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My daughter, who is usually my late-sleeper, woke me up about 6:15 this morning. She said she was just not tired! Right now she is sitting on my bed watching Lilo & Stitch and eating a bowl of honey nut cheerios. I've got my tea brewing & maybe that will get me going. I have been cutting out coffee other than on the weekends when hubby is home. I still feel like I need something hot in the morn so I'm drinking tea. I have several different ones but right now it's called "Awake." Very appropriate! We made a trip to Sams over the weekend & they had some really nice looking produce. --Something that seems hard to come by in the area lately. We went to wal-mart and their lettuce was all wilted so I decided to go for the plain old iceburg but it was already rusty. Then walked over to the onions & there were little bugs/flys all over. I put the other things back & decided to try Sams. I do realize they are run by the same general company, but I've never had that problem there. We ended up getting good deals too. I bought a 5lb bag of red onions, 2lbs fresh mushrooms, bag of big bell peppers, & 10lb bag red potatoes & they all looked & tasted great. While there they had just started marking the ground chuck down because it had to be sold by the next day. So I bought a huge package of that & came home, broke it down & put it in the freezer. We ate some last night and it was good too. We put up spaghetti sauce (8 quarts) & more whole tomatoes (7 quarts) on Saturday. Today I'll need to do some again. This time we're making pizza sauce. Never tried this recipe, but it looks like it will be pretty good. Well, that should keep us busy for the day. I hope everyone has a wonderful day! Weekly Menu: Mon- Spaghetti & meatballs, cucumber & carrot sticks, garlic toast Tues- Pizza, salad, fruit Wed- Crockpot chicken, parmesan noodles, peas Thurs- Hamburgers, chips & salsa Fri- Chicken & rice casserole, corn Sat- BBQ ribs, potato salad, beans |
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We've had a busy start to our week. Monday & Tuesday were spent mostly away from home. Orthodontist, house cleaning job, errands, etc. Tuesday we went to see Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D. I would highly recommend it. It was Abby's first time to see a 3-D at the theatre & it was alot of fun just seeing her reactions. Today will be spent here. I already blanched my squash to freeze & it's drying in the collendar right now. Then I have to get to all of these tomatoes. I have about 20 lbs or so to do today & about another 10 lbs turning our on the rail of our porch. They seem to ripen up fast out there. It looks a bit neat too. The whole front porch rail has a line of tomatoes all around. We got all of our corn pulled up from the garden & the squash will be going this weekend too. The plants are dying out & we have pleanty so they will be tilled up and purple hull peas planted in their places. Supper tonight will be crockpot chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans & homemade bread. Well, I better get the chicken started. Hope all have a great day!!! |
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This morning was spent at a homeschool book sale. We had a table there. I did not make much, but by the time I bought some things & sold some things I came out ahead so for me that was a success! Then Abby & I went to Big Lots & bought some more canning jars. We also bought several other things including some things for our schoolhouse. Afterwards we went and picked up Tyler who had spent the night at his cousins. Then stayed and visited for a while with my little nieces--Of course when we got there cousin was wanting to come & stay at our house, so he is here. I left the house at 8:30 & did not get back until around 4:30. So, I'm pretty wiped out. Supper was simple. Hamburger rice casserole, squash & sliced tomatoes. Everyone likes the casserole so it all got eaten up...on paper plates. My dishwasher is back not working again. Hubby thought he fixed the problem about a month ago but after a couple of washes it's back not draining.--I think a new dishwasher will probably go on my wish list. (maybe the grain mill will have to wait) Needless to say, paper plates are being bought again in our home. Tomorrow I will need to can tomatoes again. Anyone have a good recipe for spaghetti sauce to can? I will probably also bake some french bread & rolls for the week. Well, that about sums up my day. I'm about to go get ready for bed & turn in early. ~Take care! |
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Let's see...My past week or so has been filled with picking & preserving the bounty from our garden. My mom came for a visit over the weekend & this morning we all met at a restaurant for breakfast to wish them a safe trip. I'll probably not see them again for a couple of months. It's a bit strange not seeing her anytime I want. We still talk on the phone alot, so it doesn't seem like we loose touch, so that is good. While she was here I showed her some of the things we'll be using for school in August. We've checked out a couple of properties, but none that just really seem right for us. I'll never give up hope though! I've gotten lots of food put up: whole kernel corn, tomatoes & ro-tel are what we've done most of lately. It's alot of work & time but with food prices these days it will really pay off. The food prices are actually getting me worried lately. Some things have jumped so much it's ridiculous. I have been looking into buying a grain mill. I've wanted to do this for some time but did not know where to purchase the wheat berries. Well, I've found that the health food store is now carring them. You buy it by the pound. --To those of you who buy this already, what is a normal price? I've gotten my old clothes on & I'm about to get started in the canning game for the day! Rotel is on the menu! Hope you have a great Sunday! |
