With all of us girls in the house having long hair, we have had more than our share of tangles and static. Those detangler sprays in the store are expensive. So I make my own! Make sure you clearly mark the spray bottle with a permenant marker. You know how little kids like to get into stuff!I squirt about a tablespoon of conditioner into a small … [Continue]
Sun, Costumes, Christmas Cards and A Candy Tradition
The sun is shining today. Oh, it's cold alright, but the sun is shining! It makes me feel better about it being cold. Even the winter sun warms you up while your hanging clothes on the line. Or doing farm chores. I'd rather have sunshine falling from the sky than something wet while doing farm chores in the winter. I volunteered to alter costumes … [Continue]
Works For Me Wednesday: What Do You Fix?
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]
