I came back!!! I do have mixed feelings about this, but seriously I can only handle three days of tractor pulling. Then my ears need to re-adjust. I love tractor pulling and meeting new people as well as seeing old acquaintances from last year! I also love the sound of the tractors and engines. So powerful! Courtesy of The Young Blood Pulling Team Facebook Page (BTW They won Sunday!!!) Seriously though, I do not like to be gone any longer…
As some of you know, I am a huge fan of my slow cooker. I even have two – a small 3 quart size and a bigger 6 quart size. I use my slow cookers year round. Besides being more energy efficient than cooking in the oven all day, slow cookers should not heat up your home in the summer. I love coming home to a meal already prepared besides just fussing with some easy side dishes. This is the…
Do you ever have trouble with trying to figure out what to do with your weekend? I don’t mean making plans and with whom to hang out with. I mean the “cleaning the house” and “what projects to do this weekend” list. I am very good at making lists for projects, but not for house cleaning. Probably because I detest house cleaning, but I enjoy a clean, organized house!So I cheat…on my “cleaning house” list. I already know I need…
Laundry can be so expensive! The cost of laundry detergent, the cost of electricity to run the washer/dryer, and the cost of the water used can add up quickly. The costs go up even further when you add in the extras like fabric softener, dryer sheets, and laundry boosters. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like wasting my money this way. Laundry doesn’t have to be so expensive! I have several ways that I save money on doing laundry. Many of…
You all knew this subject was going to come up some time, right? You knew I might get on my soapbox and let the world know my opinion about single parenting, right? Actually this might be painless for most of those reading today. I am a single parent, not by choice, and due to circumstances I might address another time. While I do miss having the other parent there to help with the joys and burdens of parenting, I don’t miss…
Ah, this week. What week?!?! I forgot how much of the week can be spent sitting a ball game everyday, but it has left me with very little time for preparedness. I did, however, get a few things done. I added to our food storage at home. Hy-Vee was having a fantastic sale this week on a few things: Ragu pasta sauce, Skippy’s peanut butter (we will be trying the all-natural this time), Wishbone salad dressings, and HyVee brand canned…