With my coffee perched in one hand I pull up the blind with the other. That’s when I catch my breath. And I (somewhat quietly) call the children. It’s our backyard bunny at day break! Back to nibble at dandelions and dart through the grass. I’m not sure why the bunnies love our yard so […]
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Beloved’s Slaw
Most folks just bear with the side dish named “slaw.” I was raised to eat and love it, whether I really did or not. Cabbage is cheap, folks, and you can “doctor” up plain old slaw to where even children will tolerate having it sit like a foreign substance on the side of a plate. […]
The Brownies They’ll Never Forget
Long ago, I made my brownies from one of those mixes you can buy at the store. And I was content, until I found this recipe. It takes about the same amount of time as using a mix, maybe 5 minutes longer to melt the butter. It tastes immensely better…like chocolate, butter, and sugar should […]
Homemade Rainbow
5:32 p.m. Inspired by 52Home
Oreo® Truffles
Just three ingredients. Oreo® cookies, cream cheese and melted chocolate morsels. Three steps to yum. Mixing them up over at Habits for a Happy Home today…
Slow Cooker Cube Steak
Seven pile out of the family van. All with hungry tummies. Four more family members are arriving in ten minutes. It’s Sunday after church. But as I come in the door, a wonderful smell greets me. Thank you slow cooker for doing all the work! It’s easy to feed a crowd on a budget with […]
Anniversary
As I make the bed the morning of our anniversary, I pause to look at the photos. One wedding picture above each nightstand. Later in the day, I slow and look at the photos around the house. The children ask about our wedding day. We sit and we flip through the album, me remembering and […]
French Bread Pizza: Frugal Living Fun
Back a decade ago I used to make french bread pizzas all the time. Got into the habit with Once a Month Cooking. Then I got out of the habit. But then Erin at $5 Dinners reminded me in her post, Pizza Loaves, Flashback to 1989. See, we have pizza most every Friday night. And, […]
Helpful Habit: Sunday the best day of the week
I’m keeping up the habit of sharing helpful habits here on Fridays! Summer is an easy time to settle into a new habit since we don’t have school work on top of the regular, day to day. So, today, I’m sharing a habit that has helped our family for many, many years. Plus, since I […]
The Sunbutter® box boy
Every month we order Sunbutter and we are always VERY Excited to get our order!!! Especially youngest boy! He is always excited because he loves Sunbutter AND he loves rolling his cars on the box the Sunbutter comes in! And, we have Sunbutter sandwiches. I made them for lunch today. I even made Youngest Boy […]
Old Bay Chicken – Our Maryland Meal
One of the exciting gifts we received in our Pay it Forward package from All Things Beautiful was Old Bay Seasoning. Ideally you use a few shakes of this on a pound or two of shrimp. Of course, after a full day at the beach jumping waves, building sandcastles…See why I loved this box of […]
Summer Camp at Home Update
Morning devotions, praise and worship songs, crafts, nature, art, snacks, sleeping bags, s’mores and more! Sound like summer camp to you? With a little bit of planning, you can host your very own summer family camp. Frugal and fun! It’s time to share our annual habit of Summer Camp at Home. In the past we […]
I Was Born to Do Tricks
I was born to do tricks. She said it at 8:50 Friday night, when it was past tucking in time. “Look, I should be in the Olympics!” When I wanted her to quiet down. She was stretching her legs long, touching the top of the bunk. I started to sigh. But her words hit me. […]