A Few Soup Recipes

January 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

We love to eat soup this time of year. I wanted to share a couple that we like. Cheeseburger Soup I found this recipe in a Taste of Home magazine several years ago and we have loved it ever since. You can find the recipe here. Lentil Stew This recipe was one I found on [...]

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Snow Fun

January 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

We got at least 10 inches of snow this week. My kids have been home from school for the past four days. I have really enjoyed having them home. I wanted to share some pictures of the fun we had in the snow on Wednesday. We have been out in it every day having fun. [...]

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Before and After

January 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I thought I would start a new segment, if you will, for my blog. I am hopeful that it will keep me motivated. I enjoy organizing things, but keeping them that way tends to be hard for me. I usually blame it on my creativity, but it boils down to the fact that I have [...]

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Homemade Deodorant

January 28, 2009 By 3 Comments

Those who know me are aware that I enjoy a good DIY project. So, it should come as no surprise that when I ran out of my natural deodorant I would try to make my own. I followed the recipe I found on this site. I am happy with the results so far. It contains [...]

Filed Under: frugal living, natural living

My Pantry

January 26, 2009 By 1 Comment

Our 2008 garden did not do as well as in previous years. We had some flooding in June, and I couldn’t keep up with the weeds. Yet, we were still able to have a bountiful harvest which we are very grateful for. We had one hill of cucumbers that wouldn’t quit, so I made 3 [...]

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A Few Tips

January 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I used to subscribe to the Flylady’s emails, but don’t anymore because they were cluttering my inbox. However, I still try to use some of her ideas. Probably one of the best ideas she had was using a timer for 15 minutes to work on a task. When the timer goes off you take a [...]

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A Few Valentine’s Projects

January 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A good friend had asked me to make her daughter some pillowcase dresses this year. I told her I had some Valentine’s fabric and would love to make her one. I had enough fabric to make two dresses. I used the pillowcase dress pattern from this site. I did vary some from the pattern in [...]

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Out of My Window…

January 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

…I saw some deer. I was walking with my two little guys through our living room when I noticed several deer very close to the road. I grabbed the camera and took a few shots through the window. There were seven of them just standing across the road. They very cautiously crossed the road towards [...]

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Crocheted Doily

January 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I crocheted this doily for my husband’s step-mom for Christmas. It was made using the same pattern as the one I shared in this post. I used a thicker cotton yarn than the pattern called for. I really liked how it turned out. I also crocheted one just like it for a good friend’s birthday [...]

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Want to know how we are saving $800 this year?

January 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I thought I would share with you how we are going to cut $800 off of our bills this year. It was pretty simple and didn’t take too long to do. We cancelled Direct TV. I couldn’t believe my husband actually agreed to do this. We are doing well without it, although it has only [...]

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