hmmmmm......what do I fix for dinner when I'm in a hurry.....My biggest help is keeping cooked hamburger in the freezer.I boil my hamburger 5 or 10 pounds at a time, yes, boil. I place the hamburger into a large pan, and add enough water to just cover the hamburger, you can add onions, garlic, and any other seasonings you like. I boil until no … [Continue]
Our Advent Celebrations
We've been celebrating advent for about 5 years now. We started with Jotham's Journey. We read that 2 years in a row. Then we bought Tabitha's Travels and Bartholomew's Passage . This year, we are starting over with Jotham. When I bought these books, it took a long time for Amazon to get them in. I bought them new. But apparently they can't get … [Continue]
I'm sitting here drinking hot chocolate, having just come in from hanging 2 loads of laundry on the line. It's about 30* out but the sun come out just for me, so I could hang clothes in the warmth of the sun. While running errands yesterday, I bought some little knit gloves. You know, the ones that look like they fight a tiny child, but stretch. … [Continue]
Decorating to Music
Today, I decorated the cabinet in the dining room. Here's a before pic:While we were getting the Christmas dishes down from the cabinet, and getting everything in place, we listened to this cd:We really liked it. The songs were very pretty. They're are quite a few songs that are instrumental. Which made it a very nice cd to listen to while you … [Continue]
Icicles for Fingers
BRRR!!!!! I just came in from hanging a clothes on the line. The sun is shining, but it's only 32* out there. brrrr! I just can't hang laundry with gloves on. This is where hot cocoa is most effective. The defrosting of the icicles I call fingers. I've been doing some Christmas decorating today. Pics coming later! And I'm gettign ready to take … [Continue]
Frugal Friday – Hot Cocoa Mix
Now that it's getting cold out, we have started making hot cocoa again. We like to put the water on to heat while we go outside to feed the animals, or hang clothes on the line. Yes, I hang clothes on the line even in winter. Sure saves on the electric bill! When we come in, the water is ready, and we are that much closer to warming up with a nice … [Continue]
Works for Me Wednesday – Easy Chicken Parmesan
We had to leave an hour earlier for church tonight because of Christmas play pratice. I was running out of time, and needed to make something for dinner in a hurry. So I took the large package of chicken breasts (that I had to use or freeze TODAY because I bought them on clearance) placed them in a 13x9 baking dish. I covered them in parmesan … [Continue]
