Let's face it, at some point your going to need to buy some over the counter medicines. Especially if you have kids. They are always going to be bumping and bruising themselves, and fevers are common place amoungst kids.Of course, we are using coupons, watching sales and shopping at CVS and Walgreens to get these items for the least amount … [Continue]
Creamed Onions
I love creamed onions! I remember having these at family Thanksgiving dinners when I was growing up in Massachusetts. My mothers cousin made them with big onions, one in a bowl per person, with white sauce poured over. I like making them with the small pearl onions.You can buy onions in a jar in the canned food aisle. Just make sure to get plain … [Continue]
Telephone Log
I keep a composition book by the telephone and computer. I write all the telephone messages in it. Messages for other people, prayer requests on our churchs prayer chain, and when the prepaid cell phone provider calls with codes to get extra minutes I write it all in the phone log.It's also handy to have next to the computer to jot down things I … [Continue]
My Children are Odd
As of today, my children are all odd.Today is C's 15th birthday. So my childrens ages are 23, 21, 15, 13, 11, and 9.See, they are all odd.Until H turns 14 in about 6 weeks. Next December, they will all be even.But it's more fun to say my children are odd.Oh, Happy 15th Birthday C! … [Continue]
Getting Help in the Kitchen
Getting help in the kitchen is so important. As wives and mothers, we can't spend all our time working in the kitchen. We have those husbands and kids to tend to. Getting help is important for our sanity and our health. But it's also important for our husbands and kids.How so?It's important that we let our husbands step up and help us when we are … [Continue]
Weekly Menu
My menu starts on Saturday, as that is when we go shopping.BREAKFASTS -French toastHot Chocolate and toast - the kids love this on cold morningsEggsOatmeal Fruit, fresh and home cannedLUNCHES - Soup and grilled cheese sandwichesHam sandwichesMac and CheeseLeftoversFruit and veggies are also served :)SATURDAY - Jag using the beans I cooked and … [Continue]
Frugal House Plants
I love to have plants in the house. They look nice, and they help clean the air. That's especially nice in the winter, when our houses are closed up tight.In the spring, my mother in law gave me a couple of spider plant babies. Here's what one of them looks like now.See the long stem taking off to the left? That's a new baby forming.See the light … [Continue]
