Thankful: November 23rd
I’m grateful for a quiet Thanksgiving spent at home. What are you thankful for today?
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Thankful: November 22
Today, I’m thankful that my youngest felt well enough to play part of the day. My next youngest is still sick, so I’m also grateful that we were planning a quiet Thanksgiving at home with no guests this year. I will hopefully have a chance to get back to some sewing and present making in…
Thankful: November 21st
Today I’m thankful that I had already planned to take the day off school. (The local public schools actually have the entire week off. We had school yesterday). I had planned on baking all morning for Thanksgiving and sewing this afternoon. I didn’t manage to do that at all, but having planned on not having…
A Gift a Day 2017: Day 1: Harry Potter Inspired Pencil Bag
I’ve made lined pencil bags and other lined, zippered bags before. They’re a pretty quick and simple gift to make. The important thing is to figure out what size you need it to be, depending on what purpose it will serve. For this bag, I chose to cut the bag 9 x 4 inches and…
Thankful: November 20th
Today didn’t go as I had planned, yet I still managed to accomplish several needed things today, thanks to help from my family. My two youngest children were ill, but everyone helped to make them as happy and as comfortable as possible, and they took turns reading to and holding my youngest and helping extra…
Frugal Accomplishments for the Third Week in November
This post contains affiliate links. We are making one garden bed smaller to allow more storage room on the side of the house. The dirt had fallen in the entire bed. I spread manure over the part of the bed that we are keeping, and then moved dirt out from the part of the bed that…
Thankful: November 17th, 18th, and 19th
Yesterday (the 18th) my family traveled to Cedar City, Utah to tour the new temple there. You can see photos of the temple here. I’m grateful that we were able to go. Friday I was grateful for the beautiful day we enjoyed. Today, I am glad that though temperatures reached 34ºF (1ºC) last…
Thankful: November 16th
Today, I’m thankful for food to eat. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 15th
Today I am thankful for a roof over my head, a warm bed to sleep in, and food to eat. Over 11,200 children in my area are homeless, and the temperatures are going to drop here at the end of the week. I feel very blessed for the warmth, full bellies, and joys that we…
Thankful: November 14th
‘ I’m thankful for the opportunity I had yesterday to pick pomegranates from someone’s tree. Her children don’t like them and she offered me the fruit. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 13th
Today, I’m thankful for the chance to garden year-round. What are you thankful for today?
Ten Ways to Add Joy to Your Life When You Don’t Have a Penny To Spare
Over the past decade, there have been many years where I debated every penny of expense. Our income was so tight that even “free” things were evaluated for the cost that they had. An outing to see something still cost gas money to get there, when we didn’t have that money to spare, was definitely…