From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Children’s Chapter Book Series

March 31, 2009

Last year, in a six month span, it was the complete Little House on the Prairie series.  Currently, we’re flying through The Boxcar Children.  Reading chapter books at bedtime with my oldest has become a much anticipated nightly event.
When we’re reading, we ease out of any wrongness or stress from the day.  No arguing, [...]

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Spring Snow

March 31, 2009

Two out of our three children thought that the weekend’s freak snowstorm was a Finer Thing!

Want to guess how she felt about it?
Check 5MFM for more Wordless Wednesday.

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April Fool’s Day Family Fun

March 31, 2009

Break out of your routine this week to have some April Fool’s Day family fun.  Laughter within a loving family is definitely one of the Finer Things in Life!  Here are ten easy ideas to get you started.

Reverse your meals:  supper for breakfast, breakfast for supper.
FishMama’s fixing apple pie for breakfast.  With ice cream!  [...]

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Tiny Town Snow Removal

March 30, 2009

We have a long driveway.  A really long driveway for Tiny Town standards.  It comes in handy for bike riding and scootering and such. Not so handy when it’s buried under 14 inches of snow with 2-3 foot drifts.
Clearing this little path took us (um, you know “us” doesn’t mean “me,” right?) 60 minutes [...]

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Pizza Omelet

March 30, 2009

We love breakfast food. And we love pizza. So, I ask you… why have I never thought to make pizza for breakfast?!
This recipe came about because I wanted cheese on my eggs.  (It’s a weakness.)  The only cheese in the fridge was mozzarella.  Hmmm.  Then I spotted a partial bag of pepperoni.  [...]

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Menu Plan, Week of March 30

March 29, 2009

What with the blizzard and all over the weekend… in Kansas… at the start of Spring Break… at the end of March… we’ve recently been subsisting on popcorn, homemade hot cocoa (this recipe is really rich – we used more than twice the milk that it called for), and snow ice cream.  I’m guessing at [...]

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Yogurt Coffee Cake Muffins

March 28, 2009

Tweaking a favorite coffee cake recipe, I came up with these tender, tasty muffins.  They freeze well and are handy to warm a few at a time to serve alongside eggs for breakfast or soup for lunch.

Yogurt Coffee Cake Muffins

1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. plain yogurt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. [...]

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Finer Things Friday: A Date with My Daughter

March 26, 2009

My oldest is five, soon to be six.  She’s in kindergarten.  She just lost her first tooth.  Her innocence is slowly being chipped away by worldly knowledge.  She’s too darn smart. And she’s growing up too darn fast.
Just yesterday she and I had appointments with the dermatologist.  And since we were making the trip [...]

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Ditch the Cost of Convenience

March 26, 2009

Love the convenience, hate the price. I find myself saying that a lot lately.  Instead of lamenting our country’s economic situation and its impact on my family, I’m slowly but surely trying to become more self-sufficient.  Learning to make or do things on my own instead of paying for convenience is one way to be [...]

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Weekly Dillons Bargain Meals, 3/25

March 25, 2009

Among a few other great deals, ground beef is on sale at Dillons this week for $1.99/lb. So let’s make this a hamburger week, shall we? Also, all of the following recipes freeze well. Make double when you’re preparing supper (you might consider this method for easy storage) and you’ll have extra meals [...]

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