herbs, essential oils and homeschooling. So much to learn. So much to try. Life is exciting.
