I used to write down a menu all the time, but I had gotten away from writing it down. Instead, I kept it in my head. I think I like writing it down better. 🙂 I managed to stick to last weeks menu. I think the family liked having the menu hanging on the fridge,…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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 canned LUNCHES – Soup and grilled cheese sandwichesHam sandwichesMac and CheeseLeftoversFruit and veggies are also served 🙂 SATURDAY – Jag using the beans I cooked…