Yearly Archives: 2012

Flashback Friday-1963

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

This week I celebrated another birthday. The year I was born minimum wage was $1.25 and the average American income was $6,249. The cost of a new home was $12,650, a new car went for about $3,233, gas was .30 a gallon, a gallon of milk was .49 and a carton of eggs sold for .55. Troll dolls, the Easy Bake Oven, and the game Mouse Trap were the newest toys. Weight watchers were drinking … Continue reading →

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Ginny’s Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I often make this super easy to prepare casserole whenever we have leftover chicken. If you don’t have leftover chicken you can substitute with 2 or 3 10 oz. cans of canned chicken.   3 cups cooked chicken, cubed 10 oz frozen broccoli cuts, thawed 1 can cream of chicken soup, condensed 1 can cream of celery soup, condensed 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 packages Ritz type crackers, crushed 6 tablespoons butter melted Combine … Continue reading →

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Mission Organization-Objective

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I love to organize. You would think because of my love for organization that my home and my life would be a neat-as-a-pin, well-oiled machine. Well, unfortunately, my well-oiled machine squeaks all the time. I am always working towards organizing or re-organizing something. This year is no different. This year, every week or so, I plan to tackle a different area of my life and home that I feel needs more attention. I think a good first … Continue reading →

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Quick Personalize Wooden Monograms

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Every Christmas I like to give each one of my children something I made special for them. This year I was extremely busy with many work projects so as Christmas approached I found myself short on time but not short on ideas. While browsing our local Hobby Lobby I found white painted letter monograms on sale for 50% off. Then the wheels began to turn. I headed over to the scrapbooking section and perused the … Continue reading →

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My Children-Then and Now

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time passes. Last week we celebrated my middle son’s 18th birthday and a few weeks before that my daughter turned 15. My oldest son will be 26 in April and in March will be married 2 years. I can hardly remember them as little ones except when I pull out the old photographs. These are my children from what seems another lifetime (August 1997): These are my … Continue reading →

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