I enjoy making up menus of our suppers for the week. Now that the weather is getting cooler I start thinking more about food and I have more time to make it. It is so nice to know each day what I need to be making for supper. I always tell my husband that knowing what to make is half the work. I usually just list what we are having for supper as breakfast and lunch have so many easy … [Read more...]
Homemade Laundry Soap = Fresh Smelling Laundry
Don't you love the fresh smell of laundry when it comes in from the line or out of the dryer? My Husband was complaining about the smell of some of our towels and I realized that I needed to again make some laundry soap. I love homemade laundry soap because it gives such a fresh smell and the towels and dish cloths never smell sour. The last while I was just buying detergent as I was able to use … [Read more...]
Make a batch of delicious Salsa
My tomatoes are doing very well this year. This week I have been so busy that I have decided that I will not even look at them so then I won't even know that there are tomatoes that should be picked! A few weeks ago we made several batches of delicious salsa. My children enjoy it as an afternoon snack after school with taco chips. So it is not unusual to eat several pints a week. I have made … [Read more...]
Dirt Pudding with Worms
Yesterday I remembered that I had been told by one of the little girls that I was to make dirt pudding cups for a birthday treat. And they must have worms in them! Since I did not have gummy worms it meant going to the store last evening for the necessary supplies. Thankfully we do not have far to a store. I got home and assembled all my ingredients. You need one pack or Oreos, 2 cups milk, 1 … [Read more...]
The Joys of a Vacation
Are you anticipating a vacation and all the fun that goes along with it? What about if the baby gets sick, the flight gets missed or you have three flat tires? Is it still going to be a fun vacation? Having traveled lots in the last 25 years has made me realize that even when things go wrong you can still rejoice and have a good time. Having a positive attitude when things don't go smoothly … [Read more...]
Back to School Lunches
There is lots of excitement around here as the children are preparing to go back to school. The backpacks are getting dug out and packed and the lunch boxes are starting to appear. That got me thinking about what is going to go in those lunch boxes. We don't just have one or two lunches to pack, we have 7 or 8! So we can't just start to think about lunches the night before as it takes a bit … [Read more...]
The Joys of Camping
Our family enjoys camping. I am not sure where I got the camping fever as we did not go camping when I grew up. We stayed in motels and rode in a big boat called a Ford LTD. Now motels are great for some occasions. But I have never been to a motel where I could roast marshmallows by a camp fire while listening to the birds or the night bugs. So soon after our second child was born I started … [Read more...]
Corn from the Garden to the Freezer
Don't you all just love corn day? My children all groan when I mention that the corn is ready to head to the freezer. Last week we did our first day of corn. The day was very warm so I got up early to pick my ten 75 foot rows of corn. The children were a bit excited since we had rented a corn silker and they would not have to spend hours silking corn. A great machine it was! It had 100 ears of … [Read more...]
Have you a Green Thumb?
I have been told on several occasions that I have a green thumb. What really does it mean to have a green thumb? I was wondering where that term came from so I did a little bit of research. Some say that King Edward I loved fresh peas. He had many gardeners who supplied him with many peas. He gave a prize to the one that had shelled the most peas and thus had the greenest thumb. Others say that … [Read more...]
Frugal Lunches at Home
Do you have very creative lunches this summer with the children or are you like me and have some of the same lunches over and over again? My children love to list all the lunches that we continually have. It may sound boring to you that we have some of the same lunches again and again. Hey, they are foods that the children love and there are usually very few complaints. Let me seeing if I can … [Read more...]