Ready to print Family Home Evening lessons that I’ve posted on my blog. Most lessons are in PDF format. Since I first started uploading these Scribd has changed their settings making those in the “archives” not free anymore. To overcome that I have uploaded all of these lessons as 4 zip files at Dropbox. These […]
Grocery Shopping Tips – Meat, Fruits & Veggies
Disclaimer: I certainly don’t know everything about saving money or being frugal. I just like to do it as a mind game. I love logic puzzles, Scrabble, Sudoku, you get the idea. This is just plain fun. When I first started trying to be more frugal I kept track of the prices of food in […]
Planning a Menu
Last week I left a comment on Amy’s post ‘Are You Staying on Track With Groceries?’ that has garnered quite a few e-mails from other moms wanting to know how we stick to our $100 a week grocery budget. There were so many questions I decided to write a series of posts detailing how I […]
Digital Dilemmas
I was flipping through some photo albums earlier this week and realized that I didn’t have any pictures from this past year. How could that be? I’ve been taking loads of pictures. But I haven’t been printing them off. When my pictures are uploaded to my computer they are automatically filed into folders labeled for […]
Deep Thinker
Fudge, (daughter #5), was quite perplexed on Sunday. She wanted to know how the first people got to be on the earth if they weren’t born. Fudge said, “All people are born, so Adam and Eve couldn’t have been the first because they had to be born from someone. But if they were the first […]
The Importance of Being Modest
I have six beautiful daughters. They are growing up so fast! I’m a little intimidated about raising them in a world where the likes of Britney Spears, J-Lo, and Madonna are flashed across magazine covers wearing clothing that degrades. THAT IS NOT WHAT I WANT FOR MY DAUGHTERS! Does modesty need to be a thing […]
Country Living
For today’s Thursday Thirteen I’ve decided to show thirteen reasons why I love living way out in the boondocks. These are photos I’ve taken over the past year. So in no particular order… 1. The views from my east facing windows. 2. The smell of the rain mingled with sagebrush. 3. Old windmills and miner’s […]
Just David
For Woman to Woman Lei and Morning Glory decided we would review and share our thoughts on books; any fiction or mystery that you’ve read in the last 3 months is fine! Just David has been our family read-aloud for the last couple of weeks. It is a delightful, innocent type of book written by […]
Geocaching at the Windmill
We decided to do a little geocaching at the windmill. We found the exact coordinates but no cache. We think it was stolen. There are so many hunters that come through here. It was fun to get out in the beautiful weather though. Mr. Ferrer Rocher decided to start the windmill to see if any […]
Homemade Hostess Cupcakes
The kids have a great time making these! Homemade Hostess Cupcakes 3 c. flour 2 c. sugar½ c. cocoa 2 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt 1 c. oil1 c. milk 1 c. hot water2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Mix all ingredients together and fill muffin tins lined with cupcake papers. Bake at 375 for 15 […]
Mexican Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
These will satisfy a chococlate craving in no time! I got this recipe from Desert News. MEXICAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/8 teaspoon finely ground black pepper 1/4 pound coarsely chopped good-quality […]
Tutorials
Sewing: Crayon Rolls Pretty Tote Handbag Reversible Handbag Ribbon Headbands Reversible Ponchos Crafts: Cool Summer Days Activity Ideas Gingerbread Houses Corner Bookmarks Glass Christmas Ornaments – Personalized Homemade Bowling Pins Homemade Chapstick I Spy Bottles Message in a Bottle Monthly Baby Onsies Personalized Notepads Petite Watermelons Resurrection Easter Eggs Thanks and Giving Trees Thanksgiving Blessing […]
ABOUT
To say I am a HUGE chocoholic would be an understatement. I’m constantly craving it, eating it in all forms: candy, pudding, ice cream, milk, hot cocoa, brownies, cookies, cakes, etc. That’s not the worst of it. My children have it bred in them. You know its bad when some of their first words are […]
Homeschool Resources
Posts I’ve Written About Our HomeschoolRocks, Pebbles, Sand and StructureRunning a One-Room SchoolhouseIt’s About TIMEOne-on-One Time With MomToddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh my!Homeschool PlanningThe Homeschool Cycle A Typical Homeschool DayFamily WorkMothering & Homeschooling: Finding Time to Persoanlly Recharge and Refresh Here are my favorite resources to use for homeschooling. Hopefully you can find something helpful […]