I love cooking batches of meat and putting it in the freezer for quick meals. Last week, I cooked a big package of chicken breasts. We ate 2 of them, and I put 4 in the freezer. I put each piece in a plastic food bag, twist it, then place all of them in a…
Do you regularly include dried plums in your family’s diet? I have to say that I don’t. They can be eaten in many different ways. Straight out of the package, or in snack, desert, or main dish recipes. I have been learning about California Dried Plums and there are many good reasons to eat them…
I have slack on taking pictures of our food this week. I need to get in the habit of taking pictures of everything before I start eating. We had another roast in the slow cooker with lots of vegetables last week. This one was a nice beef roast. Since everyone complains that I never…
We recently, as in about 6 weeks ago, graduated another one of our kids from our homeschool! Abby, kid number 5, graduated at 16, just a week before her 17th birthday. She had actually finished all her work about 2 weeks before graduation. She wanted just family for the graduation….
Have you heard of the new Bible journaling trend? Bible journaling is when you write notes or draw pictures right on the pages of your Bible. The best way to do this is to get a journaling Bible that comes with extra margin space. The ESV Journaling Bible provides the perfect way for…
I had a busy week last week adjusting to my daughters new work schedule. I don’t have to drive her in the morning. That’s a good thing as she has to leave at 6:15 AM! I do have to pick her up in the afternoon at 3:30. It’s about a 30 minute drive each way…
When I was in the second grade my favorite toy was the Clackers. Do you remember those? You held the ring in your hand and moved your hand up and down to make the clackers go in & out and hit each other. They looked like this. Only mine were red. A pretty…