Monthly Archives: May 2009
Garden in Progress
Darren loves me. How do I know? When I was pregnant he built me a wall. It took him forever, it hurt his body, and he made it beautiful. He designed the wall so in our tiny yard I could plant vegetables waist high and weed and pick without ever bending over. He understood how hard [...]
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I have a camera!
I'm so excited! Many of you know my old camera died. I didn't have money to replace it, but I was missing so many momets that I decided to go sell some stuff until I could earn one. I had lots to choose from: Mary Kay, patterns, ebooks. I went after all of it! I [...]
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Grind your own hamburger
Meet my mom in this video. She demonstrates how easy it is to grind your own meat. If you have a meat grinder (hand or electric) you can save a bundle by buying inexpensive cuts of meat and grinding your own. Often you get a leaner, higher quality product than your average grocery store offers. Freeze it [...]
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Homemade Granola
Watch the video to see how easy it is to make homemade granola. With the choice of the right ingredients, it’s inexpensive and nutritious. I added mine to an inexpensive box of cornflakes for a multigrain “honey bunches of oats” type cereal. Here’s the ingredient list: Syrup: 3 T oil, 1/3 C honey, 1 T [...]
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Homemade Pita breads: Easier than you think!
Tammy of www.tammysrecipes.com has a fabulous recipe for 100% whole wheat pita pockets that are soft and yummy. I actually followed the recipe exactly this time (a rare thing for me). The 500 degree oven scared me, but I later found out it (along with the baking rack) is essential for getting the pocket to [...]
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Sunday Picnic
Last Sunday Darren preached as a guest minister in Macon, Missouri–3 hours from our home. Usually, the church there shuts down immediately after the service and we head home. We have 2 choices for lunch: stop at a restaurant or bring our own food. We are usually running late in the morning, but in the video [...]
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Frugal Mom Helps Family Get Out of Debt
What fun! A story ran on the 10:00 news last night about my work with Julie Apple helping her lower her food budget from $800 to $300 a month and devise a plan to get out of debt. KMBC put it up on youtube and you can watch it here!
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Broken Crayons
My still camera broke and it has taken me a while to figure out how to blog without it. My company purchased a Vado HD video camera last week and I've discovered Vlogging! Recently we gathered up all our broken crayons and turned them into fat indestructable crayons for the baby to use. It turned [...]
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Lovely Weeds