Frugal Kitchen Decor

July 22, 2010 By 4 Comments

I have wanted to change the wallpaper in our kitchen for a while now.  I really started thinking about it when a few little people got a head start on taking some of it down. Here is a little tidbit I’m offering free of charge today.  I helped my mom put up the wallpaper 13 [...]

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It’s My Blog and I’ll Brag If I Want To

July 19, 2010 By 6 Comments

Don’t worry, I’m not going to brag about myself but about my daughter and her 4-H projects.  She worked very hard on them, so I thought she deserved her own post about them. This is Julia’s third year to be in 4-H.  She has entered arts & crafts projects as well as sewing projects all [...]

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Our Trip

July 16, 2010 By 2 Comments

We set out last Monday morning on our vacation.  We stopped at a train museum on our way to my aunt and uncle’s.  My boys have all loved trains, but none more than Joshua. Everything in the museum came from one man’s collection.  If it pertained to steam engines and the old time railroads, it [...]

Filed Under: family, Finer Things Friday

A Few Details About Our Trip

July 15, 2010 By 2 Comments

Last week we were gone from home for four nights.  This was only the second time we have been gone for that long.  Obviously, we are not well-traveled and don’t have lots of experience in taking a family of six on the road.  However, I thought I would share a few things with you that [...]

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The Fruits of My Labor

July 14, 2010 By 3 Comments

Yesterday I shared with you that I planned to can some green beans, pizza sauce and blackberry jelly.  I am happy to report that I accomplished my goals.  Here are the fruits of my labor. That sink full of tomatoes… …became 4 pints of pizza sauce. Those two buckets of green beans… …were processed into [...]

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Plans for Today

July 13, 2010 By 2 Comments

Tomatoes in need of juicing so they can become pizza sauce.  Green beans freshly snapped just waiting to be canned. Blackberry juice ready to be turned into four batches of blackberry jelly. While this is a lot of work and buying these items already made at the store would be easier, I honestly enjoy canning [...]

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There’s No Place Like Home

July 9, 2010 By 2 Comments

We have been gone on vacation since Monday morning.  You may not have even noticed we were gone due to the fact I scheduled all of the posts for the week ahead of time.  Next week I will be sharing about our trip.  We had safe travels and many fun times.  I am so thankful [...]

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Swimming Suit Alteration Tutorial

July 8, 2010 By 3 Comments

A few weeks ago I posted about how I altered my daughter’s low-cut swimming suit.  I had to do the same to my suit and thought I would share the process for any of you who may be like me and wish the suits weren’t so low-cut.    Warning:  You are about to get up [...]

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How to Can Green Beans

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I have been canning green beans for several years thanks to my husband’s aunt loaning me her pressure canner. She hasn’t needed it for a few years, so it stays at my house all of the time. It has been a blessing. However, if I didn’t have her canner it would be worth it to [...]

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Garden Update

July 6, 2010 By 1 Comment

Our garden has been doing really well lately.  We have harvested all of  the cabbage, broccoli, and onions.  I have a butternut squash plant that is threatening to take over the entire garden.    We are getting lots of zucchini and cucumbers.  We have gotten a few red tomatoes, and I am hopeful there will [...]

Filed Under: canning/preserving, gardening
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