We celebrated Winter’s birthday with a simple meal at home, to which we invited her grandparents. I made an eggless chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. Her gifts were simple: I gave her the two thrift store sweaters that I recently purcased ($10) , two sizes of knitting needles that I bought for .25 a…
I cut roses from the garden for my nightstand. I also cut roses for the entry table. We had some rain this week, so I left the drip irrigation turned off. I have not watered the garden all month. I’ve never had a December like that before, so I am delighted that the rain…
I hosted two courses of a progressive dinner for a church activity this week. Food was provided for all of the homes except for salad dressing. I made ranch, Italian, and Orange balsamic vinaigrette. I cut roses, dusty miller, and euoyonomous from the garden to make arrangements for the table. I also cut euyonomous to…
My husband cut my hair. I sold several items using Facebook garage sale sites. I used some of that money to purchase 3 pairs of used boys’ jeans in a size 14 for $4 a pair, 2 pairs for $3 a pair, and 3 long-sleeved shirts for $3 each (size 12, so Cyrus can wear…
I cut flowers from the garden for my entry table. I started a batch of homemade apple cider vinegar using apple cores (following these directions). I started a batch of citrus cleaner using clementine peels and white vinegar. I mended a dress and a pair of pajama pants. I bought 100 pounds of russet potatoes…
I cut roses, sage, and basil from the garden for a friend. I cut two more bunches of basil from the garden and gave them away to two others. I cut chives and green onions from the garden, and three tiny white alpine strawberries. I listed and sold two items on a Facebook garage sale….
I harvested three larges bunches of basil from the garden and hung it to dry. I cut chives and 2 small cucumbers from the garden. I planted more seeds in the garden, and covered several seedlings that did come up with jars, to keep the bugs off and to help them grow faster, since…
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…
This post contains referral links. We took a new family picture, using the remote for my camera. After explicit instructions from my husband to not make silly faces, the boys of course did make faces in most of the pictures. The picture I kept ended up being a conglomerate of 3 photos, something I’ve never…
We celebrated Valentine’s Day at home with simple decorations. I printed these arrow valentines and put in red pencils I had bought at back to school time (plus a couple that someone gave us for Christmas, one of which is in the photo above). I sewed together some paper doilies from the dollar store…
I made a dress for my daughter with fabric from my grandmother’s stash, so my only cost was buttons and thread. Total cost: $0.45! I picked tomatoes and peppers at a friend’s house. I said yes to free hot dog and hamburger buns that someone offered me. Her family had just had a reunion, and no…
I cut and dried sage from our garden. I picked tomatoes from our garden, and we ate some all week long. I picked our first (and so far only) cucumber! I hand pollinated the 1 female cucumber and 2 female zucchini in the garden this week. It is too hot for the bees to…