Copperswife

Month: March 2008

  • Check Us Out

         Check us out over at that other place where we are quiet.

  • Not The Homeschooling Post I Promised

         I have quite a few notes for that homeschool post I promised a day or two ago, but today’s homeschool post is something quite different.  Since I have heard from several of you concerning the recent ruling in California declaring that homeschooling is illegal, I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you.…

  • My Hollywood Homemaking Education

         I had to laugh at myself yesterday.  I had decided to try my hand at making some baguettes instead of my usual large loaves of french bread.  I’d done some research on line and discovered that my normal french bread recipe was all that I needed, the difference was simply in how the bread…

  • Recipe – Reverse Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Sometime after I got married, my mom discovered this recipe.  It became one of her standard recipes for the massive Christmas cookie bake that she and Dad did for years. I loved these cookies from the very first bite, and I started calling them Reverse Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are a yummy, moist chocolate cookie, almost brownie-like,…

  • Coke Steak Recipe

    Coke.  It’s the REAL thing. I don’t know what it is about the coke, but it makes this recipe great. We enjoy beef on the table, but beef prices have gotten quite high. I’m still able to manage a package of round steak now and again, though. Round steak is not a tender cut, and cooking it right…

  • Checking In

         The taxes are done.  Typically, I prefer that we are at a “break even” point on our state and federal returns – not owing much, if anything, and not expecting much of a refund either.  Yesterday I was surprised when I tallied up the federal return and discovered the size of our refund.  Last…

  • Putting One Foot Before The Other

         It was so wonderful to be in church again yesterday.  I’ve not been since early January, as I’ve been home either with an injured back, a sick child, or ill myself.  It was great to be back, and all of us were there together.  Glorious!  My family is working in the kitchen this month, so we…

  • And the Winner is…..

         Last night, shortly after 8:00 p.m. I tallied up the number of entries for the drawing for my personal copy of  The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment.  Then, I lazily used a random number generator to choose the number of the winning comment.  The random number generator chose comment #6, so the winner is………….. Joannof AJoyfulHomemaker     …

  • On The Table At Copper’s House This Week

         I am still loving being back in my kitchen and cooking for my family!!!  I always love to cook.  Well, mostly I love to cook.  After being so sick for so long, being back in there has been wonderful!  Dani and I are still enjoying looking for recipes to try and, believe it or…

  • We Prayed For Her Before….

    …….and now I’m asking that you join me in praying for her again.  Sweet baby Grace, my friend Lisa’s baby, is just four weeks old and she was admitted to the hospital yesterday.  We prayed for Lisa for weeks while she was on bed rest keeping Grace safe within.  Let’s pray again that the doctors…