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My name is Heather and I have been the help meet to my wonderful husband, Len, for 20 years. Our children are Hope (18), Lenny (14), Lily (9), Wren (Born to heaven, 10/02), Mary (Born to heaven, 9/03), Lucy (Born to heaven, Early '04), and Peter (5). Five doggies round out our happy brood.    |
= One of my favorite parts of being on vacation in Vermont, as I am now, is that I get a chance to read, read, read!!! Well this morning I just finished a wonderful book called Shopping for Time by Carolyn Mahaney, Nicole Whitacre, Kristin Chesemore, and Janelle Bradshaw. It is an easy read [...] We found a great recipe at Heavenlyhomemakers.com for Onion rings made with Whole Wheat flour. We have made them twice and they were a big hit in our household. The recipe is simple and very tasty. Thank you Laura!!! I’ll admit it. I have never much liked cooking. My signature dish has always been my famous Chocolate Chip cookies. That being said, over the last six months, I have been trying to expand my dinner repetoire. My foray into more “cooking from scratch” was born mostly out of my desire to lower my grocery [...]
Well I did indeed have a busy day in the kitchen. 1- I ground my own whole wheat flour (this is new to us – I just purchased a Nutrimill from the Country Baker). It is amazing how much better the freshly ground flour tastes in my homemade bread – which leads [...] Everyone has been saying what a warm winter we had. Well with the price of heating oil, we have kept the thermostat set to 63 degrees during the day and 60 degrees at night. When Hope teaches a sewing class at home, we turn it up to 65 degrees (and we all feel like we’re [...] I have been reading many posts lately about not sacrificing nutrition in the name of frugality. As I have mentioned before, my family has never eaten better since I undertook the task of bringing our grocery expenses under control. Menu planning and cooking from scratch are the solid foundation on which my savings have been built - NOT on [...] White vinegar mixed with water is my favorite all-purpose cleaner. I keep a spray bottle of it under my kitchen sink and in each of my bathrooms. We use it to spray and wipe the counters and tabletop in the kitchen. It is used daily by the children during chores to wiped down the bathroom counters, sinks and [...] For the last fifteen months or so, I have enjoyed the great privilege of having most of my house cleaned every other week by a wonderful cleaning lady. The decision to get someone to clean my home was born out of desperation. I was completely overwhelmed with an almost two year old who was perpetually ripping apart [...] |
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