From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Messless Meatballs

July 29, 2008

We love BBQ Meatballs, but I’m not much for squishy raw meat on my hands. Especially when I have to stop what I’m doing every two seconds or so to tend to the needs of a little person… or two… or three. I was quite pleased with myself the day I figured out that my [...]

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My New Ugly Scar

July 28, 2008

“What happen your arm, Mommy? You be okay?” That’s what I heard when I walked through the door today as my two-year old surveyed my bandaged forearm. Yes, buddy, I’m fine. (And thank you so much for caring!) This morning I had a mole taken off of my arm. When I went to my very [...]

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Apple Pie in a Bag

July 25, 2008

Look closely. Do you see what I see? I see two full grocery sacks of apple pie! or apple crisp! hmm, apple bread? ooo, apple jelly! My husband brought this GIFT home from some family friends tonight. WOW… I see another excuse to avoid my clutter… Anyone have any good apple recipes you want to send [...]

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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

July 25, 2008

Can you see it? Can you feel it? Can you smell it? Oh, it’s been so hot and dry here in Central Kansas and we are right now in the middle of a totally unexpected, oh so refreshing, downpour. The smell of rain is definitely one of the Finer Things in Life. What finer things [...]

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What Clutter?

July 25, 2008

Clutter? What clutter? Who me? I don’t have any clutter taking over my home… When the awesome moms over at Happy to be at Home introduced their July challenge, Conquer the Clutter, they may as well have been in my living room pointing their fingers and collectively shaking their heads. They were definitely talking to [...]

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Freezing Milk

July 24, 2008

I like a full freezer and a good bargain. Usually in my chest freezer you can find beef from a 1/4 or 1/2 of a cow, frozen sweet corn and other veggies, prepared meals ready for a hectic day, chicken, sausage, and more recently… about 4-6 gallons of milk. Milk? In the freezer? Absolutely. I [...]

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NFP Awareness Week

July 23, 2008

In honor of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, I want to recognize the work of the Couple to Couple League. We first learned NFP to search for a solution to our infertility problem. My charts provided valuable information to us and to our doctors. Nine years and three children later , we still use NFP [...]

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Sweet Corn Harvest

July 22, 2008

There’s nothing quite like fresh sweet corn on the cob in the summer… except, maybe, enjoying fresh sweet corn all year ’round! My little family is blessed to live near my aunt and uncle who raise corn. So blessed that we get to help them harvest it AND eat it! Here’s what we do… Early [...]

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Family Proximity

July 21, 2008

Lance and I are both the oldest of four siblings. We still have both sets of married parents. My maternal grandparents have been married for 62 years and Lance still has his maternal grandmother. We love our family, and it’s a darn good thing because (aside from my brother who was killed in a vehicle [...]

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