Table of Contents

Cooking: King Ranch Casserole (page 1)

Family: Kangaroo Katch, Guess Who (page 6)

Home: Spring Cleaning (page 9)

Bible: 1John5:1-5, Memory Verses, Love (page 13)

Creatures: The Blue Iguana (page 16)

Craft: Lace-up (page 22)

Photo Tour: Naturally Red (page 25)

Copyright Joanna Corley & Dabble Magazine, LLC. 2012

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InstructionsInstructions

Dip:

1.5 lb. Boneless, skinless chicken (tenders shown)

In a mixture of:

1 Lime's juice

1t. Ground cumin

½ t. Chili powder

Then cook the chicken all the way through in a non-stick skillet lightly drizzled with olive oil.

Remove the chicken from the skillet and chop it into pieces roughly ½ in. x ½ in. x ½ in.

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Mix together:

10 oz. Can of RO TEL 1/3 c. Chopped onion 1 Lime's juice ½ t. Garlic powder 1 tsp. Salt 1 Red bell pepper, chopped, cored, seeded

And:

10.5 oz. Can of cream of mushroom soup

10.5 oz. Can of cream of chicken soup

¾ c. Grated cheddar cheese (abt. 3oz.).

Then add the chicken in and stir everything together.

Line a 9x13 pyrex dish with:

8 corn tortillas

Pour the chicken mixture on top. Lay down:

8 more corn tortillas

Sprinkle evenly over the top: 1½ c. of cheddar cheese

Bake, uncovered, on 325°F for 15 minutes.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~List of ingredients used in King Ranch Casserole: 1.5 lb. Chicken; 2 Limes; 1t. Ground cumin; ½ t. Chili powder; 10 oz. Can of RO TEL; 1/3 c. Chopped onion; ½ t. Garlic powder; 1 tsp. Salt; 1 Red bell pepper,chopped, cored, seeded; 10.5 oz. Can of cream of mushroom soup; 10.5 oz. Can of cream of chicken soup; 2 c. Grated cheddar cheese (abt. 8 oz.); 16 corn tortillas.

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Kangaroo Katch

Another way to play catch. Each player puts a backpack on backwards. They then open the largest zipper section enough so that it's open for catching, but not so wide that it will drop the ball right back out. When catching, the player must catch the ball in his backpack without touching the backpack or ball with his hands. When throwing, the player removes the ball from his backpack and throws it to another player's backpack.

~ ~ ~ Have a tournament with several teams of two playing catch. Each time a team makes a successful catch, the person who caught it takes a step backward. When a team misses a catch, they measure how far apart they were on the last successful catch and are finished for that round. The team that makes the farthest successful catch wins.

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Guess Who

Cover each player, except the guesser, up with a large, thin opaque sheet or blanket. The guesser must guess who is who by touching their faces through the sheet/blanket. The guesser can wear a blindfold if it is too easy to identify the other players without one.

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http://shoesfororphansouls.org/

Spring Cleaning Tips & Recipes:

Dew on Pink Flower by William Waterway

Vinegar Window Cleaner–

2c. water½ c. vinegar¼ c. rubbing alcohol4-6 drops of lime essential oil (optional)

Mix above ingredients together in a spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Use like regular glass cleaner. If the glass appears scummy, it may need one time wash with dish soap first.

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Vinegar Microwave Cleaner –

Mix together 1/3 c. white vinegar & 1/3 c. water in a microwave safe dish. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2 1/2 minutes. Let sit in the closed microwave for another minute or two. Open the microwave and wipe it down with a wet rag. You can also try dipping the rag in the vinegar water for extra wiping power, but it will be very hot, so be careful.

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Washing Soda Laundry Detergent –

Use ¼ - ½ c. of washing soda instead of your regular detergent. Washing soda is sodium carbonate, which is different from baking soda which is sodium bicarbonate. You should be able to find some on the laundry detergent aisle.

Vinegar Fabric Softener –

Put ¼ - ½ c. of vinegar in your next wash load instead of fabric softener.

Dew on Grass by Dan on freedigitalphotos.net

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Bible1 John 5:1-5

1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.

4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world —our faith.

5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

On the next page are two memory verses you can cut out and use like flashcards.

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Romans 5:19 For as by one man’s [Adam's] disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s [Jesus'] obedience many will be made righteous.

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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The whole of the New Testament was originally written in Greek. Here are some Greek words from the New Testament:

(God's)Love: π ἀγά η (pronounced “ah-GAH-pay”)

Jesus: Ἰησοῦς (pronounced “ee-ay-SOOS”)

Grace: χάρις (pronounced “KHAR-ees”)

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Fruit of the Spirit Highlight: Love

Photo by Clare Bloomfield

There are three Greek New Testament words which are usually translated into the English word “Love”. The one used here (Galatians 5:22) is “agape”, which is the love of God: the love God has for His Son and for all mankind. Jesus was the ultimate manifestation of this love in His suffering and death on the cross as the perfect sacrifice for us. This word is used many times in the New Testament. In John 15:13 Jesus said, “Greater love [agape] has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” We may never have the opportunity to die for someone else, but we can implement this same sacrificial love into our daily lives by making an effort to “die” to self by esteeming others as better than ourselves and putting them ahead of ourselves.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Strong's Concordance was used in writing the Fruit of the Spirit section.

Creature: The Blue Iguana

The orange and blue beads on its neck are most likely part of a tracking device for the recovery program.

