The Garden To Be

April 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This is my garden, or maybe I should say, garden to be. We have had so much rain that we can’t even till our garden. I am anxious to get things planted, but it looks like that will have to wait awhile.  Considering the drought we had last fall I shouldn’t be upset by all [...]

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Fix It Up Friday: My Recipe Binder Needs a Makeover

April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Good morning!  It is time for Fix It Up Friday again.  I am so glad to have you join me. This week I am going to let you see my recipe binder in the hopes that you will hold me accountable. Two years ago I wrote a post about my recipe binder.  It was all nice and [...]

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My Family This Week

April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

We had a wonderful time at church on Sunday celebrating our Lord’s resurrection and had a great time with family afterwards.  Here are some pictures we took of our family at church. Left to right:  Joseph (3), James (8 1/2), Julia (11 1/2), Janna (2 weeks), Me (Not telling.), and Joshua (6) I have to [...]

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Easy Homemade Swiffer Cloths

April 26, 2011 By 2 Comments

I purchased a Swiffer a few months ago. I like to use it in our kitchen because I felt like our broom just wasn’t getting all of the food and dirt off of the floor. I knew that I didn’t want to purchase the disposable cloths not only because they would be expensive but because [...]

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Baby Basics: Cord Care

April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The umbilical cord is an amazing thing.  For 9 months it is a baby’s lifeline.  I guess that is why the cutting of the cord can be so symbolic. Once the umbilical cord has been clamped and cut it starts to dry up relatively quickly. This is Janna a few minutes after she was born. [...]

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Crockpot Pork Roast Recipe & Weekly Menu Plan

April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago we had my parents and my brother’s family over for supper to celebrate my mom’s birthday.  My husband (Who is my grocery shopper.) had found some pork shoulder roasts on sale, so we decided to have that as our meat. I wasn’t sure how I would cook the meat, but ended [...]

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Fix It Up Friday: Crocheted Headband Pattern

April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Good morning!  It is time for Fix It Up Friday again.  I am so glad to have you join me. This week I am sharing a pattern I made for a crocheted headband. My oldest daughter Julia has been waiting for a sister for a long time.  She absolutely adores Janna.  Since Julia loves to wear headbands [...]

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Janna’s Birth Story

April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This was the first time I wrote about a pregnancy each week.  I wrote my first post when I was 8 weeks pregnant and after reading it just now I was again reminded of just how awesome God is.  We truly feel blessed. Two weeks ago today I gave birth to our fifth child.  She wasn’t officially [...]

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Ways We Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Last year I wrote about ways we strive to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year I thought I would share some links to some of my posts on this topic. Before I share the links I thought I would give you an example of something we do every day that reduces the amount of trash [...]

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Baby Basics: A Brand New Baby

April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Each time I have had a newborn baby placed on my chest after giving birth I have felt many emotions: joy, excitement and relief to name a few. This tiny, wet, crying little life was now entrusted into my care.  This baby, who looked nothing like the chunky “Gerber” baby we usually think of, looked [...]

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