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We ended up not being able to go camping. We did go drive up to the mountains on Friday to swim though. We had a wonderful time. We swam all morning & then had a picnic. On the way home we passed a mini-golf place so we stopped & played a game. We did not stay because it called for rain on Sat & Sun. Good thing too because we checked the weather on Saturday evening & it said there were flash floods in the area we would have been in! On Saturday we did garden & housework. We freezer packed many bags of squash & zucchini. I also made a batch of peach jam. We also made a trip to the feed store. Chicken feed (layer) has risen up to about $13 a bag now!--Those chickens better keep laying or else! Sunday I finally finished cleaning & organizing our school house. I also pulled everything out of our pantries and got that in order. Boy did I have a mess for a while, but it looks really great now! I wish I would have taken before & after photos to share.---well, maybe not! LOL Today we will make a run into the library to swap things out and then come back home & do some baking & finish up laundry. I need to make some sandwich rolls & something sweet for hubby's lunches this week. That about wraps up our day! Since it's Monday, here's the menu: Mon: Lemon chicken, noodles, squash Tues: Vegetable soup, cornbread Wed: Fish, fries, beans Thurs: Chicken & rice casserole, peas Fri: 4th of July--BBQ ribs & trimmings |
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Good morning, fellow homesteaders! We have been spending the past week fixing up an old pop-up camper. (It was my mother-in-laws & has sat unopened for about 3 years now) She bought a big brand new 5th wheel so she had no need for this one. She said if we wanted it to come get it....So we did. It did need some things fixed, and it definately could use some paint, but I think it will be alright. We bought a new air conditioner for it (we're in LA so believe me, it's a necessity for the summer camp trips) The men built a new table, replaiced the wall where the air conditioner goes & rebuilt the sink/stove counter. Our job today is to get the kirby and go vaccum the cushions. They are not in bad shape, but they have set for so long. I looked into getting new foam for them, but it is extreemly high so we'll vaccum & then use sheets for covers. When we go camping we're not in the camper/tent much anyway. The only thing about where we like to go is there are lots of raccoons. So it will be nice to be up high. My husband will find out today if he has to work Friday. If not, we'll head out early Friday morning! This will mean this afternoon we'll need to make a list & go get supplies tomorrow. The majority of our day will be spent here. It's Wednesday so today we change all of the bed linens. Other than that we'll get started on a read aloud I think the children will like. "Joni" I read it as a child & I remember really getting into the book. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. |
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This morning started out well with a nice phone call with my mother. I decided since the men folk were gone fishing I'd get some cooking done. I got everything out to start the bread dough & went to get the sugar canister down & then.............poof!!! The sugar, kept atop our pantry, came crashing down on me & the floor. It would seem that someone did not put the lid on properly so when I grabbed it down the lid flew off and the canister, of course, landed upside down. Sugar went flying all over the kitchen floor, behind the pantry, and all over & behind the trash can! I did get the bread going in the machine & I have a pot of pintos in the crockpot so this is good. Here is my list for today...so far: ~Make bread...was going to be a big baking day, but....no more sugar & I'm out of splenda (you know the stuff that's worth it's weight in gold according to the price) ~ ~Make tortillas ~Make freezer burritos ~ ~Go to library & swap things out ~ ~Change cat litter ~empty all trash ~get things ready to put on ebay ~Work on schoolhouse (didn't get to this yesterday) If hubby wants we may go shopping to start getting things ready for our camping trip. We hope to go next weekend! |
After getting the broom out and sweeping it into a pile I looked for the dust pan.--Which is to be kept in the laundry room along side the broom. Well, do you think it was there??? Nope. So I swept it all out the back door. It is in a pile under the porch. I can say the ants will get a great treat today! Now I have the broom proped in the kitchen waiting for everytime I walk in the kitchen because it is such a treat to have little granules of sugar cling to your feet every time you walk through. 
I do know who the culpret is. It is a little girl who got cereal last night & put sugar in it!