Scientific Name: Cyclura lewisi

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Iguanidae

Genus: Cyclura

The Blue Iguana is also known as the Grand Cayman Iguana, because it is native solely to Grand Cayman Island.

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These iguanas almost went extinct back in 2003. It is

estimated that there were only 15 of these lizards left in existence at that time. A

recovery program has been implemented and the

population is now estimated at over 290 lizards.

Their scleras (the pare of the eye that is white in humans) are red. They are lighter and less blue when at rest. Their feet are much darker than their legs. They turn a brighter blue – the males especially – when trying to find a mate.

Blue Iguanas are designed with what is known as a parietal

eye. The purpose of this eye is not sight. It is a white photosensory

organ on the top of its head, which detects

movement and is sensitive to changes in

light intensity. A molting Blue Iguana

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Average Body Length: 20-30 in. (51-76 cm.)

Average Tail Length: 20-30 in. (51-76 cm.), equal to its body length.

Average Weight: 25-30 pounds (11.3-13.6 kg)

Babies: The mother iguana lays anywhere from 1-21 eggs in June or July in a nest she has carefully dug in just the right place in the soil. She'll often start on a nest and then change her mind, move, and start another nest until she's made one she likes. After she lays the eggs, she covers them up with soil. These nests are about 1 ft. (30.5 cm.) below ground. When the babies are ready to hatch (65-100+ days after they're laid), they can take 12 hours to tear through the leathery egg with their egg tooth. According to the Blue Iguana Recovery Program website, after the baby iguanas hatch, they store what is left of their egg's yolk in their abdomen and can live off of it for weeks before they'll need to eat or drink anything. These iguanas are sometimes old enough to be parents at 2½ years old, but it is more common for them to be 3-4 years old before their first babies hatch.

Life Span: The Blue Iguana is one of the longest-living species of lizard. The average life span is estimated to be somewhere around 50 years. The record is 67 years.

Diet: Mainly fruit and plants, but also fungus and crabs.

Home: Cavities in rocks and trees.

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There are many different species of iguanas. Blue Iguanas (below left) vary from the more common Green Iguanas – which are probably the ones that come to mind when you think “Iguana” (below right) – in several ways, including the following:

-Blue Iguanas do not have spines down along the flap of skin under their chin as Green Iguanas do. -Blue Iguanas have what look like little horns on their cheeks, whereas Green Iguanas have a flat sort of plate back toward their necks with smaller plates surrounding it.

-Blue Iguanas' tails are solid in color, Green Iguanas' tails have dark bands across them. -Both have spines running along their backbones, but the Green Iguanas' spines are long and scraggly compared to the Blue's shorter, straiter, more uniform spines. -The Blue Iguana is also slightly larger than the Green.

Blue or Green? Look closely at the following two coloring pages. Which one is a Blue Iguana and which one is a Green Iguana? Color them the right colors. Coloring pages courtesy of Megan Rouch.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Some information included in this article taken from:http://www.blueiguana.ky/http://www.blueiguanapestcontrol.com/iguana-facts.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_iguana http://www.arkive.org/cayman-island-blue-iguana/cyclura-lewisi/

For this craft, you'll need:

- A flat wooden shape - Paint and a brush (the plane used here was pre-painted) - A string for each lace-up

Paint the shape and let it dry completely. Or you can choose to do this step after you drill the holes.

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Decide where you want the holes to be and pencil them in. It's best to use an even number of holes.

Drill holes where the pencil marks are. Start with a very small drill bit and work your way up to a bit that is the same diameter as the string you will be using.

Your lace-up should be ready to use! You can draw numbers or letters next to each hole for children who need some extra help learning to recognize them.

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naturally red a 23 photo guided tour

Red Lory

Counterclockwise from above right: Red Beta by Vanessawitz, Rooster by Keven Law, Red Rose by Michael Hoelzl, Sunet in Madrid by Untipografico, Granular Poison Frog by Patrick Gijsbers, Poppy by Gary Houston, Lady Bug by Gilles San Martin.

Counterclockwise from above right: Pomegranate by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, Damsel Fly by Hans Hillewaert, Red Plum by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, Sunset in Madrid by Enriqeu Dans, Male Cardinal by Eraheem, Maple Leaves by Carriec, Scarlet Lily Beetle by Jcart1534.

Counterclockwise from above right: Poinsettia Close-up by 酎犬八号 , Indian Paintbrush by Wing-Chi Poon, Hibiscus by T.Voekler, Cherries by Roybb95, Tschudi's False Coral Snake by Geoff Gallice, Tomato Frogs by Franco Andreone, Tulips by texas_mustang, Inca

Tern by Dennis Irrgang.

Additional Credits- Cover and Table of Contents photo: Tulips by texas_mustang

All pictures for Blue Iguana and Red Photo Tour are from commons.wikimedia.org (there is no filter on the search tool, so I don't recommend letting your kids use this site). Some credits/photos are hyperlinked to fulfill copyright licensing. If you wish to know more about the licensing, or want to download a copy of the photo for yourself, you may use the link or go to www.commons.wikimedia.org.

- Blue Iguana photo credits in order: Blue Iguana H. Michael Miley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44082489@N00) from Schaumburg, USA, Blue Iguana in tree Luke (http://www.flickr.com/people/38854364@N00) from Oxford, MS, Molting Blue Iguana by Lhb1239, Blue Iguana by H. Michael Miley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44082489@N00) from Schaumburg, USA, Green Iguana by Christian R. Linder.

-Red Photo Tour: credited and hyperlinked in article.