Quick Personalize Wooden Monograms
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
My Children-Then and Now
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
The Weight of Walmart-Share
I found this extremely interesting and thought provoking and felt it was worth a share. This was from the Frugal Dad website. Source: http://frugaldad.com
Our 2011 Literature Plans
Back in September I wrote about using Librovox for our literature studies. I had a long list of titles that we were interested in listening to which you can see HERE. Well, some time has past and I have since narrowed down our selections to a realistic list to achieve this year. I have found the audios, the PDF books, many literature study guides all for free from the internet so I thought I’d share … Continue reading
Our LibriVox Listening Wish List
We are huge fans of LibriVox. I don’t have children who enjoy reading but they do appreciate listening to good literature. Over the years we have listened to many classic “books on tape” that might have otherwise been totally ignored by them. Because of this venue, they have been exposed to authors like C.S. Lewis, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ann Sewell, Roald Dahl, Louisa May Alcott, and several others, enjoying many of the titles … Continue reading
Biscuit-Topped Italian Casserole
I came up with this recipe last October (2010) and it has become a family favorite. It really is yummy. 1 1/2 lbs beef 15.5 oz can sloppy joe mix14.5 oz can diced Italian style tomatoes 1 10 oz frozen mixed vegetables 2 cups shredded cheese (I used cheddar & mozzarella) 1 tube (12oz) biscuits 1 tbs melted butter 1/2 tsp oregano Brown beef and drain. Stir in sloppy joe mix and tomatoes. Bring to … Continue reading
