Any time you spend doing one thing, other things are get neglected…right? If you are spending hours on the computer playing games, your housework isn’t getting done (unless, of course you have a maid!). I have never been a good gardener (maybe someday) but I know if I plant seeds and then don’t tend to [...]
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I think it is important for children to learn how to do things around the house so I have shown my kids how to wash clothes, clean, cook, cut coupons, make a menu, and do whatever needs to be done to make a home run smoothly. Recently, my husband put my clothes line back up [...]
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I came across this blog this week while meeting people in the chat room of the Ultimate Homeschool Expo. This is Megan’s Homestead & Homeschooling Blog and the very first post I read was about a Three Sister Garden. It grabbed my attention because I really have a desire to have a wonderful, productive garden [...]
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Thanks to watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, I have decided that some of the foods that I have been feeding the kids for lunch, although meeting USDA guidelines, were not really what is best so we have made a few changes. As I have said in the past, I like to make healthy and frugal [...]
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Wow! It was my first day back on my regular schedule since my gall bladder surgery and I must say, it was pretty good! I am tired and will be hitting the hay a whole lot earlier than normal but I am going there with a major sense of accomplishment for the day. Not only [...]
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Today is National Pancake Day! A day to celebrate that wonderfully delicious, fluffy,soft, breakfast (lunch/dinner) food that we all love. It is also my son’s 10th birthday and I already told him that I would be making pancakes for him for breakfast! If I was able to drive, (just had surgery remember?) I would take [...]
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I would like to start something new to help people get more readers for their blogs. I am calling it Saturday Share and all that means is that I will be sharing a new blog with you so you can check it out. Today for my Saturday Share, I would like to tell you about [...]
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I have made monthly chore calendars for my kids for the past couple of years but this will be the first year that I am printing all twelve months at once. Each child will have their own calendar with their specific chores listed for each day and their monthly rotating chores of which floor chore [...]
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I have expired coupons each month and don’t want to throw them away…our landfills are already overflowing so we try to recycle, reduce and re-use as much as possible…so what can I do with all of these expired coupons? Send them to over seas military bases! They can use expired coupons at the stores on [...]
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