We had a wonderful week at our house! Grampy had several days off for the holiday, so we were able to spend lots of time together and just relax a little bit. We love to cook together, so making everything for our Thanksgiving meal was fun. In the Kitchen I…
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Savings and Goals Journal #21
We’ve been having beautiful, sunny days this week. The early mornings are cold, but by mid-day it’s t-shirt weather! The cold days will settle in soon, but I’m enjoying all this sunshine and warmth for now. In the Kitchen The grocery sales were great this week. I went to the…
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Homemade Playdough Recipe
I’ve often used this homemade playdough recipe to keep kids busy at the kitchen table while I’m working at the counter. When you’re working away in the kitchen, preparing yummy things for your holiday feast, it’s great to have something to keep the little ones occupied. This playdough recipe makes…
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Savings and Goals Journal #20
We accomplished quite a few money-saving feats this week, mostly in the grocery/kitchen area. We have most of our bills as low as they can go, so paying careful attention to the grocery/household budget is our best way of saving money. In the Kitchen Continuing in my efforts to make…
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Savings and Goals Journal #19
I thought I would be starting to post more regularly here on the blog. But….life happens! Just when things were beginning to settle down from finishing up with the garden and helping our daughter move, Grampy had a work-related injury. He’s not completely back to his old self just yet,…