Copperswife

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  • Copper’s Day Off: Burn Day – Pool Day Edition

    This time of year I believe that my husband works harder on his days off than he would if he were at work! All of us spent the majority of the day working on a couple of projects outside.     All of the dead trees, pruned branches and nasty weeds that we remove from…

  • Trotting the Globe Menu Plan – (Dinners from Around the World)

    This week we’ll enjoy meals from all over the world – Mumbai, China, French-Italian fusion,  New Orleans, Mexico, and hometown America with a dinner sandwich based on a breakfast favorite from McDonald’s. Over the last several months, we’ve started incorporating more exotic spices and ingredients into our meals. A few of these items have even…

  • Prioritizing Projects From My Goals List

    My goals lists for 2012 have been very helpful to me this year. I’m so thankful that the Lord provided the time, and the wisdom, for me to get them all written out in January. Days have a way of quickly becoming weeks and then months. Without a written list of goals that I hope…

  • Copper’s Day Off – Tip Toeing Back to the Blog Edition

    For the first time in several weeks, my husband is home on his Monday off. He’s busy catching up on all those “little” things that have been waiting for him. The boys are working on school and chores and being extremely silly as only teenage boys can be. Dani is unpacking, after spending a few…

  • Calm in My Chaos

    With Copper working a crazy amount of overtime, and baseball practices ramping up in preparation for the start of the season, life in my house has become busier than normal. Toss in the daily requirements of running a homeschooling household and keeping our orchards, vineyards, berries, etc. irrigated during this dry winter, and our days…

  • It’s Not Always Exciting

    Today was a puttering kind of day. No big, exciting projects were undertaken. No earth-shaking cooking going on. Today was a day to just tend to the everyday things that not only make a house a home, but help keep it that way. The daily chores and all of the weekly chores for Wednesday were…

  • Copper’s Day Off (or Not) – President’s Day Edition

        Since today was a holiday, Will’s coach called a preseason practice for any of the kids who could make it out for the afternoon. I’m thankful for dedicated coaches who are focused on skill development and safety and who give up their own holidays to work with the kids. Good men. Good kids.…

  • Menu for the Week

    Last week I featured three recipes from SOS! The Six O’Clock Scramble to the Rescue. The Tortellini Soup has been a favorite since I made it the first time more than a year ago. The Panko Peanut Crusted Pork Chops were new to us, but they were absolutely delicious. The third recipe, the Cassoulet, was…

  • The Saturday Acrostic – February 18, 2012

    The S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Acrostic. The week as captured in eight photos and eight words, in an acrostic format. Sewing   Athletic   Tune-up   Uniform   Roses   Driving   Ability-building   YNAB If you’d like to post your own Saturday Acrostic, you’re welcome to do so! Choose eight photographs that depict the week in review, or just…

  • Commonsensical Wisdom

    I’ve always enjoyed Nancy Wilson’s writing. I’m a somewhat consistent reader of her blog, and I’ve also enjoyed several of her books, including Building Her House: Commonsensical Wisdom for Christian Women. Mrs. Wilson writes with the kindness, yet firmness, of a wise older friend. The book’s promise to deliver “commonsensical wisdom” is fulfilled.   Building…

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