Some days, it is a war in my mind. The war isn’t a new one, at least not to me. I am sure it is not a new one to anyone. The war of doing something the easy way versus doing something challenging or will challenge me. I have written about laziness and entitlement before. This is not what I mean in this respect. A lot of people find life easier by taking the easy way: everything handed to them,…
This year’s garden is going to be super awesome! Well, it has to be better than last year. Last year was a pretty much a learning experience (i.e. a failure). I will be doing some things different and expanding a bit. I should be home more this summer since we do not have any more high school softball girls in the house. I will be contending with one in 7th grade softball and one in 3rd grade baseball. That shouldn’t…
Unless we have plans with family, I usually stay home on the weekends or choose activities to do that will not cost me any money. I try to get my children to do the same, but they are not always feeling that. Especially my teens.Anyway, I always hear about how people don’t like to be cooped up in the house during the winter or that there is nothing to do at home during the winter. Personally, I love being home…
We ate twice as much meat as our families did in the 1950’s. Meat prices have quadrupled since then if not more. Livestock raising has become less about quality and more about quantity. We are becoming more and more obese every day. All those factors have led to our household eating less meat. The only way I buy meat (except chicken) anymore is straight from the farmer who delivers it to the butcher that I choose. I can get the…
Slow Cooker Applesauce is probably one of the easiest recipes I have in my recipe book to make. I love that I can sweeten it to taste (or keep it unsweetened), add spices if I want to, and make enough to can. Slow Cooker Applesauce also has the benefit of saving me money by using the slow cooker and not the stove. I also like this recipe because there is no babysitting the applesauce! I have better things to do with my…
Last Saturday morning we decided to have breakfast for lunch. The kids wanted pancakes and Rob wanted French toast. Everyone wanted bacon. I had made a loaf of Golden Egg Bread in the bread maker which is absolutely delightful as French toast. I had some frozen bananas which I turned into Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes. I had some homemade Pancake Syrup already made up. Rob really wanted some kind of berry syrup/sauce for the French toast. I couldn’t find any…