Month: May 2007

I wear aprons. I wear them daily.  I’ve even blogged about it before.  Most days, I wear them all day long, only taking my apron off when I sit down to eat dinner with my family in the evening.  I really consider it a form of good stewardship to protect my clothing with an apron…

This is the second week of the month which means that this is the week that I pay special attention to my kitchen, back hall way, dining area and laundry room.  This is the week that I tend to those monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual tasks in those rooms of my home. If you recall,…

In the spring of 1998, when I was 41 years old, the Lord surprised my husband and me by allowing us to  conceive a child.  To say we were thrilled and overjoyed would almost be an understatement.  Corin, Dani and Aaron (our now thirteen year old) shared our excitement.  My pregnancy was a tough one,…

     I’ve been doing a bit of blog keeping today.  I’ve updated the archives, and they are now current.  Our read aloud section has also been updated.  I checked some links to be sure they were still working, and neatened things up in the side bar a bit.  As always, if you find any broken…

      Now that I have a plan in place for reducing the grocery bill, how can I use that plan to reduce….. ME?  A couple of years ago Copper, Dani and I all did the Atkins diet thing.  We all lost quite a bit of weight.  I’m fairly certain that all diets work, if you stick with…

     I’ve been working on ways to reduce our grocery bill.  I’m not new to this.  We’ve been living on one income for the better part of twenty years now, save for a few years of my doing some in home child care.  However, as the years pass, good old habits can slip into sloppy…

What is it about spring?  Maybe it’s the illusion that the days are longer, when in fact they are not.  There are still 24 hours in each and every day.  Yes, I know there are more hours of daylight, but there are still just the same 24 hours.  Yet, those extra hours of daylight, if…