If you haven’t see the video coverage of the grasshopper swarms in Las Vegas, I encourage you to check it out. We’ve seen many more than normal here, but the majority of the grasshoppers are downtown. I’m hoping they don’t eat everything in my garden. The garden was very productive this past week. I harvested…
We spent four long days driving in the car this past week, spending around 8-12 hours in the car for three of those days. We took Winter to college this week, taking the baby with us. We left our other children with various family members, which gave us room to take her things as well…
Winter sewed a black velvet dress for herself using the same pattern she drafted for her green one in December (pictured above). She purchased the fabric 40% off at Hobby Lobby using a coupon. I stocked up on pantry items at the case-lot sale. I packed some of these items for Winter to take with…
Have you ever dreamed of your ideal life? Take a minute. What would it look like? What would you do with your time? How would you live? Are you living that now? Most of us would say no. We would decide that’s just not how life is (sigh) and return to life as normal. While…
I made Christmas cookies using ingredients I had on hand. I cooked a turkey and used it for several meals, including using it to make tacos. I made cheese balls using chives and parsley from the garden for our Christmas lunch. Christmas dinner was a very simple affair; my husband cooked a ham (that had been…
We finished putting up the last of the Christmas decorations: I hung faux wreaths I already had and my son put up our LED lights out front. We did not hang lights on the roof but decorated the trees and bushes in the yard instead. We put them on a timer so that they shut off…
I’ve been taking a couple of online photography classes (purchased on sale at 30% off each in the last couple of months). One of the students from one of the classes who lives in another state was visiting our city and looking for couples to photograph for a sunrise session. I spoke up quickly. My husband…
I’m thankful for the chance to make changes and do things differently. I’m thankful that we can choose to make changes in our lives immediately, instead of waiting to start at the beginning of the year or even the beginning of the month. We can start today. We can choose to lose weight now, be…
What a busy week! I am finding that my new schedule means school all day with my children who are at home, and then just as we are done, I am helping with homework all afternoon until late into the night (10:45!) The baby nurses at 11, 2, 3, and 4 since school started (before…
I cut flowers from the garden. I cut rosemary and Swiss chard from the garden. We picked blackberries, apricots, lemons, and figs from the garden. I had my son spray for bugs. Spraying the outside of the house rather than having a bug service saves us hundreds of dollars every year. We watched children’s shows on…
There was no frugal accomplishments post last week because my computer died. I’m still waiting for a new one to show up. Thanks to my eldest son, I’ve found a workaround so that I can edit photos and posts until I have a working computer again (though it takes a lot longer, so I’m glad…
My most important goal for 2018: Have a healthy pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby in late spring! Garden Goals: 1. Take out dead our peach tree and replace it. We may take out both peach trees in the back, as the other appears to be dying as well. I learned in…