I’ve often said that if we had the chance to increase our grocery budget, we would, because there are definitely things that I would like to buy more often. That time has come, so I will share our new grocery budget, as well as some other changes that we are making. Determining the amount has…
It has been over a year since I last posted our chore assignments. For the most part, they have remained the same, with a few small changes. After a while, everyone is ready for new chores. Changing the chore assignments helps alleviate boredom and more importantly, it helps children progress in their knowledge of how…
This post is without pictures as I misplaced my battery charger for my camera. I found it this evening, so I’ll have pictures on the next post! I cut 3 Armenian cucumbers and brought them in. I cut two large bunches of basil, rinsed them, and hung them to dry. I also gave a large…
We’re starting school again this week, so it should be quite busy. I want to keep on top of lessons and reading books, and I definitely want to do more science experiments and art projects this school year. I’ll have 6 children doing schoolwork now, in 6 different grades, which will definitely take a lot…
I cut branches from the garden to decorate the house. Two of the boys’ posters showed up, and one was rolled in brown paper. I saved the brown paper for other projects/wrapping presents. The Amazon gift card that I ordered from Swagbucks came, and I was able to order one more poster for the boys’…
Organization: 1. Clean and organize closet with printer and school papers. 2. Put schoolbooks and teacher’s manuals together for the current school year 3. Make sure I have everything I need to start the school year 4. Clean and organize my desk 5. Put away clutter in my bedroom Garden: 1. Pick ripe apples and…
I had a chance to peruse a Pottery Barn catalog recently. I know that a lot of bloggers have been making their own version of Pottery Barn offerings, so I looked at it with that in mind, wondering what new projects I would see online soon. I noticed that it wasn’t always the products that…
Armenian cucumber in the garden This post contains affiliate and referral links. I harvested a few more Armenian cucumbers. I gave two to a neighbor (they each weigh 4 to 5 pounds). I harvested a small handful of tomatoes and a small handful of red noodle beans. I cut large bunches of basil from the…
My brother was married in California in July. This meant that we needed to make a trip to California and stay one night. The drive is about 5 1/2 hours each way. We decided to make the most of our time by leaving early the day of the wedding (the wedding was set for 4…
A friends asked me to take care of her garden while she was out of town, and to harvest from it while she was gone. I brought home a basket and a half of tomatoes, a handful of beans, a few small pickling cucumbers, and some small cabbages. I started a batch of sauerkraut with…
Here’s what I’m aiming to accomplish this week, in addition to my regular workload: Garden:1. Weed front and backyard 2. Prune hedges in backyard 3. Plant more zinnia seeds in places where none came up 4. Prune blackberry bushes 5. Cut grape vines back (they are growing all over where they should not be) 6….
This post contains affiliate links. Last week Winter cut and brought in grapes from the garden. The Thompson’s seedless grapes in the basket above weighed 20 pounds! We have filled that basket more than once this year from the same grape vine. She also brought in some seeded grapes from the garden. A friend of…